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San Juan Hut System Bike Routes

San Juan Hut Systems Bike Routes

If you are looking for a great experience on your mountain bike, check out the San Juan Hut Systems (www.sanjuanhuts.com)Hut-To-Hut Mountain Bike routes from Telluride, Colorado to Moab, Utah and Durango, Colorado to Moab, Utah.

Closeout Ski Gear | Closeout Snowboard Gear -- Year End Sale

Massey's Outfitters of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has started their year end clearance of Ski and Snowboard gear and clothing.

Check out the sale
HERE

They are offering 30-50% off on a significant amount of products from Mountain Hardwear, Marmot, Spyder, Nils, and Patagonia, North Face,.

Lake Tahoe Introduction

Lake Tahoe is a year-round resort town, with skiing, snowboarding, and other snow activities available through the Winter and into the Spring. The Summer and Fall seasons provide opportunities for hiking, biking, camping, fishing, paddling, swimming, and boating.

The lake is divided by the California and Nevada state border, so lodging can be found in either state, with casinos available on the Nevada side. Otherwise, accommodations and resorts are usually associated with either North Lake Tahoe or South Lake Tahoe.

Heavenly Mountain Resort

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Located on the south end of Lake Tahoe, Heavenly Mountain Resort rises 3,000 feet above the famous lake and spans across the California and Nevada state line. Heavenly has 4,800 acres of terrain, from wide-open cruisers to 1,000-foot chutes.

Heavenly ranks among Ski Magazine’s Top 20 Ski Resorts in North America.

Base Elevation:
6,540 feet - California
7,200 feet - Nevada
Summit Elevation:
10,067 feet
Vertical Rise:
3,500 feet

Squaw Valley Ski Resort

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Squaw Valley USA, the site of the VIII Winter Olympic Games, is one of Lake Tahoe’s premier ski resorts. Squaw has thirty-four lifts that access 6 peaks and 4,000 acres of terrain for all tastes and abilities. Squaw Valley is also the only remaining major resort to still be owned by its founder’s.

Base Elevation: 6,200 ft.Peak Elevation: 9,050 ft.Vertical rise: 2,850 ft. /869 m

For details about lifts, amenities, and activities, check the official Squaw Valley website.

Heavenly Mountain Resort Webcams

Heavenly Mountan Resort Webcams.

Squaw Valley Ski Resort Webcam

Squaw Valley Ski Resort Webcams.

Bluebird Day in the Backcountry

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What a day in the Wasatch. 3 feet of snow in the last 3 days... And today, blue skies and fresh powder.

The avalanche danger was high in the upper elevations, so we stuck to our hidden gem spot in the wasatch foothills. The snow was easily waist deep, but it hasn't had time to consolidate so we hit a few rocks. No damage done. Just some mud on the ends of our ski poles.

We signed our names and checked out.

Why Do You Ski?

Is this a trick question? No, there's more depth to it. Why this philosophical challenge? I went skiing a Brighton, Utah a few days ago. I haven't skied there in over ten years. Just arriving in the parking lot brought pack a lot of old memories. It's seems like older you get, the more this nostalgic feeling grips you when you go places you've been before. I can't imagine what it will be like in twenty or thirty years. I guess that why old folks like to tell stories.

Back to the question. Why do you Ski? For the Feeling.

Alta Ski Resort

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Due to it's elevation and position in the Wasatch Mountains, Alta receives the most snow out of all Utah's ski resorts. . Snowboard is not allowed.

Visit Alta's Website

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