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Summer Skiing South of the Borderwww.skinet.com  Don’t put your skis away just yet, there’s still plenty of skiing to be had in 2012. Although recent storms around the country have improved skiing conditions considerably, this season as a whole has been one of the toughest in decades. Thanks for nothing, La Nina. We certainly won’t blame you for pulling out the bicycles, the golf clubs and the kayaks—heck, that’s what we did this weekend as temperatures in Boulder reached the…

Read original article here on skiracing.com http://www.skiracing.com/?q=node%2F12359 US Alpine Team Announces Coaching Changes The formal announcement of adding 32 years of Austrian coaching experience to the US men’s team, and a slight realignment of the women’s coaching ranks has been issued from headquarters at Park City. As Ski Racing reported a month ago, the alpine men’s team added coaches Andreas Evers and Bernd Brunner as well as former racer TJ Lanning. Evers heads the men’s speed group. Brunner will head…

Check out this little girl – she is quite an inspiration.  A 10yr old bouldering champion.  If she inspires you to get out and learn how to climb, check out the climbing opportunities with NASTC.  http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.nytimes.com%2Fvideo%2F2012%2F05%2F12%2Fsports%2F100000001512042%2Fashimas-ascent.html&h=DAQGXnwV5AQHe44gvjWHXPSP7aBcdML7Q4qqXLjhyXK33HA

Portillo PowderEverett Potter, 05.21.12, 6:00 PM ET The Hotel Portillo lies on the shores of the Lake of the Incas in the treeless Chilean Andes, 9,000-plus feet above sea level and a two-hour drive from Santiago. It is painted a jolting Crayola yellow and blue, possibly to catch your eye during a whiteout. It is the centerpiece of a remote and raw landscape of rock and snow, overseen by condors with 11-foot wingspans who slalom the thermals around 19,000-foot peaks….

Ever fancy what it would be like to summit a 14,180ft peak?  Right here in our extended backyard is Mt. Shasta, the second highest peak in the state of California.  NASTC and our newest partner Ski Madness – Mexico will be running a 3-day expedition style trip up Shasta.  Chris Fellows will be leading the group along with fellow guide Dane Brinkley.  The group will climb up to basecamp on Day 1.  There will be a mountaineering skills refresher in…

Being a part of the 2012 PSIA Alpine Team selection was a special experience, I’m not sure I have even come down from my high of participating in such a tough and rewarding event.  Snowbird is a BIG mountain, lots of terrain, lots of vertical and steep.  This is coming from a girl that skis Alpine Meadows & Squaw Valley on a regular basis!  The first few days before the tryout was spent getting the lay of the land, understanding how…

We are in a big wet cycle up here in the Sierras.  It has been an intermittent mix of rain and snow the last couple of days in the lower elevations but up high it has been consistently snowing.  The system is only going to get stronger and colder as we move into the weekend.  http://tahoeweatherdiscussion.com/ 

It has been some busy weeks at NASTC.  Despite the low snow levels earlier this season, people have been coming out skiing and training.  It is great to see people recognizing the opportunity to improve their skiing during these challenging snow conditions.  We’ve been working with national ski patrollers, instructors, race coaches and avid skiers both inbounds and in the backcountry.  We had a great camp at Crested Butte taught by Kim Mann, a Western Team candidate for National Team…

Saturday, February 11th, was a great day for NASTC, it was spent on the snow with the kids from the Adventure Risk Challenge (ARC) program at Sugarbowl. The kids from ARC don’t have many opportunities to get out and do fun stuff like learn how to ski.  It was an honor for NASTC to be able to help out and give these kids an opportunity to experience the sport of skiing.  It was my first time skiing with sophomores in High school that have never skied before. It…