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Snowboarder Dies at Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA After Colliding With Snow Fence

A 23-year-old snowboarder died while riding at Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort in Lake Tahoe, CA on Thursday, December 7th, 2017, according to Sierra-at-Tahoe management. It’s being reported by Sierra-at-Tahoe management that the snowboarder lost control while riding fast on Lower Snowshoe Trail at 1:15pm on Thursday.ย  After sliding off the trail, the snowboarder hit a snow fence where Lower Snowshoe meets […]

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Japan Yesterday = Tight Trees, Pow, Monkeys, & Avy Fences

Happo-One ski resort in Hakuba, Japan got about a foot of new snow yesterday and the skiing was sweet. Happo is doing very well this early season as they already have a 230cm base at mid-mountain and the storms continue to March. Actually, it doesn’t matter about storms in Japan. A cold northwest wind comes off of Asia, crosses the Sea of Japan, picks up moisture, then slams […]

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