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NOAA: Northern Sierra Has Wettest ‘Water Year’ Ever!
Cover Image: Homewood Mountain Resort It’s official, California’s Northern Sierra mountain range is currently in the midst of its wettest “water year” in recorded history. According to the California...
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Looking For Ski House In Tahoe? Average Single-Family Home Price Up To $1.1...
Cover Image from the_tahoe_guy via Flickr Maybe you live in the Bay Area or Southern California and you are just clamoring to get more time on snow this winter. Making a day trip from San Francisco to...
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Sugar Bowl Embraces COVID Protocols In Marketing Material
Sugar Bowl Ski Resort in Tahoe has long been a breath of fresh air amongst the crowded slopes of Tahoe and has taken advantage of their reputation during the pandemic on their socials with posts like...
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Northern California and Nevada Gets Much Needed Powder Day
California got some classic champagne powder to start out the week. This follows over a month of dry conditions, which ironically followed a historic storm that hit California near the end of December...
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Expected Closing Dates For Tahoe Area Ski Resorts
Spring skiing is already hitting hard across the nation. Personally, I’m currently enjoying the slush of Steamboat in Colorado, trying my hardest not to burn my face off in hot sun while still...
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BOOK REVIEW: Lost Ski Areas of Tahoe and Donner
Lost ski areas are one of the most interesting aspects of the ski industry. The research into this section of the ski business was popularized by Jeremy Davis of the New England Lost Ski Areas Project...
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Sugar Bowl Resort Announces Multiple Week Ski Season Extension
Another ski resort has officially announced an extension to its ski resort, with Sugar Bowl Resort in California pushing its closing date two weeks to April 23. According to the Sierra Sun, the...
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Sugar Bowl’s Marketing Office Is Completely Buried With Snow
If you were curious about how much it has snowed in California lately, these photos from Sugar Bowl Resort give you a decent idea. Sugar Bowl has received 107″ of snow in the past week, leading to the...
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FOR SALE: Historic Sugar Bowl Chalet ($4 Million)
One of the pivotal buildings from Sugar Bowl’s storied history has been listed for sale. 950 Paint Brush Hill Court is known as one of the original Sugar Bowl chalet. According to Forbes, the property...
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VIDEO: The Art of Skiing (1941 Walt Disney Production)
“If you should smell something out of the ordinary don’t be alarmed, it is only fresh air.” This short film was produced by Walt Disney Productions in 1941 and has historical significance as its the...
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Sugar Bowl’s 12/13 Season Recap Video
12/13 Season Recap Video from Sugar Bowl Resort Thank you everyone for making 2012/13 a truly awesome ski season here at Sugar Bowl Resort and Royal Gorge XC! Buy your 2013/14 Season Pass today!...
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Daron Rahlves: Sugar Bowl Ambassador
Daron Rahlves: Sugar Bowl Ambassador from Sugar Bowl Resort “Sugar Bowl Resort is my favorite ski area because of the terrain, snow and overall experience. The Bowl gets dumped on and is an epic...
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Sugar Bowl Adds New Lift For Next Season!
Big news out of Sugar Bowl today! It has been announced that Sugar Bowl will be adding a new chairlift for the upcoming season. At a cost of $3 million the new fixed grip triple chair will access...
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Sugar Bowl and Sun Valley Team Up
Sugar Bowl Resort and Sun Valley Resort have teamed up to offer season passholders free skiing at each others resorts. Official Press Release DONNER SUMMIT, Calif. —Sugar Bowl Resort has partnered...
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New Website For Backcountry Skiing in Tahoe | skitahoebackcountry.com
A new website for backcountry skiing in Tahoe has just launched. The site, skitahoebackcountry.com, provides free guides to Tahoe’s best backcountry detonations. LINK: skitahoebackcountry.com “Located...
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Tahoe Picks Up 10″ Of Snowfall Overnight
IMAGE: Sugar Bowl, CA Tahoe residents awoke this morning with as much as 10″ of new snow on the ground with more on the way. AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 237 AM PDT MON...
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VIDEO: Opening Day @ Sugar Bowl
Sugar Bowl Opening Day 2013/14 Season “Powder Day! 18″ – 22″ of new snow and it’s been dumping all day! 11 trails, 1500 vertical of top-to-bottom skiing & riding! All access via Gondola. Ops plan...
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Josh Daiek and Courmayeur FWT Stop | Freeride World Tour Profile and Preview
Josh Daiek embodies the Aspen Extreme dream so many skiers have had at one point or another in their life. He grew up in Michigan, somehow fell in love with skiing and the mountain lifestyle, took a...
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4 Star Freeride World Qualifier @ Crystal Mountain, WA | Results and Highlights
The first 4 Star FWQ event went down this week at Crystal Mountian, WA. With difficult snow conditions and rough light competitors went for it on “The King” starting Wednesday morning. Final results...
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23rd Crested Butte Extremes is Next Week | FWQ Stop #2
TJ David sending at CB. The Crested Butte Extremes comp is turning 23 years old next week. This historic Michael Jordan birthday signifies the continuation of the original badass freeride comp. Long an...
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Hometown Advantage? | Tom Runcie and Randy Evans FWQ Bio
In todays media filled world there are a small group of skiers that get the lions share of the spotlight. They star in the movies, they can be seen in full page ads in Powder and Freeskier, and some...
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FWQ Ski/Board Double Trouble | Casey Lucas & Katrina Devore Profiles
This years Crested Butte event will feature snowboarders as well as skiers. When it comes to Freeride competitions skiers and riders get along more like peanut butter and jelly than the cats and dogs...
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Subaru Freeride Series Stop #1 Crested Butte, CO | Day 1 Results
Photo. M. Epstein Skier Randy Evans Day One of the Subaru Freeride Series 4-star FWQ event started off with a bang today in the Staircase Area at Mt. Crested Butte in colorful Colorado. Female skiers...
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Crested Butte Freeride World Qualifier Results
All Photos: MSI Skier: Ashley Bembenek sending the triple pillow stack above Big Hourglass Chute. The first stop of the Subaru Freeride Series in Crested Butte, CO finished up yesterday with amazing...
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Freeride World Qualifier Profile | Hazel Birnbaum
Powerhouse Kirkwood skier Hazel Birnbaum has her sights set on the FWT for next year. With a win in South America last summer, a Sickbird Buckle and a 4th at this years Crystal comps she is well on...
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Freeride World Tour Stop at Snowbird Today Canceled | Delay due to Avalanche!
The Stoke is High at Snowbird Competition Scheduled for Sunday March 2, 2014 Watch Live @ 1030 am MST on Freerideworldtour.com. Delayed!!!! All Words and Photos: Diane Harrington The 4th stop of the...
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Freeride World Qualifier Profile | Scot Chrisman
Scot Chrisman The Freerider of the day today is Scot Crisman. A Colorado ripper with a big smile, a big heart and a bag full of freeskier tricks Scot is one of the newer athletes on the FWQ who has...
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2014 Rahlves’ Banzai Tour: Silver Belt Finals at Sugar Bowl
“Shot entirely with GoPros, here’s a bit of footage to get a better idea about what’s it like to race in the Rahlves’ Banzai Tour.” – Powder Magazine
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Epic Alert For The Sierra | Waist Deep Likely By Late Wednesday & Again This...
Powderchasers.com EPIC ALERT! The Sierra is going to get blasted with 2 significant storms. The first moves in Tuesday night and peaks on Wednesday morning. Temps will crash to the valley floors...
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Tahoe Skiers Enjoy The Best Day of The Season
Image from Sugar Bowl‘s parking lot. Following a depressing few months, Tahoe finally got the goods. Many skiers and riders are reporting that yesterday, March 30, was the best day of the season! The...
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Headwaters Spring Runoff Comp Highlights 2014 | FWQ 4-Star Next Week!
For all you freeriders out there making the the trip to Big Sky, MT later this week to compete in the 4-Star FWQ event here is a little sample of what awaits you. The Headwaters are steep and super...
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Watch: Daron Rahlves Crushing The Palisades @ Sugar Bowl
With 86″ inches storm total so far Sugar Bowl is skiing better than ever. Purchase your 14/15 Season Pass and ski the rest of this season free. #Tahoesdeepest Video by Weston Walker: westonwalker.com
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Big Sky FWQ Stop | Result, Photos, Rundown
Zac Horrock sending The Lily Pad Big Sky, Montana Subaru Freeride Series Zac Horrocks punching it through the Tetris Zone All Words and Photos: Diane Harrington Big Sky, Montana was the third and...
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Sugar Bowl 2013/14 Season Re-Cap
Sugar Bowl 2013/14 Season Re-Cap The 2013-2014 ski season might not have been the best on recored for Sugar Bowl but that does not mean they did not get some great ski days. Here is an official look...
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Sugar Bowl’s 2014 -2015 Promo Video Is Pretty Darn Good.
Sugar Bowl has released there 2014/2015 promo video for season passes. The video does a pretty darn good job selling the resort. Here is the breakdown as to why you should buy a Sugar Bowl Pass. Most...
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The Walt Disney Ski Resort That Never Was
It was a Friday. It was about week before Christmas. And it was official: The U.S. Forest Service awarded the right to develop the Mineral King area of Sequoia National Forest to Walt Disney...
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It’s Snowing In Tahoe | Photos and Weather Update
Photo Credit: Northstar Resort Facebook Page It’s been dumping this morning in the Tahoe area and with over a foot in the forecast for elevations above 7,000 ft, Tahoe residents are stoked to see El...
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Photo Tour: California Snowfall Roundup
As of now, there are two resorts opening this weekend in California and with all the recent snow, skiers and riders can expect many more in the coming days and weeks. But in the meantime, these photos...
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Photo Tour and Snowfall Totals | It’s Dumping In California!
Photo Credit: Mammoth Mountain Facebook Page On Sunday, NOAA upgraded the current storm hitting California and it seems as though they were right on the money. As of now it’s dumping across eastern...
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Mammoth Just Got 36”! | Photos + Storm Totals for 9 California Resorts
Photo Credit: Mammoth Facebook Page After a winter storm swept down from Alaska, Tahoe is draped in white and the Sierras as a whole are sporting an exceptional early season snowpack. Actually, the...
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3rd Storm from Alaska To Hit California Next Weekend! | #threepeat
Photo Credit: NWS Sacramento Facebook Page The Gulf of Alaska is really churning out some storms these days. Starting next weekend, a third storm from Alaska will move down the west coast of British...
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NOAA: Up To A Foot Of Snow For the Sierra This Weekend!
Photo Credit: Vincent Lock via Flickr Creative Commons Batten down the hatches, another storm is on the way for Lake Tahoe! As of now, a low pressure system carrying significant moisture is coming down...
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NOAA: Up To 14” For the Sierra On Sunday Accompanied By 95 Mph Winds!
Photo Credit: Ridge Tahoe Resort Hotel via Flickr Creative Commons Another cold storm is on track to impact the Sierra tomorrow, bringing accumulations of up to 14” to the Sierra Mountains west of Lake...
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Photo Tour and Snowfall Totals | Tahoe Just Got 12″ of Snow
Photo Credit: Mt. Rose Facebook Page Sugar Bowl Resort just got a foot of snow and resorts around the Tahoe area are reporting significant snowfalls on top of what has been a comsologically special...
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NOAA: California Forecasted To Get 2 Feet Over The Next 4 Days.
Image From NOAA More snow is headed for California with 3 storms expected to impact the Sierra by Christmas. The Sierra is currently under a Winter Weather Advisory with 4-8″ of snow forecasted for...
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Search For Missing Sugar Bowl Ski Instructor Suspended Indefinetely
Photo Credit: Sugar Bowl Resort via Wikimedia Commons The search for a Sugar Bowl ski instructor who was reported missing on Friday has been suspended indefinitely. Heavy winds, snow, and high...
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Tahoe Skier Visits Up 50% Thanks To El Niño
Images from Sugar Bowl Resort While Tahoe was a literal desert for four years prior to this past season, El Niño delighted local skiers and riders after the child delivered an average snowfall year for...
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NOAA: 8 FEET Of Snow Forecasted For Tahoe By Thursday!
The Lake Tahoe region as well as the Eastern Sierra are about to get hammered! NOAA is forecasting as much as 8 FEET of snow above 7000 feet and 3 feet of snow at lake level by Wednesday. “The...
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VIDEO: Sugar Bowl Banked Slalom Event Raises $7,000 Towards Boarding for...
The 12th annual Shred The Love event went down at Sugar Bowl in Tahoe over the weekend, raising over $7,000 towards Boarding For Breast Cancer. BFBC is a great organization that has been “Shredding...
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Sugar Bowl’s Marketing Team Was Forced To Tunnel Their Way Into The Office...
SUGAR BOWL, California – Commuting to work is never fun, no matter how long or difficult it might be. Most of us, however, have the luxury of not tunneling into our place of work to start the day,...
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