Gear Review & Tech Talk
What’s new in ski equipment and apparel technology? Granite Chief will keep you informed with the ski industry’s latest innovations and how to use them to make you a better consumer and a ripping skier.
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Ski Jumpers Petition Olympic Committee For New Ski Jump Cross Event
by Treas Manning World Cup Ski Jumpers petition the Olympic Committee to instate a new event to debut at the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea. The Ski Jump Cross has never been a competition event on the World Cup level. There are however a handful of athletes from a small town in Minnesota that have participated in the event... -
Ice Maintenance Crew Accidentally Wins Men's Curling Gold Medal
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The Granite Crew Takes on Mammoth for the 2014 Trade Fair
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/86917658[/vimeo] Last week the Granite crew headed down to Mammoth to ski into the future and test next years product. The crew had a great time and tested next years skis from the likes of Armada, Volkl, Blizzard, and more. Notable skis included the Blizzard Spur, Blizzards new powder ski for next year with only 200 in production. The winner... -
Bode Miller Takes Home a Bronze! Christine Cooper and NBC Cameramen Take Home an "F"...
Hooray for Bode Miller as he takes the Bronze Medal in Sunday's Super G! Bode is a pro on and off the race course. Boooo for the NBC interview and camera team! Cooper and her cameraman zooming in on a family's loss even as Bode ducks below the fence for a moment of privacy. This is the Olympics and... -
I Skied My Heart Out!
Julia Mancuso brings our first Alpine medal of the Sochi Olympic Games! "I skied my heart out! It was a hard course." Julia another locally Tahoe skier has added another Olympic medal to her quiver. Taking a Bronze in the Women's Super Combined. Julia is a hometown favorite and one of the greatest US skiers in our ski racing... -
Who is Travis Ganong you ask... A Squaw Valley Breed Downhiller!!
Travis Ganong races on the world stage with an outstanding performance in the Men's Olympic Downhill in Sochi, Russia. Travis with his best finish in a major international competition, comes in at 5th place, only .31 seconds behind Bronze medalist Kjetil Jansrud of Norway. His performance may have surprised some but not his veteran team mate Bode Miller, "I train... -
Orage Scores An "A": Jesse Cassidy puts top of the line skiwear through the rigors of ski bum real life situations.
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Tell us what you're doing to make the Snow Gods dump on us?
Washing for car doesn't seem to be doing the trick....so what are you doing to bring on the pow? What about taking the stack of wood out of the garage and tossing it in the driveway? We wanna hear what you think it is going to take to bring on the snow. -
Coffee For Thought
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Ski Racer Sarah Barrett, a Granite Chief Scholarship Athlete..