Jackson Hole, WY Conditions Report + Photo Tour: Save A Horse, Ride Cowboy Powder Today Friday Feb. 3rd was the halfway point in Jackson’s season, and they are pacing a cool 712″ inches season total. Needless to say, there have been many deep powder days this season and Thursday Feb. 2nd was one of them. In fact, Thursday was my favorite type of day: a sleeper day, a storm day, and ultimately, a day full of refills […] Conditions Report Sergei Poljak | February 3, 2017 0 Comments
“Tahoe Ten” Backcountry Mission: 10,000 Vertical Feet, 5 Peaks, & 20 Total Miles [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/dsfb9wZ8UgA?ecver=2″] Professional skier and Tahoe local Josh Daiek and snowboarder Abe Greenspan took some time last December to complete what Josh has dubbed the “Tahoe Ten”: 10,000 vertical of hiking over five peaks on a 20 mile route. They also skied five epic lines off aforementioned peaks, and even if you could keep the pace during the hike, you won’t […] Sergei Poljak | February 1, 2017 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn Crashed Twice Last Weekend Lindsey Vonn, back on the world cup circuit for only two races, crashed in downhill training in Cortina, Italy over the weekend. Vonn Shed light on the incident, posting the above picture and “crash test check” on her instagram later that day. She also assured fans that her arm was still in one piece and she would be racing on January […] Crash Sergei Poljak | January 31, 2017 0 Comments
Mammoth Mountain, CA Conditions Report: Soul Skiing Mammoth was all-time last week and this week, and will be next week as well…or maybe the entire rest of the season for that matter. Since my report last week, we’ve seen a full powder cycle, with storms, crowds, delays, and ultimately, amazing powder runs reserved for the midweek skiers. This weekend arrived with great snow conditions and open lifts. Ullr wouldn’t have had it […] Conditions Report Sergei Poljak | January 29, 2017 0 Comments
Rigoplano, Italy Avalanche Final Tally: 29 Dead, 11 Rescued According to CNN, rescuers have stopped searching for survivors in the Hotel Rigoplano, the site of a deadly avalanche last Wednesday. The avalanche was 120,000 tons and essentially destroyed the hotel. Out of 40 people inside the hotel during the avalanche, 29 have been confirmed dead and 11 survived. Out of those who survived, 4 are children and 9 had been trapped […] Sergei Poljak | January 26, 2017 0 Comments
California Storms Leave Trail of Carnage On The Coast This past week, California saw three huge storms roll in off the Pacific, with the third and final in the series leaving a trail of carnage in its wake. Precipitation records were shattered, rivers overflowed, the mountains received tremendous amounts of snowfall, and massive waves claimed at least four lives in the Pacific Ocean. A woman drown in Ocean Beach, Northwest […] Sergei Poljak | January 24, 2017 0 Comments
Italy Avalanche: Survivors Recount Disaster, Rescued After 58 HOURS Georgia Galassi, 22, is an Italian student and was one of the nine survivors rescued from the buried hotel Rigopiano thus far. Five days after the massive avalanche in the Abruzzo Region of Italy, search crews are still on the hunt for survivors. As time passes, it becomes increasingly unlikely that persons trapped will be found alive. As of Jan 22nd, nine have been […] Avalanche Sergei Poljak | January 23, 2017 1 Comment
Mammoth Mountain, CA, Conditions Report: In A Word…ALL-TIME Thursday Jan. 19th was all-time at Mammoth Mountain in the Eastern Sierra. Mammoth reported the most snow, with 30″ at the top, in the world today – no other lift-accessed location received more. Better yet were the clear conditions early on, the heavy snow in the afternoon, and the fact that a fairly large portion of the mountain was actually open. Everything except […] Conditions Report Sergei Poljak | January 19, 2017 2 Comments
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