The Life of Skiing Legend Glen Plake Nov 28 at Squaw
Glen Plake has dedicated his whole life to skiing, becoming a local and global legend of extreme sports. […]
Sierra Avalanche Center is Our Lifeline
Backcountry skiing and riding are sweet! Avalanches are not. Don’t get caught. […]
Long Live the Real Skiers by Gary Bell
So you have your new super fat twin tip skis or that new board with rocker.
You can ride switch all day long, throw down corked threes in the big pipe, you’ve dropped the cross on Mount Tallac, won a race or two during gay week and skied Powderhouse in the full moon! […]
So Lake Tahoe Christmas Bird Count Dec 16
The South Lake Tahoe Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, December 16th, will be held from 8am until sundown, is a chance to do some birding in the winter, socialize with other birders and contribute to the largest, longest running citizen science program in the world. Novices to experts are all welcome for this fun winter […]
Getting Lost in a Winter Wonderland by Robert Frohlich
“I named this place Lost Trail because people are always getting lost off the backside of Sugar Bowl or along the Pacific Crest Trail and somehow end up here,” explains David Robertson, owner and operator of the wilderness outpost. […]
Tahoe Adventure Film Festival Dec 8
Well known as a breeding ground for elite athletes and year-round adventurers, Lake Tahoe is the stage for the Tahoe Adventure Film Festival to be held December 8th in South Shore at MontBleu. […]
Tahoe Nordic Search And Rescue
It sends chills up your spine.
A person lost in a blizzard. Or worse – a child. Luckily we have some of the most experienced and dedicated, hard core rescuers in the Sierra.
Tahoe Nordic Search And Rescue. […]
Robb Gaffney M.D. Author & Ski Icon
Robb Gaffney M.D. began studying the slopes of Squaw Valley when he was in college. He has skied Squaw for more than 25 years and is the author of Squallywood – A Guide to Squaw Valley’s Most Exposed Lines. […]
Olympic Nordic Trails at Sugar Pine Point State Park
Did you know that Sugar Pine Point State Park is the site of the first-ever Olympic Biathlon event held as part of the 1960 Winter Olympic Games at Squaw? […]
Exposed Ski Lines caught in Squallywood Book by Robb Gaffney
If you liked the 1st edition, you’ll love the 2nd.
Squallywood
A Guide to Squaw Valley’s Most Exposed Lines by Robb Gaffney, MD.
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Geoff Clarke, Sustainable Mountaineer
His obsession with backcountry skiing and adventure all started at age eight. He’d hike up Hobbit Hill in South Lake Tahoe with his dog, Sugar, and ski down. […]
Martin Hollay and a Lifetime of Glove Making
As an apprentice glove maker in Hungary in the 1930s, Martin eventually moved to the U.S. in 1958 settling in South Lake Tahoe to live, ski, raise a family, and continue making hand stitched leather gloves using his glove press that is over 100 years old. […]