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Entries from January 2007

Q&A with Marco Sullivan

January 26th, 2007 · No Comments

If you haven’t seen this article from the Sierra Sun then head over their now. It’s a Q & A with tahoe native and top US olypmic downhill racer Marco Sullivan.
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KT Powder Day - Video

January 26th, 2007 · No Comments

If you have never seen the race for the Fingers here it is at the start of this clip. The quality of the video is not that great but you will get the idea. After the Fingers race check out the helmet cam video of Waterfall.

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Powder Day at Squaw Valley
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Daily Report - Friday 26 Jan ‘07

January 26th, 2007 · No Comments

This morning we saw the first clouds in a few days but the sun is back out and shining down on Squaw Valley. It’s the start to the weekend and there is more traffic moving through the village and down the hill. Squaw had the guns going all night so there is still a fair [...]

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Ski Jumper Jan Mazoch’s Accident - Graphic Video

January 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Here is a video of Ski Jumper Jan Mazoch’s accident in Zakopane this
week. View digression advised.

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Ski Jumping Jan Mazoch’s accident in Zakopane 2007
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HOT DOG: Passion strong as ever in Squaw

January 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Here is a story from powdermag.com.
HOT DOG: Passion strong as ever in Squaw
By Justin Broglio
I’ll be honest I’d never actually watched “Hot Dog” in its entirety until last night.
In the early 80s, when Mike Marvin wrote and produced the cult classic, mogul runs, double daffies and Dan O’Callahan ruled the slopes. Lift tickets cost about [...]

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Insane McConkey

January 25th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Here is a cool video about local skier Shane McConkey. If you don’t
know who Shane is look for him on the hill getting totally RAD on his
brainchild ski the Pontoon.

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Extreme Free Mountain Skiing (pt.2/4)
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If you want to see more of McConkey craziness check out this video
from Rolling Stone.
Insane Shane McConkey

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Daily Report - Thursday, 25 Jan ‘07

January 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Has anyone seen the Twilight Zone episode in which the earth was spinning closer and closer to the Sun and everyday it gets a little warmer as the sun beats down. Well that’s kinda what its feeling like around here. Everyday it’s sunny and a little warmer then the last. The snow pack is slowly [...]

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Squaw Valley - 1946

January 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The William Joseph Gallery in Portland is hosting a exhibit to celebrate photographer Ray Atkeson. Ray was considered a legend in his lifetime for spectacular outdoor photography including stunning black and white images, taken with his Speed Graphic camera, of skiers in the Western States. Many of these photos were taken in the Lake Tahoe [...]

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North Bowl Freestyle Event - Video

January 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Here are some videos from this pass weekends Freestyle event held in
the North Bowl of Squaw.

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Squaw Valley weekend 2 run 1
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Second weekend of Squaw Valley comp run 2
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Daily Report - Wednesday 24 Jan ‘07

January 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Another sunny day at Squaw Valley and although we are all thinking snow it’s hard not to appreciate the great weather we have been getting over the pass two weeks. The groomers are still skiing great and with all the sun the snow pack is getting thinner and thinner. If you are looking to avoid [...]

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