Sign of the Times
Spent a few days in Incline Village over the holiday and came away smiling. Two bluebird days at Mt. Rose and Northstar. No complaints. Will post plenty of details on both areas, along with some...
View ArticleEarly Season Pics
Here are some early-season photos, taken at Mt. Rose and Northstar-At-Tahoe. Aida Tanaka/Special to The Chronicle A snow-dusted view of Nevada from the slopes of Mt. Rose. Aida Tanaka/Special to The...
View ArticleEpicMix Remix
Tuning into the share-everything morass of daily life, Vail Resorts launched a tuneup of EpicMix, its social-interaction program. Using a hands-free approach enabled by RFID (radio frequency...
View ArticleMark “Lando” Landvik Q&A
“The Art of Flight” is really taking off around town. In addition to the screenings at the Palace of Fine Arts this Thursday and Friday (read last week’s post here), Dolby Labs also hosted its own...
View ArticleUp High on High-Five Challenge
UPDATE: When Roy Tuscany, president and co-founder of the High Fives Non-Profit Foundation, set out to break the high-five world record Saturday at Ski Fest (reported here last week), he aimed high — a...
View Article2-3 inches of fresh snow today
It’s not much, but two to three inches of fresh snow this morning at North Tahoe will make for a good day on the hill. My favorite conditions are a few inches of powder atop groomed corduroy. That’s...
View ArticleSouth Lake Tahoe Kids Play
South Lake Tahoe’s ski resorts aren’t kidding around when it comes to its smallest visitors. Two resorts opened this season with revamped kids school centers — namely Sierra-at-Tahoe and Heavenly –...
View ArticleLake Tahoe Snowstorm Pics
One of the biggest snowstorms is finally here at Lake Tahoe. Given the windy conditions, it’s forgivable that there aren’t any hi-res shredder shots, but the folks at Northstar, Kirkwood and Heavenly...
View ArticleMore Tahoe Ski Resort Snow Pics
It’s a Winter Wonderland for some and a slushy mess for others as storms continued their parade through the region. “The snow is wet and heavy but it is accumulating,” says Steven Hemphill of Sierra at...
View ArticleTahoe’s Miracle March: 7 feet of snow in 3 days
Heavenly opens Killebrew Canyon; now 100 percent open There’s so much powder at Heavenly, you may have to look twice to see the snowboarder in mid-air. Courtesy Heavenly. Heavenly at South Lake Tahoe...
View ArticleSnowbrains.com: A new snow blog from Tahoe
Slope Dope started here on SFGate.com with a simple premise: Let’s write news you can use for Bay Area skiers and snowboarders. For the most part, that includes favorite places to stay and play in...
View ArticleTahoe’s 1st Snow!
So we’re a bit late in posting about Tahoe’s first snow — it’s been crazy here at 5th & Mission with Team Oracle’s America’s Cup win and the A’s being American League West champs and all. But here...
View ArticleSnow Dusts North Tahoe
Another first snow report — this time at North Tahoe. Northstar in Truckee reports a light dusting along with an opening day target of Nov. 22, if the snow keeps on coming. We’ll keep you posted.
View ArticleWhat’s cookin’ in the Sierra: Snow, Yoga and Beer
What’s cookin’ in the Sierra? Rather a lot, actually. Big news from your Slope Dope blogger… Fall It’s a tingly time of year. Though we’re still in October, and it’s just barely fall outside the house,...
View ArticleOpening Day: on its way
Fine. Snow has fallen. Fine. They’re blowing new snow. Fine. Chain-control alerts have been posted. Fine. But when are the slopes gonna open? Here’s when: Mammoth Mountain: November 7th Heavenly...
View ArticleHoliday gift guide for the snow lovers in your life
There’s a skier or a rider in your life. What to get said snowsport for ChristmasHannukahKwanzaWinterSolstice? Here are ideas you may not have considered… Googlish goggle For your favorite geek on...
View ArticleSkiing while freezing
While we’re nude sunbathing by Lake Tahoe, the rest of North America is freezing to death in a polar vortex. What’s it like to ski in a polar vortex? I asked my favorite fanatic, Dave Fonda. Dave...
View ArticleBig 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 ArticlePolaroid’s XS100i—Does GoPro have competition?
Does GoPro have competition? It may. The Polaroid XS100i does some things well, some not so well, and one badly. And it sells for $180 retail, as low as $140 online. Let’s get the negatives out of...
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