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Yellowstone and the Tetons

If you’re headed to Wyoming, you’re likely going to visit Yellowstone and the Tetons- together, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. We spent four nights in the Tetons, and two nights in Yellowstone- here are our notes from the experience. Grand Teton National Park The Teton mountains are oriented north-south, with a dramatic eastern scarp dropping to […]

SummitForDays does Canadian Powder Highway

“The Powder Highway” has a pretty appealing ring to it, no? When we headed out on our #vanlife extended road trip, we booked it to Canada for the freshies. For the most part, our Canadian destinations were guided by the known powder spots. Below are some highlights and recommendations for the powder hounds and vehicle […]

Sugarbowl Quad Crusher- First Place!

In 2015/16, Andy Anderson worked with Sugarbowl to schedule an uphill ski race- only to have it canceled at the last minute.  When Sugarbowl announced a Spring 2017 race with full buy-in from their ski patrol, the TahoeSkimo crew was elated- the first ISMF/USSMA-compliant skimo race in California! Unfortunately, a set of storms forced Sugarbowl […]

The Desolation Death March

Since moving to Tahoe, Galina and I have been thinking of one big objective- the “Desolation Death March” or “Desolation Seven Summits Loop”, a linkup of seven big peaks in the Desolation Wilderness which I first heard about through Leor Pantilat’s trip report. With our eyes set on the Evolution Traverse and Thunderbolt-Sill traverse this summer, […]