Our first stop on this leg was America’s Biggest Little City, Reno.

The owner or Ceol’s Irish Pub is a die hard Telemark skier. Ron has done an amazing job of spreading the word and growing this venue. Last year 60 folks came out and this year we doubled it to over 120. 

The place was packed! We showed the flick on 2 large screens at both ends of the bar. They were a little out of sync, but we’ll fix that for next year.

It was one of the most stacked raffle’s that I’ve seen. Thanks to Adam Chamberlain at BD for throwing in a pair of skis. The raffle benefitted the Nevada Wilderness Project.

We drove up to Squaw Valley and crashed at Rob Nachtwey’s. Waking up to a crisp beautiful morning in the Sierra, we went for a run up the resort. It’s good to get out and run in between all the driving, drinking and eating. 

Next stop was the Craneway Pavillion in Point Richmond.

This is an events center that Rob Nachtwey is developing/managing. Here’s Rob organizing the bar for the night’s festivities.

The Craneway is a huge “blank canvas” that will host weddings, rave’s, parties and hopefully ski movies.

Jonah relaxes and takes in the view after setting up for the show.

Rob is making the transition from ski bum/athlete to “real” job. I can’t say I condone the move, but it seems like a cool project and a perfect fit for Rob.

Rob plays MC to the group of 90+ that consist of many of his friends and family.

A late night dawned on a gorgeous day in the Bay Area. Our next stop was in the big city.

Rob had to prep the Craneway for a rave that night. Jonah and I were on our own to play tourist for the day. 

It was hard to imagine anybody was thinking about winter or skiing with weather like this. The beach was going off!

Dede O’Mara, film star and friend showed up to hang out. She’s been in South America skiing all Summer long. Now, she’s moving to Jackson Hole to ski for the winter. 

The movie was held at Sports Basement in Portrero not Presidio. They provided free beer and snacks for the crowd of 80+. 

We had a great raffle and raised almost $400 for the Sierra Avalanche Center.

We wrapped up the show and were kidnapped by Dede’s friends who are in a pretty rowdy bike gang. 

They took us to a local watering hole where we shared drinks, and talked ski movies. Just as things were getting pretty blurry the tamale lady showed up.

Sorry Dede, this pic is just too good not to post.

Some of the best tamales ever.

We finished off the late night discussing whether it was nobler to be or not to be.

I don’t remember if we came up with an answer or not?

But we had a good time.

Dede was kind enough to put us up for the night. We hit the road for Lake Tahoe the next morning. Sawtooth Ridge Cafe was host to our Tahoe City show. 

This was a fun little final stop before heading home. There was a great mixed crowd of 60 or so, who all seemed to enjoy the show. 

We raised more money for the Sierra Avalanche Center with thanks to Alpenglow. 

After the show we hit the road for home, making it as far as Winnemucca. It’s amazing how fast 4 days can fly by. 

Home for a week now, we’re resting up, training for winter and planning the Colorado leg to come.

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13 shows in 13 nights, Jonah and I embark on the first leg of the 30 city tour.

We hit the road bringing the stoke to the people and towing the schwagon wagon full of gear.

First stop was the Linen Building in Boise.

The crowd of 100+ was fired up about the flick and we raised money for Winter Wildlands.

We fit right in with the other big rigs on the road. Yes, we get many a strange look from people passing us on the freeway.

Driving into the beautiful town of Bend.

The St Francis is always one of the best stops along the way. Fun crowd, great venue and good beer.

150+ came out for some digital winter and to raise funds for Oregon Natural Desert Association. I have no idea what the “Clothing” sign means. Maybe it’s optional when it’s off?

Drove the rig through some snow as we drove the McKenzie pass en route to Eugene.

The Outdoor Program at Oregon University put together a fine show in Eugene. Our youngest crowd of nearly 80 students came out for some hot telemark action. Thanks to Jarl at the Berg Ski Shop for all his help. (I forgot to take any pics)

Life on the road, Jonah gets ready for bed in our luxury accomodations.

For the past 4 years we have shown at the Kennedy School in Portland. This venue is an old Elementary School that was converted into a hotel/bar/restaurant/theater.

It continues to be one of our largest draws and the 200+ crowd is out of hand (in a good way). There must be something in the beer (like beer maybe). A good bit of coin was raised for the local Snowrider Association ( A branch of the Surfrider Association).

We pulled into Hood River just in time to help local Jugglemarker Charlie Cannon with a fence building project.

No need for ladders when you’ve got mad bush balancing skillz!

Hood River showed up 80 strong to support their local ski-lebrity Charlie Cannon. The local nordic center also raised funds to groom their trails this winter.

Charlie and friends showed us a good time afterwards.

Sunday is a tough night to get a crowd out for a ski flick. Tacoma is more about quality than quantity with 12 proud souls showing up to win gear and get stoked for the skiing to come. (no pics) Many thanks to Backpackers Supply for hosting this event in their great little shop.

Heading north to Bellingham, The Pact played to an excited 100+ at the Chuckanut Brewery in a fun little covered outdoor venue.

Tonight is Seattle and then we head to Montana and Jackson Hole. Come out and see the action packed tele flick of the season and help support your local non-profit. The full tour schedule is available here-

www.powderwhore.com/tour.html