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Twitter and Facebook are all a buzz with images of fresh snowfall in Colorado.  Maybe we’ll skip fall and move right into winter?!  Signs of a change in season is creeping into the Sierras also, this morning was distinctly cooler than all the others. Personally, this is a really fun time of year, the days are still warm enough to catch a bike ride or a run through the woods and ski movies are premiering all over the country and the…

Hello NASTC Skiers!If you haven’t already checked, take a look at our new season dates and locations!Squaw, Alpine, Sugar Bowl, Northstar, Grand Targhee, Crested Butte, St Anton, Avalanche Level I and more! There is something for everybody. And of course, the grand dame of the summer months: Portillo.  Our group of 20 just returned from a fabulous week! Four powder mornings, big descents, bigger smiles, and new friends made for a really fulfilling week. Next year we return as always August…

Hello NASTC Nation!Our new calendar is about to be put on our site, but if you need any dates just email us! [email protected] will get you answers! Or call anytime too. This year NASTC is going to Crested Butte, Grand Targhee, Squaw, Alpine, Sugar Bowl, Northstar, St Anton, Mt Shasta, Portillo, and more! Plus our very popular Avalanche Level I courses will be offered and some great backcountry descents around the Tahoe basin. Enrollment is open, call or email and…

Attention NASTC Nation!! Sign up for this weekend’s All-Women Sports Camp here in Lake Tahoe at Northstar! Fri-Sun, August 10 – 12 Grab your girlfriends and join our good friends at the AWSC for a weekend of inspiration, camaraderie and a lot of laughs while learning a new outdoor sport (or sharpening the skills of your current favorite sport) in the beautiful setting of Lake Tahoe, California. Their lineup of professional women athletes & industry instructors will lead over 22…

The perfect summer day in Tahoe…. There are so many options to what that day could look like.  Maybe it includes a serene paddle on the cobalt blue water of Lake Tahoe, enjoying in the tranquility of the morning followed by a hike to one of Tahoe’s peaks.  It might include a morning of rock climbing on the finest granite in Northern California on Donner Summit.  NASTC has fun certified guides to help you learn the basics or guide you…

Curious as to what it’s like to ski in Chile? Or spend a week in South America’s most well known resort, Portillo, Chile?  Check out the following article:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/snowandski/9331849/Skiing-in-Chile-A-guide-to-summer-on-the-slopes.html NASTC runs a freeskiing improvement camp in Portillo every year.  2012 dates are:  August 17-26. 

Ski Far Away, Don’t Miss a DayBy Susan Schnier I was getting my fair share of sideways glances as I rummaged ski gear out of the garage on August 17. Assessing my stash of long underwear, ski socks and down jackets while wearing shorts and flip flops, I had a flickering moment of uncertainty about whether this mid-summer ski trip to Portillo in far-off Chile was even worth the hassle. But after leaving the next morning and clicking into my…