If you are anything like me, you are probably teary-eyed and sad to see the season come to an end. But, we sure had some fun! So, let’s take a stroll down memory Alpine Lane.
Alpine hosted many great events this season, and we look forward to having you all participate next winter. The Lil’ Air Festival was a huge hit by all who attended. And the best part, all of the young up-and-coming athletes were winners!
Another big hit was the SnowBomb Sick N’ Twisted Big Air comp. Amateur skiers and riders from all over the country came out to participate in this big air event. The hits were huge and the competition was impressive.
And my favorite event, and if you attended, I bet it was yours, too! I’m talking about the Moonrise & Sunset Passholder Celebration. Hundreds of our dedicated passholders from Alpine and Homewood attended this first ever, moonrise celebration at the top of Roundhouse chair. Our skiers and riders were greeted with hot chocolate and marshmallows with a raging ‘warming’ fire. If you were not lucky enough to attend, just check out the video.
These were just some of the fun events hosted this season at Alpine. There were many great events; however, these events really made an impression on me, and if you were here, even for one of them, I guarantee your anticipating next season’s line-up. From me and the entire staff at Alpine, thank you for a great season and we look forward to seeing you in the winter 08|09 season. And, as always, check our website SkiAlpine.com for the latest and greatest offerings for this summer and next ski season.
Have a great summer and I look forward to seeing you on the slopes next season!
I think this picture says it all…spring powder rocks! And the best part, I can pick out which line is mine! It just goes to show, you never know what Mother Nature will throw our way. But, when she does, we are ready and eager to please. Just ask Merrill! This picture was taken from the top of Summit.
From now through the end of the season, May 4, Summit 6 is the main transport offering access to over 2000 acres of amazing terrain. From hike to bowls, fast groomers, and a Sun Deck to enjoy that apres beverage of your choice.
The Tigel Terrain Park was ROCKING Saturday for the Sick & Twisted Lil’ Air Festival. Jonas, our Terrain Park Manager, built up a special kicker just for the kids. The first annual Lil’ Air Mountain Festival was made possible thanks to Toyota, Under Armour Performance, SnowBomb, Alpine Meadows, Roxy Snow, Huck Doll and Zola Acai. Kids 10 years old and younger had their own day on the park. Competition was stiff and everyone has a blast!
The event kicked off @ 11:30 and the kids were flying everywhere! These little guys and girls are amazing! We saw all the tricks: 180s, 360’s, some spread eagles and a few yard sales. Those kids are made of rubber. They all bounced back and had a great time.
After sessioning the kicker for about an hour, the kids took two runs for the crowds. Then we had to drag them into the lodge so we could give them their awards. Everyone was a winner at this year’s Lil’ Air, with all 52 contestants awarded a Huck Doll and Alpine Meadows Hooded Sweatshirt. In addition, a random drawing was held to award more than $1,000 worth of gear from Roxy Snow and Huck Doll.
Thanks to all the families who came out! We can’t wait to see you @ Big Air next year!!!
Without a doubt, Alpine’s pass holders are some of the coolest people on the planet.Multi-decade friends and new faces alike were out for the Sunset/Moonrise Mountaintop Celebration this past Saturday evening, April 19.And party we did; first atop the Roundhouse chair, complete with a warming fire big enough to build the world’s largest ball of marshmallow goo.
Gale-force winds?No matter.Snow flurries honing in?Perfect.Just the type of weather to summon hardy folks to a twilight ski party.
Tony the Alpenhorn player belted out tunes while kids flung marshmallows aflame; adults did the I’m-chilly-but-this-is fun jig while sipping various elixirs from eclectic containers of every size and shape; and Alpine patrollers Karl and Pete discussed and justified making the fire bigger every 10 minutes.
And then it happened: the moon rose over Lake Tahoe.And we howled.
The ski run down to dinner in the lodge took on the feel of a living, breathing, moving party (it takes some talent to balance the King of Beers while snowboarding), indicative of the evening’s festive camaraderie.
From everyone at Alpine to the all of Saturday’s (and every day’s) guests-of-honor, our hats are off and our glasses are raised.Thank you all for your support, your style, and your never-ending love of skiing, snowboarding, and this great mountain we all consider our second home.
From there, click on the option to “Download Original Size”. Before you do this, keep in mind it’s a big photo, so if you live somewhere without high speed, you may not want to do this.
There are TONS of photos from that night in the Flickr account, so have fun with it!
