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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... -
The Shreddit Showdown Entry #1: Escape From Tahoe
Athletes: Jeremy Benson, Chris Doyle(snowboard) Filmed by: Jeremy Benson, Lynn Kennen Editor: Jeremy Benson Music: Pretty Lights We fled Tahoe's relentless drought in search of "snow". We found it at Icefall Lodge, Jan 4-11, 2014. High avalanche danger and continued snowfall kept us honest, but we enjoyed a week of great skiing and got the dose of winter we were... -
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... -
Check out this great Ski Movie example. Now show us what you can do!
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A Day in the Life of a Snow Starved Ski Bum
With the snow conditions in Tahoe being sub-par at best, we took it upon ourselves the other day to have fun with it. With the holiday crowds out, and the upper mountain at Squaw shut down due to stinky conditions, we pulled out the ole jeans and Salomon Force 9′s to show everyone that even with the horrible conditions and... -
Here is another example of making a Ski Movie from the comfort of your own home.
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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... -
Granite Chief's Scholarship Athlete, Sarah Barrett, Night Training in Colorado.
Check out Granite Chief's Athlete Sarah Barrett, night training in Echo Mountain, Colorado. "It was a great night with great skiing. It was so fun skiing at night while it was lightly snowing. Skiing that night is on the top of my list for my best days of training." -Sarah Barrett -
Skiing to Sochi with Julia Mancuso
Check out this interview, "Skiing to Sochi with Julia Mancuso". In this video, Squaw Valley's Julia Mancuso discusses her favorite aspects of the competition, how she is looking forward to racing this year, and how she is happy she can be part of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.