Tahoe Fund Donors Meet Tahoe Blue Vodka’s $100,000 Match to Clean Up the Lake The Tahoe Fund announced today that Tahoe Blue Vodka’s generous $100,000 match has been met, allowing the nonprofit Clean Up The Lake to begin its massive effort to remove trash around all 72-miles of Lake Tahoe this spring. Support to meet the match was overwhelming, with more than 135 businesses and people donating to the cause, including $25,000 from Vail […] SnowBrains | January 6, 2021 0 Comments
Stormy Start to 2021: Squaw Valley, CA Surpasses 100″ of Total Snow for the Season This snow report is for January 5, 2021, and is brought to you by Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows (SVAM). After receiving a reported 21″ (inches) in 7 days, Squaw Valley, CA has just gone over the 100-inch mark for a great start to 2021. The resort reports that it has received a total of 102″ of snow so far this season. […] Conditions Report Galen Carrico | January 5, 2021 0 Comments
The Abandoned – Iron Mountain, CA In today’s mega-resorts/mega-passes era, it almost seems as if some of the big resort names in the ski industry could never fail as a business (excluding if mother nature has something to say about it). This was not always the case. For most of the ski industry’s time in the United States, resorts closing their doors were more common headlines. […] Brains Ryan Flynn | January 4, 2021 20 Comments
Alpine Meadows, CA Report: Sleeper Pow Day to End 2020 This report is from December 31st, 2020, at Alpine Meadows, California. Brought to you by Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows. Alpine Meadows reported 4 inches of light, dry powder on the morning of New Year’s Eve, and the Sierra winds created some deeper stashes in the higher bowls and North facing terrain that make this resort so unique. I expected “a dust on crust […] Conditions Report Galen Carrico | January 4, 2021 0 Comments
The Kangaroo Kicker – The Shortest Lived Kicker In Resort Skiing Squaw Valley, CA is known for its abundant big mountain terrain. No matter where you go the mountain, you are a couple of carves away from either technical steeps, big cliffs, or a mixture of both. The one thing you do not get to see very often at Squaw is a wind lip, even though they have one of the […] Ryan Flynn | December 21, 2020 0 Comments
Alpine Meadows, CA Report: Bluebird Day Enjoying Fresh Snow Between Storms Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing This report is from December 12th, 2020, at Alpine Meadows, California. After receiving about three inches of snow overnight, Alpine Meadows was nicely refreshed on a bluebird Saturday, and it felt great to get some fresh turns. The first snowfall of December got everyone stoked, and the excitement on the mountain was audible. Roundhouse, […] Conditions Report Galen Carrico | December 14, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Lake Tahoe Pro Skier Josh Daiek Gets Technical in the Backcountry with This Spicy Drop In View this post on Instagram A post shared by Josh Daiek (@joshdaiek) Extra spicy sauce with this line, please! Pro skier and Lake Tahoe local Josh Daiek just shared another video that makes our hands sweaty. He wrote in the video’s caption: The entrance on this one is a real doozy. Talk about a “make or break” move. […] Backcountry SnowBrains | December 11, 2020 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA Closing to Visitors Thursday Night Under Regional Stay-at-Home Order Lake Tahoe, CA is closing to visitors Thursday night under the regional stay-at-home order that was announced Wednesday, December 9th. On Wednesday, the Greater Sacramento region fell below 15% ICU capacity, triggering the order. According to the state of California, ICU capacity fell to 14.3% as of Wednesday morning statewide. Now Lake Tahoe is shunning visitors as a way to […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 10, 2020 6 Comments
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