UnofficialAlpine.com has been through some different incarnations over the years. Originally, we were the home for the Alpine Meadows Freestyle Team. When Alpine Meadows removed its public forum, we became the place to talk about what was going on at Alpine.
In 2004, we started posting Andy Wertheim’s Unofficial Alpine Meadows Ski reports, which Andy began writing in 2001. It soon became apparent that we were serving more than just the freestyle team. In 2008, the site became UnofficialAlpine.com.
Sadly, a lot of our history was lost during a temporary merge with UnofficialNetworks in 2012. We thought it might be a good idea, but it just did not work out. It turns out that we just are not on the same mission, and that is okay. So here we are, starting from scratch again.
In 2017, we decided to take a break from Unofficial Alpine as things were getting way to contentious surrounding the political shenanigans regarding Alpine Meadows, Squaw Valley and their owners, Alterra Mountain Company.
After a two and a half year break, we put this show back on the road. Posting resumed in December of 2019. The reborn Unofficial Alpine wants to be about skiing and enjoying the Tahoe life.
The site is owned and operated by Mark Fisher, who has been skiing Alpine Meadows since 1975. He is clearly just one guy that knows a bit more than your average visitor, but not nearly as much as other regulars. Partnering with Mark on the site is local realtor Andy Wertheim, who has lived and skied at Alpine Meadows since 1961. While no one person has all of the right information or ideas about Alpine Meadows, Andy has been around just about as long as anybody you can find that still skis regularly. We hope to provide an open forum to share what’s going on at our mountain.
Thanks for your support and interest in the site.
Mark