Start Haus Ski News, Banzai Take 2!
Welcome to the Start Haus’ Tahoe Ski News blog where we've got all the latest on ski racing & competition, the best ski deals, wax calls and other Tahoe ski related news.
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Once again, the Start Haus won "Best Backshop, Bootfitting" from Skiing Business at the SIA Tradeshow in Denver last weekend - way to go Jim, Doug, JD, Nate, James, Jason, and the rest of the boot fitting crew!
Start Haus Owner and America's Best Bootfitter Instructor Jim Schaffner said the award reflects the entire bootfitting staff's ability to offer the same cutting edge boot fitting service to every customer.
"Every shop has a guy that's good, but we have a whole team," Schaffner said. "No matter who you work with in the boot fitting room, we have a consistent protocol that guarantees a great fit - from what questions we ask to how we assess the foot and lower leg."
This summer, the Start Haus will be selling and renting stand up paddleboards for anybody heading out to Lake Tahoe or Donner Lake, with great rates for multi-day demos. We'll be carrying a fantastic local SUP brand, Boga, from just down the hill in Grass Valley. Come by and check out our selection as it comes in over the next few weeks.
Race & Competition News
Last week at Kirkwood, the Rahlves Banzai Tour started off with a bang - great course and great competition. See the Kirkwood Rahlves Banzai Results here.
This weekend is stop two for the Banzai Tour at Alpine Meadows, here's a little taste of what's in store:
A Rahlves Banzai welcome party kicks off the weekend Friday night from 5-7 at Sandy's Pub in Squaw Valley.
Elsewhere in ski racing news, Far West Skiing USSA racing continues this weekend at Sugar Bowl with SR/U21/18/16 racers in GS and Slalom and at Squaw Valley with a U14 Dual Panel Slalom.
Wax calls for racing at Sugar Bowl and Squaw Valley: Fresh snow and cold snow temps from -5 to -10 Celsius. Antistat: Dominator Cold New Snow or FG77. Wax: Holmenkol New Betamix, Toko LF Red, Swix LF 7, Dominator Bullet New Snow.
Wax calls for Rahlves Banzai Tour, Alpine Meadows: Daron recommends hot scraping with Wend Universal then 50/50 Wend Blue and Yellow wax, with the Wend Hard Wax overlay on top brushed out - a great combination of durability for all the runs competitors will do this weekend, and speed.
In Tahoe Ski Resort news, Squaw Valley has the Helly Hansen Big Mountain Battle this weekend, and Boreal has the USASA Boardercross, Skiercross and Slopestyle Saturday and Sunday.
Head over to Facebook and help vote us the best ski shop on the Sugar Bowl Best Ski Shop contest page, and you could win 5 lift tickets and 5 meals at Sugar Bowl!