Alpine Ski Blog

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Skiing and snowboarding are inherently risky sports – Riding a chairlift to the top of a run shouldn’t be. In that lies the plight of Terri Proctor and her daughter … Read More

On Sunday, February 19, 2012, the world lost a visionary, iconic leader, whose kind-hearted, free-spirited demeanor helped guide the sport of freeskiing to where it’s recognized today. Brief history of … Read More

This interview was conducted by The Ski Channel with Vail Co-President Blaise Carrig.  There are definitely some tough questions to be asked about Vail’s acquisition of Kirkwood, but they weren’t asked. … Read More

Snow is finally in the forecast all week for Tahoe. We have one storm already in progress with a bigger storm forecasted for Wednesday and one last wave for Thursday. … Read More

Check out Tahoe TV’s coverage from Friday’s Banzai race at Alpine Meadows! This was probably the best race yet on the Rahlves’ Banzai Tour. Click here for results and photos … Read More

Friday the 24th was CR Day. A day for anyone who was inspired by C.R. Johnson to get out and enjoy the mountains in his memory. CR’s positive energy and … Read More

The Rahlves Banzai Tour stop #2 went down today. Men’s and women’s ski and snowboarders all charged hard and put on a show for what turned out to be a … Read More

  Forbes just wrote a article about Vail’s recent acquisition of Kirkwood that is very pro-Vail.  It claims that Vail is going to class up the joint. What do you … Read More

Tahoe’s return to glory is always forecasted about 2 weeks out…then it gets pushed back.  Well, it happened again.  You shocked?  We aren’t. “This is just a continuation of the … Read More

After yesterday’s time trials, the Rahlves’ Banzai Tour stop at Alpine Meadows will run today in stacked heats starting with Men’s Snowboard at 10:45, and yes, that mogul field in … Read More

  Kirkwood was purchased by Vail for $18 million.  Of course, there are mixed reaction among Tahoe locals.  There is no longer any argument that Tahoe is getting Coloradoized.  None. … Read More

Time trials for the Rahlves Banzai stop at Alpine Meadows begin tomorrow, Thursday the 23rd! The course was moved out of Beaver Bowl and now runs from the top of … Read More

Vail Resorts announced today that it has acquired Kirkwood Mountain Resort. Let’s go over that one more time… Vail just bought Kirkwood Vail Resorts has agreed to purchase Kirkwood Mountain … Read More

The cold snow showery pattern from the weekend is coming to an end after dropping some light dustings.  The frustrating dismal Winter pattern continues as we watch our neighbors to … Read More

  Squaw Valley has only gotten 60-98 inches of snow this year making it the one of the worst seasons in recorded history. December = suck. January = lame, except … Read More

During one of the worst seasons on record we finally have some hope. Two small storms bringing a total of around 20″ of cold light powder reminded us why we … Read More

Snow. Yes, that’s right, snow! The forecast was called and just like clockwork, it came. In the late evening of Sunday the 12th and into the wee hours of the … Read More

  Julbo’s 120+ years experience in optical technology combined with the reputable wisdom of freeskiing legend Glen Plake, set snowsport-industry standards when it comes to freeride optical goggle innovation. Julbo … Read More

Daron Rahlves’ Banzai tour was confirmed to return to Alpine Meadows’ Beaver Bowl today.  The event will be held on Thursday and Friday, February 23rd and 24th. “Alpine Meadows kicks off … Read More

Okay friends, the final and unofficially last “busy” weekend of the 2011/2012 ski season is upon us. For many of you reading this, the winter is only half way done. … Read More

Evan Haines, Ben Paciotti, Drew Fisher, and Mike Weiner found some untracked snow just outside of Alpine Meadows. The inbounds are fairly skied out but it’s looking pretty good in … Read More

Squaw Valley is reporting that 6-9 inches of new snow fell yesterday.  Noaa is reporting that 3-8 more inches of snow should fall in the night tonight through tomorrow morning. … Read More

The $23.5 million plan to improve Mount Rose ski resort on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe has been approved by the Washoe County Board of Adjustment. The improvements will … Read More

The 2012 Rahlves’ Banzai Tour kicked off this weekend at Kirkwood. It was fast, it was treacherous, and it was fun! As a result of the low snow conditions in … Read More

Alpenglow Sports is proud to announce the fourth and final installment of their annual Lake Tahoe Winter Film Series. Tahoe City’s community-inclined mountain shop saves the best for last with … Read More