With a forecast that flipped from snow to a mini-heat wave…there’s only one thing to do – watch ski movies. I’ve been starting my season… Read More »Alpine Meadows Freestyle Alumni Make Appearance In Warren Miller’s Flow State
As dedicated skiers and boarders, we never want to see a good mountain shut down. With last year’s dismal season, there were two mountains teetering… Read More »Bear Valley Gets A Reprieve
First off, apologies for a lack of updates. Frankly the weather has been so hot, it’s tough to think about skiing. We’ve been busy working… Read More »We Can Finally Say There Is Snow On The Horizon
The Tough Mudder returned to Tahoe last weekend and the rumor is that 40,000 people came to town for the event. Every available parking lot… Read More »Not Everyone Wants A Mile Long Terrain Park…
We’ve made the move to another server to facilitate some expansion ahead, and we’re happy to report that things seem to be fully in gear… Read More »Yet Another Hot Wheels Update & Snowmaking Improvements
There’s now plenty of details about the proposal for a new Hot Wheels high speed quad for the 2013-14 season. Indeed the route will make… Read More »Hot Wheels Update #3
There’s going to be some very happy college students this season at Alpine Meadows. It appears as if mountain managers are listening. Last year’s college… Read More »Alpine Meadows: Making Some Very Smart Decisions
Sorry, we have been sitting on this one for a while. It’s that time of year where I am doubling up on jobs to pay… Read More »Hot Wheels Update #2
People have been asking questions about the state of the Hot Wheels replacement which we reported on last season. For those who are out of… Read More »Hot Wheels Chairlift Replacement Update
It took some time for my friends to get me on skis from PM Gear. One in particular, an Alpine Meadows instructor, had tried for… Read More »Equipment Review: PM Gear Skis
It is now pretty official that the Mad Cow Downhill is dead. I have had confirmations from a couple of different employees that the Mad… Read More »The Mad Cow Is Dead
It’s been a few weeks now since the Ice Bar opened at Sherwood. It seems as if the Ice Bar is having an identity crisis.… Read More »The Ice Bar…What Do You Think?
The official report still shows 7 inches for today’s snowfall at Alpine Meadows. But the truth is, everyone agreed that this number was way under-reported.… Read More »Not Just Epic…All Time Top Ten?
There has not been much discussion about this anywhere yet. But we’ve been asking questions and testing theories. There are some very lucky people… Read More »The PineSquawWoodWoodHeavStar Pass