After years of filming, the Squaw Valley skier has turned to North America’s most daunting lines for a new adventure It’s late July, and a tan Cody Townsend takes a sip from a Yeti mug. It couldn’t be further from midwinter, and the nearest skiable patch...
Orland Bartholomew’s three-month solo ski traverse of the Sierra Nevada was an improbable, groundbreaking feat that was nearly lost to history—today, it still inspires new generations of adventurous Sierra Nevada skiers [caption id="attachment_11265" align="alignleft" width="234"] Orland Bartholomew[/caption] When Orland Bartholomew pushed off his rake-handle ski poles and...
Fresh off his starring role in Free Solo, Alex Honnold is seeking out challenging new routes in the Tahoe Basin with Charlie Barrett Alex Honnold is hunkered down in an airport in Detroit, preparing for a flight to Seattle. He’s been doing a lot of waiting...
The Tahoe snowboarder brought style and progression to the young sport during a scintillating career that ended too soon [caption id="attachment_11103" align="alignright" width="538"] Salasnek in the Donner Summit backcountry, photo by Aaron Sedway[/caption] In the early 1990s, acclaimed cinematographer and former pro skier Tom Day found himself...
The world-class alpine racer from Kyburz lived the high life of a 1970s skiing celebrity before one tragic day in Aspen ended it all When Spider Sabich and Claudine Longet first met at a celebrity ski race event in Bear Valley, California, they both carried their...
Fate led the Truckee-based photographer to his profession, which now involves working with the most talented skiers and snowboarders on earth How Court Leve, an art history major from the Midwest, ended up an elite ski and snowboard photographer is pure serendipity. “It was meant to...
Raised on Tahoe’s terrain parks, young Cody LaPlante is flying high again after injury, with his sights set on progression [caption id="attachment_11199" align="alignright" width="600"] Cody LaPlante, photo by Graeme Murray, courtesy Red Bull Content Pool[/caption] The sound of metal edges slicing over hardpack gives way to silence...
A longtime Tahoe resident and concentration camp survivor is selflessly giving away her fortune to benefit the community [caption id="attachment_10531" align="alignright" width="400"] Maloff is known as the "Angel of Tahoe" for her generosity, photo by Angie Hall[/caption] The Angel of Tahoe is seated on her sofa with...