10 excellent reasons to ski New Zealand this summer
OK, however much we hate to admit it, the clock is ticking. The season is coming to the end. But what if your snowboard jones is still throbbing? Your ski itch still needs scratching. I have two...
View ArticlePrepping ski and snowboard gear for summer
The season’s ending, but you have one task remaining. Please don’t skip it this year. Yes, I know you skipped it last year and the year before and the year before that. All the more reason to actually...
View ArticleGoodnight, Sweetheart. Ski time’s passing, summer’s on its way.
It’s time to say goodbye. Goodbye to winter, goodbye to snow, goodbye to our favorite sport. At least for now. And for me, it’s time to say goodbye to you, at least for now. It has been not just...
View ArticleHow much snow is falling in the Sierra? (Photos)
Hunkered in their bunkers last week, skiers and snowboarders across the Bay Area had grand visions of deep powder in the Sierra. Surely, if my basement’s flooded, the slopes must be awash in fluffy...
View ArticleSierra Snow Update: Mixed bag for the holidays
This just in from Chronicle outdoors writer Tom Stienstra: If all the rain in December had been snow in the mountains, you’d need a periscope to see your way around in the Sierra. The result for the...
View ArticleSierra snow on the way: Slope Dope helps you navigate another dry year
Snow’s a comin’ to the Sierra this weekend, which is news in this, our fourth winter of droughty discontent. Like the three seasons before this one, it looks like we might get a little relief at the...
View ArticleBest and worst mountain names (the best is 33 minutes away)
What are North America’s worst-named ski mountains? Here’s a hint: Most of ‘em start with a B. Right. Here we go: Brighton, which sounds like a failed English seaside resort. Bogus Basin, which sounds,...
View ArticleSnow film vs. snow porn
IT’S THAT TIME of year when the mind turns to snow flicks. God knows, there’s no shortage of choice. Between YouTube, Vimeo and a swath of commercial films, you can get your fill and then some. I’m...
View ArticleFamily Guy, aka Slope Dope, goes skiing. And skiing. And skiing
NOTHING COULD HAVE BEEN further from my mind. When first I skied, I was an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Vermont. Skiing was a manly adventure, a test of mettle, of courage, of me against...
View ArticleBeat the crowds to snow: Insider tips on outfoxing traffic, parking, ticket &...
CALIFORNIA ISN’T ALONE, BUT it’s a paradigm of the problem. Here’s the problem in a snowball: Too many people driving to ski on too few roads to too few mountains at the same time. This makes for...
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