Outbound

The Tahoe fund is once again offering lift tickets when you order a specialty license plate for your car.  The Tahoe Fund, in conjunction with the California Tahoe Conservancy, operates the Plates for Powder winter license program. The Pla...

Oakley has just released their new Airwave goggles with a live monitor display. A tiny monitor in the lower right side of the goggle can provide the wearer with information such as resort maps, temperature, speed, music playlist, and GPS informatio...

I'm back in sunny California from 2 weeks of  rainy travels in Oregon.  It was a great trip where I got to meet lots of great folks, reconnect with some good friends, and paddle in some neat places.  The reason for the Oregon road trip w...

Warren Miller began making ski movies in 1949.  The athletes and film crews have been taking it up a notch every year since. The latest film from Warren Miller Entertainment is called Flow State.   Filming locations include Alask...

First of all, I want to thank the people who took the time and effort to comment on posts to this blog.  On the whole, your comments were well-written, thoughtful, and helpful.  Okay, there have been a few, very few that is, clinkers in the b...

Photo by Google Google is taking the next step to create the perfect maps with seamless photographs. Now they are using wearable backpack camera systems that take 360 degree images. “The Trekker” camera system is operated via an Android pho...

  The snow totals have been piling up since Monday morning.  Many resorts are reporting over 2 feet of snow on the upper slopes. The snowmakers have been cranking out man-made snow as well. Boreal will open the mountain on Friday, O...

This house is located in Princeton, California, on the east side of State Route 45, north end of town.Directions:Interstate 5 exit:  Norman Road/Road (Exit 595), 76 miles north of downtown Sacramento. Route: Take Norman Road east for 10 miles...

Olympic gold medal snowboarder Shaun White was arrested September 16, 2012, in Nashville.  He is accused of public intoxication, pulling a fire alarm and destroying a phone at the Lowes Vanderbilt Hotel. White’s case has been delayed un...

 Your Tour de France winner! The unraveling of Lance Armstrong’s cycling career has hit rock bottom.  The International Cycling Union (ICU) has decided to strip the seven time winner of his titles.  The record books will re...