Category: Festival

Festive events

March 2013 Races & Festivals

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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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 …

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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 …

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Upcoming Events (Tahoe & Wasatch)

  There’s a bunch of events coming up this week that you may want to attend to stay psyched while fresh snow remains elusive. Better to have virtual snow than no snow, eh? Nor do we have none so get on out there and enjoy it. There’s plenty of places worth a hike, you just …

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Bear Valley Telefest = Slackcountry Fun

Taken to the extreme, my friend Gary Bard calls ‘em picnic tours. Start with a bottle of wine in your pack, add a dash of romance, and take the woman you tango with on a ski tour to the backside of beyond.