By Vicki Olds, aka Shibumi – “Snowpals Reporter At-Large”
SnowPals is making a difference; saving our planet and particularly the Lake Tahoe Basin, to help keep Lake Tahoe BLUE, one ride-share at a time.
“Did you know there are 1 billion cars in the world? Unfortunately, we’re set to double this in the next 10 years. Each shared car takes 13 cars off the road (on average). You can make a difference by sharing a car.” — getaround.com
Since 1999, SnowPals members have ride-shared from the Bay Area to Lake Tahoe and back at least 5,100* times (this is a conservative estimate*). For an average 400-mile round-trip to/from Tahoe in a vehicle that gets 28 miles per gallon average highway miles will burn 14.3 gallons of gas. A gallon of gasoline burned releases 20 pounds of CO2 into the air. By carpooling, each rider, in addition to the driver, represents 14.3 gallons of gasoline saved from being burned — or 286 pounds of carbon dioxide per round trip!
“Let’s break down how CO2 is produced: a gallon of gasoline weighs about 6 pounds. Roughly 90% of that mass is carbon or about 5.5 pounds. When that carbon is burned one atom of carbon, C, combines with two molecules of oxygen, O2, to form carbon dioxide, CO2. One molecule of CO2 weighs about 3.5 times as much as an atom of carbon, so that 5.5 pounds of carbon burned results in about 20 pounds of CO2.”
High Five yourself, SnowPals’ rideshare participants. Together we have saved the planet from 1,458,600 pounds of carbon dioxide pollutants!
To calculate how much carbon pollution you contribute to the planet, annually, use the energy calculators at Infinite Power (gee, those Texans are really serious about oil): http://www.infinitepower.org/calc_carbon.htm
Plus, think about how much you have saved in gasoline expenses by offering to share your vehicle with a snow rider or two. At 5,100 SnowPal ride-shares, times 14.3 gallons, times the price of a gallon of gas … that’s no small change. In fact, that would be $218,790 in total per snow season that did not go to Big Oil if you had paid $3/gallon at the pump.
And, how many of us have made friends along the way? Or shared a meal and a drink, or two, after the slopes … That’s the non-tangible perks of ridesharing so we at SnowPals encourage you to rideshare / carpool to and from Lake Tahoe resorts as much as possible and to forward this piece to folks you know who goes to Tahoe often but mostly drive solo – advance thanks in helping us preserve our natural environment for ourselves and for generations to come.
* Median of 15 ride-shares/wk; with New Snow this shoots up to 30-35 ride-shares/week. We’re saying that at least 4x/season when there’s a surge of snow riders looking for new snow.
Help keep our planet green, save money and expand your circle of friends by joining SnowPals to ride share to Tahoe area ski resorts and snow destinations beyond (SnowPals members’ in past years joined forces and resources to organize ski and snowboard trips via carpooling/ride sharing to Colorado, Utah and even British Columbia ski resorts).
Are you a local business? Please consider partnering with us to help increase awareness of SnowPals’ rideshare / carpool to help people pool resources to drive together to and from Lake Tahoe.
SnowPals’ mission is to enable SF Bay Area residents to pool resources to ride share/carpool to Tahoe resorts to reduce impact to our environment. We kick off the ski season with annualKickoff Parties around the SF Bay Area.
We invite businesses to partner with us to help bring awareness to our ride-sharing offerings, and to encourage people who might otherwise drive solo to use our services to make new friends and to reduce their carbon footprint.
Individually we each can make slight carbon footprint reductions, and together we can make significant reductions that will help preserve our natural environment. Please consider partnering with SnowPals and we can also help local businesses with its marketing exposure.
List of SF Bay Area Fall 2023 Ski, Ride/Snowboarding Movies, Film Screenings
Mark your calendar for these exciting ski and snowboard film screenings
Gather friends and family to watch, get stoked for the coming winter snow season; plus score swags, raffle prizes and if you’re lucky, win a dream ski trip vacation getaway.
–>> “LEGEND HAS IT (2023)”
Film Production Company: Teton Gravity Research
About the film:
“Ski lore is riddled with stories, sometimes of unknown origin, describing plausible but extraordinary past events. Often shared on chairlifts, the skintrack, or over a beer, these legendary tales, whether it be mythical storm cycles, heroic feats, or whispers of fantastical terrain, all contribute and shape our present experience. For 28 years Teton Gravity Research has been traveling the globe with the best athletes to the most incredible locations often based on this fabled history to uncover the experience…and sometimes creating legends of our own along the way.”
When: Saturday, September 30th. Gates at 6:00pm. Film at sunset.
Where: KT Base Bar at Palisades Tahoe (outdoors)
Tickets
“Pay what you can, it’s that simple! We want our events to be accessible for the entire outdoor community, so whether you’re joining us for $10, or can support with a $25 ticket, our hope is the give-and-take will allow us to continue to bring our films to you while making events more accessible for everyone.” https://www.palisadestahoe.com/events-and-activities/events-calendar/
with family & friends 😉
Connect with SF Bay Area professionals for rideshare to/from Lake Tahoe to enjoy snow sports, share a ski lease, and expand your circle of ski/ride pals at SnowPals (since 1999)
–>> “FLYING HIGH AGAIN (2023)”
Film Production Company: Teton Gravity Research
About the film:
“In a world, where the snowboard corporatocracy cares more about the next Instagram swipe, one company has decided to team up with legendary snowboard film director, Mike Hatchett, and do the impossible. This film defies all odds – to bring together a crew of passionate riders for a full-length feature film – and celebrate what matters most: a bomber squad, rowdy soundtrack, and pure unadulterated riding action. Are you ready?
TGR’s new snowboard film, Flying High Again, premieres this October.”
–>> “Warren Miller’s ALL TIME: Seventy-four years of filmmaking/strong>
Film Production Company: Warren Miller Entertainment
WARREN MILLER FILM TOUR
Narrated by Jonny Moseley, ALL TIME will feature deep dives into elements that Warren himself first identified as the stuff of which snowy dreams are made.
From the birth of ski towns like Sun Valley and Aspen; to the icons and innovators—like the original hotdoggers—the film will spin through the years like snow ghosts, bringing humor and inspiration from today including Maine’s finest athlete, Donny Pelletier, to the park scene at Woodward Park City and the next gen of skiers and riders.
Less a documentary than a love letter, it’s a way to honor how, where, and with whom we’ve made ski and snowboard movies since Warren first picked up a camera in 1949.
This is not a trip down memory lane; it’s an exploration of how snow sports have burrowed into our collective consciousness as an obsession and a way of life.
Warren Miller ski and snowboard films have served as the annual start to winter for skiers and snowboarders across the globe for nearly 75 years and is a party that can’t be contained by a single film or even a single year.”
Quality Ski Time Film Tour presented by Salomon | San Francisco, CA
Films being shown:
“The Polar Star” by The FIFTY
“Fortune Hunters” by Blank Collective Films
“Hankin Evolution” by Switchback Entertainment
“Head Games” by Powder Chicken Productions
“Mountain State 2.0” by Josh Daiek and Hazen Woolson
“Yep, the Quality Ski Time Film Tour is back for year three, and we’re bringing you an all-new lineup of the greatest ski films of the year. We’ve got a little something for every skier: from a not-yet-released episode of The FIFTY from Cody Townsend to the action-packed, powder-fueled Blank Collective movie, with a few more healthy doses of storytelling, inspiration, and shredding mixed in between.
You’ll have the chance to get posters signed by your favorite pro skiers and win copious gear giveaways from tour sponsors Salomon, onX Backcountry, YETI, Mountain Collective, Mountain Gazette, Moterra Travel, and more. That’s right—you might be walking away with a brand new pair of skis at the end of the night.
In addition, you’ll have the chance to enter for the grand prize of a fully kitted out ski trip for two this winter, featuring roundtrip airfare from Alaska Airlines, two head-to-toe ski gear setups from Salomon, a weeklong adventure van rental from Moterra Travel, two ski passes from Mountain Collective, two lifetime subscriptions to onX Backcountry, two subscriptions to Mountain Gazette, plus the goodies to keep warm and fueled from YETI, Hestra Gloves, and more.”
Connect with SF Bay Area professionals for rideshare to/from Lake Tahoe to enjoy snow sports, share a ski lease, and expand your circle of ski/ride pals at SnowPals (since 1999)
–>> Thursday, October 26, 2023
Special VIP tickets include premium seating and awesome gift packages from Matchstick Production ski industry partners.
WHAT: Palisade Tahoe, CA premiere of “The Land of Giants”
WHEN: 2 shows.
Show 1 Doors open 6pm. Showtime 7pm.
Show 2 Doors open 8:30pm Showtime 9:30pm.
WHERE: Olympic Village Events Center.
The Land of Giants (2023)
“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” -Isaac Newton
The story of man vs. mountain is one that has captured our imaginations for centuries. But what if MSP flipped the script? What if, instead of focusing on the human element, we took a closer look at the mountains themselves?
That’s the premise of The Land of Giants, a new ski film that explores the most iconic mountains on Earth. From the Fjords of Norway to the spines of Alaska, we will get to know and understand the canvas that creates the most mind-melting moments in skiing. But most importantly, we’ll come to appreciate their sheer beauty and power. Captured with revolutionary cinematography combined with genre bending music, The Land of Giants is not to be missed.
The Land of Giants features the best skiers in the world, skiing unbelievable conditions and riding to the very edge and beyond. It’s a celebration of the natural world, and a reminder of the power of the human spirit. It’s a film that will leave you awestruck, inspired, and humbled.
Join us on this journey into The Land of Giants.
The crew at Matchstick filmed in the most iconic and beautiful ranges skiers dream of. Our “Cast” of mountains are:
Smoky Mountains, ID
Chilkat Range, AK
Niseko Range, JP
The Sierra Nevada, CA
Lyngen Alps, NO
Wasatch Range, UT
Fitzsimmons Range, BC
Kitimat Range, BC
The Land of Giants Cast of athletes features the best skiers the sport has to offer, from all over the globe: Mark Abma, Sammy Carlson, Logan Pehota, Tonje Kvivik, Nikolai Schirmer, Caite Zeliff, McKenna Peterson, John Collinson, Colby Stevenson, Janelle Yip, Sam Kuch, Ari Tricomi, Karl Fostvedt, Coline Ballet-Baz, Craig Murray, Emily Childs, Dennis Ranalter, Xander Guldman, Hedvig Wessel, Lucy Sackbauer, Stinius Skjøtskift, Gen Sasaki, Sam Cohen, and Marcus Goguen.”
Connect with SF Bay Area professionals for rideshare to/from Lake Tahoe to enjoy snow sports, share a ski lease, and expand your circle of ski/ride pals at SnowPals (since 1999)
–> if we missed a ski/ride film tour that’s coming to the SF Bay Area or Lake Tahoe.
As new ski, snowboarding movies get announced, we’ll add it here on this page.
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Where we like to chase POWder?
.. Kashmir’s POW galore
‘where culture, travel exploration and skiing meet’
“Twenty-two year old Swede, Lovisa Rosengren, chooses Gulmarg, Kashmir as her dream trip spot with Cody Townsend and Kalen Thorien. What was supposed to be a cultural trip, turns into so much more when a 3 meter snow storm rolls through the resort.” – Salomon TV
What's it like to ski/ride
.. the Japanese Alps famous fluffy champagne powder?
JaPOW is a word coined for a very good reason: heavenly bucket list worthy powder; see what’s it like to ski/ride Japan’s famous dry champagne powder which is consistently rated as top three in the world and where the Freeride World Tour regularly chooses as one of the tour competition location?
“The Freeride World Tour is an annually toured series of events in which the best freeskiers and snowboard freeriders compete for individual event wins, as well as the overall title of World Champion in their respective genders and disciplines.” – Wiki
Playtime: Dream Ski Trip
from Salomon Freeski TV
“After 8 seasons of Salomon Freeski TV, and thousands of comments from our fans begging for a chance to star in an episode, we’ve listened! For 3 weeks in December, Salomon Freeski TV viewers were given the chance to win their ultimate Free Ski Dream Trip. The contest was simple – tell us where would you go and who would you would want to go with?
10 winners were selected from a list of thousands, then one lucky fan received a phone call giving him/her the opportunity to live out his ultimate skiing fantasy in Japan with Mike Douglas, Cody Townsend, & Kaj Zackrisson.”- Salomon TV
Charge – Salomon TV
“Four top freeskiers and a World Champion drone pilot are dropped at Chatter Creek Cat Skiing in BC for one week. Their instructions: charge as hard as you can every day.
Key Credits:
– Featuring: Stan Rey, Cody Townsend, Chris Rubens, Alexi Godbout and Jordan Temkin.
– Production: Switchback Productions
– Music: Holler by Band Of Rascals – Courtesy of Blue Heron Music” – Salomon TV
Charge 2 – Salomon TV
We took five top freeskiers and a World Champion drone pilot to Mustang Powder Cat Skiing in BC for one week. Their instructions: charge as hard as you can.
Featuring:
Stan Rey
Leah Evans
Alexi Godbout
Josh Daiek
Drew Petersen
Music: Fatback by Mr. Wiggles Courtesy of Secret Stash Records
Shot, produced and edited by Switchback Entertainment
Join SnowPals for Tahoe snow sports, connect with San Francisco Bay Area professionals for rideshare, lodging share, and peeps to ski/ride with, resort and backcountry.
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At Sports Basement we have some exciting specials for the winter ski season specifically geared to get families snow-ready.
Join us for SNOWFEST..
Start the snow season off with a bang at Sports Basement SnowFest this November!
We’ll be hosting SnowFest 2019 at all 10 of our Sports Basement stores this year where you’ll have access to sweet deals on winter gear & resort passes. Plus, attend to win raffle prizes such as an unrestricted IKON pass, Snowboards from K2, Burton Bindings, GoPro Camera +
Outerwear jackets and pants from Roxy, Pret Helmets, Blizzard Skis, and swag from many of your favorite brands!** Raffles will be held every 30 Minutes!
Spend $100 or more you’ll get a 2-for-1 voucher to Squaw | Alpine* in addition to an extra raffle ticket to win tons of prizes.
RSVP below and keep checking back as we update more details including raffle prizes, guest lists, our beneficiaries, and more!
Sports Basement Presents SnowFest (click on the location below to RSVP):
It’s time to get your winter stoke on! Save the date and get ready to kick off the season with our 70th anniversary film, Warren Miller’s Timeless, presented by Volkswagen. Featuring ski legends like Glen Plake, alongside newcomers Caite Zeliff, Jaelin Kauf, and Baker Boyd. Road-trip with rippers from Arlberg to the Matterhorn, be immersed in the hometown hill of Eldora and discover a different side of Jackson Hole, plus much more.
At Sports Basement we have some exciting specials for the winter season specifically geared to get you ready for the snow! Whether your renting or buying, we’ve got you covered.
Sports Basement truly is Bay Area born n’ raised. Our first ever store opened up in Mission Bay in San Francisco back in 1998, and though we grew out of that space pretty quickly, we’ve made sure to maintain our local roots. Twenty years later, we’re proud to say we’ve kept it local, though our reach has spread wide—you can find us as far south as Campbell and as far north as Santa Rosa!
Exclusive discounted shopping events, two times a year, at any of Sports Basement’s 10 locations and online. You’ll receive a members only promo code when the discounts go live!
Become a Basementeer and get 10% off every item, every time you shop! 10% of the profits made from your purchases go to the charity or school you choose. No points. No waiting. Just saving and giving.
Plus, your Basementeer discount stacks so you get your 10% off in addition to the SnowPals discount! SnowPals members need to show the coupon at checkout to get the discount at any of Sports Basement’s 10 Bay Area locations.
Membership can be purchased online or in-store for a one-time $25 fee.
Please so everyone can take advantage of deals and special promotions.
Sports Basement SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Store Locations & Hours
== BERKELEY ==
Sports Basement
Berkeley
2727 Milvia St
Berkeley, CA, 94703
(510) 984-3907
Mon-Fri: 9am-9pm
Sat & Sun: 9am-8pm
== CAMPBELL ==
Sports Basement
Campbell
1875 S Bascom Ave, Suite 240
The Pruneyard Shopping Center
Campbell, CA, 95008
(408) 899-5783
Mon-Fri: 9am-9pm
Sat & Sun: 8am-8pm
== NOVATO ==
Sports Basement
Novato
100 Vintage Way
Novato, CA, 94945
(415) 493-2633
Mon-Fri: 9am-9pm
Sat & Sun: 9am-8pm
== REDWOOD CITY ==
Sports Basement
Redwood City
202 Walnut Street
Redwood City, CA, 94063
Mon-Fri: 9am-9pm
Sat & Sun: 8am-8pm
== SAN FRANCISCO ON BRYANT STREET ==
Sports Basement
San Francisco Bryant Street
1590 Bryant St.
San Francisco, CA, 94103
(415) 575-3001
Mon-Fri: 9am-9pm
Sat & Sun: 8am-8pm
== SAN FRANCISCO PRESIDIO ==
Sports Basement
San Francisco Presidio
610 Old Mason St.
San Francisco, CA, 94129
(415) 934-2900
Mon-Fri: 9am-9pm
Sat & Sun: 8am-8pm
== SAN RAMON ==
Sports Basement
San Ramon
1041 Market Place
San Ramon, CA, 94583
(925) 498-6130
Mon-Fri: 9am-9pm
Sat & Sun: 9am-7pm
== SANTA ROSA ==
Sports Basement
Santa Rosa
1970 Santa Rosa Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA, 95407
(707) 921-3147
Mon-Fri: 9am-9pm
Sat & Sun: 9am-7pm
== SUNNYVALE ==
Sports Basement
Sunnyvale
1177 Kern Ave
Sunnyvale, CA, 94085
(408) 598-4240
Mon-Fri: 9am-9pm
Sat & Sun: 9am-8pm
== WALNUT CREEK ==
Sports Basement
Walnut Creek
1881 Ygnacio Valley Road
Walnut Creek, CA, 94598
(925) 941-6100
Mon-Fri: 9am-9pm
Sat & Sun: 9am-7pm
