For Sugar Bowl Skiers & Riders
Should we talk about Disco running into our new CEO at the Belt Room? Last pow day of the year? The corn harvest?
Nope, not today! Today we’re going to remind you to support our patrol’s Avy Dogs! Get your merch from patrol at the top of Disney.
In addition to a bunch of T-shirt designs (my favorite is the black one with the dynamite!), there’s also goggle covers, hats, and buffs with each of our adorable patrol dogs. Are you on Team Buster, Team Nova or Team Graupel?
I ski most days, but I especially enjoy a sunny, empty Monday. Pulling into the mostly-empty lot after the weekend crowd has left is a special treat.
This winter, I’ve been enjoying another Monday indulgence and letting someone else do the cooking one day a week. Mountain Lotus Provisions is a new food truck in Truckee, with a homebase at Mountain Lotus Yoga. Over the winter they’ve been doing an order-ahead Meatless Monday supper club with a new menu each week. Everything has been super-delicious and I’ve enjoyed the journey of checking out different regional cuisines. Even you omnivores should give it a try. Yum.
(As always, this is 100% my unsolicited personal opinion, not an ad, just supporting local.)
I could remind you that the lines this weekend weren’t just tolerable, they were barely there. I could be stoked to tell you that there were more people out representing Team Leopard than I’ve ever seen before (woo!). I could mention that mid-week skiing has been empty, sunny and fun.
But we don’t have time for any of that, because it’s time for a new regular feature highlighting local businesses right here in Tahoe. Whether you’ve been here for decades or you’re just visiting, I hope to introduce local businesses you may not have heard of and should consider patronizing.
What does DIsco ski on when he’s dropping the sisters, breaking trail and touring up to Lunch Rock? Praxis, manufactured right here in North Lake. I’m rocking the MVP 109. For me personally it is the perfect one-quiver Tahoe ski. Groomer day? Check. Pow day? Check. Backcountry day? Check. Light enough to skin with, stable enough to charge groomers, fat enough underfoot for pow days and happy to be playful and surf-y instead of hard-charging when I’m in the mood for that. Folks also love the more big-mountain GPO as well, with its well-known octopus graphics.
We’re blessed here in Tahoe with multiple brands of skis and boards manufacturing locally. We’ll feature some others in future posts. Support local with your next gear purchase!
Dishonorable mention: RMU. Nice bar and patio in downtown Truckee, but their skis aren’t made in Tahoe, the Rockies, or even in North America. That’s not “underground.”
Disclaimer: Not a paid endorsement of any kind, I doubt Keith even knows who I am. Didn’t pay full MSRP for my Praxis pair (got them on sale), but I did pay the same price as any other Jerry off the street would have.