Porters Sports

Snowbomb SF "Ski Wine Beer Brew" Festival and Sale

2009-11-07T10:11:00.000-08:00

If you're anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend, November 7th and 8th, swing on by Fort Mason across from the infamous Safeway in the Marina. Our friends over at Snowbomb.com have put together an awesome follow up to last's years inaugural "Ski, Wine, Board, Brew" Festival & Sale. It's a pretty cool concept as wineries and breweries have booth displays right along side all the Lake Tahoe and Mammoth resorts....and us....PortersTahoe!

For the $20 price of admission you get:

* Mammoth 2 for 1 Lift Tickets
* Free Dodge Ridge or Bear Valley Lift Ticket
* Free burrito at Wahoo's
* Free year's subscription to either Freeskier or Snowboarder magazines
* Access to our $1 Million worth's of last year's ski and snowboard equipment and clothing all at 40% to 75% off!!

And for another $20???

* You get a glass and all the wine or beer you can taste test :)

So as Cal Worthington used to say, "C'mon down!!" We've got tons of snowboards, skis, boots, bindings, clothing, and accessories for you to choose from...and you can get sloshed while doing it!!

Event goes from 11am to 8pm today on Saturday, November 7th, and from 11am to 6pm tomorrow on Sunday. Enjoy the little photo montage of the journey of some of the very same Burton Snowboards gear and clothing that you might be buying from us at this sale!!

:)

Line Traveling Circus Season 2 Episode 2

2009-11-05T10:45:00.000-08:00

The new Traveling Circus episode is up on their site.

LINE Traveling Circus Episode 2 - No Snow? No Problem from Line Skis on Vimeo.

The Traveling Circus son. Its a pretty funny episode some grass skiing, dry slope skiing, IF3, Burlington fun, and some real life "Layer" straight from the movie "role models". Check it out.

Off to the beach in Peru

2009-11-05T04:35:00.000-08:00

After a week in Huaraz and our trek through the Cordillera Blanca we took a night bus to the city of Trujillo and cruised ov er to the neighboring beach town of Huanchaco. Huanchaco is a small fishing vilage that has become popular recently with tourists. It boasts plenty of easy surf, and local fishermen who still use "caballitos" which are reed boats that they ride out to their nets. They say that they invented surfing on them too.... I´d attach some photos, but the computer that I´m currently using doesn´t even have USB ports, so maybe later. In any event, I tried to surf, they key word being "try", since I´ve tried to surf about 7 days my entire life I´m not all that great at it as you might imagine.
We hung outin Huanchaco for about three days and lounged on the beach, caught the sunsets, and tried not to let anyone steal our stuff. It seems like almost everyone wants a piece of tourists in this country... We visited some cool ruins called the Huacas del sol y de la Luna. Part of the history of the Moche culture which goes back more than 2000 years. Some of their buildings are still standing, and excavation has revealed original paint and intricate artwork. Pretty cool.

From Huanchaco we headed north almost to the Ecuadorian border to a town called Mancora. A nice hippy beach town with a small point break that is crowded, but great for beginners. It was also Peru´s Kite boarding capital, and it was cool to see tons of people out there throwing down. I´d like to take the time to learn how, maybe with some of those cool waterskis that Cody got to use on those big waves...
After a day in Mancora it hit me, what´s a trip to a third world country without a crushing intestinal virus? I wouldn´t know because I got hit with some of the worst stomach problems I´ve ever had, including a sweet fever that lasted for three days. I was stoked. I couldn´t do anything but tear up the bathroom and pop advil like candy to get rid of the body ache that I had.

Unfortunately I didn´t get to enjoy Mancora as much as I would have liked, but it is a cool town and worth visiting especially if you are into kite surfing. We loaded up and headed south on a bus to Lima, and caught a flight to Cusco. The bus ride to Cusco is 24 hours, the flight is 1 hour....worth the extra 50 bucks for sure. Cusco is the starting point for treks to MachuPicchu, one of the 7 wonders of the world. Probably the most beautiful town we´ve been to by far, too bad everyone here wants to sell you something, everyone...

Today we´re going white water rafting. Apparently the water levels are low since it is the end of the dry season. Should be fun anyway... Tomorow is the start of out four day trek on the Onca Trail which ends in MachuPicchu. I´m excited to get back in the woods and away from pushy vendors that is for sure. Hopefully there will be a computer that I can use to upload photos.

All for now.

Jeremy

Ski Cross starts in Glenshire

2009-11-03T07:43:00.000-08:00

Powder Magazine Reader's Poll 2010

2009-11-02T11:19:00.000-08:00

The 2010 Powder Magazine Reader's Poll is on! The Powder Awards are like the Oscars in the ski industry, so go vote for your favorite skiers (hopefully I'm included with others from the Porter's Team roster!) If a name doesn't pop up you can still type it in and it counts. Just click on this link... Powder Mag Reader's Choice Poll

Tow-In Skiing

2009-10-31T21:23:00.001-07:00

I skied on a double-overhead wave today. Yes I said SKIED. It was unexplainabley awesome. A dream from 12 years of age coming true at 26. Trip report to come. For now, ponder what you think these skis can do in Maui.

Happy Halloween from Dangerzone and Easy Loungin

2009-10-31T11:37:00.000-07:00

Dangerzone Season 2 Episode 2 - "This is Halloween" from Nick Visconti on Vimeo.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN from GET IN THE VAN

2009-10-30T12:27:00.000-07:00

Check out some early season boarding from they boys at GET IN THE VAN.

Free Download for Vaca-Films new movie So Much To Say

2009-10-30T10:55:00.000-07:00

The movie is up for free download and is HD at vaca-films.com
Check it out when you have a free minute! Thanks to everyone who made this movie possible, Thank you to Porters Tahoe and all the other sponsors that helped us out!

Field Productions' Open Your Eyes

2009-10-30T08:19:00.000-07:00

Pre season conditioning

2009-10-29T14:28:00.000-07:00

By Iris Lazzareschi:

Only in week three of ski conditioning at Crossfit Avalanche gym and the snow is flying, what are you doing to get ready? The hype of the season isn’t dying, only being fueled by these little teasers of cold weather and precipitation. I wanted to be really ready for this year mentally and physically because I want to get the most out of it, making it the best one yet, because every season should be the best one yet right?! Getting physically ready for me used to be imagined as the first week of basketball practices or that first couple weeks of riding the mountains, when your sore every day, your body is hating you, but you keep going at it so hard, because it just feels so good. This season has been different, in that, I didn’t want to get ready for the season in season; I wanted to be pushed like I was playing team sport again and have it be progressive. I got word of this new gym in Tahoe Vista that is a “Crossfit Gym” which I had heard of before, that it was for the athletes of athletes and included these work outs of the day (WOD) that were different everyday (mentally stimulating) and challenged even the most in shape of people you could pick out (physically stimulating). The workouts challenge you as much or gradual as you prefer and will get your body moving in natural motions; getting stronger, more flexible and doing all this with a professional by your side helping with correct form. The Trainers, gym founders/owners; Myles Lewis and Travis Weaver, have been kicking my butt into shape and now just in week three of a ski conditioning class and I already feel stronger than I have going into any other season. I highly recommend checking out this “Crossfit” thing for yourself and come into the gym with nothing to lose because your first class is free. Being a part of this I get excited for class even when I don’t feel like going because I know when I leave, I’m so stoked I went and feeling great.

check out their Facebook too

"Drop Me In The Water"

2009-10-29T09:30:00.000-07:00

Drop Me In The Water from Nick Baron on Vimeo.

The last float down the Truckee river for the summer. Our college buddy Christian came to visit so we went big. PBR's, SaveMart sandwiches, a bag of wine, and the GoPro. River madness and catching crawdads made for one of the best floats of the year. Four dudes and one chick the usual Tahoe ratio did not hold anyone back from having a kick ass time. Enjoy this great feature "Drop Me In The Water".

Snowboard-Mag post of Vaca-Films Premier

2009-10-28T13:47:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone, Check out the link from the good times at the So Much to Say Premier on Snowboard-mag.com and look for free download of the movie at vaca-films.com

http://snowboard-mag.com/content/so-much-say-world-premiere-36922

Hiking Sylvester's Slot

2009-10-27T13:19:00.000-07:00

The other day I got the pleasure to go on a hike with JT Holmes and a man from The Freeride World Tour, David, to the top of the Tram Face. JT leg the way straight up Sylvester's Slot to the top. After getting an amazing glimpse at one of the Golden Eagles that live on the face JT sat down with David and gave one of the most amazing interviews ever coat on tape.

The run down the backside was just as fun as the craziness on the way up. We ran down the sandy areas reaching speeds up to 15 mph +. Once the fun had been done we sat down at Sopa in the Village and enjoyed some food and thought of more areas where we could get it done.

JPi5 Winners

2009-10-27T11:58:00.001-07:00

Team Moment JPI.5 Entry from Stonebroke Films on Vimeo.

Check out the winning edit from the JPi5 event.

Matt Nelson

2009-10-27T11:36:00.000-07:00

Matt Nelson Promo 09 from Stonebroke Films on Vimeo.

I got my eye on this kid check him out. He's got a big bag of tricks and super nice style. His whole crew is pretty ill they recently won the Boreal JPi5 event. This is his 2009 promo vid shot in only 4 days, Great Production quality by Stonebroke films.

Chas Guldemond Interview Snowboard Mag

2009-10-27T11:33:00.000-07:00

Photo: Colin Adair
The hardest working man in snowboarding, Chas Guldemond, just got a great interview conducted by Tawnya Schultz of Snowboard Mag. Check IT

Salomon Freeski TV Episode 3

2009-10-27T11:20:00.000-07:00

This episode of Salomon's Freeski is about the stories behind the photo. There is a photo of myself by Will Wissman, Matt Walker by Erik Seo, and Christopher Frankum by Mattias Fredriksson. Exciting! Can't wait for winter...

check out GK clothing

2009-10-26T14:22:00.000-07:00

it was dollar drink night in San Francisco and i had had my fair share of whiskey sours, and i thought, "dang! what the heck happened?" anyways next thing i know im talking to this guy named Evan King. he's telling me about his clothing company called Good Karma, or "GK" and how they are all about good vibes, good people, and great local art! these guys are a small company and they're putting out a great product of art and style!

check out their graffiti/fine art influenced graphics! i got to see their spring/summer collection in person and its f#cking rad!

see for yourself here
gkclothing.com

thanks Evan!

A week in Peru

2009-10-26T14:03:00.000-07:00

So we arrived in Huaraz, Peru last week Monday. Our friends Alli and Nate met us here a couple days later. We took a couple days to acclimatize by doing day hikes and going mountain biking in the area. The picture below is over Huascaran Sur, the tallest mountain in Peru, over 23,000 feet, towering over the town of Huaraz. Our first hike in Peru was to a lake called Laguna 69. The hike started around 12,000 feet, and the laguna sits at about 15,200 feet. The crystal clear blue waters of the lake are fed directly from the glaciers melting from the peak that towers about 6,000 feet higher! It is really deceptive in pictures, but the scale of everything in the Cordillera Blanca is huge, the biggest mountains I´ve ever seen by far. Incredibly tall and steep, there are few skiable lines on most of these peaks, but I´m sure there are a few lurking out there. The shot below shows Laguna 69 and towering peak. It is the beginning of the rainy season in Peru, it rains everyday, not necessarily for the whole day, but for at least a couple of hours every afternoon. This makes for interesting mountain travel as we found out later on. Another activity that is popular in Huaraz is "mountain biking". Since I love to ride my bike I just had to try Mountain biking in Peru. The craziest part of our ride was negotiating the bustling streets of Huaraz to catch a ride in a collectivo up to the start of our ride. Since there seem to be no rules regarding driving in this country, it is hard to predict what drivers are going to do. Another interesting part of riding in Peru is the incredibly old and janky mountain bikes. I know that I´m a bike snob, but it´s been years since I´ve ridden a hardtail, and even longer since I´ve ridden without real(clipless) pedals. Check out the picture below to see a Peruvian bike rack. Those bikes are leaned up against each other and held to the roof with rope...for a 40 minute drive up a dirt road! And it worked, no problem, they certainly do more with less in this country. "Mountain Biking" in Peru is basically riding on dirt roads as far as I can tell. Our 3,000 foot downhill ride basically followed a lightly used road through really small villages. Riding on the dirt roads was alright though due to the nature of the old and frightening equipment we were using. In the shot below I´m cruising through one of the small villages, you can see a Peruvian woman dressed in the traditional clothing that the mountain farmers seem to wear. The mud brick buildings are also the typical structures that you see once you leave the cities.

After taking a few days to get used to the high elevation we decided to do the Santa Cruz Trek. This hike traverses the Cordillera Blanca mountain range from east to west and goes over a pass at 4750 meters(15,700 feet or so). In the Parque Nacional Huascaran this is often a guided trip that takes 4 days with donkeys to carry all of your gear. Since we are cheap we went without a guide and without donkeys. Since we´re super tough we also decided to do it in 3 days, 2 nights. At 50 km´s long (31 miles) we figured it shouldn´t be a problem. Normally it doesn´t start raining til about 3 in the afternon, but the day we started our trek it was raining all day. Luckily for us we bought these sweet ponchos that covered us and our backpacks. We may have looked like fools, but we stayed dry, and so did all of our gear. The fist day we hiked for 5 hours and camped up at around 14,000 feet.

The first night in the mountains was cold, and during the night some of the friendly and curious high alpine peruvian cows decided that we were really interesting and hung out around our tents, occasionally sniffing and licking them. They joined us for breakfast too...

That morning we hiked up and crested Punta Union. At 4750 meters this is the highest I´ve ever been in my life. This brought us from the east side of the Cordillera´s to the west side. In the picture below you can just see the bottom of the massive glaciers that cling to all the peaks around here, unforunately stubborn clouds didn´t allow us to enjoy all of the scenic beauty of the area, but what we were able to see was incredible. Coca leaves help fight the effects of high altitude, and the local people drink them as tea and chew them like tobacco. Who am I to go against tradition. In the afternoon of our second day the skies opened up and we were able to see the majestic peaks towering way, way above us. Steep and gnarly, and covered in glacial ice. It was really impressive to see, and makes me want to come back when some of these might have good snow for possible ski descents.....On the third day we woke to clear blue skies and view for days, a truly incredible place.The Cordillera Blanca are the 2nd tallest mountain range in the world, the harsh environment is unforgiving and the wild cows, horses and donkeys often succumb to the weather. We found these skulls balanced on a rock as we hiked down the Santa Cruz Valley towards the village of Cashapampa. While we sufferd through some crappy weather that hid the beauty of the high peaks from us, the blue skies that we had on the last day of our hike more than made up for it. The descent out of the Cordillera´s continued to dazzle us with breathtaking scenery.

At the end of our trek we had to get a collectivo to the town of Caraz, and another to Huaraz. The car we got into at the end of our tek was a 17 year old toyota corolla wagon. We fit 10 people and 4 huge backpacks into this one car for the hour and a half ride down bumpy dirt roads to the town of Caraz, just another example of the resourcefulness of the Peruvian people.

From here we are headed to Huanchaco to get a little sun and hopefully some surf in this quiet beach town. Supposedly there are some great beginner waves, which sound great to me since I´m a complete novice. From there we´ll be off to Mancora for more beach time, and then to Cusco to hike the Inca Trail and see Machu Pichu, one of the seven wonders of the world.

One Year video premier

2009-10-26T11:41:00.000-07:00

Porters team rider Andy Finch had a premier for his movie "one year" by Nations Foundation and I went down there to check out some of the action and snap a few photos.. here are the photos from the premier and here is the link to the teaser if you haven't seen it yet and I did some filming with them but didn't end up with much, here is a funny video from last year too... here. here here.

Closed Out! from Nations Foundation on Vimeo.

Happy Halloween!!!

2009-10-26T11:05:00.000-07:00

My friend Nick sent me this pic. These are his parents pumpkins. Quite possibly the best pumpkins ever!

From Fliers

Dangerzone does a field report for Snowboard Realms

2009-10-23T10:19:00.000-07:00

Nick and I and friends made the trip up to Rose for a few days and faced the elements to put out our first HD edit in association with TJ Schneider's Snowboard Realms.

Dangerzone Season 2 Episode 1 - "OktoberShred" from Nick Visconti on Vimeo.

2010 Powder Readers Choice!

2009-10-22T12:53:00.001-07:00

2010 Powder Readers Choice is up and taking votes. Click HERE to count your vote. Hope you vote for yours truly. If you are questioning who to vote for in the men's category...Sean Pettit had a stellar performance in this years MSP video In Deep.

And here's little Halloween me. According to the date, I'm only two in this photo...at the time I would have told you two and a half.

Warren Miller's new film - "Dynasty"

2009-10-22T07:56:00.001-07:00

"Dynasty" is already hitting the theaters. Check out where "Dynasty" will show in the Tahoe area. Look for the Jamaica Ski Team colors on the slopes of Alpine Meadows. It's in the first segment on Tahoe. - Errol

Watch the trailer here.

The Lake Tahoe segment in Dynasty includes local, world-class athletes pushing the limits of gravity and the sport while defining in their own words the beauty and cultural elements that comprise the Lake Tahoe experience that lure them back season after season. The astounding athlete roster ranges from former and aspiring Olympians to World Cup champions including Jonny Moseley, Daron Rahlves, Jamie Burge, Errol Kerr and JT Holmes, who were filmed at locations ranging from the Ski Lake Tahoe resorts and surrounding backcountry to the shores of Lake Tahoe itself.

"The prominent presence of seven Ski Lake Tahoe resorts in Warren Miller's Dynasty marries our iconic snowsports destination with a true ski industry icon - Warren Miller films," said John Wagnon, President of Ski Lake Tahoe. "There is no organization better qualified to visually capture Lake Tahoe's legendary terrain, amazing snow depth and world-class ski experience than the film crews at Warren Miller."

The action in the Lake Tahoe segment runs the gamut from massive cliff drops, back flips, scenic turns above the lake, chest-high powder runs following a textbook Tahoe winter storm to the perfectly-pitched steeps and lake views that make Tahoe legendary. The segment includes Olympic-related storylines, including Jamaican Ski Team member Errol Kerr who is training in Lake Tahoe for the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics. Additionally, the 2009-10 winter season marks the 50th Anniversary of Lake Tahoe hosting the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Lake Tahoe's exposure in Dynasty will help build excitement among skiers and snowboarders for the upcoming season with predictions of an El Niño scenario in the long range weather forecast for Lake Tahoe and plenty of new enthusiast-focused amenities and activities at the Ski Lake Tahoe resorts. The El Niño predictions are on point, with the Lake Tahoe area already being blanketed by two storms that have delivered nearly two feet of early season snowfall. In addition, the Ski Lake Tahoe resorts are putting the finishing touches on new lifts, enhanced terrain parks, backcountry programs, and unique clinics and camps that include opportunities to ski with Dynasty film stars. Please visit www.skilaketahoe.com for more information.