The Unofficial Report

Stowe Conditions Update: What constitutes a Powder Day??

  It rained at Stowe on Wednesday, which sucked!  Puddles of melted snow filled the streets and gloomy attitudes filled the streets. Fortunately, on the back side of this storm, … Read More

Your Feet Deserve Better After Skiing | Try A Superior British Sock

Ski socks are numerous and varied. Huge amounts of research and development go in to creating the perfect ski sock fabric and shape that is comfortable, dry, warm, and the … Read More

Season Review to Date: It Has Snowed A Lot. | Hakuba, Japan | Feb 2

There is a lot of talk so far this season about how it compares to past winters. There are surprising number of complaints that this must be a low snow … Read More

Lil Wayne vs. Shaun White | Leopard Zebra Pants | Who Wins? VOTE NOW

Shaun White is an animal and a ginger ninja. He scored a perfect 100 on his victory lap in Superpipe at the 2012 Winter X Games. White also happened to … Read More

Embracing the Storm | Video | Jackson, Jan 20-21, 2012

With nearly 3 ft from the storm in the preceding 48 hours, Friday morning’s workplace attendance was at a new low. Alas, warming temperatures and high winds created a difficult … Read More

10 Things You May Not Know About Snow.

1.  An average snowflake is made up of 180 billion molecules of water. 2.  Around 12% of the Earth’s land surface is covered in permanent snow and ice. 3.  Each … Read More

Seth Morrison’s “The Ordinary Skier” – Free on Hulu!

The Ordinary Skier is no ordinary ski film.  A very interesting look into the life of one of skiing’s greatest athletes.  If you haven’t seen it, you need to.  It’s … Read More

The Unofficial Pick from IFSA – Ian Borgeson

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

Wise, Bowman & Sigourney Representing Tahoe In The X Games Superpipe

  Tahoe was well represented at the 2012 X Games for Skier Superpipe. With the superpipe event added for skiers to the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi, competition has definitely … Read More

What is up with Jaded Locals ?

So I am from Canada eh!  Where I am from people are chill, nobody really gets on anyone’s case for living their lives.  Creativity, difference, and originality is what we … Read More

Sarah Burke Tribute at Winter X Games 2012 | Stirring Moment From Aspen, CO

A friend, daughter, wife, sister, hero, legend was honored on the opening night of the 2012 Winter X Games in Aspen, CO. For a moment the action sports community paused … Read More

Canadian Freeskiing Open W/ the UBC Freeride Team | Part 5 | The Finals

Coming to UBC I had dreams of a higher education, a vibrant new city, and most importantly a supportive group of morally correct peers. Little did I know that drunkenly … Read More

What’s Crackin’ in Jackson | A Collection of Pre and Post Storm Videos

You might have heard the news- about a week ago a massive storm turned our season right around here in Jackson. Everyone around the valley has been energized by the … Read More

Jeb Corliss BASE Jumping Marina Bay Sands in Singapore 3 Weeks Ago

Marina Bay Sands in Singapore Jeb may of went in and crashed earlier this week while wing suit flying at Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. (Update: Jeb Corliss‘ … Read More

Snowboarding in 86′ | The Good Ol’ Days

  This video comes before almost everything snowboarding that is today. Before triple corks, double corks, or even corks in general. Before the internet, iphones, mp3s and DVDs. It came … Read More

Stowe Conditions update: Sunny Stowe Sunday

While our friends out west are measuring snowfall with yardsticks, the good old 12″ ruler is all we need here at Stowe. 5 – 7″ here, 2 – 3″ there, … Read More

6 People You Don’t Want To Ride The Chairlift With

Put-the-bar-down-on-your-head tourist This is unfortunately the most common of unwanted chairlift partners. How do you know you are riding with one of these people? Very easy, you will be hit … Read More

Kangaroo Kicker Today! | Siberia is Back Online | Squaw 1/24/12

Siberia opened up today for the first time this season, and who woulda guessed, Kangaroo Kicker was going off! Mank be damned, the kicker was launching all takers. Not a … Read More

Forum Snowboard Team [The Streets At Seven Springs Opening] | Sweetest Urban Set Up Ever!

The Streets at Seven Springs Seven Springs just opened The Streets, their urban inspired terrain park, so they invited Forum Riders Pat Moore, Nic Sauvé, Niko Cioffi , Mario Kapelli, … Read More

Know Boundaries | 5 – Respect the Mountains

Respect the Mountains - Episode 5  Straight from the pro’s who are pushing it hard in the mountains.  Jimmy Chin, Xavier De Le Rue, Dana Flahr, Mark Carter,  Sage Cattabriga Alosa, and … Read More

Mt. Baker | Conditions Report Jan. 23

 After 95″ in the past 10 days Mt. Shuksan has been looming in the clouds hiding, catching storms that have been nailing Mt. Baker and the entire West coast.  It finally popped … Read More

Junior Freeskiing Tour Stop #1 POSTPONED! | Crested Butte

Even though the Butte received over 37 inches in the last week the JFT is rescheduled. Stop one of the Junior Freeskiing Tour, February 2-5 in Crested Butte, Colorado is … Read More

Turning Fantasy Into Reality

What would you do with a whole lot of money and nearly unlimited media outlets? It’s a tough question, I know; but bringing a multi million dollar Formula 1 race … Read More

Steamboat Conditions Report | More Rain than Snow? | Jan. 22, 2012

  I think the weather man and news reporters should not say anything about possible dumps in ski towns. Over the last 2 days we only received 8 inches, not … Read More

What the F*ck is a Cowboy Downhill? | Cowboys Lasso the Slopes of Steamboat!

Save a cowboy, ride a chair lift! Nearly 60 professional rodeo cowboys and cowgirls from the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo journeyed into Steamboat from the show in Denver … Read More

Utah Gets Crushed!!! | Powder Galore in the LCC

Ski season finally started today in Little Cottonwood. The drive up was snowy and slippery, there were terrain closures due to avalanche danger, and yes it was pounding snow. Pounding … Read More