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  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Backers of Mandatory Helmets for Kids on Ski Slopes Think Gov. Brown Has Rocks in His Head

    ​Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed legislation that would have required skiers and snowboarders under 18 to wear protective helmets.State Sen. Leland Yee, a San Francisco Democrat and child psychologist, authored SB 105, which had received bi-partisan support in the state legislature.

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Orange County's First Famous Luxe Lonchera: The Burrito Van of Taos

    The traditional New Mexico smothered burrito​Since most of Orange County's so-called historians--all five of them--care more about buildings than businesses, and since Orange County food history mostly exists in memories and not textbooks, we've decided to create a new column here at our infernal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Una Goccia Calda: A Drop of Hot Mulled Wine

    A Ladin-speaking après-ski booth selling waffles and hot wine in northeastern Italy​Think of Italy, and you think of steaming-hot cups of coffee and glasses of good wine, but do you think of steaming-hot cups of wine?Yet mulled wine, called vin brulè in Italy (literally "burned wine"), is common ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Bear Mountain Opens Today, Completing SoCal Ski and Snowboard Pre-Thanksgiving Trifecta

    ​Bear Mountain in Big Bear opens today, joining sister resort Snow Summit and Mtn. High in Wrightwood in welcoming skiers and snowboarders before Thanksgiving.Well, paying skiers and snowboarders anyway. Snow Valley outside Running Springs also opens today. Mammoth Mountain near Bishop got the sno ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2010
  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Will Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Apply Lessons Learned to Pending Ski and Snowboard Bills?

    ​You may still be working on your summer tan, but the Southern California ski and snowboard season unofficially officially begins Sept. 18 with Hot Dawgz & Hand Rails at Bear Mountain in Big Bear. The free event features pro snowboarders competing on 110 tons of man-made snow for a total $20 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    As Snow Falls, Legislation Rises

    ​Three to 6 inches of new snow are expected in the next few hours to start falling in the local mountains--including Big Bear, where 5 feet of white stuff dumped during the last round of storms. Mammoth Mountain got 7 inches of fresh snow in the last 24 to add to its 8- to 12-feet base of packed p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Wax On, Wax Off: Surfing, Violence and You (Pt. 1)

    Flickr user Jon Palos​Usually, almost nobody comments on the articles here at "Wax On, Wax Off." Every now and then, some sweet person will say something like, "I'm really glad I found this blog." That's about as involved as our readers normally care to get. But last week's story about a fight ... More >>

  • Columns

    March 1, 2007

    Letters

    'Give us all a breakthe Mexican wetback has become the majority.'

  • News

    February 15, 2007

    An Inconvenient Slope

    Big Bears ski resorts are covered in snow despite a chronic lack of natural snowfall. So where are the crowds? Dont blame global warmingblame the media

  • Film

    January 4, 2007

    Same Old Story

    Sequels, prequels, and threequels headline Hollywood 2007

  • Film

    June 8, 2006
  • Film

    July 21, 2005

    Rhyme Scheme

    Creators of Sundance smash pimp fable leak the game plan

  • Culture

    February 10, 2005

    Armada Sighted Off the Coast

    Armada Skis finds success making skis at the beach

  • Film

    December 4, 2003

    Let It Snow

    Warren Millers Journey kicks off another ski season

  • News

    October 10, 2002

    Terror Threads

    Does al-Qaida shop at REI?

  • Columns

    December 10, 1998

    Tourists Trapped

    Does al-Qaida shop at REI?

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