Squaw Valley’s Cushing Classic Gives New Meaning To Shredding
April 26, 2008

This weekend, Squaw Valley hosts the notorious Cushing Classic (18th Annual on April 27th). Goofy getups, rock-skis and bansai bombers glide, or at least try, over Lake Cushing. The winner gets $100 bucks, but what it’s really about is bragging rights and fun.

Meanwhile up at High Camp the lagoon pool is now open and when paired with the bar, Olympic ice skating rink, BBQ, restaurants, DJ and warm sun, this experience is umatched.

48Straight’s Loudest Show on Snow Hits The Right Notes
Fans, bands and pros and brands mix it up at Squaw Valley, next stop… Sun Valley, Idaho
February 15, 2008

“The vibe here at Squaw is great.”
- Ken Jordan (The Crystal Method)

About the only thing missing from the official 48Straight party itinerary was sleep. The musical lineup sounded like a slice of Coachella by night. By day an international field of skiers and snowboarders competed for a piece of the $250,000 purse. And all up in the middle of it was 100” of pack on the summit left behind in the wake of January’s storms creating bluebird conditions for all. Welcome to Olympic Valley, home to Squaw Valley’s finest.

Plenty of locals took top spots against a deep field of international champs and X Game veterans. Shaun Palmer (SLT), Nate Holland (Truckee), held it down in boarder-cross. In the skier half pipe, Canadian sex symbol Sarah Burke took first amongst women with New Zealand’s Jossi “The Outlaw” Wells nabbing top honors over legendary Simon Dumont who was still recovering from a shoulder injury sustained just a few weeks ago at X Games 12. Skier cross top honors went to Tomas Kraus (Czech), and local Squaw skier Eroll Kerr (TRUCKEE) took the consolation round placing 5th overall.

Sunday morning, Sacvibe caught up with half of The Crystal Method, Ken Jordan. When asked what he was doing, he said he was getting some water and pain-reliever. He went on to say…

“We didn’t know what to expect. It’s a small community you know? We didn’t know if they’d be into it. We didn’t know if they were expecting to hear Top 40 or whatever. We don’t have any Top 40. We don’t have any hip-hop. We just did whatever we always do, it was amazing. The crowd was amazing, great crowd. I had a great time.”

You can catch the entire competition on CBS February 23 and 24 at 4 pm PDT.

Tahoe SnowFest ‘08
Snowfest is Tahoe speak for Pardi-Gras Celebrate North Lake Tahoe’s unique mountain culture and bring the whole family - even fido!

Every resort on the North Shore is participates. Special events, nightlife, dog races, firemen’s pancake breakfast, the famous torch-light parade at Sqauw, a wacky parade in Tahoe City, ice cream eating contest, a disco party for tots, Garwoods polar bear swim, free concert by Gym Class Heros, Malibu Beach Bash, Wacky Winter Bowling, Sunnyside Luau, Jake’s Mardi Gras Party, Sol y Lago’s Fine & Funky Fashion Show, Tricycle Races, Winter Dodgeball, Mamasake Extreme Food Challenge, Tahoe Adventure Film Festival, and much more!!

ESPN X Games 12 2008 Interview with Lauren Abraham
A “PodVibe Network” Exclusive for Sacvibe.com
Feb 3, 2008

Ever wonder how you get to be a top ranked host at something like the ESPN X Games? Lauren Abraham is gonna tell you, and it’s a lot more than just a pretty face. Last summer, she spent months in acting classes in Hollywood. Before that, she worked with Warren Miller Entertainment, and a slew of other shows interviewing some of the best riders in the world. Full Story »

Squaw Valley Hosts Jeep King of the Mountain Feb 8 - 11

The “Loudest Show on Snow,” comes back to Lake Tahoe for second year in a row

Last year, this event had different sponsors, but the main thing was that it was never done before. Touted as the “Loudest Show on Snow,” the Honda Ski Tour made it’s debut and ended by slamming into Squaw Valley with Simon Dumont taking the big win and a free Honda SUV when it was all over. At night, it was all about good vibes with George Clinton,

Pro riders compete for a grab at the $250,000 purse by day, and top music acts entertain the masses by night.

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Now that the ESPN Winter X Games 12 is in the books, (Shaun White did not revenge last years “loss,” losing out to shred-celeb Andreas Wiig, it’s time plan the trip to Squaw Valley and celebrate mountain culture with the best athletes, bands and Djs in the country. Full Story »