New Year’s Avalanche Awareness Report
Whoa?! What a winter! Seems like just about every range in the West has been getting pounded with snow for the last month and a half. Hopefully you’ve been getting after it? Only thing better than...
View ArticleRespect Danger Week
Words + Photos by Seth Lightcap Tahoe lifts on ‘ice hold’ were a grim reminder, but in case you still forgot, this week was National Ski Area Safety Awareness Week. I guess Snoop Dogg was in on it, he...
View ArticleJanuary Sierra Daze – Part One
Click here to view the embedded video. Whoa! Twas a funky January in the Sierra. We got no snow for 28 days and the temps fluctuated 30 degrees week to week. The serious sunshine amounted to good times...
View ArticleGo Huck Yourself – Boreal’s BagJump
Click here to view the embedded video. We still have no pow in the Sierra. WTF?! But the sunshine has made for sweet days in the terrain park. Boreal upped the ante on their park scene this season by...
View ArticleHalf-Dead in Hakuba – How I Survived an Avalanche
I hadn’t really thought about dying before. Other than a fleeting, “That would suck,” wrapped in a thought about someone else, death was not on my radar. Too busy enjoying life I guess. So you can...
View ArticleJa’Pow Shots From Hakuba And Myoko
Click here to view the embedded video. What winter fantasy are you working for this summer? February in Cham? April in AK? I’d suggest stacking your chips for a shred trip to Japan. I got a taste of...
View ArticleWorld’s Tallest Climbing Wall Coming To Reno – Introducing CommRow
Sierra plastic pullers rejoice! The biggest little city is about to be home to the tallest climbing wall in the world. A monster 164 foot outdoor climbing wall is under construction at CommRow, a new...
View ArticleWhitewolf: New Details Emerge | Most Read Story of 2010
Following the announcement of combined operations between Squaw Valley USA and Alpine Meadows (SQUAW VALLEY / ALPINE MEADOWS “COMBINED OPERATIONS”) the talk around Tahoe has turned to Troy Caldwell’s...
View ArticleSupport The Truckee Pumptrack Project – Fundraiser Wed, Nov. 9 at Cottonwood...
Click here to view the embedded video. Have you ever ridden a pump track? A pump track is a sculpted dirt mountain bike course that is built to rally around without pedaling. It’s reminiscent of a BMX...
View ArticleSo You Wanna BASE Jump?
I don’t know about you, but watching wingsuit BASE jumping videos like this ridiculous edit by Matt Gerdes make me sick…with envy!! How dare they fly so damn casually. Let alone skim face first down...
View Article