Category: Snow Sports

Train for Snow

Whatโ€™s the deal with winter? If you are anything like me, winter is generally a bad time for fitness and outdoor sports. Oh sure, I try every year to resist the lure of massive holiday overeating, but inevitably I am ten pounds heavier and in lousy shape come spring. Then I spend spring and summer getting back into shape and the whole cycle starts againโ€”fit and motivated in the summer, lazy, fat and uninspired in the winter. Gaining fitness in the summer; gaining weight in the winter. You get the picture.

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GEAR: Tele vs. AT โ€” A Matter of Preference

Telemark and AT (Alpine Touring) gear are all the rage these days. Theyโ€™re proliferating at ski areas as fast as in the backcountry. The latest gear is half the weight and twice the performance of what you might expect. With one setup, you can comfortably tour the Sierra backcountry and hit the steeps at Squaw Valley. The choice to drop your knee or not is a tough one. Donโ€™t sweat it if you canโ€™t decide; the skills you develop in one discipline will help you conquer the other should you wish to switch later.

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Beginners Series

Itโ€™s springtime. There is still snow on the mountain passes, but some of it has started to melt. Rivers are beginning to run, creating ideal playground flows for boaters. And the winds that surge in with March and April are arriving in gusts, churning up waves. Conditions are perfect for playing outside.

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Doug Robinson and the Extreme Bohemians

In March of 1970 Doug Robinson skied the entire John Muir Trail from Whitney Portal to Yosemite. His partner for this adventure was Carl “Peanut” McCoy, former downhill ski racer and son of the Mammoth Mountain McCoys, builders of the well-known ski resort. Spending weeks unsupported in the winter wilderness was a radical undertaking, but for Doug the journey was a natural progression. Increasingly Doug was pursuing a lifestyle of full time, hardcore adventure in the Sierra.

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Waterhouse: South

Standing on the ridge, the Tahoe Basin is framed between the tips of my skis. Rolling for 1,500 vertical feet down into the trees below me is a glistening expanse of untracked fresh powder. The horizon is a merge of azure lake and cobalt sky. Rugged Mt. Tallac, to my left, and the gentle dome of Freel Peak, on my right, compose the classic Lake Tahoe portrait. Itโ€™s two in the afternoon on a brilliant, clear, 20-degree Saturday in December. A few miles away, the holiday masses swarm the resorts of Heavenly Valley, Sierra-at-Tahoe and Kirkwood. Here, except for the distant bark of a local dog, the crisp pine-scented air around me is silent, the crowds non-existent, and the terrain and conditions ski-brochure perfect.

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Bikes on Snow: Is ski-biking the next big winter sport?

โ€œAre you sure this is for me?โ€ I ask Matt Hanson, founder and C.E.O. of Winter-X-Bike, as he unlocks a Turner DH Racer from his vanโ€™s roof rack. โ€œCan you ride a bike?โ€ he asks me without breaking his focus. โ€œWell, yeah... โ€ Hanson hops off the van, pulls the bike down and hands it to me. โ€œThen you can ride a ski-bike. Letโ€™s go.

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Make the Most of the Snow Season

So you canโ€™t afford to spend a week with Mike and the folks at Wiegele Heliskiing? Canโ€™t even afford a season pass and the airfare for Whistler-Blackcomb? Thatโ€™s OK. Even a budget skier can find some ways to make the most of this snow season.

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2004/2005 Resort Guide

A big mountain without the attitude, Alpine Meadows offers a tremendous variety of terrain and exposures over 2,000 acres, including six bowls, steep chutes, gentle glades and corduroy cruisers. New this year is a 600-foot long superpipe and terrain park.

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Shasta Climbing Season Extended

Wet spring helped preserve snow for summer climbing and skiing Donโ€™t put away those skis and crampons yet! Weeks of cool temps and steady moisture through June have kept Mt. Shastaโ€™s snowy flanks in prime shape leaving the window open for stellar late season climbing and skiing well into July and perhaps beyond.

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Our recent article with Michael Allen is up! Featuring his new film A Long Road To Tao, that's being featured in the Las Cruces International Film Festival this spring along with his work as a fine art surf and wave photographer ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŽฅโ 
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Check out Michael's work at the link in our bio ๐Ÿ”—โ 
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When itโ€™s not raining, Castle Rock State Park offers amazing hiking and rock climbing just under an hour away from Santa Cruz! ๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿฅพ

And when it is raining, you can still get out there and have some adventures! ๐ŸŒง๏ธ

We went out last weekend in a break from the rain and sent some climbs at Indian Rock ๐Ÿง—๐Ÿฝ

Just remember to bring water, snacks, warm clothes, and plan beforehand as there is no cell service there, adventure on!

#rockclimbing #adventuresports #outdoor
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Can anyone guess where this iconic Redwood Tree ring is in Santa Cruz? ๐ŸŒฒThe canopies of redwood trees support entire ecosystems of wildlife, insects, plants, and they even create soil up there from decomposing leaves ๐Ÿ‚. Next time you go mountain biking, running, or hiking, take a glance up and wonder at the marvels towering above you! #hiking #santacruz #adventuresportsjournal ...

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