Today, Punxsutawney Phil, the prognosticator of prognosticators, AKA chief meteorologist, emerged from his burrow on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania to the sight of his plump penumbral shadow indicating that we’re in for another 6 weeks of winter!  I really wish our reaction to the news could be a bit more animated… but the weather […]
Twin Peaks Rentals & Repairs | Grand Opening Party Tonight! | Free Skis and Oakley Gear
Twin Peaks is the newest and coolest ski and snowboard shop in SLC. They are having a banger Grand Opening Party tonight at their shop in Cottonwood Heights and at the Canyon Inn. The party kicks off from 6-8pm at the shop itself located in the Smith’s plaza on Bengal Blvd. Look for the sign […]
Tahoe Snowpack at 26% Normal-to-Date
There is no point in continuing to discuss Tahoe’s lack of snow.  No one wants to hear about it.  We all know about it, it dominates our thoughts, it’s abrasively grating against of faces everyday, and it’s not changing.  Yet, hearing the numbers on exactly how this year stacks up against a normal year is […]
VIDEO: Mammoth Park Update | Jibs Galore Open | February 1 2012
Mammoth claims to have 8 parks up and running. The reality? They do. There are more jumps and jibs strewn across the mountain right now than most would have ever imagined possible (especially considering the slow start). And, by my calculations, there’s a lot more to come. One of the most recent additions to the […]
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 year, because there are bushes that remain uncovered, and rivers unburied. I am here to inform you that this is not the case. In fact, […]
World’s Largest Iceberg (The Size of New York) Is Breaking Off From Antarctica. Calving Event SOON!
A 19-mile crack in Pine Island Glacier’s ice is growing at a surprising rate. NASA scientists speculate that 310 square miles of glacier ice could soon break off from mainland Antarctica forming the world’s largest iceberg. NASA blog: That data was collected, as expected. What wasn’t expected was the crack. Pine Island is one of the largest and […]
Subaru FWT Stop at Kirkwood Postponed for Low Snow | 3rd Rescheduled Stop This Season
The Subaru Freeskiing World Tour announced today that its Kirkwood stop has been rescheduled to take place April 4-9 due to inadequate snow cover on The Cirque venue. The Kirkwood competition is the third event on the Freeskiing World Tour 2012 season to be postponed due to low snow. Moonlight Basin and Crested Butte events have also […]
Hello February Hello Bluebird Pow | Whistler Conditions Feb. 1
14 cm of fresh snow snuck into town last night. Whistler spent the evening watching it rain down low and those who saw the wee hours of the night can attest that it wasn’t snowing much then either. But it is a fact that entirely different climate zones exist between the village and the Peak […]
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 be wearing tight, leopard, leggings that would make Lady Gaga jealous. Besides looking like the Zebra gum guy, he stomped his frontside double cork 1260 becoming […]
NorthStar’s Shaun White Wears Ladies Jeans | Tells Conan O’Brien all about it.
“Shaun White got sick of wearing lady jeans, so he started his own clothing line.” – Conan O’Brien In this interview with Conan O’Brien Shaun White admits to wearing ladies jeans. Is this hipster-to-far or no big deal? You tell us. Next qustion… Lil Wayne vs. Shaun White | Leopard Zebra Pants | Who Wins? […]