photos by Tim Konrad Three things happened this evening when the magnitude 0.9439 Annular Solar Eclipse occurred over Squaw Valley, CA. The light dimmed as if the sun was setting. … Read More

Here’s you’re feel good video of the week.  A black bear sliding happily down snow at Whistler ski resort in British Columbia. You can tell that the guy is ecstatic … Read More

Here’s Henrik Harlaut continuing to push the sport  -this time with a Nosebutter Double Cork 10 of the knuckle. This, along with other ‘progressive tricks’ were thrown yesterday at the … Read More

On May 12 the Pemberton Speedway held their first race of the season. It was a sunny day with lots of exiting racing action. The event was held 15 minutes … Read More

Five hours after our descent of Mount Rainier, we were on the road again.   By the wee hours of the morning we were sleeping in the Subaru near the base … Read More

This Sunday there is going to be an annular solar eclipse, an event that takes place only once every 50 years, and it just so happens that it is going … Read More

Winter is still going strong up here in Alaska. Low pressure last week brought quite a bit of snow up high, and there is still plenty of powder to be … Read More

The hiking in Shirley Canyon is spectacular right now. Most of the wild flowers are out and the creek is running  strong. South aspect are clear of snow allowing for hiking all the … Read More

A few weeks ago we received this email from Adam Kopelman. “Here is a video from my archives I thought you guys might get a kick out of.  Music by … Read More

Tanner Park is know mostly as the place in Salt Lake to take your dog for a walk. I had heard that there are also some super good dirt jumps … Read More

Ready for winter yet?  Sure some warmth, shorts and miles of singly track do a decent job of filling the void.  Skiing, however, is what drives the train.  Since the … Read More

In a lot of ways snowboarding hasn’t changed much since I started riding almost 15 years ago. It’s still about the search for unique terrain, building features with friends, exploring … Read More

Surfboarding is awesome, cliff jumping is cool and girls are pretty rad! GoPro figured this out and made a darn-good looking commercial. The girls -Alana Blanchard (The World’s Hottest Pro Surfer) … Read More

Beatriz Feres and Branca Feres (born February 22, 1988, Brazil) are Brazilian synchronized swimmers. And yes they are identical twins. The Feres sisters competed for Brazil in the 2007 Pan American Games in synchronized swimming.

MAMMOTH CONDITIONS REPORT | When the beach weather’s so very nice it certainly can be difficult to think snow… Understood. Even around Mammoth Lakes GREEN is the predominant color these … Read More

Now that Snowbird is closed and the cat crews are hard at work making road cuts in the remaining snow, Snowbird is looking for someone to buy the Little Cloud … Read More

Apparently Squaw has Officially answered the dilemma regarding wether or not they are going to have a Bike Park this year. Answer: Posting a story on their website regarding the … Read More

This is straight nuts. Think avalanches are bad? Check out this natural disaster in Preonzo, Switzerland. An entire mountainside collapses itself. The landslide was estimated at 300,000 cubic meters. A … Read More

Historically, Sun Valley has been known for a lot of things- the world’s first chairlift, wealthy celebrities, etc. More recently they’ve gained some popularity in the mountain bike world, hosting … Read More

  Mount Rainier is always an exciting ski.  The tallest, most glaciated peak in the Cascade Range has no simple hiking routes to the top.  All routes to the summit … Read More

Thinking about heading up to Tahoe this weekend? Should be a doozy!    Read the Full forecast at NOAA.gov   TRUCKEE for the Month of May High: 75 Low: 19 … Read More

This past weekend I had the fortune of remembering why the Mt. Shasta area is arguably one of the highest quality spring skiing centers known to skiers and riders. With … Read More

This is my second rediculous mountain lion post in a month, but the tale is too good not to share.  When a rabid mountain lion attacked Brandon Arnold’s 90 lb. … Read More

The Line of the Week
 Southern Utah The Turret When I left off last week I was covered in poison ivy and questioning my moves. I was deep in the … Read More

It is now 2012 and people 20 years ago would have thought that mankind would have invented some sort of awesome/inexpensive personal flying device by now. Unfortunately our dreams of charging around … Read More

LIFE Magazine Gallery: Aspen Girls from 1971 You can check out more photos from the LIFE magazine gallery at retronaut.co