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Winter Sports

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsleds Refurbishment Details

    ​ If you've been to Disneyland in the last couple months you've probably noticed that the Matterhorn Bobsleds have been down for a six-month refurbishment.So what can park goers expect from the rehabbed ride when it reopens this summer?Check out the details (and watch a behind-the-scenes video) af ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 12, 2012

    Why Doesn't Mexico Participate in the Olympics

    [¡Ask a Mexican!!] And why do some Mexicans hate their dark skin?

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Disney to Release Matterhorn Movie

    Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsleds is about to get the same silver screen treatment that Disney has given to Pirates of the Caribbean, Country Bear Jamboree, and Haunted Mansion.That's right: They're turning another ride it into a feature-length movie (with the hopes of it becoming a franchise, of cou ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • Columns

    February 4, 2011

    Race Skater

    [Hey, You!] Caring father, or overprotective pinche gabacho?

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Cranberry and Red Bull

    It's cranberry spray all right, but not an Ocean Spray commercial.  It's episode three of Red Bull's Winch Sessions videos, featuring wakeboarder Josh Tranby and a custom-made Cloud Street winch that pulls 4,000 feet of Spectra-fiber line at 50 mph.Other episodes feature snowboarders, paraglide ... 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 >>

  • 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

    September 1, 2010

    As Mountain Resort Bookings Bounce Back, Mtn. High Offers Screaming Season Pass Deal

    ​Yes, by most leading indicators, the U.S. economy--what's the technical word for it again? Oh yes--BLOWS! However, an, erm, un-leading indicator shows one economic sector bouncing back.Mountain destinations across the western U.S. reportedly experienced sharp increases in July occupancy and steep ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    Smucker's Stars on Ice

    Honda Center

  • Film

    April 15, 2010

    Ten Don't-Miss Films at the Newport Beach Film Festival

    Honda Center

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Gettin' Made: Winter Olympics Madness!

    Here we are, a week into the 2010 Winter Olympics. Keeping track of where we're at in the standings? There's a summary here. Keeping track of cute handmade goodies celebrating the games? We've got you covered there, too! I Heart Skating charm necklace by RJ Charms​ Join us after the jump fo ... 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

    December 16, 2009

    Wax On, Wax Off: Mammoth Mountain is a Northern Outpost of Southern California

    Flickr user jcookfisherLast week's storms brought the mountains to life for snowboarders all over Southern California. With well over 14 inches at local spots like Baldy, Mountain High and Bear, people grabbed their boards and headed for higher altitudes. Mammoth Mountain, the southern part of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Top 10 Ski and Snowboard Trends This Winter

    Will it ever snow again in our local mountains? Who knows? But here are 10 winter 2009/2010 trends in apparel and equipment tracked by SnowSports Industries America (SIA), the nonprofit North American trade group for the industry.​

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Wax On, Wax Off: Kicking off the Snowy Season and Surfside's Snowboard Carnival

    flickr user Alena RomanenkoFall is a brief season for Southern California. The first part of it sort of gets blended into the end of our summer. The groms go back to school, the weather gets hotter and the offshore Santa Ana winds start howling down the canyons. Things get dry and crackly, all ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2009

    Welcome to the Poor Chalet

    The lifts are still running at Mammoth and our local mountains, but SnowSports Industries America (SIA) reports the retail side of the industry got hammered in February, continuing a steady decline that began last November, at the height of the Christmas shopping season. "Snow sports ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    See Dick Wakesurf

    Being cold below ground in Yorba Linda does not stop our favorite disgraced son Richard Nixon from finding himself in the news. The hits just keep coming, don't they? But far more fascinating than Dick being blamed for the Cambodian genocide, joined in the hereafter by Watergate- ... 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

  • News

    August 10, 2006

    Making Snow Cones

    Champions on Ice

  • Film

    June 8, 2006

    Zen & the Art of Musical Composition Maintenance

    Zen & Zero

  • Features

    March 9, 2006

    Down the Hatch!

    Perfect products for your next party with That Guy

  • Music

    February 2, 2006

    Aural Reports

    Top Ranking: DJ Gregory-G

  • Film

    July 21, 2005

    Rhyme Scheme

    Creators of Sundance smash pimp fable leak the game plan

  • News

    June 23, 2005

    Wave New World

    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

  • Culture

    August 5, 2004

    The Gods Must Be Crazy

    ShotPaks takes a good idea straight outta South Africa to a liquor store near you

  • 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?

  • Features

    March 22, 2001

    How to Become the Worlds Greatest Skateboarder

    From Indiana to Orange County by air: The life of Brian Patch

  • News

    June 10, 1999

    All You Need Is a Spark

    Why suburbia really is Manic

  • Culture

    April 22, 1999

    Hurley's Top Girlie: Lian Murray

    Why suburbia really is Manic

  • Columns

    December 10, 1998

    Tourists Trapped

    Why suburbia really is Manic

  • News

    November 26, 1998

    How Vans Inc. remains your very own personal megabrand

    Why suburbia really is Manic

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