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Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: Backflips Off The Tram Building & Mainline Pocket | Big Hucks Off “The Drifter” & “Smooth Air”

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Report from March 18, 2025 When you’re old, you need a plan. And a friend. Or, better yet, a friend with a plan. I had local legend Aaron Fox guiding me yesterday and he had a plan. There are so many options on a sunny powder day at Palisades… You can get overwhelmed. You can easily make the wrong call. […]

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Miles Clark | March 19, 2025
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Palisades Tahoe, CA Report: Classic Mainline Pocket Huck-Fest | The Spitter, Cheese Grater, Banana, Far Right Rock

Report from February 16, 2024 We were frantic last night on coming up with a plan for today. Backcountry? Where? Palisade?  What’s gonna open? Will the hikes open? Is it gonna be sunny or cloudy? Did the snow get cooked? We couldn’t figure it out and at the last minute, around 10pm, we decided on Palisades as a default. We […]

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Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: Hucking The Palisades, Mainline Pocket, & Granite Chief Peak in the Sunshine

Report from February 8, 2024 Today was a good day. 49″ of snow in the past seven days helped it be so. Nervous, laying on the heated pavement outside the funitel at 8 am. Surrounded by anxious friends. Watching the webcams as ski patrol bombed. “What slid?” “Everything…” But it wasn’t true. The Palisades were good. Owen Leeper and Connery […]

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Miles Clark | February 8, 2024
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[VIDEO] The Mainline Show at Palisades Tahoe, CA, on Mainline Pocket’s Opening Day

On opening day of Mainline pocket, the skiers and riders of Palisades Tahoe put on quite a show. Athletes – Their instagram handle (by order of appearance) Scott Gaffney – Scottgaffski Alex Guiseppe – alex.guiseppe Unkown Ryan Faye – ryanfaye Andy Hayes – Mandrewhayes Jack Dolan – JJ.dolan Unkown Josh Gold – joshgold._ Stellan lane – stellysteez Reinhart Plexico – […]

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Squaw Valley, CA VIDEO: Vicious Crashes, Double Backflips, Triple Backflips, & Everlasting Glory on Sunday…

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