Every time I watch a superman seat grab trick, be it on a motorcycle, snowmobile, or unicorn, I always wonder how many times the seat grab has been missed. Here is video of that happening. Not only is this a big crash, but it happened at the Winter X Games a few days ago meaning that […]
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Tahoe’s January Weather SUMMARY | Warmer Than Average & More Precip. Than Average
Noaa.gov has just released it’s weather summary for Lake Tahoe for the month of January 2012. The full report is below along with report highlights. This report comes from South Lake Tahoe. JANUARY SOUTH LAKE TAHOE WEATHER REPORT HIGHLIGHTS: – Average temperature for January 2012 was above normal – Average temperature 34.5 degrees – Highest […]
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Cut-Off To Snow Over Colorado Thursday-Friday
We have one last storm moving through the Rockies the next two days before the monster ridge shut outs storms for most of the country by this weekend. It will bring generally light accumulations down the Rockies but the storm will stall and spin over Colorado the next 2 days bringing some bigger snows to […]
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Jeb Corliss Injury Update After Hitting The Ground WingSuit Flying
Jeb Corliss is quite possibly the most fearless man on Earth. His addiction to “proximity flying” (where you fly in a wingsuit as close to the ground, trees, building, or cliffs as possible) is thoroughly impressive and proved nearly deadly. Check out how close to the ground Jeb is comfortable flying in this video at […]
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State of the Tahoe Backcountry 2012: III | Sponsored by Cloudveil
It’s been a great week in the Tahoe backcountry. Powder conditions were solid through the storm cycle and held out through midweek before a turn in the weather brought a bout of warm precipitation that has given way to spring like corn skiing in our greater forecast area. The last backcountry conditions report chronicled the […]
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1/32” – 1/8” of New Snow @ Squaw Valley | Biggest Dump of February So Far
Yes, I being a bit facetious here. A dusting of snow like this is almost a slap in the face. I suppose we could say that it’s the biggest snowfall of February so far. And that is sayin’ something…right? Yeah? No? The reality is that we are in a zillion percent better position than […]
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Get the Girls Out Teaser | All Girls Day at a Hill Near You
This clip promotes Get the Girls Out a new project from the ladies at SheJumps. It will put a smile on your face no matter what sex you are that is for sure. Who wouldn’t want to watch loads of beautiful gals shred the mountain? Be ready for Get the Girls Out on Feb. 11th, […]
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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 snowpack for the patrol to work with. After rumors of the mountain not opening at all, the patrol’s hard work got all the lifts opened […]
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LifeProof iPhone Case = Kookproof
If you’re a kook and you have an iPhone, you’ve likely got mechanical issues with said iPhone. Liquids are likely going to be the most difficult thing to keep out of your phone. Kookish behavior often involves the misuse of a plethora of liquids ranging from turpentine to ethyl alcohol to monohydrate dioxide. If you’re […]
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Traveling Japan: How to get to Hakuba
Traveling Japan: How to Get to Hakuba Flying to Tokyo The International Airport (where you want to fly to) in Tokyo is Narita (NRT). Most people have worked out there own program for getting plane tickets, but here are a few tips. The earlier you can lock in the dates you want to fly, the […]