Spread Stoke » Eastern Sierras http://spreadstoke.com Fri, 18 Oct 2019 23:32:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.23 First Tracks in California’s Eastern Sierras http://spreadstoke.com/snow/first-tracks-skiing-in-californias-eastern-sierras-2014/ http://spreadstoke.com/snow/first-tracks-skiing-in-californias-eastern-sierras-2014/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2014 02:15:16 +0000 http://spreadstoke.com/?p=3367 SSthumbIn California droughts are real. They happen. We are still in one of the longest in recent memory. As a skier, it’s hard to complain about lack of snow when much more is at stake when it comes to water supply.  Nevertheless, the last three snow seasons have been a disappointing whirlwind of high expectations and unfortunate outcomes. But winter always brings snow and when it comes, we rip. When it’s low-tide, we adapt. We get creative. We learn. When it snows 12″ of wet snow with 6″ of fresh on top for the first snowfall of the season?? We’re ready. The Eastern Sierras got 12-18″ of snow above 9k this weekend. Not a ton by local standards BUT certainly enough for our first turns of the 2014-15 season. After a short skin up some familiar ridges (x4 laps) it was official…Winter is here. Now let’s PRAY FOR SNOW! Ski/GoPro: Tim Feess(Gnarbox.com) & Ben Roman Powder Hound: Sierra the dog Tracks: Sam Smith ft. A$AP Rocky – I’m Not the Only One Camera/Edit: GoPro HERO 3+ BLACK/GoPro Studios Settings: 1440/48FPS]]> SSthumb

In California droughts are real. They happen. We are still in one of the longest in recent memory. As a skier, it’s hard to complain about lack of snow when much more is at stake when it comes to water supply.  Nevertheless, the last three snow seasons have been a disappointing whirlwind of high expectations and unfortunate outcomes. But winter always brings snow and when it comes, we rip. When it’s low-tide, we adapt. We get creative. We learn. When it snows 12″ of wet snow with 6″ of fresh on top for the first snowfall of the season?? We’re ready.

The Eastern Sierras got 12-18″ of snow above 9k this weekend. Not a ton by local standards BUT certainly enough for our first turns of the 2014-15 season. After a short skin up some familiar ridges (x4 laps) it was official…Winter is here. Now let’s PRAY FOR SNOW!

Ski/GoPro: Tim Feess(Gnarbox.com) & Ben Roman

Powder Hound: Sierra the dog

Tracks: Sam Smith ft. A$AP Rocky – I’m Not the Only One

Camera/Edit: GoPro HERO 3+ BLACK/GoPro Studios

Settings: 1440/48FPS

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