Bariloche, Argentina Conditions Report: Nuking Wind, Deep Snow, No One Out A storm hit Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina so hard last night that the mountain was 100% closed this morning. The wind was howling and the snow was coming down hard at dawn. Â It was damn cold and snowing all the way down to town. I nonchalantly showed up to the mountain at 1pm to see what was going […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 13, 2017 5 Comments
“Quick n’ Dirty” Crystal Mountain, WA. Conditions Report: Wax Your Powder Skis! [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/w1YWOhObXyo”] Well after some good days of recycled powder and hard charging resort laps the “winter storm advisory” finally happened! Not the huge dumps that hit further north, Tahoe and Jackson. But enough to stop me from thinking of mountain bikes, sunny days at the crag and what wearing shorts must be like. Instead had a wax […] Reid Pitman | March 8, 2017 0 Comments
Northstar Mountain Master Plan Approved Unanimously by Placer County Board of Supervisors In a board-meeting this past Tuesday, Northstar’s Mountain Master Plan was approved unanimously in a 5-0 vote.  With help through approval from the North Tahoe Regional Advisory Council and the Placer County Planning Commission, this master plan will now replace the 2003 Martis Valley Master Plan. The 20-year plan covers extensive upgrades all across the mountain and included a habitat management […] Backcountry Dylan Cautela | February 27, 2017 0 Comments
Video: Jerry Gets a Faceshot From A Tree When you see a patch of powder near a tree, is it worth the risk? Well this Jerry thought so, but he ended up getting a faceshot from a tree instead of the untouched powder. We know it’s Friday, but make sure not to send it into the weekend like this guy. This video is cringe worthy, yet very humorous, […] Chris Wallner | December 16, 2016 0 Comments
Tignes and it’s Grande Motte Glacier are Open: French Alps [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/XJEGKaSKhtk”] The Tignes and Grande Motte glacier is one of the most popular ski areas in the French Alps. It offers up a huge variety of off-piste skiing, reliable powder, and enormous visual appeal. The video showcases the best of what this resort has to offer in terms of a day on the mountain, including some nimble tree skiing. […] Robin Azer | October 20, 2016 0 Comments
Trip Report: 16 Days Chasing Patagonian Powder by Van The freedom to chase storms from behind the wheel of your very own van. To live life on the fringe, rigged and outfitted for sleeping through the coldest nights in the most unusual locations all the while going weeks on end without showering. Van Life. The ability to unbound yourself from those societal rules that say you’re suppose to have a […] Featured Article Guest Author | August 27, 2015 2 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Conditions Report: World Class Tree Skiing The world’s best tree skiing? Maybe. Certainly the best tree skiing I’ve ever experienced anywhere… Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina received 3+ feet of snow on the upper mountain over the weekend. Today was sunny and bright and was likely than any single day we had here last season. There was snow to the bottom of the mountain (which we never had last season) today which meant you could ski the incredible old growth Lenga tree forests on the lower mountain. These trees are large, very widely spaced Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 3, 2015 6 Comments
Fickle Snowpack Furor @ Kirkwood last week! Last week Kirkwood Mountain was graced with a freak massive amount of new snow of…wait for it…3 inches! Given the season so far, that 3 inch storm yields to one of the deepest powder days of the year! With a bluebird forecast the day after the major snow event, I rallied up to the mountain to see what I could find in and beyond the boundaries. Albeit with a firm layer underneath, those 3 in […] Conditions Report Casey Cane | February 4, 2015 0 Comments
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