Start Haus Ski News
Happy holidays from the Start Haus crew! We've been dreaming of a white Christmas and it looks like we've got it! If you haven't been here before, this is our weekly Tahoe Ski News blog post, where we tell you about ski conditions, racing, events, wax calls and ski deals every Friday.
Jonny Moseley stopped by the shop to get his ski boots worked on this week. Start Haus is where the pros go for the best service.Don’t forget to send your race, ski event or results to website@starthaus.com. with the headline: Tahoe Ski News to get them listed here each week.
The skiing here in Tahoe has been amazing the last few days, and another storm is bearing down on us that promises to bring up to 4-5 feet just in time for Christmas!
The Start Haus is the place to get yourself what you really wanted for Christmas, keep an eye on our site for special deals rolling out after the holidays.
In racing news, Far West Skiing USSA SR-U21/18 have a Divisional FIS event coming up Jan 4-6 at Squaw Valley (invitation only). The Tahoe Ski Legue will be getting started at Auburn Ski Club on January 12-13.
Around the Tahoe resorts - all mountains are now open! All the resorts have plenty of holiday events on tap, and Ski with Jonny Moseley days are on tap next week at both Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley. Boreal has the Volcom Peanut Butter & Rail Jam coming up on January 5 for all you park people, and Mt. Rose has new years eve fireworks and a torchlight parade on tap.
Don’t forget about “Find Phil on the Hill.” We’ll post what Phil will be wearing and where he’s skiing on our Facebook page, and the first 2 people to find him will get prizes!
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Jim Fowler (AKA "Sierra Jim")
If you've poked around our site, read our ski reviews or watched our ski review videos, you've come to know the handiwork of Sierra Jim, one of our super-knowledgeable ski gurus at the Start Haus. Jim is a ski-industry veteran, working in all facets of the business, and brings his expert opinion to our selection each year - if he didn't ski it and like it, we don't carry it, period. He's also one of the go-to sources of wisdom on the Epicski.com forums.