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Alas, the powder days of mid-week are already a distance memory.  Spring is here, but not to stay… I do think this weekend will have great spring skiing, tho.  Today … Read More

photo:  waystobecomerich.com Last week I put up a post about the incredible season pass wars going in Lake Tahoe.  Namely, the Squaw pass versus the Kirkwood + Alpine pass.  Here, … Read More

Unofficial was fortunate enough to chat briefly with Mountain Manager Jimmy King this past weekend. Jimmy was asked where the Mainline & Newport chairs were going.  We’d be hearing rumors … Read More

Organizers of the tour decided it would be too sketchy to ride in Tahoe today.  They were right.  Check out the ice in the photo below that was taken at … Read More

What organizers are trying to get rid of.  photo: festivalgogo.com The Bay to Breakers “race” is definitely one of my favorite 3 events in San Francisco (the other 2 being … Read More

Sadly, yet honestly, this is Squaw’s biggest bestest jump and this trick is about as rad as you can get on it.  Boo. By:  Huck Radcliffe This is a plea. … Read More

We have finally reached that time of year where the snow only holds for a few hours in the morning and a little thing called real life starts to rear it’s ugly head.  That’s right: summer.  I hate to say it but it’s on it’s way, and summer means work.  And lots of it.  We work because without it there would be no money for play in the winter.  Whether it’s landscaping, construction, farming, or do I dare even say a desk job, we all must come up with a way to fund our winter time fun.

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733 inches is good. We’ve all be talking about how much snow we got this season.  And when skiing around Squaw right now, we’re all talking about how much snow … Read More

photo:  mbaction.com Unofficial has been doing some intense investigating this past week about the potential non-opening of Squaw’s bike park. Namely, we’ve been riding chairlifts and jabbering with random people. … Read More

Squaw’s season pass holder party was pretty sweet yesterday.  If you are fortunate enough to have a Gold Pass, you got a raffle ticket, two drink tickets, a T-shirt, and … Read More