Squaw Ski Blog

The Line of the Week Northstar-at-Tahoe 11 Year Old Ripper It was my first time meeting the unofficial mayor of Northstar Ski Resort. I thought I knew a bunch of … Read More

(Vancouversun.com) X Games gold medalist Sarah Burke was seriously injured today in a ski crash at Park City.  Apparently she was airlifted to a Salt Lake City hospital with a … Read More

Skip to 1:17 to get to the Tahoe swimming. This video makes Lake Tahoe look warm and inviting.  The reality is that the highs lately have been in the 50s … Read More

While the festering famish of snow continues to dredge onward around Tahoe (though there do exist some epic conditions for those willing to work), Mt. Baker offers up some delightfully … Read More

Good riddance to those nay-sayers that took off this weekend to ski pow in Canada or surf the fat swell on the pacific.  Everyone in the know was in Tahoe … Read More

We have been tracking the change in the pattern over the Pacific that is already underway this week.  The ridge off the coast of CA has begun to shift North.  … Read More

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We’ve already been saying it and it’s already been threatening to be a threat, but now it’s hitting its hardest, gaining an unruly taste, and becoming impossible to swallow.  It … Read More

Alpenglow Sports is proud to announce the third installment of their annual Winter Film Series! Adrian Ballinger continues the ever-popular series this Thursday, January 12, 2012 with tales of an … Read More

SkiDuck is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of disabled and underprivileged children by sharing the joys of skiing and snowboarding. Check them out at: http://SkiDuck.org Produced by:http://firsttracksproductions.com/ SkiDUCK is a … Read More

Hats off to Ralph Backstrom for his win on Mac Face at the 2012 Freeride World Tour, Revelstoke. The first Freeride World Tour Snowboarding comp. ever held at Revelstoke! Watch … Read More

The FWT finals on Mac Face have been pushed back one more day due to weather. Day 2 is now scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 10th. Mac Face is a Heli access … Read More

I suppose it’s a rhetorical question because clearly Northstar is better than Squaw right now.  They have a 22’ half pipe, a park, and more than 2 runs open.  Squaw … Read More

Jackson has snow. Tahoe does not. With a storm puking 30″ on the Tetons just before New Years, these factors equate to: road trip for the Cali crew. Under the … Read More

If you’re a skier in Tahoe right now, the weather is not making you happy.  Actually, if you’re just about anyone in Tahoe right now, the weather is totally bumming … Read More

  One might think that you need snow to do a decent avalanche course.  Au contrair!  This is a perfect time to prep for the massive snows that are coming … Read More

Revelstoke’s Mackenzie Face was today’s big mountain snowboarding comp venue in Revelstoke, B.C.  Selkirk Tangiers Heli Skiing took 17 men and 6 women to the top of Mackenzie Peak.  The … Read More

Alpenglow Sports has partnered with outdoor industry leader Backcountry Access (Boulder, CO) to provide a FREE community avalanche awareness event. Please join Alpenglow on Wednesday, January 25th, 630pm for a … Read More

There have been a lot of rumors floating around about snowmaking at Squaw. I’ve heard most of them and believe it or not they weren’t even started by Unofficial. Water … Read More

By:  BetterThanYou Squaw Valley is still chuggin’ along…choo…choooo.  We’ve got two runs, as you already know:  Red Dog & Squaw Creek.  I no longer feel confident that anyone at Squaw … Read More

At this stage in the game I feel pretty confident in my ability to find quality snow when it seems there’s none to be found. Even when Mother Nature, the supreme … Read More

Homewood ski resort on the west shore of Lake Tahoe has decided to shut down weekday operations. “The resort will be closed Mondays – Thursdays until snow conditions permit full … Read More

SCARY 2011 CALIFORNIA STATS: – Tioga pass was open on January 4th for the first time since 1933 (last year it closed Nov. 19th) – 32% of the snow covered … Read More

Mount Rose in Lake Tahoe has filed an improvement proposal with the US Forest Service and Washoe County.  That proposal involves spending $23.5 million over the next 10 years improving … Read More

{At 6am this morning, it was 45 F at 8,200 feet at Squaw Valley.  The high forecasted today in Lake Tahoe is 62 F.} Rumors have been floating around about … Read More

The Line of the Week East Shore, Lake Tahoe While some folks seem irritated, even flabbergasted at the recent weather conditions others seem perfectly content. For some to live and … Read More