Tag: Mountain High
Season Speeds Along
Recent FIS World Cup women’s downhill globe winner Nicole Schmidhofer recently participated in the FIS Speed Skiing World Championships in Vars (FRA) and posted a top speed of 217.590 kph, good ... Read More
Wintry Mix
I know, I know, we all despise that forecast. But it is March, and like it or not you’re in for it. Mystery photo above certainly shows how good things are in some spots — see if you can g... Read More
It’s Wednesday, and the Season Marches On…
Except at Mountain High in the Angeles National Forest; they’re taking the day off due to a late season snowstorm — check out the photo above. Southern Californians tend to be rather parti... Read More
Snow of Donner Party Proportions
So it was the 26′ snow depths near present day Truckee CA that tied up the settlers in 1846 and led to the incidents forever naming Donner Pass. Well we aren’t quite to that depth yet, but... Read More
Lemmons and No Lemons
First up the Lemmon, as in Mt. Lemmon Arizona, our photo above. Here’s a report from Gustave Sexauer, who surprisingly rates it among his favorites in the smaller/throwback ski area category: We... Read More
Highs, Lows, Deep Snow, and Retirements
Starting with high, as in Mountain High in Southern California; they’ve got a good pile of snow on the ground but still need a lot more to get the East Base cranking. Quite a bit expected this w... Read More
Winter Reboots & New York State of Mind
The season needed a serious reboot after early January’s rains and soaring temps, and last week/weekend, Mother Nature delivered. Nowhere more apparent than California — we’ve heard ... Read More
Western Wednesday
Let’s take a romp around the Western States for some news and noteworthy stuff…great news in the Cascades, snow and ice and freezing muck has made the roadway a mess, but The Summit at Sno... Read More