When it comes to skiing and snowboarding, the areas of this country that are as flat as your fifth-grade girlfriend don’t get much attention. But if you live in a ski town, chances are you know one or two people that migrated from Omaha, Nebraska or
So it’s finally snowed up in Tahoe and I bet you’re ready to throw the skis on top of the car and race up I-80 aren’t you? But if you don’t have 4-wheel drive, you best be remembering to put those chains back in the trunk, because if you don’t, you’re going to be paying $60-$80 more than you should
Today we’re going to have a little break from the doom and gloom avalanche talk and focus for a minute on how friggin’ cool they look when being taunted by experienced big mountain riders. And the king of triggering avalanches has got to be Jeremy Jones. He triggers avalanches more often than I deposit unemployment checks.
From a slope meter and BCA Crystal card, to a snow saw and Avalung, there are a lot of tools you could take with you to keep yourself safe in avalanche country. But ask any expert, and they’ll tell you that there are 3 essential pieces of gear that are absolute musts.
In recent years, I’ve been spending more and more time out of bounds. But there are inherent dangers with skiing or snowboarding out of bounds and some of these scare the shit out of me. And despite this very healthy respect for the risk, I still don’t wear a beacon or carry a shovel, I often will traverse alone and I’ve swaggered out onto the edge of a cornice or two in my day.
There’s a lot to know about snow and avalanche conditions to truly be safe in the backcountry. This video made by the resident avalanche experts at Bridger Bowl of Bozeman, Montana gives us a really great overview on how to read your landscape and stay safe while looking for that knee-deep good stuff.
I don’t know if this trick is actually difficult to pull off…but it sure is suprising the first time you watch it.
Well unpack the car, put away the snow chains and head back to the PlayStation – opening day has been pushed back again for North Tahoe Resorts. But according the Sierra Sun, this is when we can expect to have our first stab at shredding their fine, granular, man-made snow (see chart).
We are officially in a recession now and if you haven’t bought your own gear yet, it might be wise to just rent. So I found this 9 step guide to renting a snowboard on the Shoreline Snowboard Blog and thought it may be helpful, if only to prevent you from asking all those silly gaper questions.
I’m all for saving the environment, but shouldn’t we take a closer look at the repercussions of such a conservative act before extending carpooling opportunities to the greater Tahoe region? As we all know, hippies love a good carpool, and the last thing we need is a serious hippie infestation on the hill. Just think of the toll this could have on a winter economy already hobbled by climate change.
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