“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 […]
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 […]
Ever since reading Leor Pantilat’s post about his Desolation Seven summits traverse I’ve wanted to the traverse the Crystal Range (Pyramid, Agassiz, Price) and the nearby peaks- and since getting into skimo, I’ve wanted to backcountry ski the route in winter. With corn season coming together and a good weather window between storms, I was itching […]
You’ll never see Deadwood Peak from a car, and unless you’ve spent a lot of time in the Tahoe backcountry, you probably don’t even know that it exists. There are no trip reports, no maps, no guides to skiing Deadwood… until now. First Internet Descent. South of Carson Pass, Roundtop peak calls your attention, with jutting […]
While photographers love the jagged crags of Mt. Tallac, Freel Peak catches the eye from the distance- the highest peak in the Tahoe basin, Freel is visible from as far south as Sonora Pass, and surrounded by the smaller summits of Job’s Peak, Job’s Sister, and Trimmer Peak. From the Sky Express lift on Heavenly Mountain […]
One of Tahoe’s peaks always draws my attention, regardless of season: Pyramid Peak, the highest point in Desolation Wilderness and the apex of the Crystal Range. Shiny granite in the summer, glistening white in the winter, it pokes above the darker rock of Mt. Tallac and the peaks closer to town, hinting at the wild […]
It sometimes feels like South Lake Tahoe isn’t close to backcountry skiing: it’s easy to get used to driving 20 minutes to Powderhouse, 30 minutes to Carson Pass, or 35+ minutes to the peaks along the West Shore. Yet just behind town looms Trimmer Peak, offering 3000′ of skiable terrain, and a huge variety of […]
