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It’s official!  Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley are now one resort!  This means 6000+ acres of skiing and the start of what will likely be the best and biggest resort in the United States.  Season passes will be valid at either resort.  Plans for further development are on the table but will not happen this year.  The primary focus this year is to merge both resorts operations.  Will the merger also bring on a name change? Squalpine? Squaw Meadows? Alpine…

This is one of the many reasons why Portillo is so great and what makes it so special.  On any given night you can meet a number of interesting people and have the opportunity to sit down and have a meaningful conversation with them.  I had the opportunity to meet and have a chat with an ex-boxer.  One of the things that I took away from that conversation that is worth mentioning here is that, part of the physical preparation…

I’m going to piggy back on Chris’s last blog entry about the need and necessity of fitness in your ski regime.  I think the message is starting to get across that riding your bike or doing your average gym routine is not enough to ski our best or to be injury free and ski from season to season.  We think of skiing as very much a leg dominated sport, however that is not entirely the case.  Your core plays a…

Yes, its still beautiful and hot in Tahoe but we are officially gearing up for the 2011-2012 winter season! Look for the NASTC brochure in your mailbox soon and keep checking back for website updates and information. Check back soon for Nick Herrin’s and Chris Fellows’s PORTILLO slide show! Epic snow! Give us a call if you need some early season tune-up or if you’re wondering how best to get in shape for the ski season! We can help create a…

As director of the North American Ski Training Center and father of 3 active kids, I don’t have large chunks of time to spend in the gym.  However my skiing performance and fitness is important to me. By staying healthy and fit through out the season, I can provide my clients with solid skiing instruction and demonstrations and I can keep the wheels from coming off the cart mid-season due to overuse injuries, bad alignment, or illness due to lack of recovery time. Thanks…

The mountain scenery is finally changing here in the high Andes.  We are officially snowed in!! It’s awesome!  Over a foot of snow fell last night and it is still snowing.  The road will remain closed for today and those guests that are “lucky” enough to still be here will get to enjoy the powder tomorrow when the storm breaks.  Portillo becomes a very different mountain when the snow level rises.  Lines that you once thought were unskiable suddenly become…

The first week here in Portillo was awesome.  It’s good to be back in this breathtaking venue in the Andes.  It doesn’t take long to disconnect from the world and submit to the gentle pace and routine of Portillo.  The snow is pretty thin, there is very limited off-piste skiing but the snow quality is good.  In fact it is excellent training snow.  Every morning we were greeted with crisp Andean air, warming into a sunny and balmy afternoon.  The…

Nice article on the NASTC Portillo camp in LAN’s inflight magazine!  http://in-lan.com/2011/06/summertime-skiing/?lang=en