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Our web editor took a little break from skis, stand up paddle boards and kayaks to head down the Eastern Sierra between Lone Pine and Yosemite, here’s a few shots from along the way:
Near Lone Pine. Photo by Greyson Howard
Welcome back to our weekly Tahoe Ski News Blog where we keep you in the loop with the latest from Tahoe racing, resort news, the best deals and more.
Send your race, ski event or results to website@starthaus.com. with the headline: Tahoe Ski News to get them listed here each week.
Start Haus skiers Travis Ganong and Daron Rahlves at Kitzbühel:
A cold Sunday morning that promised to turn into a spring-like sunny day meant there was no reason to rush for a dawn patrol on Tahoe’s west shore, so I (Greyson, Start Haus web guy) met up with my buddies Paul and Jan at Homewood at a leisurely 9 a.m.-ish to head down to Hidden Peak.
Looking north from Hidden Peak.
Also known as Bliss Peak, tucked between Jakes and Rubicon just to the north of Emerald Bay, Hidden Peak earns it’s name, tricking you into thinking you’re almost at the top with a false summit. it rises up over 9,000 feet, overlooking both Tahoe to the east and Desolation Wilderness to the west.
I skied my K2 Backcountry Skis with Dynafit Bindings and Dynafit Boots, a great setup for the day.
Welcome to another week of our Tahoe Ski News blog post, where we share ski conditions, racing info, ski events, wax calls and ski deals every Friday.
Send your race, ski event or results to website@starthaus.com. with the headline: Tahoe Ski News to get them listed here each week.
Another dusting of cold smoke is on the ground and the skiing continues to be fantastic here in Tahoe – if you’re not here you’re missing out!
We’re excited to be nominated by Skiing Business for Most Knowledgeable Staff, Most Innovative, Best Backshop: Ski Tuning and Best Backshop: Bootfitting! We’ve taken wins in Best Backshop: Ski Tuning, best Backshop: Bootfitting, and Most Knowledgeable Staff in the past, so keep your fingers crossed for us.
In ski racing and competition news, Far West Skiing has Ski Cross coming up at Squaw Valley on January 12-13 and 19-20. U10/U12 Juniors will be racing at Sugar Bowl January 12-13. The Tahoe League Race Series is heading to Auburn Ski Club January 12-13. Far West Masters head to Sierra at Tahoe this weekend as well. At Northstar, the U.S. Revolution Tour brings halfpipe, slopestyle and cross events on January 13-18. USASA Rail Jam and Slopestyle are on tap at Boreal.
Wax calls for this weekend at Sugar Bowl: Holmenkol Beta Mix, Swix CH8, Toko Red, and Dominator Race Zoom.
Dominator Wax and the Start Haus have teamed up to create a custom line of ski waxes and ski wax additives that offer the best performance for your skis in a wide range of temperatures and snow conditions.
The Start Haus Ski Wax includes HF Yellow, HF Pink, HC Turquoise, HC White, Warm Old Snow, Cold Old Snow, Warm New Snow and Cold New Snow.
Here’s our in-depth explanation on which waxes are best for you, and why:
Craig Dostie, author of EarnYourTurns.com and our backcountry ski expert at the Start Haus, got one last day in for 2012 on the west shore of Lake Tahoe – and what a day!
Happy holidays from the Start Haus crew! We’ve been dreaming of a white Christmas and it looks like we’ve got it! If you haven’t been here before, this is our weekly Tahoe Ski News blog post, where we tell you about ski conditions, racing, events, wax calls and ski deals every Friday.
Jonny Moseley stopped by the shop to get his ski boots worked on this week. Start Haus is where the pros go for the best service.
Welcome back to our weekly Tahoe Ski News blog, where we tell you about ski conditions, racing, events, wax calls and ski deals every Friday.
Don’t forget to send your race, ski event or results to website@starthaus.com. with the headline: Tahoe Ski News to get them listed here each week.
With the cold storm that blew through on Wednesday the skiing is fantastic – almost all resorts are open, many top to bottom, and our team has been out getting fresh tracks in boot-deep powder at Northstar, Alpine Meadows, Sugar Bowl and Squaw.
Phil getting the goods at Alpine Meadows this week.
We’re starting a weekly post here at the Start Haus to bring you all the Tahoe ski news you need. We’ll post up racing info, Tahoe ski events, wax calls, ski deals and more here every Friday.
We’ll start off the week with a couple of screaming deals: We have the Salomon BBR 7.9 and Salomon Sentinel on sale for only $299! The BBR is an superhero ski for intermediate skiers looking to get beyond the groomer, and the Sentinel is a rockin’ all mountain ski that’s a solid contender for a Tahoe quiver-of-one.
Don’t be fooled by anyone telling you it’s only raining up here, the skiing is good! Check out this picture from Thursday – Start Haus’s Phil getting freshies on his Blizzard Bonafides, testing out the new Fischer Vacuum Ski Boots:
Philpug getting the goods Thursday morning.
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