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Alle Whitney is originally from a little town in Marin Country, San Anselmo. Every weekend throughout the winter while Alle was growing up, her and her family would pack their bags and head up to Tahoe to ski. After many years of the long commute, Alle and her family decided it was time to move and in 2009, parked themselves...

Granite Chief is happy to announce that long time ski racer and now ski coach Justeen Ferguson is on the team! About: Justeen Ferguson grew up on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. She began her ski career at Heavenly Ski Education Foundation where ski racing became her thing. She tried her luck in ski cross once or twice...

This is our 2nd Annual Shreddit Showdown Tahoe Film Festival. Review contest details, rules, entry submission and this year's prize list on the Shreddit Showdown Details page on our Blog. January 15th, 2015 is the start date for Ski Edit Contest Entries, a Submit Form will be posted at the top of this page. Check out last year's winning Shreddit...

Janky Backcountry Granite Chief Edit from JANKYfilms on Vimeo. A big thank you to JANKY FILMS for their backcountry edit they put together for our recent, Beers, Brauts, and Airbags fundraiser for Sierra Avalanche Center. Check out their compilation from their search for snow during the '13/'14 ski season, featuring footage from South Lake Tahoe and Tioga Pass. These guys...

In Tahoe during the 70’s, if you were a serious skier or mountain person you had a pair of Vuarnet Cat Eye Sunglasses. Vuarnet was the coolest skiing accessory around, ski bums would save up every dollar they had just so they could rock a pair of Vuarnet Cat Eye Sunglasses on the slopes of Squaw Valley. Vuarnet has come...

War Story - Salomon Freeski TV S8 E06 from Salomon Freeski on Vimeo. After arriving at a lodge high up in the Italian Dolomites, the Salomon crew soon learns that the mountain they were skiing was the front line in World War 1.

Red Dog Forest Thinning Project from Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows on Vimeo. If you happen to be in Squaw Valley this past November there is a good chance you heard the chainsaws, or saw the helicopter landing massive trees in the Squaw Valley parking lot. What was going on exactly? It was the Red Dog Forest Thinning Project where...

Returning for its second season, the Freeride Chronicles is gearing up for another action packed season full of face shots. For the 2014-2015 season be prepared to view exhilarating segments from Monashee Powder Snowcats, RK Heli Skiing, Selkirk Tangiers Heli, Lake Louise, Big Red Cats, Whitefish Mountain Resort, Mt. Spoke, and Great Northern Powder Guides. Freeride Chronicles | Season 2...