Mark Fisher

There’s no doubt that Jim Jack was passionate about freeskiing. As head judge for the Freeskiing World Tour, he personally inspired freeskiers, young and old, to pursue their passion. In … Read More

Many people suggested that today was probably the busiest day of the season at Alpine Meadows. The surprising thing is that some people did not see this coming. After all, … Read More

The Presidents Day weekend is already upon us.  Time is moving too quickly for me.  It is sunny and warm this afternoon in Tahoe.  Roads are dry and water is … Read More

This morning felt like a real ski day.  Cold temperatures in the teens, winds blowing on top of the mountain, a gray cloud cover that spilled tiny white snow crystals, … Read More

Is that snow on my deck?  This morning I woke up to a little snow on my deck, cold temperatures, in the 20′s, and variable cloudiness in the sky.  Winds … Read More

David Wise continued his win streak this weekend. With an X Games Gold finish in Superpipe still fresh in his mind, David finished gold at the final stop of the … Read More

For each of the last three days, I went to Alpine Meadows with just a minimal expectation of what would happen. That strategy continues to pay off, as I keep … Read More

Editors Note: We got a bit busy this weekend with skiing and hockey, not noticing that Andy sent out 2 reports.  Friday 2/10 – Narrowing Trails Summit Chair was running, … Read More

The SquawPine overlords quietly added a number of new passholder benefits today. It’s probably a good idea. There’s been some moments in the last two weeks when I realized that … Read More

It spring again in the Tahoe area.  I felt like taking the kayak out on the lake this morning.  Sunny skies with just few clouds this afternoon.  Temperature at the … Read More

As it turns out, skiing is better than I thought it would be after returning from Canada last Friday.  I was not motivated to hit the slopes on Saturday, as … Read More

I came to Alpine Meadows with minimal expectations today. I do not normally expect that a 2 inch storm will change much when things like warm temps, rain and hard … Read More

There’s just so little to tell you about at Alpine Meadows these days. The groomers continue to ski like they always do. Off piste the chunder is still tooth rattling. … Read More

According to some people, we had a very long autumn, then last weekend it was winter, followed by spring this weekend. How many times did you hear that on a … Read More

  Tahoe was well represented at the 2012 X Games for Skier Superpipe. With the superpipe event added for skiers to the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi, competition has definitely … Read More

The first time I met David Wise, he was just another 11 year old kid building a little jump on Gunners Knob to do back flips. Now at 21, he’s … Read More

Last weekend we were skiing powder and chowder. This weekend we are back to June-ary. There’s a small amount of snow forecast tonight, but hopefully not enough to interrupt the … Read More

Sunshine blessed the mountain this morning.  A white blanket turned late season brown hillsides into a bright winter scene.  Today the mountain began to open.  At Alpine Meadows openings included: … Read More

When is the last time you saw the Alpine Meadows parking lot full on a weekday? Yeah, it does not happen often. But when Alpine Meadows reports 28 inches of … Read More

Finally, a real snow storm arrived overnight.  The good news is that it was wet and heavy which means more terrain is being covered up with white gold.  It is … Read More

  Conditions continue to improve at Alpine Meadows. The snow stopped yesterday afternoon, but the wind kept refilling pockets overnight. The mountain was nicely reset overnight between wind and groomers. … Read More

While many other freestyle and freeride teams were fighting for space in Alpine Meadows parks last month, ASC Alpine Freestyle coaches Drew Fisher and Tyler Homen found snow and park … Read More

Winter finally arrived at Alpine Meadows. It was the first significant snowfall in 65 days. I think Alpine’s estimate of 8-16 inches was pretty conservative as things seemed to have … Read More

  Wet is the word for  the day at the Tahoe ski resorts.  It is raining softly along the Truckee River. Overnight an inch or two of slush fell at … Read More

There was new snow today. It was only an inch at Alpine Meadows, but that was enough to change people’s moods.  The mountain looked crisp and white for a bit … Read More

It’s been 12 days since I last skied Alpine Meadows. A week in Revelstoke reminded me what winter can be like. That we can have a “fire weather watch” in … Read More