Joost's Bay Area Basecamp tag:everytrail.net,2007:/blog/joost/2 2007-02-10T03:14:32Z A blog about skiing, ski mountaineering, and any activity to prepare for the winter season Movable Type 3.2 EveryTrail.COM! tag:everytrail.net,2007:/blog/joost//2.387 2007-02-10T02:41:49Z 2007-02-10T03:14:32Z If you haven't already, make sure to check out EveryTrail.com, the GPS Travel Community! We launched 4 months ago and an active community of global travelers is emerging. Users are sharing all kinds of trips, from sailing in Greece, to... Joost Schreve http://everytrail.net/ If you haven't already, make sure to check out EveryTrail.com, the GPS Travel Community!

We launched 4 months ago and an active community of global travelers is emerging. Users are sharing all kinds of trips, from sailing in Greece, to driving through Namibia in a 4x4, to scooter trips in Hawaii and hundreds more trips!

One cool way to share your latest trip is to embed a FULLY INTERACTIVE trip map into your own blog. For example, take a look at this flight above San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

]]> The Stanford dish loop in Google Earth / Maps tag:everytrail.net,2006:/blog/joost//2.126 2006-02-09T02:53:25Z 2006-03-07T06:06:20Z I played a bit more with Google Earth and Google Maps, my digital camera and my GPS. The result is a nice overview of my backyard running loop, called "the dish".Download the file and open it in Google Earth (You... Joost Schreve http://everytrail.net/ I played a bit more with Google Earth and Google Maps, my digital camera and my GPS. The result is a nice overview of my backyard running loop, called "the dish".Download the file and open it in Google Earth (You will need to have Google Earth installed), or view it as a Google Map.

Download "the dish" in Google Earth

View "the dish" in Google Maps

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]]> Back country trip Verbier - Fionnay (with Google Earth track and pictures!) tag:everytrail.net,2006:/blog/joost//2.87 2006-01-12T06:51:58Z 2006-02-14T09:46:44Z The last day of our stay in the Alps we did the classic and spectacular daytour from Verbier to Fionnay. I recorded the track with my GPS and created a Google KML file including location based pictures. First download Google... Joost Schreve http://everytrail.net/ The last day of our stay in the Alps we did the classic and spectacular daytour from Verbier to Fionnay. I recorded the track with my GPS and created a Google KML file including location based pictures. First download Google Earth if you don't have it yet, and then download the kml file. Enjoy!

download the fionnay trip in Google Earth

View the Fionnay trip in Google Maps

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]]> The Alps tag:everytrail.net,2006:/blog/joost//2.75 2006-01-03T12:36:56Z 2006-01-06T10:28:32Z The last 2 weeks the ski8000 team was reunited in Meribel and Verbier. Joost, Greg and Herman are back in the mountains... Joost Schreve http://everytrail.net/ The last 2 weeks the ski8000 team was reunited in Meribel and Verbier.

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Joost, Greg and Herman are back in the mountains

]]> After our ski expedition to Cho Oyu in the spring of 2004 the 3 of us went our own way: Herman to Malawi to work as a doctor in a hospital, Greg became a consultant in Rotterdam and Paris, and I went to California to go to business school.

When we arrived in Meribel on December 26th, mountains where covered with a thin, icy layer of snow, with many sharp rocks sticking through. The weather service predicted "neige faible" for the nex couple of days. Not very good news...

But when we arrived in Verbier on December 30 it started to snow.

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Finally

The first couple of days of 2006 brought clear days and snowy nights. In 3-4 days some 60 cm of fresh snow fell from the sky in Verbier. The Chamonix area got at least twice as much. The cold temperatures caused the snow to remain very powderish for days.

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Happy moments

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Herman conquers the powder

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Hester ascends the Stairway to Heaven

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Hester

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That's me between the trees

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Fruitless digging for the lost Atomic Sugar Daddy Pimp. I lost it at 46.059568°N, 7.33642°E. Please drop me a line if you find it!


]]> Ski season has started tag:everytrail.net,2005:/blog/joost//2.44 2005-12-13T16:48:34Z 2005-12-13T17:00:51Z After a snowless November, the mountains around Lake Tahoe are now covered with a thin layer of snow.... Joost Schreve http://everytrail.net/ After a snowless November, the mountains around Lake Tahoe are now covered with a thin layer of snow.

]]> I skied in Squaw Valley on Sunday. There are just 2 real runs open (Shirley Lake and Siberia), and the snow on these runs is actually pretty good. I guess "packed powder" is a good description of the conditions.

We definitely need a big dump of snow before it will look anything like last's years conditions, when there was more than 6 feet of snow already at this time of the year.

At the end of this week I am off to Europe. The snow conditions in the Alps are mixed at the moment. Looking forward to do hit the slopes with my buddies back home!

]]> Snow? tag:everytrail.net,2005:/blog/joost//2.20 2005-11-19T19:42:09Z 2005-11-28T06:23:24Z Last year the ski season in Squaw opened on Oct 30, the earliest openening of the ski season ever. This year, it seems like we are having one of the latest season starts ever...... Joost Schreve http://everytrail.net/ Last year the ski season in Squaw opened on Oct 30, the earliest openening of the ski season ever. This year, it seems like we are having one of the latest season starts ever...

]]> The tempreatures in Squaw are in the low 50s the next couple of days!

The text on Squaw's website says it all:

"Come on out for hiking, shopping and high altitude dining Bring the entire family to Squaw Valley USA's High Camp, el. 8,200', There's plenty to do at Squaw Valley USA."

At least they are honest :). I guess I will spend the Thanksgiving holidays on my mountainbike this year!

]]> Just a few more days tag:everytrail.net,2005:/blog/joost//2.18 2005-11-11T16:13:52Z 2005-11-28T06:24:09Z It's just 10 more days before we will (hopefully) be hitting the slopes in Lake Tahoe. To get in the mood, here is the Squaw Valley live webcam. Enjoy :)... Joost Schreve http://everytrail.net/ It's just 10 more days before we will (hopefully) be hitting the slopes in Lake Tahoe. To get in the mood, here is the Squaw Valley live webcam. Enjoy :)

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]]> Warren Miller movie tag:everytrail.net,2005:/blog/joost//2.16 2005-11-09T06:30:16Z 2005-11-11T16:13:41Z Last weekend we went to see Warren Miller's 56th (!) annual ski movie called Higher Ground. Wow, what an inspiration for the upcoming ski season! See: http://www.warrenmiller.com. The movie has some fantastic big mountain skiing in Alaska, Switzerland and Colorado.... Joost Schreve http://everytrail.net/ Last weekend we went to see Warren Miller's 56th (!) annual ski movie called Higher Ground. Wow, what an inspiration for the upcoming ski season! See: http://www.warrenmiller.com. The movie has some fantastic big mountain skiing in Alaska, Switzerland and Colorado.

]]> Snowing in Lake Tahoe tag:everytrail.net,2005:/blog/joost//2.8 2005-11-03T00:35:45Z 2006-02-19T16:35:17Z Andy from The Unofficial Alpine Meadows Ski Report comes with some good news today: I have returned to Lake Tahoe to witness the sky darken, temperatures drop, winds howl, and rain or snow fall to the ground. The weather people... Joost Schreve http://everytrail.net/ Andy from The Unofficial Alpine Meadows Ski Report comes with some good news today:

I have returned to Lake Tahoe to witness the sky darken, temperatures drop, winds howl, and rain or snow fall to the ground. The weather people say this will continue for a day or two with snow levels dropping as time moves along. No one is predicting enough snow to begin the ski season, but the ground is cooling and the possibility seems to be in the air. Perhaps we will luck out and have a few slopes available for Thanksgiving.

Not as good as last year when we made our first tracks on October 30, but I don't complain :)


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  • Andy Wertheim's Alpine Meadows ski report
  • Squaw Valley on weather.com
    Squaw High Camp webcam

    Traffic

  • Webcam on highway 80 near donner pass
    Yahoo traffic map - Bay Area --> Tahoe

    ]]> skiing/climbing/hiking tag:everytrail.net,2005:/blog/joost//2.7 2005-11-02T22:37:22Z 2005-11-02T23:15:03Z Welcome to my blog. I will share my passion with y'all here! I am looking forward to it.... Joost Schreve http://everytrail.net/ Welcome to my blog. I will share my passion with y'all here! I am looking forward to it.

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