Picture taken 7:30am October 3rd 2009

This is a very good sign that Tahoe will be getting an early start on winter. Last night we received 4 inches of snow, not the wet sloppy stuff, it was cold. It is now a race to see who will open first. These are the three best bets Kirkwood, Heavenly or Boreal ridge. Heavenly has the most Snow making equipment, Boreal has the a lot of snow making equipment too, and a very high evelation, and Kirkwood has some snow making and always the best weather pattern for natural snow fall. This year I’m feeling Boreal, they are known to open up for a quick weekend, even if they end up closing for a few weeks till more snow comes. Boreal also loves to throw Halloween Parties, so get you costume ready, wax you stuff, because it looks like a zombie winter!

Dropping banger shred flicks on the snowboard community for nearly 20 years, Standard Films has been capturing the essence of all things snowboarding since 1991. With past seasons gems including Paradox and Aesthetica, Standard looks forward to shaking up the scene with their new film Black Winter set to release fall 09.

With a list of shreds including riders like Eric Jackson, Torstein Horgmo, Lonnie Kauk, Chas Guldemond, Andreas Wiig and Mark Landvik, Black Winter will showcase the sports progression with a unique artistic edge.

Always a supporter of timeless snowboarding since the TB days, Snowboarder Magazine is proud to offer their stamp of approval and support to Standard Films. Publisher Chris Engelsman says, We’re stoked to be partnering with Standard to document the best riders in the world; their caliber of riders, film quality and pioneering new zones has raised the level of snowboarding for years

Branching out from their full-length films, Standard is entering the sixth season of production for The Standard Snowboard Show for Fuel TV. Their unique approach to documentation has raised the standards for a televised snowboard series, transcending boundaries between a winters worth of collecting footage and exposing the lifestyles of top riders.

Whether viewing the work of Standard in the form of Black Winter or The Standard Snowboard Show, Standard Films uses their acquired knowledge from their snowboarding past to continue creating innovative films in the future.

Shoreline Fishermen

Shoreline of Tahoe has two locations where you can get all your skate, snow, ski and bike gear here in South Lake tahoe. Since we live at the lake we sometimes fish…this is oe of those times…if you come to our blog often looking for skate, snow, ski and bike stuff, sorry this blog has nothing to do with that….Although I once tried to troll on my bike, not so good. But here we see the shoreline gang once again slaying the Mackinaws, and this time Bob told the really old jokes.

Yet another quick peek at some of the local talent here in South Lake Tahoe. Chris 29, enjoying a little skate session before a day of work at Zephyer Cove. The Lake Tahoe Lifestyle is a lot like other places….except the boredom thing, you see most locals get their cardio workout on their mountain bike, skateboard, skis or snowboard…..not so much the gym.

Its that time of year when we wait for snow, waiting, thinking, planning for our next day on the hill. The staff at Shoreline of Tahoe have a strange fear during these waiting periods. The fear is that I may launch some new crazy gadget in hopes of being the first kid on the block to sell one. As much as I want my own roller suit, I’ll be a good boy and simply wait for the snow. Pray for snow or tell me what size roller suit you wear?