Big city, big air: San Francisco’s famous/infamous ski jump
They pulled it off. Despite angered citizens, threats of lawsuits, red tape and record temperatures for September 29, 2005, they built a ski jump in the middle of San Francisco, trucked in Sierra...
View ArticleTahoe on MLK weekend: Open for ski biz
Here’s what you need to know as the big winter weekend approacheth: Tahoe is open for skiing and riding. Despite the unarguably regrettable absence of Thor-made snow, ski areas have been furiously...
View ArticleSnow film vs. snow porn
IT’S THAT TIME of year when the mind turns to snow flicks. God knows, there’s no shortage of choice. Between YouTube, Vimeo and a swath of commercial films, you can get your fill and then some. I’m...
View ArticleNow is the hour …
THOUGH THERE’S STILL SNOW on the mountains, this is the season’s final run for Slope Dope. Some season. It’s been big. The big good: Snow has returned to whiten up our lives. Great relief for resort...
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