Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Refresher
Best run of my day 3/9/10 from Jeremy Benson on Vimeo.
Labels: backcountry skiing, Elan Skis, Jeremy Benson, Lake Tahoe, Powder Skiing
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Pyramid Peak
Labels: backcountry skiing, Dalbello skiboots, Desolation Wilderness, Elan Skis, Jeremy Benson, Lake Tahoe, Pyramid Peak
aka Team Extreme Green, aka No Man Benson, aka The Lone Wolf. I like this story, but you still cannot melt Henry into butter and make sugar cookies out of him.
I am so happy that people are "fascinated" by what I have to say. I may write a book, and if I do I'll be sure to blog about it so people have a place to anonymously try and clown on me on the internet...
i need to get out there one of these days with ya Benson & eat some granola
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Monday, January 11, 2010
My prayers have been answered
Labels: backcountry skiing, Columbia Sportswear, Elan Skis, Jakes, Jeremy Benson, Lake Tahoe, Marker Dukes
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Jeremy Bensen in SKI Magazine
Labels: Jeremy Benson, Lake Tahoe, Porters Ski Team, Ski Magazine
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Surf's up on Lake Tahoe
Yes the rumors are true..you can surf on Lake Tahoe. Our Nor Cal Burton Rep Ian Tosh was driving around the lake the other day and took these pic. He also saw two boats capsize. take look.
Labels: Burton, Lake Tahoe
Sunday, September 27, 2009
2009 Lake Tahoe Marathon With 3 Porters Employees
They started their day on Commons Beach in Tahoe City. They then went down the best shore - the West Shore - on highway 89 past Emerald Bay all the way down to Pope Beach just past Camp Richardson. I got a lot of great pics I think......I'm just bummed that I missed the girls crossing the finish line an hour before Alex :) I was hanging back giving him support.....along with his childhood friend Barr who came up from San Diego just to run it with him.....in a stinkin' cotton t-shirt of all things!
Labels: Camp Richardson, Commons Beach Tahoe City, Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe Marathon, Pope Beach, Porters Sports Lake Tahoe, porterstahoe.com
good job you guys. im stoked for you. the only reason i would run is if something was chasing me. by the way, whats up with the no shoes folks.... is it like the runners version of fixie ?
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Friday, August 7, 2009
2nd Annual Stand Up Paddleboard Lake Tahoe Crossing
It was already pretty windy in the middle and south of the lake as an unseasonably cold and windy front began to move in, so the starting point was moved to Meeks Bay. Luckily we got a little lull in the wind after sunrise - plus with the bay being more protected - that allowed for a picture perfect start.
However, it didn't take more than a half hour before the storm starting kicking up and heading our way. Quickly the group split into those with enough experience and the right boards to try and out-run it to Kings Beach, while the rest wisely peeled off at Homewood.
Red Flag Small Craft Advisory Lake Tahoe - 8-6-09 from Chappy on Vimeo.
Labels: Bob Woodruff Family Foundation, Dave Kalama, Dollar Point, Homewood, Jeremy Jones, Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, porterstahoe.com, Robb Gaffney, Stand Up Paddle Board, Tim Dutton
Monday, July 27, 2009
Jake Burton Carpenter Wakesurfing Lake Tahoe
Jake Burton Carpenter Wakesurfing on Lake Tahoe from Chappy on Vimeo.
I was going through my computer last night and found this gem of a video clip. This was taken in the summer of 2006 on Lake Tahoe's west shore near Sunnyside Resort.Jake Burton - yes that Jake Burton Carpenter from Burton Snowboards - flew in to Truckee, CA a few summers ago for a meeting with the Northstar-at-Tahoe folks to put the final touches on the Burton sponsored, feature-rich zone called "The Stash".There was a couple hour window after his meeting and before he had to fly down to SoCal, and our Burton sales rep Laurent Vrignaud wanted to squeeze in a quick cocktail at Sunnyside Resort on Lake Tahoe's west shore.....and Jake's first wakesurfing session.
The weather was less than ideal as it was cooler temperatures and a bit windy in the afternoon, so we went around the corner from Sunnyside to Hurricane Bay and made the best of it. This is behind my 2005 Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV.
So while Jake didn't have the time and conditions to really dial in a good wakesurfing session, he nonetheless was able to throw the rope in the boat on the third run and, "Check it off the list baby!"
Labels: Burton Snowboards, Jake Burton, Lake Tahoe, Malibu Wakesetter, Northstar at tahoe, Sunnyside Resort Lake Tahoe, Wakesurfing
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Zepparella at the River Ranch
To get a taste of Zepparella, click on the live video clips below.....
Zepparella "Bring It On Home" at the River Ranch, Alpine Meadows, CA - 6-25-09 from Chappy on Vimeo.
Zepparella "Whole Lotta Love" at the River Ranch, Alpine Meadows, CA - 6-25-09 from Chappy on Vimeo.
Labels: Alpine Meadows, Lake Tahoe, Led Zeppelin Tribute Band, River Ranch Lodge, Zepparella
Friday, February 13, 2009
February 13, 2009 Northstar Pow
The day after a amazing Squaw Pow day we had a nice reload last night so off to Northstar for some more pow pow runs. Porters TM and Photo guy Eric Asistin joined me for some fun Northstar laps and some chuckles along the way. Northstar can soemtimes be the left out buddy in the Tahoe region, being over shadowed by larger mountains like Squaw and Alpine Meadows and sometimes get the short end of the stick... Not in our current series of storms!!Finally Lookout and the Backside are getting filled and Northstar is busy getting all the preperations ready for the upcoming Dew Tour!!
Be ready for this weekend and into next week... the Lake Tahoe storm door is open!!
Want to do some of the same fun follow cam shots?? then buy the Go Pro Helmet Cam!!
Labels: go pro helmet camera, Lake Tahoe, Northstar at tahoe, Powder Snowboarding, Snowboard, Winter
I only saw about 4 pow slashes and then 4 minutes of just riding straight across a flat run.
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Monday, February 9, 2009
First Look at the New Snow
Labels: Driving, Lake Tahoe, Snow, Truckee, Winter
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Aspen bound.

Well, I was going to do a post with a lot of pictures from my travels over the past month, but for some reason the internet keeps pooping out and I can't upload any more photos than these two. So I suppose the pics won't really tell the story. Nonetheless, it's been a hectic month of traveling and even though these two photos don't quite give my month long of traveling justice, they will have to do just fine. From Tahoe, Retallack, Mustang Powder, X Games, SIA in Vegas, back to Tahoe, and now off to Colorado...I have a lot of plane stubs, overweight charges, and added miles to my truck.
It's been fun. A complete transition from the filming aspect of skiing to the competition aspect was one of the things that I experienced. It gave me some culture shock (the only way I can think of to describe the feeling that I had after leaving the cozy lodge of Mustang Powder to X Games) and again allowed me to reevaluate what I love about skiing. It's not the bright lights, the interviews, the cameras, and VIP energy drink parties. I'm more interested in the quite life living in my long underwear in the woods only accessible by cat or snowmobile (I suppose these two pictures go along with that part of my story).
After having some difficulty getting into the invite only slopestyle competitions this year (seeing as I didn't compete last year) I've been super motivated to get back on the list. In skiing right now, everything seems to be planned around hopefully getting skiing halfpipe into the Olympics. With that being the case, 2 of our bigger open slopestyle events have been canceled due to lack of funding (US Open, and North American Open). So off to the Aspen Open I go. It will be on the X Games course (which I've been riding on during X for a few days). I'm really looking forward to getting back in the game and feeling the rush that competitions give me. Despite the fact that I don't always like what goes along with competitons, I'll enjoy spending some days in the park and catching up on some reading while at home. I figure I can balance out the hype with some quite time.
Enough writting...sometimes I do that. I hope Tahoe gets some snow! Enjoy the sunny weather while we've got it.

Labels: Aspen Open, Lake Tahoe, Michelle Parker, Mustang Powder, Retallack, slopestyle, Traveling, Winter X Games
Monday, January 5, 2009
Elyse in Alaska
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Labels: Alaska, Cody Townsend, Elyse Saugstad, Lake Tahoe
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Confidential Cliffs, Secret Chutes and Private Powder

Labels: Cody Townsend, Lake Tahoe
Friday, December 12, 2008
Alpine Meadows is OPEN!!!
Labels: Alpine Meadows, Jeremy Benson, Lake Tahoe, Weather
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Snow Acomin!!
TWO AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS WEEK. THE
FIRST ARRIVES TUESDAY AND THE SECOND BY LATE THANKSGIVING DAY INTO
EARLY FRIDAY.
RAIN AND SNOW WITH THE FIRST SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO REACH THE
CENTRAL SIERRA ON TUESDAY AND SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA ON
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW MOVES ONSHORE. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING DOWN SNOW LEVELS TO 5500 TO 6000 FEET ACROSS THE
REGION FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SIERRA SOUTH OF LAKE TAHOE
TO MAMMOTH LAKES.
THE TRACK OF THE SECOND SYSTEM REMAINS QUITE UNCERTAIN AS IT DROPS
OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. FORECAST MODELS ARE INDICATING THIS
SYSTEM COULD MOVE SOUTH ALONG THE SIERRA OR REMAIN JUST OFF THE
CALIFORNIA COAST. HOWEVER CONFIDENCE THAT THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE
AREA LATE THANKSGIVING DAY OR EARLY FRIDAY IS INCREASING. FORECAST
MODELS INDICATE THE SYSTEM MAY LINGER OVER THE REGION INTO SATURDAY...
WITH COLD AND MOIST CONDITIONS. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP BELOW 5000
FEET IF THE STORM MOVES SOUTH ALONG THE SIERRA WHILE SNOW LEVELS
WOULD BE HIGHER IF THE SYSTEM REMAINS OFFSHORE. THE MOST LIKELY
TIME FRAME FOR POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT SNOWS IN THE SIERRA IS FROM LATE
THANKSGIVING DAY INTO FRIDAY. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE
FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF WESTERN
NEVADA.
IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY IN THE
SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES
ON HOW THESE STORMS MAY IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL.
Labels: Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe Snow, Snow, Travel, Winter
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
BOREAL OPENS THURSDAY
We have received over a foot of snow and the mountain is ready for you to shred. Lift tickets will be availble for a discounted rate of $30 for adults and $15 for a child ages 5-12. Thursday will be your first opportunity to ride the new Castle Peak Quad.
Labels: Boreal Ski Area, Lake Tahoe, Snowboard, Travel, Winter
Election Day Snow
GOOD MORNING TO SNOW!! So hopefully everyone is making out to the polls safely this morning. If you live in the Tahoe area you were greeted with a treat of our first real snowfall. Not that this will be enough to get any of the resorts firing up the lifts but rumor has it that Boreal may have a go at it this Friday. We will keep you posted as Shaydar teases us with Tahoe's first resort to open as they usually do. Hopefully once we get some blue back in the sky later today we can go out and snap some updated shots... just to make you drool!
Labels: Boreal Ski Area, Lake Tahoe, Snow, Travel, Winter
Monday, November 3, 2008
11-03-2008 First look
On my drive in this morning I had to pull over and snap this shot of Northstar, hopefully the storm will track our way and help Tahoe start this season off right!
Labels: Lake Tahoe, Northstar at tahoe, Snow, Travel, Truckee, Winter
Sunday, November 2, 2008
SNOW!!

At first glance at the Boreal MT Cam it looks like they picked up some snow, hopefully I can go out and nab some other shoots once the sun rises.
Labels: Boreal Ski Area, Lake Tahoe, Travel, Winter
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Extreme Skateboarding!
Labels: Brandon Cocard, dan Conroy, extreme, i'm hungry., Lake Tahoe, Mini Ramp, nic visconti, skateboarding, Taylor Carlton, Truckee, Zak Shelhamer
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way to go buddy ...you should write a book about all your travels.....such a fascinating fact about living in tahoe for nine years