If you’ve been reading UnofficialAlpine.com lately, we have been sticking to a theme of true passion and love for sliding on snow. The fact is, many of us learned how to ski or snowboard at smaller local hills, rather than heading to a “world class resort” like Vail, Snowbird or Squaw Valley. My passion for skiing was developed over many family trips to China Peak back in the early ’70’s. It would be a few more years before making my first trip to Alpine Meadows.
Clearly, there is going to be a time and place in our future where it will be impossible to get on a lift without walking through a shopping mall. It’s even scarier to think of getting off a lift and being forced to walk through another shopping mall to get to the slopes. If you’re thinking I just described the Funitel at Squaw Valley – you understand the future of corporate skiing. That’s why it’s important to appreciate and support those small family resorts around our area. They will be the places where people develop a passion for powder skiing, and not a passion for a Frappucino.
The Lost Sierra Hoedown is scheduled for September 20-22nd at the Johnsville Historic Ski Bowl. Proceeds from the event go directly to the fund to re-open the Ski Bowl, utilizing the old Mainline chair from Squaw. The latest video release from event organizers is truly a masterpiece at capturing the heart and passion of skiing. It combines historical ski clips filmed by the McKay family in the late 60’s and ’70’s with musical footage, featuring Theodore Lovely, shot last spring at the old Johnsville Ski Bowl lodge. You can imagine that many of the skiers captured on film have gone on to bring their families skiing and boarding all over Tahoe. It truly is the roots of skiing at its best.
Tickets for the Lost Sierra Hoedown are still available, but a sell out is expected. More information about the Hoedown can be found in our previous post and at the Lost Sierra Hoedown site.
Nice work Fisher boys. Theadore Lovely… Thank you.