{"podcast":{"title":"Mind the Track","slug":"mind-the-track-6307658","podcast_index_feed_id":6307658,"rss_url":"https://mindthetrack.squarespace.com/podcast?format=rss","website_url":"https://www.mindthetrack.com/podcast/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63f8426bda84740f0b905bf3/1681491239622-ZZZFGSKHQ2PFIMSL46PD/IMG_2786.jpg?format=1500w","author":"@Pow_Bot and @trail_whisperer","episode_count":90,"summary":"An adventure podcast about chasing powder on skis and snowboards in winter, hunting singletrack loam on mountain bikes in summer, profiling the “core lords” of the outdoors in the Lake Tahoe region and fostering the culture of mountain life through education and experience in the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T06:18:50.824997+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-the-track-6307658"},"episode":{"title":"A Wet Christmas Miracle Storm | E77","slug":"a-wet-christmas-miracle-storm-e77","published_at":"2025-12-23T17:36:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-the-track-6307658/a-wet-christmas-miracle-storm-e77","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-the-track-6307658","url":"https://www.mindthetrack.com/podcast/a-wet-christmas-miracle-storm-e77","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63f8426bda84740f0b905bf3/t/694ad5b8998af27b45ec615c/1766512339817/E77+-+Wet+Christmas.mp3","summary":"After a month of being ridged with displeasure and no snow, a series of atmospheric rivers dumps buckets of rain before changing to snow, finally delivering major dumpage to Tahoe just in time for Christmas. In the final episode of Mind the Track’s third season, in Episode 77 the boys recap a month of inversions, brown pow and Tule Fog, contemplate chasing snow up into Canada, shout out the core lords for their 10th Shredmandment recommendations and DOPE or DERP making sound effects when riding your bike or filling uncomfortable silences. Pow Bot gives a gray wolf update, SKI BORG makes an appearance and the boys ask listeners to send in their questions for an upcoming interview with the CEO of Sugar Bowl resort. 2:10 – SKI BORG vs POW BOT 5:00 – No snow in Lake Tahoe with a huge storm a-coming just in time for Christmas chaos. 8:50 – On an airplane - window shade open or window shade closed? 11:00 – Trail Whisperer still hasn’t bought a ski pass for the season.   13:55 – All the different taglines describing the snow dry spell in Tahoe. 15:20 – Gnarly Tule Fog in the Central Valley of California for the last month. 16:10 – Washington State flooding – Stevens Pass, Crystal Mountain and Mount Baker roads blown out. 18:14 – Vail Resorts discounting ski lift tickets and medium range lodge bookings are way down. 22:50 – Pow Bot is finally maturing – he isn’t frothed out on chasing pow. 25:35 – DOPE or DERP – Do you chase the pow north to Canada right now? 27:15 – Alpenglow Winter Speaker Series Opener – Truckee Dirt Union raises $120,000! 30:40 – Spotify year-end wrap-up statistics for Mind the Track podcast. 32:20 – Shout out to Core Lord listener Stavros on Mount Hough in Quincy! 35:20 – HOT TIP: If you have poison oak, don’t scratch it, use the hottest water you ca…","meta_description":"After a month of being ridged with displeasure and no snow, a series of atmospheric rivers dumps buckets of rain before changing to snow, finally deliveri…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6134,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mind-the-track-6307658/episodes/a-wet-christmas-miracle-storm-e77/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-the-track-6307658/a-wet-christmas-miracle-storm-e77.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}