BIKE THE WEST NEWS
Here are the dates for 2016 Bike the West Events: 25th Annual AMERICA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BIKE RIDE: Sunday, June 5 Online registration is scheduled to open on January 1, 2016 14th Annual TOUR DE TAHOE...
View ArticleAS THE BULLWHEEL TURNS – TIME FOR MY ANNUAL ROAD TRIP
AS THE BULLWHEEL TURNS MONDAY – JANUARY 26, 2015 NASAJ West at Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort Rise & Shine! Yes another beautiful day with blue bird skies at the base of Purgatory at Durango...
View ArticleSKIING ADVENTURES WITH “THE GUY FROM TAHOE”& DANNY BOY
WINTER IS HERE – FIRST TURNS FOR THE WINTER OF 2015/16! By Dan Giesin Nov. 12, 2015 Considering it was Veterans’ Day, a couple of grizzled veterans of the winter recreation sort thought it was a...
View ArticleHEAVENLY OPENING DAY 2015/16
2015/16 OPENING DAY AT HEAVENLY MOUNTAIN RESORT Saturday, November 14, 2015 By: Curtis Fong – The Guy From Tahoe For as far back as I can recall… Making opening day at Heavenly Mountain Resort has...
View ArticleLAKE TAHOE SKI REPORT
MOUNTAIN RESORT REPORT© DATE: MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2016 FROM: CURTIS FONG – “THE GUY FROM TAHOE” GOOD MORNING LAKE TAHOE SKIERS & RIDERS… IF YOU ARE VISITING, WELCOME TO LAKE TAHOE!...
View ArticleHAPPY NEW YEAR! WHAT’S UP MOTHER NATURE?
Lake Tahoe Entertainer Magazine January 2018 Article By; Curtis Fong “The Guy From Tahoe” Happy New Year Lake Tahoe! Okay Mother Nature… What’s Up? The Holidays have come and gone and the locals have...
View ArticleRoad Trip 2018
Road Trip 2018 Hey skiers & riders… Hoping that Mother Nature delivers in the next few weeks to grace Tahoe Resorts with plenty of snow and Winter will actually arrive! In the meantime, Dan Giesin...
View ArticleRoad Trip 2018: Jan. 18-20: On the Road / Bogus / Brundage
Road Trip 2018: January 18-20: On the Road / Bogus Basin / Brundage Thursday, January 18, 2018: On the Road Again… Subaru Packed and set up with Studded snow tires… plus, had the front rally bar with...
View Article2018 Road Trip: NASJA Western Winter Summit
Road Trip 2018: January 21-25: NASJA Western Winter Summit at Schweitzer & Whitewater Sunday, January 21: Heading North to Sandpoint Idaho Morning came early, especially when one is attempting to...
View ArticleROAD TRIP 2018: On the Road – Red Mountain – Lake Louise
Thursday, January 25: Departure for NASJA Group, but continuing on the road The NASJA Western Winter Summit Meeting officially ended this morning with a bus departing at 8:00am, taking participants...
View ArticleRoad Trip 2018: Back in the USofA – Whitefish Montana
Monday, January 29: On the Road Back in the USofA and to Whitefish, Montana With the Subaru loaded, we decided to have breakfast in the Legends Restaurant in the Lake Louise Inn that offered a nice...
View ArticleRoad Trip 2018: Salt Lake – Alta Ski Resort – Home
Friday, February 2, 2018: Drive to Salt Lake City – Alta Ski Resort We packed up the Subaru and enjoyed our included breakfast and bid our farewells to the Kalispell and Whitefish Mountain Resort…...
View ArticleROAD TRIP TO REHAB
Road Trip to Rehab… This past year has been extremely challenging, personally, with medical issues looming in my mind as well as keeping up with my Bike the West events… Recalling early last year,...
View ArticleROAD TRIP TO REHAB CHAPTER ll
Road Trip to Rehab Chapter II Saturday, February 2, 2019 We departed Moab, continuing the drive to Durango… Clouds were surrounding the red rocks and a sun beam protruded down to the valley floor with...
View ArticleROAD TRIP TO REHAB CHAPTER lll
Road Trip to Rehab Chapter lll Thursday, February 7, 2019 – Continued: Still being upset about losing my credit card, Dan took the steering wheel as we headed out of Gunnison on Hwy 50 east, over...
View ArticleSKIING THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
Skiing the Land of Enchantment It’s been 20 years since I’ve skied resorts in New Mexico and NASJA, the North American Snowsports Journalists Association, set their annual Western Winter Summit to ski...
View ArticleWinter Starts Now!
The Bull Wheel By: Curtis Fong “The Guy From Tahoe” December 2022 The start of Winter came early with a couple of early season storms that led to Mammoth, Mt. Rose, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood...
View ArticleKirkwood Celebrating 50 Years
In the Fall of 1970, the Sacramento City College ski club had a membership party and 3 of my college buds were excited to go skiing… and, we decided “let’s go”… So, around midnight, I drove them home...
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