Women’s Camp at Mammoth
Women’s Camp at Mammoth in February was fantastic! Twenty-five women joined us for three days of fabulous skiing and riding in Mammoth’s “California Sun” which is spring temps and winter snow under our skis! Our next camp is April 9-11, 2010.
We love K2 Skis!!
K2 NorCal Alliance Ski Day at Alpine Meadows
Gorgeous blue skies, a fresh layer of new snow, and an incredible group of women made for an amazing morning out at Alpine Meadows! Our group ripped up the fresh corduroy, then took it into trees & chutes & bowls for a high-energy tour around the mountain. What an inspiring sight to see everyone zipping down Palisades, Our Father & Keyhole…nice!!
Jeannie was our winner for “Best Dressed” in her pink pants, pink scarf & rhinestone K2 belt buckle! PINK was the color of the day to show support for breast cancer awareness, research & prevention.
Participants were asked to make a small donation to hold their spot for today’s clinic. 100% of the donations will be sent to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Thanks again everyone for coming to share your enthusiasm for skiing AND your dollars in support of BCRF. Let’s do it again soon!
Posted by NorCal Alliance Team Member, Julie
Taos’ Women’s Weekend perfect for the Got Back
They came, it dumped and they shredded! Taos’ K2 Women’s Weekend participants skied fresh powder both Saturday and Sunday. While the Lotta Luv was a popular choice, conditions definitely called for the Got Back. After powder skiing all day Saturday, doing yoga and having a scrumptious dinner, the ladies woke to eight inches of fresh snow on Sunday which made for some great powder shots off Taos’ Highline Ridge.
All in all the weekend was full of laughter and powder turns and we can’t wait for next year.
More photos to come!
Help the NorCal Alliance Save Second Base!
Last chance to pre-register for the K2 NorCal Alliance Ski Day at Alpine Meadows!
Porter’s Tahoe City has sweetened the deal: register before Sunday afternoon and receive FREE use of K2 demo skis with your $10 registration fee!
Hope to see you on Monday, February 22nd at Alpine Meadows, 9:00 to noon!
P.S. It’s snowing now!!
Posted by NorCal Alliance Team Member, Julie
Traveling Skis: Stowe, Vermont, USA
Hosted by: AJ’s Ski & Sports Stowe, Vermont
The K2 Traveling Skis have made there way to the Green Mountains! Testers had the opportunity to ski both Mt. Mansfield and Jay Peak located in northern, Vermont. The weather was sunny, the Lotta Luvs shinned brightly and the girls had a blast! We skied the bumps, glades, groomers, crud and even death cookies. We danced with these skis through the frozen Vermont trees, hobblebush, evergreen swags and riverbeds we thought were frozen. Some of us even got a little air underneath our feet. AJ’s Ski and Sports in Stowe, Vermont hosted the Traveling Skis for a few nights, before making their final debut at Jay Peak. The dance went on for days and more signatures were added. All fingers crossed to win a pair!
-Northeast Regional Alliance Member, Anna WH Roberts
Traveling Skis stops by Aspen East in Killington, VT!
The Traveling Skis made their way from Europe to Killington in time to be displayed for all to see at Aspen East’s (recent winner of Ski Magazine’s gold metal award for the top shop in New England) 4th annual book signing event. The store welcomed sixty people throughout the evening to mingle by the fireplace, peruse the ski racks, view the traveling skis, and purchase a signed copy of Wendy Clinch’s novel, Double Black. (blogger for theskidiva.com). Be sure to check out the site for next year’s signing! Traveling’s Skis next stop: Stowe, VT!
The Crew of Aspen East!
K2 Monarch Mountain II
Monarch Mountain invited the K2 crew to check out their Cat Skiing operation, to carve some classic Colorado corderoy, and to session their all-wooden features at the K2 Organic Terrain Park. After days of ripping the high country beyond the resort, it was time team riders Anna Segal, Sean Decker, Shea Flynn, and Birk Irving lapped the park to shoot with infamous team photographer Alex O’Brien. To see the results, you’ll have to wait until the images surface in magazines next year, but for a preview from a far less skilled photog, see below. Special thanks to the tireless Monarch Crew for hauling the team throughout the shoot, and for making sure the shoot was a success.
K2 & Kids
Every winter I get the chance to introduce middle school kids to backcountry skiing. The Community School 8th graders (in Sun Valley, ID, where I live) start their winter off with an Avalanche Awareness Class that culminates in 3 days of back-country skiing. During the first month of the course, the kids combine classroom work with beacon drills in our town “beacon park” or in the parking lot of the school. After a month of this, they get to take their new skills out of school for 3 day trip & do the “real” thing. This is where I come in…as a guide hired to be sure that they are making the correct decisions along the way. During our 3 days together, the kids call our local avalanche hotline & collect weather & hazard information. They then choose our ski destination & safe travel routes. Along the way, they use the skills they have learned to evaluate the hazard & look for signs of instability. They practice beacon searches on their skis. They have a yummy picnic & hot chocolate. And finally, at the end of this (red light/green light) evaluation process, they get to GO SKIING! And if we are lucky, as we usually are this first week of February, we get to ski great powder! Sweet! At last the reason for this class FINALLY becomes clear….skiing untracked powder RULES! It is so rewarding for me to see their ear to ear grins after their first run of perfect powder in the back country. These kids are stoked! Many of them are on AT gear, but each year there are more & more kids ripping it up on tele skis. And best of all, many of them are sporting K2s! Our local shops also rent K2s, so lots of kids get to put 2 & 2 together….K2s & killer skiing. These are our future fellow back country skiers & I am honored to be a part of introducing them to the goods!
Valentine’s Day at Pajarito Mountain, New Mexico
2010 K2 Women’s Weekend at Pajarito Mountain Raises $6600 for Breast Cancer
70 women from northern New Mexico gathered in the small town of Los Alamos for a weekend dedicated to raising money for breast cancer research and trying out the 2010-2011 line of K2 skis & boards. Local vendors and community members donated many items for a silent auction. From the proceeds of the auction and the registration fees, we raised $6600, more than double the amount we raised last year!
Enthusiastic participants gather for a group shot to kick-off the K2 Women's Weekend at Pajarito Mountain.
We had a great diversity of women on the slopes, from age 72 to 8 weeks! Below, the youngest participant (8 weeks) poses with mom, Women’s Weekend event organizer and SW regional K2 Women’s Alliance member, Amy Bauer.
The K2 Women’s Weekend at Pajarito Mountain began Friday evening February 5th with a kick-off party where Adriana Blake (Taos Marketing Director and SW region K2 Women’s Alliance member) introduced the new 2010-2011 K2 ski line.
K2 Women's Alliance Members, Amy & Adriana, with the new GOTBACKS!
The Weekend women also enjoyed a Saturday evening banquet, group skiing on fabulous snow-close to 50 inches of new snow in the weeks leading up to the event, bump clinics, yoga, and great prizes!
