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Sleeping Jacket
Tired of carrying around a tent AND a jacket? Well now you can cut your losses. Or double them, depending on your point of view… JakPak | Waterproof jacket, sleeping bag, tent for camping, hiking & outdoor sports fans. »
Backcountry gear sales UP!
According to the Snowsports Industries of America Intillegence Report, all equipment sales are DOWN by about 5%. That’s Alpine, Snowboard and Cross country. HOWEVER, Randonee and Alpine Touring gear sales increased by 21% in units and 16% in dollars for the 2008 / 2009 season. Total sales in dollars accounted for a minuscule share... »
Bing + Sentury Snowboards
Who knew that partnering with the newses web search tool could boost sales for local snowboard manufacturer Sentury Snowboards: “A partnership with Microsoft potentially could give a big boost in sales to a small Reno-based snowboard maker. Sentury Snowboards contracted with Microsoft to manufacture a line of snowboards branded with Microsoft’s Bing search engine... »
2221 feet before work
One of the best things about living in RenoSlashTahoe is that you can bag a few runs of Sweet Backcountry snow before work. Huck Tater and I hit Credit Card and got two runs of really killer un-tracked snow. Note: the track encroaching from the north is one Barrett and I put down a... »
Hourglass Helmet Cam Footage
Some GoPro helmet cam footage from the Hourglass Sunday. Raymon82 and SteadyB knuckle dragging in the fresh pow. Huck Tater was talking about a potential Dawn Patrol tomorrow. Sounds good to me! -M »
Awesome Conditions in the Tahoe Backcountry!
Went for a morning tour with the Kangdiggity, SteadyB, My sister and my dad today. The snow is AWESOME! GET SOME! -M »
Nasty Tahoe Skiing
Here’s a nice little ski video featuring VNasty and Shredder. Read more from VNasty »
How to almost cream your own corn…
“Ness said he and his two friends considered the avalanche threat, but thought it looked like a great day for skiing and decided it was safe enough to go…” Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy And another year for the Darwin awards slips by… -M »
ho-hum…
…another perfect day in the backcountry at Dry Gulch. Man, I hate punk weather like this. And all that powder snow is real cold when it hits you in the face. Sheryl Costello cuttin’ some 8′s: »
Feral Snow: Dawn Patrol On Credit Card Bowl
The drop off Credit Card Bowl was pretty RAD yesterday when JR, Pyrofloptic, Taldor and I hit it yesterday. I’d say make it a mid morning patrol until more snow hits. It’s a tad crusty here and there. It was perfect by the time we had to go to work… Feral Snow: Dawn Patrol... »