The sensibly bizarre sport of powsurfing gains traction in Tahoe “You are high, dude. That’s the dumbest thing you could buy in this whole store.” Those were the words of Steve Woerz—aka “Steezy Steve”—spoken to his good friend Ben Paciotti in a Washington surf shop around...
Jim Morrison has experienced the heights of success as a skier and luxury home builder in Tahoe, but it was the perseverance to come back from unimaginable tragedy that led him to one of the world’s great ski descents Near the summit of Mt. Everest, Jim...
From deep debt to a thriving business, Tahoe couple’s Points North Heli-Adventures celebrates two decades of skiing in Alaska’s Chugach Range The Warren Miller film crew prepares to land on one of the “holy grail” peaks in the Chugach Mountains, Sphinx, photo by Court Leve Eighteen years...
After reaching enormous extremes in size and scale, Tahoe terrain parks have evolved to cater to a wider audience Colossal terrain parks were once all the rage at Tahoe ski resorts. Lined with towering jumps that grew larger by the year, they provided training grounds for...
Vibrant music and longboard festivals flourish on some of skiing’s most historic slopes Becca Bisque of the Sweet Lillies performs at the Lost Sierra Hoedown. The annual music festival held at the Johnsville Historic Ski Bowl serves as a fundraiser for the Plumas Ski Club, photo...
Ron Cohen takes the reins of the world-class resort after a polarizing eight-year stretch Like a skier picking a line through treacherous terrain, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows must navigate through a ski industry undergoing rapid and transformational change. The iconic resorts, which combined hold some...
The towering range in central Nevada tests route-finding skills and serves up wild serenity on a 72-mile backpacking adventure Sunset over the Shoshone Range from the Toiyabes I sometimes envision the highways and off-beaten paths that crisscross Nevada’s vast landscape as contrails intersecting in the sky. They...
With the sun’s slow slide toward the horizon each winter, Tahoe transforms. The beaches are quietly abandoned. The boats hauled into storage. And then fat flakes of pure white fall from the sky, leaving one of nature’s wonders cloaked in a blanket of brilliant snow....
Skiing is in Patricia Northrop’s blood. Rather, it’s part of her DNA. “My parents would put me out the back door and say, ‘Go play on these things,’” says Northrop, who first clicked into skis at age 3. “Skiing is such a wonderful feeling, and...
Skiers and riders spend fall and early winter praying for powder. But across the Tahoe Basin, ski resorts are taking weather into their own hands, installing a new crop of snowmaking machines to assure a deep, season-long snowpack. Snowmaking is just one of the many...