Protect Our Winters!
Protect Our Winters (POW) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the public education and the slowing down of the global warming crisis, with a direct focus on our Winter Sports community. POW will also help offset the level of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere by supporting projects that reduce the carbon dioxide in the environment.
POW was formed in 2007 by Jeremy Jones, a professional snowboarder to unite the winter sports community and focus our collective efforts towards initiatives that will directly impact our winters.
The mission of the foundation is to build a united front of winter sports enthusiasts, so that together, we can restore our winter climates.
POW will educate the community and provide tangible solutions that will make a difference today. Additionally, we will help fund renewable energy and work with local governments, developers and homeowners to increase the sustainable development projects in our winter climates. Check out the Protect Our Winters Website.
Alta Goes Hands Free, Stays Green
Alta in Utah is implementing a skier-friendly, web-friendly, hands-free ticketing system. All ski products will be loaded on the Alta Card, which will have an RFID (radio frequency identification) chip embedded in it to allow access through entry gates to the lifts.
The hands-free system means no more showing a pass at every lift. Skiers place the Alta Card inside a pocket by itself and leave it there for the day; antennas will do the rest. At the end of the day, skiers can visit alta.com and enter the Web ID on the Alta Card to personalize the card, track ski history and reload the card. On the next ski day, skiers can go straight to the lifts and skip the extra stop at the ticket office.
Alta Ski Area already partners with Rocky Mountain Power through the Blue Sky program. Alta’s commitment to clean, renewable wind energy is reflected in its promise to purchase 900,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) for the next twelve-month period, offsetting nearly a quarter of Alta’s traditional energy consumption. The environmental impact is equivalent to reducing the 3,600 tons of CO2 emissions per year the resort would otherwise produces by some 900 tons.
Men in Bras Wind Up NZ Season in Charity Fundraiser
It’s back to basics for competitors entered in the Freestyle for Funds event this Sunday 23 September at Snow Park NZ as they ski or board in bikinis to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation.
A day for the girls, the Snow Girls Jam includes a Slopestyle competition on novice and intermediate features as well as the Bikini downhill on the ski racers track for which a bikini must be worn on some part of their body, and can be over clothing.
Five dollars for each lift pass purchased (discounted at $20) for the event will go to the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation. The event is an opportunity for the girls to shine in the terrain park and raise awareness for the charity.
Oh, and you guys? Males are welcome to enter providing a bra or bikini is worn.
Squaw Doing Yet More With Its Terrain Parks and Pipes
Squaw Valley at Lake Tahoe in California will be making many new additions to its terrain parks in 2007/08 including a new trenched (in-ground) superpipe in Central Park at Riviera. Equipped with lights, the new Riviera Superpipe will be the only night accessed superpipe in the Tahoe basin.
The addition of snowmaking in the Riviera terrain park, along with the trenching of the pipe, will give Squaw Valley skiers and snowboarders a superpipe starting at the very beginning of the season that’s also the only night-accessed halfpipe in the Tahoe basin.
In terms of environmental considerations, the new superpipe has been trenched in the same location as the original in-ground constructed pipe (that was no longer large enough to classify as a half pipe), making it the least intrusive place for the project.
Cam Shot of the Week
What a beautiful shot from Steamboat, Colorado. So tempting to ride off into the sunset. Thanks, Steamboat Cam Op!
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