First Ski Lift for Small Children and Skiers With Disabilities A new six-seat chairlift is open at Klosters in Switzerland, Madrisa ski area. This new “Schaffürggli” chairlift includes a unique feature unique – the seat height of the chair will be controlled depending on the size of the skier. A laser scans passengers and determines whether they are adults or children. A hydraulic control then adjust the seat height so that even the smallest […] Claire Weiss | December 22, 2016 0 Comments
“Quick ‘n’ Dirty” Northstar, CA Conditions Report: Some New Snow, But We Need More… Northstar was good this weekend. After the last snowfall you could still find some untouched snow, although groomed runs are icy in some places after last rain/freeze/snow changes. All main chair lifts are open including Martis Camp Express, so it wasn’t that crowded as previous weekends at Comstock. But we badly need snow for Tahoe! Photo tour: […] Claire Weiss | December 18, 2016 0 Comments
Sean Busby: Pro Snowboarder Living In Yurt, Living With Diabetes Meet Sean Busby, snowboarder since 12 years old who competed since 14. And he also lives with type 1 diabetes. “I started snowboarding when I was 12 years old. Growing up in Southern California, beach sports should have been my thing. But for some reason, I was attracted to the mountains. A friend introduced me to the sport and I […] Claire Weiss | December 17, 2016 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act | It Really Has A Lot To Offer Lake Tahoe is a beautiful lake where California and Nevada meet and it is the largest Alpine Lake in North America. Recently in July 2015 the Lake Tahoe restoration act S 1724 was introduced and then was reported to Senate in May 2016. Cosponsors of the act are Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sen. Barbara Boxer and Sen. Harry Reid. Lake Tahoe is a […] Claire Weiss | December 17, 2016 0 Comments
Cell Phone Service May Come To Paradise, Mount Rainier There might be good news coming for those who enjoy hiking the route to Camp Muir at Mount Rainier National Park. Two providers of cell phone service – Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile – have applied for permission to install wireless communications hubs in the park’s Paradise area to improve their customers’ phone connections there. In proposals that park officials are […] Claire Weiss | December 12, 2016 2 Comments
Lift Ticket or Season Pass? Lift Ticket or Season Pass? When you start planning your winter vacation, besides booking hotels and airline tickets you ask yourself – should I buy a season pass or just purchase few lift tickets? So, what to keep in mind? If you only ski one or two days of the season, you probably won’t need a season pass. But […] Claire Weiss | December 6, 2016 1 Comment
First Indoor Ski Area In The Alps Proposed Due To Uncertainty of Natural Snowfall Tignes proposed to construct an indoor ski complex and congress center, located in the heart of the resort. The “Tignespace” will offer 3500 m² dedicated to the practice of sport and 1500 m² designed to meet the needs of sportsmen and companies. The Tignes ski resort had always kept the slogan : “skiing 365 days a year”. The resort was even open […] Claire Weiss | December 2, 2016 6 Comments
NOAA: Winter Storm Warning for HAWAII Today | 6-12″ of Snow Forecast!! Yes, it snows in Hawaii. Yes, people ski and snowboard in Hawaii. Yes, Hawaii is getting dumped on right now… The big island of Hawaii has summits as high as 13,800′ and they’re about to get buried. NOAA’s text forecast is calling for 22-33″ of snow (see below) on Friday and Saturday! NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for […] Weather Claire Weiss | December 1, 2016 1 Comment
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