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 […]
We drove from Red Rocks near Las Vegas to Springdale, Utah on April 10th. The thought was to check out some parks, climb a few days, and move onto Colorado, two weeks in Utah tops. We left Utah to head back to Cali on May 9th, a month later, because we had to make it […]
“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 […]
We have been on the road for about a month; though it feels much longer. In thinking up adjectives to describe the past month, I fail to find the ones that truly encompass the entirety of the experience. Exhilarating. Unsettling. Dreamy. Stunning. Expected. Unexpected. Cold. Annoying. Incredible. Fun. Exhilarating. Waterfall ice. There is so much […]
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 […]
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, […]
Galina and I are slowly working through summiting California’s 14ers, and Middle Palisade stands on its own, requiring a different approach than the other Palisade 14ers- calling for a separate trip to scramble it. At 15 miles round-trip with 7,000ft of elevation, it seemed doable as a day trip- albeit a big day! Leaving the trailhead […]
I love the Eagle Lake Buttress Traverse- but because it so easily lends itself to soloing, we’ve typically done it with large groups of friends who can all move together in a sociable pace. As the buttress melted out this year and I slowed down from the ski season, I began thinking about getting alpine […]
When I started my obsession with maximizing vertical, Marty told me about the idea of “Everesting” – climbing the height of Mt. Everest (29,029 ft) in a single day, by accumulating laps on a single hill. As I cranked up vertical over the season, it seemed like this might be feasible on skimo skis- a nice reach […]
Mt. Tallac is the most iconic peak on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe- close to the lake and to the town, with 3000ft of relief, its chutes and bowls beckon to be skied. As my appetite for big days increased this winter, I hatched the plan of backcountry skiing all of Tallac’s bowls in […]
