East Coast Conditions Report – Jay Peak Takes an Early Lead The East Coast ski scene is gaining momentum with more terrain opening up every day. With recent snowfall accumulations the skiing keeps getting better. This conditions report is a mere sampling of the offerings available so far this season. The photos and conditions reports are all recent accounts. Jay Peak, VT: We’re just a knuckle hair away from TWO AND […] Robin Azer | December 6, 2016 0 Comments
Avalanche Clinic Offered at Squaw Valley, CA by S.A.F.E. A.S. CLINIC OVERVIEW Each clinic is one day long, begins with yoga, a classroom session by pro skier, guide, and avalanche forecaster Lel Tone, assisted by the likes of the rest of us skiers and snowboarders to provide our experience and additional information. We all then have lunch and go out on the hill, learn some more, and do rescue scenarios […] Avalanche Robin Azer | December 5, 2016 0 Comments
Santa Sunday at Sunday River Ski Resort, ME Newry, Maine: Ho, ho, ho! Yesterday the slopes of Sunday River were decorated with 180 jolly Santa’s skiing and riding down the slopes. The spirit of the holiday season known as Santa Sunday is a charity fundraiser held every December at the resort. There were 180 Santa ‘s on hand to help support the 18th annual event which went on […] Robin Azer | December 5, 2016 0 Comments
Conditions Report from Vail, CO: Nearly 500 Acres Now Open Conditions Report: The daily conditions at Vail Mountain Resort are offered up on Vail Daily via the “On The Hill” video series. Interesting enough, it’s sponsored by a local sports medicine practice. As of Wednesday of this week Vail has almost 500 acres of terrain open with an 18″ base. With 5,289 acres of skiable terrain, 500 acres only represents 9% of the […] Robin Azer | December 2, 2016 0 Comments
Avalanche More Complex Than Thought Pushing into the backcountry offers the thrill of untracked powder, but along with it comes the inherent risk of a potential avalanche. Much has been written about the cause and the effects of these dangerous events, yet until recently little has been known about what goes on beneath the plume of snow during an event. To better understand the dynamics […] Avalanche Robin Azer | December 1, 2016 0 Comments
Out-of-Control SUV Careens Down Ski Slope at Lake Tahoe Ski Resort | 5 People Injured With the possible exception of ski racers, no one enjoys icy conditions. Least of all the driver of a SUV that careened out of control in Tahoe this past Saturday. Icy road conditions lead to the SUV swerving off the road and onto the ski slopes at Heavenly Mountain Resort. Five people were taken to Barton Memorial Hospital on Saturday […] Industry News Robin Azer | November 29, 2016 2 Comments
Earthquake-Triggered Avalanche in Nepal: Sherpa Killed, British Climber Injured An earthquake-triggered avalanche took place early Monday morning on Mount Ama Dablam, Nepal. The 5.6 magnitude earthquake resulted in snow and ice rushing down the mountain leaving one British climber injured and a 43-year old Nepalese sherpa dead. Located about 16 km south of Mount Everest, Mt. Ama Dablam is in the Khumbu Valley of Nepal. The incident this morning occurred […] Avalanche Robin Azer | November 28, 2016 0 Comments
Squaw Valley l Alpine Meadows Begins Lift-Accessed Guided Backcountry Tours Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows has partnered with Alpenglow Expeditions to launch lift-accessed, guided, backcountry tours. Available for the 2016-2017 season, skiers and riders can gain access to the terrain immediately surrounding the resort. Alpenglow petitioned the United States Forest Service (USFS) for permission to access and provide tours on the USFS lands. This new partnership between Squaw and Alpenglow includes […] Robin Azer | November 22, 2016 9 Comments
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