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Sierra Ski News
Vol. 15, No. 2 / Issue #64
November 2014
Serving Northern California skiers and snowboarders
NEWS FROM AROUND THE LAKE
Tahoe XC offers rental lockers
for skis, poles and baby sleds
Tahoe Cross Country will
be offering rental lockers this
season. Skiers can enjoy the
convenience of storing skis and
poles, and maybe an extra layer
at the Tahoe XC trailhead.
Bookings are now being
taken. First come, first served.
The cost is $99 per locker and
they are large enough to be
shared.
Tahoe XC will also be
offering baby sled lockers.
If you are tired of lugging
your baby pulling “pulk” sled
to and from the car, store it
securely at the Tahoe XC
trailhead.
Lockers fit single Chariots
and Kindershuttles, as well as
double Chariots.
Lockers are just $99 for the
year and are conveniently
located right where you start
skiing.
Contact Tahoe XC at (530)
583-5475 or visit www.TahoeXC.org.
World Cup coming to Squaw
in March with ‘cross’ events
Photo courtesy of Alpine Meadows - Jeff Engerbretson
Resorts set November
for 2014-15 openings
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. Many resorts in the Sierra
have set their 2014-15
opening dates with the
majority looking to crank up
their lifts mid to late
November.
Here’s a look at announced openings for the
majority of the Sierra Nevada
resorts.
Actual opening dates, of
course, depend on snow
conditions.
Alpine Meadows Friday, Dec. 12, 2014.
Bear Valley - Bear
Valley’s opening date had not
been announced at SSN’s
deadline.
Boreal - Oct. 32, 2014.
Boreal’s published date
means they have no idea, but
as they are always one of the
first resorts to open, look for
them to start running their
lifts anywhere from Halloween to the first or second
week in November.
Diamond Peak Projected opening day is
Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014.
Dodge Ridge - Dodge
Ridge’s opening date had not
been announced at SSN’s
deadline.
Donner Ski Ranch Donner Ski Ranch’s opening
date had not been announced
at SSN’s deadline.
Heavenly - Friday, Nov.
21, 2014. Go to www.SkiHeavenly.com for their 100
day countdown.
Homewood - Friday, Dec.
12, 2014.
Kirkwood - Saturday,
Nov. 22, 2014.
Mammoth Mountain Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014.
Mt. Rose - Friday, Nov.
21, 2014.
Northstar - Friday, Nov.
21, 2014.
S i e r r a - a t - Ta h o e Communications Manager
Thea Hardy reports that
Sierra-at-Tahoe is hoping to
open Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, but
is prepared to adjust that date
based on snow.
Soda Springs - Boreal’s
sister resort usually has a
December opening conditions permitting.
Squaw Valley - Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014.
Sugar Bowl - Sugar
Bowl’s John Monson says the
resort is shooting for the
Friday after Thanksgiving,
but it’s still TBD.
Tahoe Donner - Tahoe
Donner’s opening date had
not been announced at SSN’s
deadline.
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif.
- The fast-paced excitement of
skicross and snowboardcross
will come to Squaw Valley
Mar. 4-8, 2015, with the resort
hosting an Audi FIS Skicross
World Cup and FIS Snowboard
World Cup.
This will be the first time
the International Ski
Federation has brought a World
Cup event to Squaw Valley
since the FIS Alpine World Cup
in 1969.
The event will feature the
top global stars in the sport,
including local Olympian and
seven-time X Games champion
Nate Holland.
Cross racing pits athletes
against each other to race headto-head down a course of
jumps, bumps and berms.
Snowboardcross made its
debut at the Olympics in 2006.
Skicross joined it in 2010, and
both events were among the top
spectator events at the 2014
Winter Olympic Games in
Sochi.
Snowboarderscompete in last year’s World Cup Snowboardcross event in Vallnord, Andorra. Photo by Mario Sabrino
Enter the ‘Bring a Friend Challenge’ and win prizes
WASHINGTON - Snow sports
industry research shows that friends
and family members introduce most
people to skiing and snowboarding.
For the third year in a row, the
industry is rewarding anyone who
helps introduce newcomers to ski or
snowboard lessons - if they register for
the Bring a Friend Challenge.
Those who help just one beginner
sign up for and take a beginner lesson
or lesson package will be recognized
as anAmbassador of Snow Sports.
NOV.
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Ambassadors are eligible to win
prizes for their efforts. The Challenge
is part of the Learn to Ski and
Snowboard (Month)/Bring a Friend
initiative.
Details about the Challenge are
available at bringafriend.org, including prizes from product suppliers
including Head Wintersports, Seirus,
CrazeeHeads, RAMP, Ride, Dragon,
Sky Trail, Outdoor Tech and more.
Participants can enter every time
they help a (different) beginner sign up
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NEWS Squaw thins
U.S. Ski & forest for
New BBQ Ask Sam
@
Snowboard
Sierra-at-Tahoe’s
Experience
Based Programs
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for lessons.
The basic requirements are filling
out a short registration form each time
along with a receipt from the lesson.
The Bring a Friend Challenge
offers a variety of prizes to those who
participate.
It will run from Dec. 1, 2014 to Feb.
28, 2015.
Winners will be selected each week
starting the first week in January
through the end of the contest.
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2019 championship
awarded to Utah
BARCELONA, Spain - The
U.S. Ski and Snowboard
Association, in partnership
with the Olympic community
of Park City and State of Utah,
has been awarded the
International Ski Federation’s
2019 World Championships for
freestyle, freeskiing and
snowboarding.
The decision of the governing FIS Council was
announced during the FIS
Congress in Barcelona.
The innovative bid featured
a partnership of three resorts –
Canyons Resort, Deer Valley
Resort, Park City Mountain
Resort – for an event that is
expected to attract the very best
skiers and snowboarders in the
world for a minimum of 12
competitions over 10 days in
Feb. 2019.
Three & Free at
Diamond Peak
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev.
- Skiers and snowboarders can
benefit by joining the brand
new Diamond Club at
Diamond Peak.
Diamond Club membership
includes: 3 beginner packages
with standard ski/snowboard
rental, group lesson and
beginner lift ticket.
Once you have completed
the three lessons you will earn a
free all-mountain lift ticket and
1-day equipment rental.
Price: $119 (ages 4-7 ski
only, 7+ ski or snowboard,
Tues-Thurs, non-holiday, nontransferable).
For information on
Diamond Peak, visit
www.DiamondPeak.com.
Nights & Lights to be
featured at Northstar
TRUCKEE, Calif. Northstar California will usher
in the spirit of the holidays
commencing with the celebratory Tree Lighting Ceremony
during the weekend after
Thanksgiving Day.
The tried-and-true family
tradition invites guests to The
Village at Northstar for kidfriendly activities, S’mores,
sleigh rides, holiday music and
the piece de resistance – the
official lighting of the Holiday
Tree.
The first annual Northern
Lights festival will commence
Friday, Dec. 12 by welcoming
connoisseurs to the Brewmaster Dinner at Zephyr
Lodge.
The five-course menu will
feature fresh, seasonal produce
and meats from California’s
finest sources.
Each course will be customized to highlight select craft
brews and seasonal specialties
from Lagunitas Brewing
C o m p a n y, t h e f e a t u r e d
brewery of this December’s
Brewmaster Dinner.
Northern Lights culminates
Saturday, Dec. 13, during
which kids and families
partake in a day and evening of
light-filled revelry and
activities, a torch light procession and snow cat light parade
– all of which leads to The
Village at Northstar where the
festivities and entertainment
continue until the crescendo of
the Fireworks Grand Finale.
Northern Lights offers the
perfect complement to one of
the Tahoe region’s most
celebrated traditions, Noel
Nights.
Offered for the first three
Thursday evenings throughout
December, Noel Nights invites
families and friends to partake
in classic holiday celebrations
and activities – such as horsedrawn sleigh rides, holiday
caroling, ice skating, photos
with Santa Claus, special
shopping and dining events and
more.
November 2014
For information on activities at Northstar California,
visit www.NorthstarCalifornia.com.
Sierra -at-Tahoe adds
$5m Solstice Plaza
SO. LAKE TAHOE, Calif. Sierra-at-Tahoe invested $5
million in a new 30,000 square
foot deck and 9,000 square foot
base area facility that offers a
new après scene and enhanced
guest services as well as a new
retail shop, demo center and
restaurant – Solstice Eatery,
featuring internationally
flavored ancient grains bowls.
Along with Solstice Eatery,
Sierra introduces the new
indoor/outdoor Corkscrew Bar
with full liquor license and the
Golden Bear Terrace featuring
Save on lodging when you book 3 or 4 nights
midweek at Sorensen’s. Stay 4 nights for the
price of 3 (Sunday - Thursday) or 3 nights for
the price of 2 (Monday - Thursday)!
Offer valid: October 26 - December 18, 2014
January 4 - February 12, 2015
February 22 - June 11, 2015
*Special offer good only during non-holiday periods.
Cannot be combined with other Sorensen’s programs or
specials. Mention this ad when making reservations.
Regular weekend rates charged on Sunday when using
4-for-3 special.
Rooms & Cabins available
Cafe & Gift Shop
Free Snowshoes for lodging guests
Only 15 minutes from Kirkwood Ski Resort
www.SorensensResort.com
The
Rates
$20/hour for 2 persons
($7.50 ea./additional person)
Visit Nepheles online at www.nepheles.com
1169 Ski Run Blvd. È So. Lake Tahoe
Call for Reservations È (530) 544-8130
Open 7 days a week ~ All Major Credit Cards
Sierra Ski News is published monthly
(October-March) during the 2014-2015
ski & snowboard season. For 2014-15 it
will be an online only publication
distributed through the SSN web page
at www.SierraSkiNews.com. Article
submissions, letters, photos and other
materials may be sent to: Sierra Ski
News, P.O. Box 1115, Citrus Heights, California 95611 or
email SkiNews@SierraSkiNews.com.
Editor-in-Chief
Joe Blenkle
Assistant Editor
Sharlene Blenkle
Contributing Editor
Sam Morishima
East Coast Editor
Melanie Beus
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif.
- New this winter, Squaw
Valley is hosting three ski/ride
and yoga workshops in
January, February and March
on the third Saturday of each
See YOGA, Page 3
Book 3 or 4 Nights
& Get 1 Free!*
Relax in Nepheles
Hot Spas after your
day of skiing
or snowboarding.
* Relaxing Hot Spa
* Full Cocktail Service
* Private Room
* Shower Facilities/Towels
* Stereo Music
Ski/ride/yoga at
Squaw workshop
14255 Highway 88
Hope Valley, CA 96120
Hard day on
the slopes?
Hot Spa
California-centric barbeque
flavors based on California
lifestyle and attitude, highlighting craft beers from
California.
Guests can enjoy delectable
new options while relaxing
around fire pits on a large
outdoor deck overlooking the
action on the mountain and
enjoying live music and events
throughout the course of the
season.
of
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1690 West Lake Blvd.
Tahoe City, CA 96145
Phone:(530) 581-4073
Located on the West Shore
of Lake Tahoe only two
miles south of Tahoe City
and only minutes from
major ski resorts.
One
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ˆ Every room features a fireplace
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ˆ Hearty country breakfast included
ˆ Wireless Internet
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Yoga
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month.
Dubbed “Mountain to
Mat,” the new workshops will
incorporate locally-sourced,
organic breakfast and lunch, a
half day on the mountain with a
professional ski/snowboard
guide, an afternoon restorative
yoga class at the Wanderlust
Yoga Studio, and mini-spa
treatments while sipping wine
at Trilogy Spa in The Village at
Squaw Valley.
The January and March
workshops will be offered for
skiers, while the February class
will be for snowboarders.
Workshops are $169/person
without a lift ticket, and
$229/person lift ticket
included.
Mountain to Mat is offered
to intermediate through expert
skiers and riders.
Visit www.Squaw.com for
information on activities at
Squaw Valley.
Alpine Meadows gets
new Sierra-style BBQ
TAHOE CITY, Calif. Stoked Oak, Alpine Meadows’
new BBQ joint, celebrates a
new barbecue style unique to
the Sierra.
Stoked Oak offers woodfired open grilling served with
a thick coating of the tangy
house-made barbecue sauce.
Menu items include tri-tip,
regionally-produced signature
sausages, pulled pork, ribs,
veggie kabobs, and cast iron
trout.
Sides include signature
BBQ baked beans, house-made
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pickles, red cabbage slaw, and
cheesy creamed corn, as well
as Tahoe Toast (grilled bread
with herbed butter) and a
selection of BBQ sauces.
All dishes will feature a
recommended beer pairing
from a selection of Northern
California and Pacific Northwest microbrews.
Stoked Oak will be open for
the winter holiday season.
slopes with better grooming
and electric vehicle charging
stations.
Diamond Peak will be the
first grooming fleet in the
country with PistenBully’s
new SNOWsat technology.
Two new PistenBully winch
cat and Park Pro snowcats,
along with the remaining
xisting fleet, will be outfitted
with this innovative technol-
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ogy to produce optimum slope
quality, efficiently and safety.
These GPS-enhanced snow
groomers generate a cartographic image of the slopes
used to accurately measure
snow depths and ensure the
best coverage for skiers and
riders.
Got an electric car? Two
electric vehicle (EV) charging
stations were installed at Dia-
mond Peak in the spring of
2014 allowing drivers to
charge their EVs while on the
go and fully charge their EV in
a matter of hours.
The four Eaton 70-am 240V
J1772 Level 2 chargers are
networked via ChargePoint.
ChargePoint requires a
membership but are free for the
public to use for the first five
years.
Kids get 6th lesson
free at Squaw/Alpine
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif.
- New this season, children
who take five group lessons at
Squaw Kids or Alpine Kids get
their 6th lesson for free.
Squaw Kids and Alpine
Kids offer full day lessons for
young skiers (age 3-13) and
snowboarders (age 5-13), as
well as morning half-day
lessons for kids age 3-4.
The five lessons can be
taken at Squaw Valley and
Alpine Meadows interchangeably to accrue to the 6th free
lesson.
Lesson accruals are not
transferable between kids.
Full day group lessons are
$219, including rental equipment. Families can save $20 off
lesson prices by booking online
two or more days in advance.
Reservations are highly
recommended for all Squaw
Kids andAlpine Kids lessons.
Diamond Peak adds
electric vehicle charge
stations, SNOWSat
grooming technology
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev.
- New for the 2014-15 season,
Diamond Peak is making it
easier and safer to enjoy the
Bring your dog, best
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family!!! Pet friendly!!!
(Dogsitting available while you’re skiing)
South Lake Tahoe’s main
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Fenced in grounds offer extra
security for you and your pet.
‡ 2.5 acres of bliss located in the
historic Bijou area of So. Lake Tahoe.
‡ Close to ski resorts, restaurants
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‡ Gas-fed woodburning stoves.
‡ Group specials & package deals.
1201 Rufus Allen Blvd
So. Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
www.HollysPlace.com
1805 Cirby Way
Roseville, California
Easy to find off I-80
Exit East on Douglas
Right on Rocky Ridge
Dine In * Carry Out * Delivery
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11 Beers on Tap * Call Ahead
Bring this coupon
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(Offer Expires May 15, 2015 - Coupon
good at Roseville location only.)
HOURS:
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11 a.m. - 9 p.m. (Sat. - Sun.)
Celebrating our 15th
Anniversary in 2014
Pick up a pizza for your trip to
the slopes or come at the end of
the day for hot pizza & cold beer.
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Flex pass saves big
at Diamond Peak
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev.
- Formerly known as the Mini
Pass, the new Diamond Peak
Flex Pass is one of the best
ways to save money this
season.
The more you ski, the more
you save.
Available in 2-7 day
increments, this direct-to-lift
Flex Pass is fully transferable,
can be used any day and valid
all season.
Got to: www.diamondpeak.com/tickets-specials/lifttickets for information.
Diamond Peak season pass
holders can also get bonus
tickets for 2014-15.
Diamond Peak Ski Resort
season pass holders will now
receive bonus days at Boreal
Mountain Resort and June
Mountain Ski Area, in addition
to Homewood Mountain
Resort and Red Lodge
Mountain, for a total of 16
complimentary non-holiday
lift tickets, four at each partner
resort.
As an added bonus, 201415 Diamond Peak Ski Resort
season pass holders receive
50% off Woodward Tahoe
Core Memberships plus $100
off 2015 Woodward Tahoe
Summer Camp programs at
Boreal.
Purchase Diamond Peak
season passes at www.DiamondPeak.com.
Big Air Team SBX
proposed for 2018
BARCELONA, Spain - On
the heels of the successful
debut of new Olympic events
like slopestyle snowboarding,
the U.S. Ski and Snowboard
Association (USSA) is
proposing the addition of two
new Olympic snowboarding
events.
The USSA made its formal
proposal to the International
Ski Federation (FIS), the
sport’s governing body on June
1-6 in Barcelona for
the
inclusion of big air snowboarding and team snowboardcross.
Big air has been contested
at the FIS World Championships since 2003 while SBX
has been an integral and
popular Olympic event since
2006.
Sierra-at-Tahoe offers
experience based ski
and ride programs
SO. LAKE TAHOE, Calif. Committed to helping the snow
sports industry grow and retain
first-time skiers and riders,
Sierra-at-Tahoe offers lessons
in a hassle-free environment,
where guests will feel comfortable trying the sport and most
importantly, enjoying it.
An entire area is dedicated
to learning, including two
magic carpets, a high-speed
quad and a Learn To Ride
center.
Employees are trained on
anticipating needs of first
timers and certified within the
program to instruct on
sculpted, contour-based Smart
Terrain, designed to help turns
and gliding in a safe and
controlled environment.
This program is in collaboration with Snow Park Technologies and Snow Operating
Staff to fuel the desire for
progression in snowsports.
For kids, and building off of
the success of Yoda’s Riglet
Park, the Burton Star Wars
Echo Base now offers a
November 2014
snowboarding program for
kids ages 7-12.
The new Burton Star Wars
Echo Base gives kids 7-12 the
opportunity to learn how to
snowboard using terrain-based
teaching, iconic Star Wars
characters and Burton Learn to
Ride technology and techniques.
Young snowboarders will
get the chance to “defeat the
dark side” and become Jedi
Knights by conquering their
fears of sliding on snow.
Kids will learn to snowboard in a one-of-a-kind
environment unlike any other
in the universe.
For information on these
and other programs at Sierraat-Tahoe, visit www.SierraAtTahoe.com.
Vail Resorts launches
plan to make skiing
and boarding more
accesible to women
BROOMFIELD, Colo. Despite making up over half
the population of the United
States, women only make up 40
percent of alpine skiers and
only 32 percent of snowboarders according to participation data from SnowSports
IndustriesAmerica (SIA).
Vail Resorts, the world’s
leading mountain resort
operator, has announced a new
company initiative to increase
women’s participation in
skiing and snowboarding.
“Vail Resorts’ mission is to
provide an experience of a
lifetime. We can only do this by
understanding and meeting the
needs of our guests.
“There is clearly an
opportunity to understand what
our women guests need to
increase their participation in
snow sports,” said Kirsten
Lynch, executive vice president and chief marketing
officer of Vail Resorts.
“We want to make the ski
experience more accessible to
all women, and then empower
them to make time for themselves to have the ski experience they desire.”
Over the course of the
2013-14 ski season, Vail
Resorts conducted research
with female guests, at resorts
and online, to better understand
the barriers to the ski experience for women. Common
themes included being overwhelmed by the process and
having their hands full managing the experience for the other
members of their group/family.
“We are listening to the
voice of our guests,” said
Lynch. “We had intimate
conversations with women
from all over the U.S., Mexico
and Brazil, and we’re customizing programs to meet their
needs.”
The women surveyed
expressed some trepidation
around ski school – feelings of
being overwhelmed by the
logistics of the experience,
being out of place either
socially or by ability level, and
needing to justify the cost for
lessons for themselves.
Comments included:
“A ski class where I felt
comfortable would affect my
decision a ton. I’d be pumped
to learn with others like me,”
said a woman from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
A woman from Dallas,
added, “All-female adult
classes would really encourage
me to take more lessons. I
would LOVE that.”
The women also commented on their desire to either
have ski lessons that better
accommodated getting their
children into their lessons, or
lessons which included their
children.
Comments like these led the
Vail Resorts to create a number
of new programs and products,
available for the 2014-15
winter ski and ride season.
Vail Resorts’ Ski & Ride
Schools will offer the Women’s
Ultimate 4, a lesson for women
where they can join fellow
women and a female coach to
learn or brush up on skiing in a
small-group setting, from the
foundation-building basics of a
“first-timer” class (open to all),
to navigating the easiest
greens, to sharing tactics and
camaraderie on mountain
green and blue runs.
Wo m e n ’s U l t i m a t e 4
lessons will be offered at Vail,
Beaver Creek, Breckenridge
and Keystone in Colorado,
Park City and Canyons in Utah,
and Heavenly, Northstar and
Kirkwood at Lake Tahoe.
See WOMEN, Page 7
Louie the Chimp tells skiers/boarders
Developing Skiers & Boarders
in Sacramento since 1990
Ever wonder how good you can be?
All it takes is proper training!
Skiing & Boarding lessons in Sacramento
on an Indoor Endless Slope
‡ www.endlesslope.com ‡
Office: (916) 736-0432 ‡ Cell: (916) 205-0609
It’s easy!
You deserve to be better!
“Know your responsibility code”
1. Always stay in control and be able to stop or avoid
other people, chimps, or objects.
2. People and chimps ahead of you have the right of
way. It is your responsibility to avoid them.
3. You must not stop where you obstruct a trail or are
not visible from above.
4. Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail,
look uphill and yield to others.
5. Always use devices to help prevent runaway
equipment.
6. Observe all posted signs and warnings. Keep off
closed trails and out of closed areas.
7. Prior to using any lift,
you must have the
knowledge and ability to
load, ride, and unload
safely.
8. Absolutely no knuckle-dragging or swinging
from trees!
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NEWS
U.S. Ski
& Snowboard Teams
to the 2015 U.S.
2015 XC Team nominated
Cross Country Ski Team. All
PARK CITY, UT (June 2) –
World Cup sprint champion
Kikkan
Randall (Anchorage) headlines
a powerhouse team of women
five A Team women reached
the World Cup podium during
the 2014 season.
On the men’s side, veteran
sprinter Andy Newell
(Shaftsbury, VT) and rising
talent Simi Hamilton (Aspen,
CO), who won a Tour de Ski
stage last season, anchor the
American men for the 2015
World Championship season.
The 2015 Cross Country
World Cup season is slated to
open Nov. 29-30, 2014 in
Kuusamo, Finland.
The 2015 Cross Country
World Ski Championships will
take place Feb. 18 – March 1,
2015 in Falun, Sweden.
Here is a complete listing of
November 2014
the 2015 U.S. Cross Country
Team (* Denotes Olympian).
Men -ATeam
Simeon Hamilton (Aspen,
CO*.
Andrew Newell (Shaftsbury, VT)*.
Women -ATeam
Jessica Diggins (Afton,
MN)*.
Kikkan Randall (Anchorage,AK)*.
Elizabeth Stephen (East
Montpelier, VT)*.
Sadie Bjornsen (Mazama,
WA)*.
Sophie Caldwell (Peru,
VT)*.
Men - B Team
Erik Bjornsen (Mazama,
WA)*.
Noah Hoffman (Aspen,
CO)*.
Women - B Team
Ida Sargent (Craftsbury
Common, VT)*.
Men - D Team
Patrick Caldwell (Hanover,
NH).
Ben Saxton (Lakeville,
MN).
2015 Freestyle
PARK CITY, Utah - Twotime Olympic medalist and
World Champion Hannah
Kearney (Norwich, VT)
headlines a talent deep group of
36 athletes nominated to the
2015 U.S. Freestyle Ski Team
for aerials and moguls.
The 2015 season is highlighted by World Cup stops in
both Lake Placid, NY and Deer
Valley, UT along with the FIS
F r e e s t y l e Wo r l d S k i
Championships Jan. 16-25 in
Kreischberg,Austria.
The 2015 FIS Freestyle
World Cup season opens Dec.
13 in Ruka, Finland for moguls
and Dec. 20-21 in Beijing,
China for aerials.
The tour swings to the
United States Jan. 8-10 for the
Visa Freestyle International in
Deer Valley, UT and Jan. 29-31
for the 2015 Freestyle World
Cup in Lake Placid, NY.
Here is a complete listing
for the 2015 U.S. Freestyle
Team (* Denotes Olympian).
C.S.U.S
Ski
&
Snowboard
Club
www.SacStateSnow.com
Moguls -ATeam
Patrick Deneen (Cle Elum,
WA)*.
Sho Kashima (South Lake
Tahoe, CA).
Hannah Kearney (Norwich,
VT)*.
Heidi Kloser (Vail, CO)*.
Heather McPhie (Bozeman,
MT)*.
Eliza Outtrim (Hamden,
CT)*.
Sophie Schwartz (Sun
Valley, ID).
Bradley Wilson (Butte,
MT)*.
B Team
Joe Discoe (Telluride, CO).
Mikaela Matthews (Frisco,
CO).
Troy Murphy (Bethel, ME).
K.C. Oakley (Piedmont,
CA).
Bryon Wilson (Butte,
MT)*.
C Team
Jeremy Cota (Carrabassett
Valley, ME).
Ali Kariotis (Tiburon, CA).
Keaton McCargo (Telluride, Co).
Bruce Perry Jr. (Winter
Park, CO).
Thomas Rowley (Long
Beach, NY).
Morgan Schild (Pittsford,
NY).
Dylan Walczyk (Rochester,
NY).
Aerials -ATeam
Ashley Caldwell (Ashburn,
VA)*.
Dylan Ferguson
(Amesbury, MA).
B Team
Mac Bohonnon (Madison,
CT)*.
Jonathon Lillis (Rochester,
NY).
Kiley McKinnon (Madison,
CT).
Mike Rossi (Long Valley,
NJ).
C Team
Alex Bowen (Springville,
NY).
Si Ning Chan (Maine, NY).
Madison Gorelik (Park
City, UT).
Kendal Johnson
(McFarland, WI).
Allison Lee (Manchester,
CT).
Morgan Northrop (Haymarket, VA).
Madison Olsen, (Park City,
UT).
Harrison Smith, (Rochester, NY).
Zach Surdell (Marcellus,
MI).
Hall of Fame to
honor 10 athletes
April 11, 2015
ISHPEMING, Mich. The U.S. Ski and
Snowboard Hall of Fame
announced 10 athletes and
sport builders as inductees
elected to the Hall of Fame
who will make up the Class
of 2014.
Among the inductees are
Olympic champion snowboarder Ross Powers, World
Alpine Championship medalist Erik Schlopy, noted big
mountain skier Chris Davenport, ski instruction
pioneer Curt Chase, and
goggle innovator Bob
Smith.
Others include resort
designer Joe Cushing, World
Cup race winner Kristina
Koznik, alpine development
leader John McMurtry,
women’s innovator Jeannie
Thoren and Ralph Miller,
one of the great American
ski racers from the 1950’s.
Their induction will take
place in Steamboat Springs,
CO on Apr. 11, 2015. There
will also be a special
enshrinement ceremony
weekend for Honored
Members at the home of the
Hall of Fame in Ishpeming,
Michigan on Sept. 18-20,
2015.
Ishpeming was the birthplace of modern skiing in the
early 20th century.
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Schools will also offer fourhour lessons for women,
providing ample time for the
drop-off and pick-up times of
their kids’ lessons, as well as
“Mommy & Me” lessons,
where instructors spend time
with the mother and the child,
reviewing what the child is
working on and providing tips
on how to continue to develop
the child’s skills.
The comments also spurred
Vail Resorts to create Prima, a
personalized concierge service
to assist with every aspect of
the vacation experience for the
c o m p a n y ’s m o s t l o y a l
Brazilian guests of Vail and
Beaver Creek.
“This is just the beginning
for the Women In Skiing
initiative for Vail Resorts,” said
Lynch. “We plan on continuing
to invest significantly in this
important segment of our
guests.”
Squaw enhances ski
terrain with forest
thinning project
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif.
- Squaw Valley has set in
motion a plan to enhance
skiable terrain through a
month-long, ecological forest
thinning project at the resort.
The project began in late
October.
More than 5,000 dead or
diseased trees will be removed
from Red Dog region of the
lower mountain in an effort to
improve the natural habitat,
reduce the risk of wildfire, and
provide unprecedented access
to tree skiing and riding in the
targeted area.
As a result of the project,
skiers and riders can expect
nearly 100 acres of enhanced
skiable terrain this season in
the Red Dog region.
The terrain, rated upperintermediate to expert, will
include three newly designated
glade areas - Red Dog Glades,
Paris Glades and Heidi’s
Glades - as well as a new
connector trail on Champs
Elysees that will eliminate the
current lengthy traverse.
“This effort will result in the
creation of new, gladed tree
skiing for our guests, and will
ultimately feel like a terrain
expansion due to the new
access,” said Mike Livak,
executive vice president of
Squaw Valley / Alpine Meadows.
This part of the Red Dog
terrain has previously been
inaccessible, or extremely
limited, due to a dense population of standing and fallen trees
on the forest floor, eliminating
the ability for skiers and riders
to negotiate the terrain safely.
About the Project
Squaw Valley is conducting
the forest thinning project to
improve forest health and
preserve the area’s incredible
natural resources for the local
community and visitors to
enjoy.
Lower-level vegetation that
could potentially serve as fire
fuel will be removed from the
East end of the ski resort from
Red Dog Face to Poulsen’s
Gully.
“The current drought and
the King Fire bring into sharp
focus the issue of forest health
and how it affects our community right here in Squaw.
Thinning provides valuable
benefit by effectively utilizing
the available water for the most
viable trees, and the removal of
dead or diseased trees dramatically reduces the risk of fire.
While this work is expensive for private landowners,
our community will benefit
from Squaw’s investment in
fuels reduction and forest
health and I commend the
company for doing the right
thing,” said Peter Bansen,
Squaw Valley fire chief.
Squaw Valley will conduct
the project by lifting the dead
and diseased trees from the
targeted area via helicopter;
this will eliminate the need to
skid or drag the fallen trees
along the ground in sensitive
areas, thus minimizing adverse
environmental impacts.
Most of the trees will be
processed for timber, and the
remaining materials will be
chipped for future use, allowing Squaw to ensure that all
forest materials harvested will
not be wasted.
“Our goal is to return the
forested areas in the Red Dog
region back to a more natural
and healthy state by removing
the potentially dangerous
overgrowth and deadfall,” said
Livak. “Although this project
is costly, it’s worth the investment to improve the environment while also improving
skiing and riding at the resort.”
The newly enhanced terrain
is expected to be open for the
2014-15 winter season.
Squaw Valley is scheduled
to open for skiing and riding
Wednesday, Nov. 26.
EpicMix at Heavenly,
Kirkwood, Northstar
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. Vail Resorts has re-imagined
how skiers and snowboarders
will maximize their time on the
mountain this winter, with the
fifth generation of its awardwinning, multi-channel app,
EpicMix.
EpicMix Guide uses guest
input to generate a customized,
step-by-step navigational
guide to experience Vail,
Beaver Creek, Breckenridge or
Keystone in Colorado,
Canyons in Park City, Utah, or
H e a v e n l y, N o r t h s t a r o r
Kirkwood at Lake Tahoe like a
long-time local.
“EpicMix Guide will
enhance the way many of our
destination guests experience
our resorts,” said Kirsten
Lynch, executive vice president and chief marketing
officer of Vail Resorts.
“Skiers and riders can input
what kind of skiing they like to
do, what kind of terrain they
want to explore and how much
time they have available, and
EpicMix Guide provides a
custom itinerary to help them
navigate the mountain in a
care-free way, maximizing the
fun they’ll have that day.”
Guests log into any one of
the various EpicMix channels
(app, mobile web, desktop) and
answer a variety of questions
including: resort, starting
location at the resort, terrain
difficulty desired, and length of
time available. EpicMix Guide
then pours over 350 possible
itineraries to automatically
generate the optimal route for
that guest on that day.
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