Performance-Enhancing Drugs On High Altitude Mountains – Doping or Life Saver? In competitive sports, doping refers to the use of banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs by athletic competitors, where the term doping is widely used by organizations that regulate sporting competitions. The use of banned drugs to enhance performance is considered unethical, and therefore prohibited, by most international sports organizations, including the International Olympic Committee. Furthermore, athletes (or athletic programs) taking explicit measures to evade detection exacerbates the ethical […] Climbing Claire Weiss | January 8, 2017 4 Comments
New Ski Lifts for New Year – Powder Mountain photo tour Powder mountain was first opened in 1971 with only one chair lift – Sundown ski lift. The area was lit for night skiing and a ski school was established. Food was prepared on an outdoor barbecue. The Main Lodge, the Sundown Lodge and the Timberline lift were added to operations for the 72/73 season. Hidden Lake lift was added in 1975 […] Industry News Claire Weiss | January 2, 2017 0 Comments
Holidays fun – Surfing On Ski Slopes [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/HTlQ2zrd_aA”] Now it’s winter times and most of us are skiing and snowboarding the slopes. But what if you’re missing surfing and the beach is far away? But SUP magazine has a solution for you! You can standup paddle on ski slopes too! You can practice surfing on ski slopes during the winter, so when the summer comes, you will surf […] Claire Weiss | December 26, 2016 0 Comments
New Year Holidays Around The World Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Here is a few events for New Year’s eve around the world. Don’t miss! Northstar Celebrate with family and friends in The Village at Northstar on New Year’s Eve! Ice skating and s’mores roasting to live music from The Village stage are just a couple of the fun options guests will have at […] Claire Weiss | December 25, 2016 0 Comments
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
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