Category Archives: Backcountry Skiing

A couple weeks ago I was turned around on Jakes not to to far from the top. It was such a bittersweet day because my skins were glopping so bad I couldn’t continue up, but the turns were  so good … Continue reading →

The original plan for the day was to ski the south bowl of Rose Knob Peak, but after the heavy snow fall we received last night and the potentially high avalanche danger we opted for lower elevation tree skiing instead. … Continue reading →

Went up to Silver Peak just north of Squaw today in the hopes of finding good snow with just as good coverage. Started at the Pole Creek trailhead on hwy 89 and we were pleasently suprised to find only a … Continue reading →

Well the amazing snow we had right before Christmas has now started to retreat due to warming temps, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any skiing to be had. With the past week being warm and sunny during the day … Continue reading →

Since my pass is blacked out this week, Ryan and I decided to check the coverage up on Donner Summit. Although it has been snowing a lot up here the last couple weeks, and believe me my shovel can tell … Continue reading →

The original plan was to meet up with my friend Cody to do some mountain biking, but after he couldn’t get his bike to work properly he had to bail on me. Being left alone in Tahoe City with nothing … Continue reading →

I met up with my friend Ryan earlier in the week and we got to talking about Yosemite and Tioga Pass. Well one thing led to another and I found myself at six o’clock on Friday afternoon in my truck with Ryan … Continue reading →

The wind came in hard on Saturday and it brought with it a dusting of snow overnight. I knew that the conditions were going to be bad, lots of dust on lots of crust, but I went for it anyway. … Continue reading →