I was lucky today and got to try out a couple pairs of Surface skis. I was about to head out on my slalom skis when Timmy the local Surface rep and all round good bloke offered me some demos. Conditions ranged from heavy fresh powder to chopped up powder to great wind blown snow […]
Waking up to the sound of the front end loader clearing snow outside your window is always exciting (my wife would say otherwise!). I headed up the hill to get some powder skiing and wasn’t disappointed. Conditions were interesting however as the snow had fallen reasonably wet meaning it was quite heavy and the wind […]
In a follow up to a previous post I wrote about the relationship between Kiwis and Aussies here is some breaking news; New Zealand’s national dish, the Pavlova, has been rightly confirmed as originating from New Zealand. Read this article which confirms what Kiwis have known for years, hands off Australia!
Today I finally got around to going snowboarding again after ten years. It was a lot of fun and I managed to get down a blue run without breaking a wrist, so I was happy. I’ll have to get some photos next time I go out as proof! Snow conditions are still perfect and there […]
After a busy Thanksgiving I got the chance to have bit of a freeski today. Conditions are excellent with pristine groomers, chopped powder off piste and no one here! This is the main run coming into Canyon at 9am this morning: And check out the lift line at Chair 16: We received between 4-6 feet […]
After the big storm last weekend we have had a couple of great bluebird days to enjoy. I’ve been busy teaching which has been fun and can’t wait to check out the snow around the mountain on my next day off. Here’s a shot from Stump Alley today, looking good! This is one of the […]
Just a quick update about the season opening at Mammoth. It has been pretty much snowing since late friday night with about 3 feet outside my house with up to 8 feet on the hill. The only bad news it that it has been windy too so the coverage is not even over the whole […]
In this post I’m going to look at where you should take your kids skiing based on my experience as a ski instructor. In my job I often have the pleasure of teaching skiing to children. Safety, fun and learning are the three main principles of my lessons and are directly impacted by the terrain […]
Mammoth Mountain has been open for 6 days now and the snow is holding up pretty well. It’s been too warm the last couple of nights to make snow and I’d have to say conditions are rather spring-like with beautifully warm temps during the day. I took some photos today of different parts of the […]
Woolly made it out in his finest for Rusty’s Opening Day speech and the champagne toast.
