Bunch o’ stuff comin’ up in the next two weekends for the free heel faithful (including those w/training heels 😉 ). 3rd Annual Tahoe Backcountry Festival Third annual? This is the first I’ve ever heard of this one. After looking at the write up in the Tahoe Daily Tribune it all becomes clear. It used …
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Feb 23 2013
Yup, another Nachtspektakel
What’s with all these Nachtspektakels? I can’t speak for everyone else but having been to the first two in the Tahoe area I can testify they have the same vibe as a tele-fest with a sense of accomplishment and hunger that follows a rando race, without the longevity or commitment of either. You can do …
Feb 12 2013
Tahoe’s Nachtspektakel II grows by 2x
Last Saturday, February 9th, 2013, Alpenglow Sports and Dynafit hosted the 2nd annual Nachtspektakel event for the Tahoe area. Over 90 people showed up to skin to Squaw’s High Camp as the sun set below the Sierra Crest. This was nearly double the number of people from the inaugural event. According to Jason Telford, …
Feb 10 2013
Backcountry Mag’s Icon Issue
Have you seen the latest issue of Backcountry Magazine? Besides the usual fair of stunning photography with inspirational words to accompany those images, the current issue focuses on the who’s who of the backcountry world. As much as I’d like to remain silent and humble about it, the fact is the latter can’t be done …
Feb 07 2013
Internat’l Tele instructors flocking to Snowbird
When people get passionate about something you can take all the numbers that say it can never happen and simply trash ’em. The latest example is the first ever Inter Tele & Tele Academy for PSIA instructors and instructors from around the world. It will be held April, 17-21, 2013 at Snowbird, Utah. Two years …
Feb 05 2013
Nachtspektakel returns to Squaw
The second annual Nachtspecktakl will be happening this Saturday, February 9th at Squaw Valley, starting at 3pm. Alpenglow Sports and Dynafit will be hosting a gathering of local backcountry skiers to share time on a skin track enroute to Squaw Valley’s High Camp for dinner and drinks followed by a night descent of Squaw’s notorious …
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