Archive for January, 2008
Justin Smaine Checks In
Snow’s flying everywhere here at heavenly. The skiing’s insane, i was up on monday (there was a snow day) and i had a blast. I was waiting for the chair to open at 8:30, then at about 9:10 patrol said all good. First run we broke trail out in avalanche bowl and it was epic. [...]
Andreas Wiig Wins X Games XII Slopestyle
Congratulations goes out to Heavenly High Roller Team snowboarder Andreas Wiig for his gold medal repeat in yesterday’s X Games XII snowboard slopestyle event. Andreas’ first run in the finals was the winning run with hit after hit of smooth style: a cab 9, backside 900 rodeo a.k.a. the “Wiig flip”, switch backside 900 and [...]
Team Rider Brad Scott checks in
Hey there all you Heav goers, this is Brad Scott sending Aloha from Hawaii. Hope all is well up in Tahoe. I have been hearing of all the HUGE snow storms and great pow days and have been jonesin to go ski. I’ll be there soon — I am planning a trip in February [...]
Rules of the Ski Slopes
You’re flying down the mountain weaving in and around the signs and skiers, hitting jumps, shredding the snow big time. You’re big, bad, large and in charge. That is until ski patrol catches you, clips your ticket and sends you home early for reckless skiing. That’s right; it is NOT a free-for-all on the slopes! [...]
Ski Lessons: Not Just for Beginners
How many of you out there think that ski and snowboard lessons are just for beginners? It is a common belief. But the fact is ski and snowboard lessons prove beneficial for a wide range of abilities. Not only that, taking a lesson is a great way to see different parts of the mountain, and [...]
