From snowblades to twintips, trick skis are the latest trend to hit the slopes and according to the South Shore ski industry, their popularity is here to stay. The longest is about 50 centimeters. Air will be caught, and powder will be had when the South Tahoe Snowboard Series reconvenes for the season. The program, under the umbrella of the United States of America Snowboard Association, is run locally by Donna and Alan Vano, both professional extreme athletes and competitors in the series. If the U.S. Ski Team coaches didn't know better, they would have thought that veteran downhiller Wisi Betschart of South Lake Tahoe was auditioning for Hollywood stunt work last season.
Ski resorts report millions of dollars worth of upgrades and improvements.
Stretching your way to the slopes The snowsport season has arrived and it is always a good idea to set some goals. Typically, our goals reference a mid-season date. For instance, you may want to be able to ski down the East bowl at Heavenly by mid-season. To do this, requires added strength and agility. Warm-up stretching exercises A good rule of thumb would be to start these excersices now and try to perform them twice a day, every other day.