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February 6, 2012
Skiing With Kids: Safety
Here's how it goes down: I'm riding an aging fixed-grip triple chair, holding my two-year-old daughter in my lap. My five-year old son sits beside us, asking if his ski tips are (more)
February 3, 2012
SIA Preview: Rocker for the Ladies
As rocker technology continues to evolve, we find it moving well beyond powder-only skis. In fact, rocker (in one form or another) is appearing throughout ski makers' 2012-2013 (more)
February 1, 2012
A Photo You Don’t Need to See…
But, I'll show it anyway: Baldy Bowl, from 10,000 feet, February 1st, 2012. Yes, that's a virtually snowless mountain in the midst of a snowless season with no snow in sight. As (more)
January 25, 2012
Skiing With Kids: Culture
It's hard to overstate the importance of culture when it comes to raising children, and skiing is no exception. Where you live, and how important skiing is in your community, (more)
January 21, 2012
Kids’ Gear From Head to Toe
Probably the first question that's going to pop to mind when it comes to kids' ski gear is whether you should buy or rent. I strongly believe you should buy your own gear. Where (more)
January 19, 2012
Ambrose at GreenStone Lake
One of the few upsides to our snowless 2012 winter has been perhaps-unprecedented access to the interior Sierra in the dead of winter. Photographer Michael Ambrose recently made (more)
January 16, 2012
Skiing With Kids: Introduction
I am trying to get my 2 1/2 year old daughter to the snow. That's all I want right now: just get her to the snow. We've successfully crossed the parking lot, bought lift (more)
January 14, 2012
TPR Open?
Is Tioga Pass Road really open? Really? I can't believe it. I can not believe it. January 14, 2012, and SR 120 is showing "NO RESTRICTIONS" through the heart of the central (more)
January 5, 2012
Resolutions
Somewhere in my twenties I realized I would never be able to repay all that my dad had given me. I don't just mean money; I mean all the ways he was there for my brother and me. (more)
January 2, 2012
Black Diamond Warrant
I'm going to coin a new term to try to capture the essence of Black Diamond's Warrant, part of the revamped 2012 Black Diamond ski lineup: let's call it 'de-specialized'. The (more)
