The Unofficial Report

HIgh Winds Strip Away Tahoe’s New Snow | 110 mph East Winds Tonight

That new snow in Tahoe today was sweet.  But, it ain’t gon be here long.  95-110 mph NorthEast Winds are forecasted tonight on the Pacific Crest. East winds are notorious … Read More

Another Avalanche Tragedy | Snowmobiler Dies in the Whistler Backcountry

Tuesday Afternoon:  Yet another avalanche death in the Sea to Sky corridor A 44-year-old Squamish man was sledding with a group of four when he triggered an avalanche doing a himark. The … Read More

Squaw Valley Conditions Report | March 6th, 2012

Few people seemed optimistic about today’s conditions. High temps over the past few days followed by a rapid drop in temps with high winds overnight lead to the belief that dust on crust conditions would … Read More

Contour Moments in Niseko with Matchstick Productions

MSP just released the second episode of their POV webisode series, Contour Moments. This one features Sean Petit, Richard Permin, and Riley Leboe in Niseko, Japan. It looks like they … Read More

Can The Northeast Eek Out a Few More Inches Friday?

Winter has been in full affect over the past week in the Northeast.  After 4 feet of snow fell the week prior at Stowe another 16 inches fell this past … Read More

Alpine Meadows Pow! From Friday, March 2nd | Best Conditions Tahoe Has Seen all Year.

Friday was probably the best day we’ve seen yet in Tahoe this year. A couple of storm days on Wednesday and Thursday where the upper regions of the mountains were … Read More

Araxi in Whistler | Restaurant Review

Araxi 4222 Village Square Whistler, BC (604) 932-4540 By:  Kenneth D. Baker, MD Rating scale 1 = bad 3 = average 5 = great Atmosphere We walked in and were greeted … Read More

OH MY GOD PILLOWS | With Nick McNutt | WARNING: May Induce Jealousy

I think we all want to harm Nick out of jealousy. This looks amazing! There’s not a skier or rider on our site who can’t relate to how F*ing cool … Read More

VIDEO: Do You Remember Your First Double Ejection? | Hilarious Ski Instructing Moment

First of all, Unofficial does not find small children crashing particularly funny and we are not laughing at the child’s crash. However, the person with the POV  has a pretty … Read More

“A Little Piece of my Sublette” | Video from March 4th, 2012

First, a shout out to the parking crew at JHMR. Good folks, with their little huts and colorful papers and buses that remind me of red caterpillars… Sunday morning I … Read More

Consequences of Powder Fever | Utah Avalanches March 2nd – 4th

By: Kyler Roush This last week, without a shadow of doubt in my mind was by far the BEST week of skiing and riding so far this year. The Cottonwood … Read More

Ski Utah Interconnect Tour | Six Utah Ski Resorts in One Day

I have heard of the Interconnect Tour that is put on by Ski Utah for the last several years and finally got a chance to check out this truly unique … Read More

Mark Abma: Soul Skier? | A Look Inside Abma’s Head | Salomon Freeski TV S5 E15

This week’s episode of Salomon Freeski TV takes an introspective trip inside of Mark Abma’s mind. From one of the hardest charging freeskiers in the sport this segment might come … Read More

3″ of New Snow for Squaw Valley

 Squaw Valley awoke this morning to stormy skies, high winds and 3″ on new snow.   10:00am: Still snowing in Squaw Valley. NOAA is forecasting 2 to 4 inches of daytime … Read More

Jackson Bodtker – The Unofficial Pick from IFSA

We are pleased to announce Jackson Bodtker as “The Unofficial Pick” for this week.  Every week from January to April,  IFSA and Unofficial Networks will feature an athlete, freeride program, … Read More

2012 Taos Extreme Freeride Championships | Crested Butte and Squaw Athletes Clean House

With more than 160 skiers and snowboarders chasing a $15,000 purse, there’s no doubt that this year’s Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships at Taos, NM was one of the most competitive … Read More

Renewable Energy – Spotlight on Solar Power

This week on Ask Dr. Kaye, we’re going to take a look at one of the most promising renewable energy sources – solar power. The sun’s energy is everywhere, and … Read More

Crazy Deep Snow on the East Coast Last Week | Jay Peak Gets Dumped On

Utah was not the only place to ski some deep snow last week. Jay Peak got pounded and Adam from Send It Studios sent me this edit to prove it. … Read More

Snowmobile Avalanche Incident Update | Sierra Avalanche Center Observation Video

On Friday March 2nd a snowmobilier triggered an avalanche in the Blue Lakes area near Carson Pass. According to KRNV News 4 Reno, the sledders friends were able to find … Read More

Winter and Spring Rolled Into One | Unofficial Mammoth Conditions Report | March 5, 2012

MAMMOTH CONDITIONS REPORT | Right now, at Mammoth, you can have it all… Considering temps were well into the 50s the past two days I held expectations in check as I … Read More

James Heim. Blackcomb. March 5th. Powder.

Just Another Pow Day on Blackcomb.  Whistler/Blackcomb has gotten 350” of snow this season and it’s still comin’.   This video is James Heim of MSP fame getting after some … Read More

600-Foot Long IN-BOUNDS Avalanche at Snowbird, UT | Man Partially Buried & Injured

  A 24-year-old snowboarder was injured in an avalanche that occurred in-bounds within an open zone at Snowbird ski resort on Sunday.  The zone that avalanched is called “Blackjack” and … Read More

8 Feet of Snow in Feb. | Steamboat Terrain Report | 3/5/12

  8 feet of snow fell during the month of February. Steamboat currently has a base of 68” with a grand total of 218” for the season. Only six more … Read More

A Dusting By Tahoe Standards Tuesday-What Will the Rest of March Bring?

It felt like spring outside today but big changes are coming as a cold front will make it feel like Winter again on Tuesday.  Highs in the 50′s will be replaced by highs in … Read More

Winter Storm Brings Winds and Snow | Tonight through Tuesday

NOAA: A strong cold front will pass through the Sierra and western Nevada Tuesday morning. Winds will increase ahead of the system in the Sierra and western Nevada and persist … Read More

BIRDMEN: The Original Dream of Flight TRAILER

After months of work, the documentary on wingsuit BASE jumpers is complete. It is called “Birdmen: The Original Dream Of Flight’. The film is first of it’s kind as it … Read More