While we have had a couple small storms already (I missed both), today is the first day of Tahoe’s first big one. This morning it was cold and windy (last night it got down to 1 degree) and the sun was out. Later the wind really picked up, and I saw the first bits of snow racing horizontal over the street. As the wind died the snow picked up and now we have a few inches. I just shoveled the driveway (surprisingly, I really enjoyed that) and while at the general store earlier there was talk about the many accidents that have already occurred on Hwy 80. A girl I know was the victim of one of the accidents – she is doing fine, but I think she totaled her truck. So far, my Forester has been awesome in the snow. I feel very safe, and I drive very slow – to the dismay of the locals stuck behind me! It’s so beautiful outside and so quiet. I have put up Christmas lights inside and it is warm and cozy. The storm is supposed to last through Saturday…

PS – I love to put hot sauce in my hummus.

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There hasn’t been too much snow up here yet, but there was enough for Northstar to open a few lifts. I am not your pro snow boarder and I pretty much just cruise down the blues. There were not a lot of people there – which was great for me. It gave me the chance to regain my bearings. At one point I started thinking I could go as fast as everyone else, and that is when I started catching my edge and falling – hard! Even so, it was a great first day!! It’s supposed to snow all week next week, starting Sunday!

We had a big storm on Friday and got 18 inches of snow! This is my backyard right now… it’s so nice to sit inside with a glass of wine and a warm fire in the fireplace!

hello fellow snowfiends!

jodi took some great shots of the pow @northstar this weekend

earliest trip of the season..ever

this saturday also heralded another first for all of us here at basb, for the first time in fourteen seasons, we had our first november trip.  now, brian has said that in years past, november trips were an either/or situation; either we had enough people or we had enough snow, never both.   so you can imagine all of our excitement when this year we were able to send off a bus on november 21st!  oddly enough, i can’t tell you too much about it as none of us in the office got to go on the inaugural trip, as brian was busy ski-dazzling in sacramento, i was busy shopping at the burton sample sale and emily was busy getting ready to be let down by da’ bears on sunday.  :)  Luckily for all of us, we made sure to send our trusty blogger-friends Jodi and Dimitri.  jodi and dimitri have both guest-blogged for us in previous seasons and this year will be no different.  definitely bookmark Jodi’s Ski Tripper blog, your one-stop-blog for all things tahoe, check out her flickr account for great shots from the trips, heck even follow dimitry’s ski bus twitter:backodabus.

…a bouncing baby supply guy

jodi and dimitry aren’t the only ones helping me out with marketing this year.  we’re super-stoked to announce that our office family is now complete; the final member of the dream team was recruited just this morning.  that’s right, after a grueling day of interviews, we found our new operations assistant/supply guy/jack of all trades brad.  he’s a local that hails from lafayette, he’s worked a few seasons at a ski shop, and like myself and his predecessor paul, he’s a snowboarder!  brad will be starting after the holiday, but we are very excited to have him on board the basb crew.  (i’m especially excited to have another boarder in the shop.)

once you pop…you just can’t stop….

finally the most exciting news:  if you’re sad you missed all the fun on saturday, we have another pre-season trip scheduled to northstar for saturday nov 28!! tickets are on sale now, $89 for ride/lift ticket/wine for adults and only $59 for just the ride up!!!  check ‘em out and we’ll be seeing you up there!

have a happy txg from all of us at basb and we’ll see you on the slopes!

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I was excited to ski my first day of the season at Northstar on Saturday. For many snowboarders and skiers, it was their first taste of snow this winter. Squaw Valley, Heavenly and Northstar opened with very limited runs on Saturday but with conditions that Northstar reports were the best since the 1994-95 season, so there were no complaints! Everyone on the lifts marveled that they were actually skiing or boarding before Turkey Day.

Northstar was making snow on Saturday to add to its 3 inches of base.

More than eight inches had fallen overnight on Friday, and we were greeted by bluebird and powder conditions when the Bay Area Ski Bus pulled into the empty parking lot at Northstar (I’ve only seen this once before, and that was in midsummer!).

More people arrived–mostly boarders–and headed for the four lifts that were open–the gondola, Vista Express, Arrow Express and Big Easy (which, as the name implies, leads to the bunny hill). I rode the gondola up to Arrow Express over to Vista Express, sticking to the few runs that dropped from the top of those two lifts. There was a terrain park off to the side of one of the runs that was open.

I stayed to the trail, because we were warned to stay out of the trees, as the resort only has 3 inches of base. To add to its base, Northstar was busy making snow with its snow guns shooting out plumes of snow in the morning until temperatures became too warm.

The Bay Area Ski Bus is scheduled to make its next trip on December 5. But if conditions continue to improve, my guess is that they will ride up sooner, so keep checking their website.

Kurna, mam dziś dobry dzień bo obejrzałem dobry film. Wrong Turn at Tahoe to klasyczne do bólu kino sensacyjne. Mało oryginalne, ale za to pełnokrwiste. Na 100% ominie nasz piękny kraj. Ja generalnie lubię takie dyrdymały niesilące się na letnią przygodę w zestawie Happy Meal. WTaT nie ma w sobie nic ze szpanerstwa, a wciąga jak cholera.

Rzecz rozgrywa się zimą w jakiejś mało znanej mieścinie. Chłód, ciemność, zadupie – trzy cechy charakterystyczne dla tego dziełka. Dwójka goryli pałęta się po ulicach i zbiera zaległe pożyczki z procentem od klientów ich szefa, Vincenta. Trafiają do znajomego informatora. Gdy dowiadują się, że niejaki Frankie Tahoe nosi się z zamiarem zaje*ania Vincenta ruszają do swojego bossa i organizują mały najazd na siedzibę Tahoe. Jakie to fajne i prawdziwe.

Wront Turn At Tahoe to żaden hit, czy arcydzieło. Pokazuje za to jak dobre może być kino gdyby przetrzebić je ze zbędnego ugrzecznienia dla niemowlaków. Ludzie krwawią, bluzgają, strzelają sobie kompot w żyłę, a na końcu posuwają młodsze o 20 lat żony. Samo życie, do tego idealnie skrojone na zdjęciach, od których bije zimnem na kilometr. Ktoś powie, że przesadzam. Ja myślę, że odrobina przesady we współczesnej kinematografii może jej wyjść tylko na dobre.

Aha jak na filmik, który ledwo trafił na półki w wypożyczalniach DVD to obsada naprawdę daje radę: Cuba Gooding Jr, Miguel Ferrer i Harvey Keitel wprawdzie nie otrzymali czeków z okazałą kwotą, ale odwalili kawał dobrej roboty. Ale i tak najlepszą partię odegrał niejaki Johnny Messner jako Mickey. Palce lizać!

JT Holmes performs a BASE jump

Squaw Valley has an audacious event planned to celebrate the simultaneous anniversaries of their 60th year in operation, and 50th year since they hosted the Olympics. The celebration will be held Saturday, November 21, beginning at 2 pm.

Kicking off the festivities on opening day will be an historic BASE jump by JT Holmes. BASE (an acronym derived from Buildings, Antennas, Spans and Earth) jumping is a potentially high risk activity where the jumper leaps from a fixed object high above the ground with a packed parachute, which is then deployed at the critical moment.

This historic BASE jump will be done legally and is a central part of the 60th anniversary festivities to be held on Squaw Valley’s opening day of the ski season. Holmes will perform the BASE jump from a point just below the Cable Car’s Tower 1.

According to Savannah Cowley of Squaw Valley, Shane McConkey had originally been asked to perform the jump. Sadly, McConkey, a greatly admired professional skier, died last year at the age of 40 during a ski-BASE jump in the Dolomite Mountains in Italy on March 26, 2009, after failing to deploy his parachute due to a separate equipment malfunction associated with his skis. Nancy Cushing, owner of Squaw Valley, asked Holmes to jump in his place to honor McConkey and celebrate 60 years of skiing at Squaw Valley.

Holmes, a good friend of McConkey, is a professional skier based out of Squaw Valley. Holmes did his first BASE jump with McConkey and the two became jumping partners. Holmes has been featured in numerous ski films and, like McConkey, has been an innovator in ski-BASEing, where BASE jumping is combined with skiing.

Jonny Moseley skiing in Tahoe

Ski-BASEing was invented after the 1977 James Bond film, “The Spy Who Loved Me”, starring Roger Moore, featured a stunt involving a skier jumping off a cliff and parachuting to the ground. This first ski-BASE jump was an actual jump performed by Squaw Valley’s Rick Sylvester on a slope in Canada on Baffin Island. The stunt intrigued adventurous skiers and BASE jumpers like McConkey and Holmes, and a new extreme sport was created. Video footage of a successful McConkey ski-BASE jump will surely take your breath away.

Jonny Moseley, a moguls champion and Olympic gold medalist in the 1998 Olympics held in Nagano, Japan, will be hosting the celebration on the KT Sundeck from 2-3:45 pm. Moseley was a member of the Squaw Valley Freestyle Ski Team when he won the first Junior National title in Freestyle Skiing, and joined the U.S. Ski Tem at 18. He can be seen skiing and heard narrating the current release of the Warren Miller movie, Dynasty, which can be seen in venues around the country. Holmes is also featured in the movie.

Join the festivities at Squaw Valley on Saturday afternoon at 2 pm.

2:00 pm: Mighty Mite Parade and Cake Lighting

2:10 pm: Champagne Toast by Nancy Cushing

2:15 pm: Jonny Moseley toast

2:20 pm: JT Holmes BASE Jump from the Cable Car

2:25 pm: Balloon Release from the Funitel and 50/60 Anniversary Cake

2:35 pm: Screening of “Squaw Valley USA – 60 Legendary Years”

Photo of JT Holmes (top) courtesy of Squaw Valley.
Photo of Jonny Moseley (bottom) courtesy of Warren Miller Entertainment.

Think it’s too early to ski at Tahoe? Think again.

Squaw Valley opens Saturday, November 21. Photo by Eric Juhn.

Several of the resorts are opening for the winter season this weekend. It’s supposed to dump 7-11 inches of white stuff at lake level with up to 15 inches at higher altitudes on Friday night, so Saturday looks like a powder day, according to Tahoe Weather Discussion.com.

Resorts that will open include:

1. Heavenly, which opens Friday, November 20, operating two lifts (Tamarack Express and Dipper Express) and two trails (Cal Trail and Orion’s). Stats: 18-24 inches at base.
2. Squaw Valley USA, kicking off its 09/10 season with a 60th anniversary celebration on Saturday, November 21 from 2 to 3:45 p.m. on the KT Sundeck. Stats: 6-10 inches at base; lifts in operation, unreported.
3. Northstar-at-Tahoe, opening Saturday, November 21 for its 37th season with the gondola and three lifts running: Arrow, Vista and the Big Easy.

Kirkwood and Sierra-at-Tahoe are waiting to see if this storm brings enough snow to open soon. Next, Sugar Bowl is slated to open on November 25, followed by Alpine Meadows (December 5) and Homewood Mountain Resort (December 18).

Making its inaugural trip of the season on Saturday,the  Bay Area Ski Bus is cruising to Northstar-at-Tahoe. For the ride to and from the Bay Area, breakfast, after-ski refreshments and a lift ticket, it’s only $79 (it’s usually $105 to most resorts).

Please leave comments or follow me on Twitter at @skitripper to let me and others know the latest news on the resorts, conditions, etc. throughout the season. Ski early, ski often…

It’s that time of year again!

Stuffing yourself with the most amazing foods of the year on Thanksgiving with the people you enjoy being around the most! Spending the day decorating and listening to holiday music, kids running around, catching up with family and friends… Christmas time is here! Wrapping presents, opening presents, sharing gifts and memories with the one’s you love and most importantly, celebrating the birthday of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

People spend a lot of time preparing and getting ready for these holidays months in advance! Planning meals and travel time is the least of the worries for most when it comes to shopping during this time of year! Waking up early for holiday sales, waiting in the long lines at the store and sitting in traffic in the middle of the week! The holidays shouldn’t always be that stressful and overwhelming!

South Shore Fitted wants to help you out this holiday season! Starting the day after Thanksgiving, Friday November 27,2009, South Shore Fitted will be having FREE SHIPPING when you shop with us online! South Shore Fitted ships worldwide through UPS! Visit us online to see what sales are going on for Footwear, Headwear, Apparel and Accessories for men and women!

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Get out the makings for some gingerbread men as this week in the Incline MLS is S-L-O-W as molasses.

New Listings:  Total of 10 new listings, 4 condos, 3 PUDs or Planned Unit Developments and 3 Single Family Homes.

Price Changes:  Total of 13 price changes with 12 reductions and 1 increase.  Not sure what kind of market 910 Harold thinks we are in, but a $100K price increase is quite substantial.  The price reduction on 868 Rosewood Circle is a great deal and has been added to our Hot Buy List.  The upgrades on this are incredible and what a great price for like new.  Also the condo on Oriole dropping to $280 and change for 1700 sqft is fantastic.

Escrows:  Only 2 new escrows this week both in Single Family Homes.  Of these new escrows 1011 Apollo goes back into escrow, originally listed upwards of $1.5Mil and now down to $1.1 and change.  Also, 660 Tumbleweed listed at $849K is in a release clause which means they have to sell something else in order to buy this property.  Sometimes a long shot and sometimes it works out GREAT!  Good luck.

Sales:  Total of 4 sales, 1 PUD and 3 Single Family Homes.  We cannot believe it!  907 Tyner actually got $1.1Mil, this house had a crazy floorplan, but some incredible views.  We cannot wait to see what they do with it!  Vision!!!

Market Rejections:  This week 13 properties were rejected by the market.  6 condos, 2 PUDs and 5 Single Family Homes.

View all the Hot Buys in the Market right here!

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Consumers Digest magazine released its 2010 automotive Best Buys this week, recognizing 36 vehicles and 12 companion models.

The Best Buys were chosen based on behind-the-wheel assessment, safety ratings, ownership costs, warranty, price, comfort, ergonomics, styling and amenities, Auto Remarketing reports. Consumers Digest honors these vehicles because the magazine considers them the most value for the money.

2010 Best Buys (by category):

Family Cars: Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Fusion, Ford Taurus, Honda Accord, Lincoln MKZ, Mercury Milan and Toyota Camry

Sporty Cars: Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Corvette, Ford Mustang, MINI Cooper/Cooper Clubman and Nissan 370Z

Pickups: Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Dodge Ram 1500, Ford F-150 and GMC Sierra 1500

Compact SUV: Chevrolet Equinox, Ford Escape, GMC Terrain, Mazda Tribute, Mercury Mariner and Nissan Rogue

Midsize SUV: Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, Ford Flex, GMC Acadia and Mazda CX-7

Full-size/Luxury SUV: Cadillac SRX, Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Volvo XC60

The Consumers Digest November/December 2009 issue with the 2010 automotive Best Buys is for sale on newsstands now.