This is the newly added Strain Report: a terrain report by the always fair and never biased Mr. Strain. Strain was born without opinions and therefore what you hear in … Read More

This morning started out as a fun but wet and blinding lower mountain storm day. If you were out between 9:00 and 11:30 you got some smooth turns on the … Read More

Many people that saw the photos of the avalanches from Bridger Bowl yesterday were probably scratching their heads, wonder why  runs that were so skier compacted would slide. Thanks to … Read More

The Sugar Bowl Banzai event aired last night on NBC and our good friend and colleague Casey Riva destroyed the course in pea-soup conditions.  Casey first appears at 26:52 and wins that … Read More

    Today marks the start of the 2012 U.S. National Championship races at Winterpark Resort, Colorado. Turning heads with her second consecutive National Championship Slalom Title at age 16, … Read More

With Northstar/Heavenly/Kirkwood 2012-2013 season passes on sale for a few weeks now, we knew it couldn’t be long before Squaw/Alpine would release their next year season passes to the public. … Read More

By: Shaun Gillis “No Friends On a Powder Day”  We all know the saying, now I think this motto needs to be adapted to the bustling nature of Whistler Blackcomb. … Read More

Do you like the Earth?  Then come out and celebrate this April 21st to Squaw Valley and check out the goods!  This is an annual event promoting awareness and displaying … Read More

Dense snow fell last night at the base of the mountain. You can see in the photo above that the measuring stick is resting securely atop the new dense snow … Read More

There’s a lot to do around Jackson in the winter. Here at Unofficial Jackson, we sometimes get sucked into just shredding the resort (who can blame us?) It’s good to … Read More

West Coast Wednesday Report – March 28 This week has been a roller coaster in terms of skiing conditions in the Vancouver area. With fresh snow still looming through out … Read More

Photo: Fish Eye Guy Photography Preliminary reports coming out of Montana’s Bridger Bowl do not look good for spring skiers: well-skied runs ripping to the ground. There goes the theory … Read More

Chris Davenport presents locals Austin Nelson and Jordan White with their first place award after the 2012 Battle of the Bowls race.  The Battle of the Bowls starts with a … Read More

A trusted veteran of ski patrollers and mountain enthusiasts, the Dakine Poacher Pack is the go-to Pack for your all around mountain needs.  Simple clean design allows good storage and easy … Read More

After an unseen amount of snow, something like 140 inches in 6 days, locals have been basking in the repetitive mornings of a foot of new every night for weeks … Read More

Rob Aseltine AKA “Boston Rob”, “Hansome Rob”, “Rob The Face” had a hell of a good day last Monday while he was playing hooky from work. It looks like Brighton … Read More

The Line of the Week
 Squaw Valley USA Hanging Snowfield Who says Squaw Valley gets skied off fast on powder days? You just gotta relax and choose your lines carefully. … Read More

The Banff Mountain Film Festival, a tradition of adventure, education and inspiration for more than 35 years. Every Fall 1000s gather in Banff, Alberta, Canada for 9 days to relish … Read More

This time last week temperatures were in the 80′s in the Northeast and the snow was melting away at a record pace.  Now the temperatures are 60 degrees colder in … Read More

The Clean Version…See below for the riskay one It seems like ever since Danny and the Dingo started having their own show, the snowboarding and skiing community might have mixed … Read More

MAMMOTH CONDITIONS REPORT | Good things come to those who wait. If you were patient and you were able to wait ‘til spring for winter, you were rewarded. 6-8” fell … Read More

Some footage was laying around the Unofficial Whistler house and memory cards were intermingled and edits were being made by so many skiers that the lights in the house would … Read More

  Dartmouth’s Passion for Snow, a documentary to be released in the fall of 2012, explores the incredible contributions Dartmouth skiers have made to the sport and the snow sports … Read More

I heard avy bomb after avy bomb all morning and wondered, is the snow actually going to be good today? Sibo, Headwall, and Granite were all closed. Most of the … Read More

A look into some locals shredding at Mt. Baker.  Filmed by Pete Durr and Edited by John Wells.  Locals, Jack, Kalex and Pat put down some lines on the infamous … Read More

Here’s a press release straight from the horse’s mouth: Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows Scheduled to Stay Open Daily Through April 29 Resorts announce that Squaw and Alpine are scheduled … Read More