As promised, here is the video of Splitboard Steve, Funk, Coon and me descending the left side of the Cleaver…
Little Slide and a Snowy Saw Tooth Ride
The Eastern Sierra never ceases to amaze me with its peaks, cols, and other high places. Every time I am over there I feel like I have been let in on a secret, like I have been shown some realm hidden from the common – a place I imagined as a child.
Spring pow on Steven’s back bowls
Amazingly, some of the coldest weather of the year blew into the Tahoe basin as people where busting out bikes,…
A tour with Sierra Avalanche Center
As Schwartz drives the truck over a rise and around a bend in the road, Mt. Rose and the neighboring…
4FRNT skis: interview, article and demo
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to speak with Matt Sterbenz, founder of 4FRNT skis, about the his company,…
A break in the storm
Of Powder and Mt. Shasta
Where to start with all this snow? All I can say is Pow Wow! If you make Tahoe home because…
Pacific Crest Cat Skiing
It’s five in the morning and I’ve been awake for over an hour. I’m excited and I’ve had trouble sleeping…
A Fallen Baby Angel Cham
Unable to decide whether to ski Baby Cham on Mt. Tallac or drop Fallen Angel on Angora, Yu and I…
Tahoe Weather Discussed
As I drove up to Truckee to meet with Bryan Allegretto, I couldn’t conjure up an image of what he…
California Ski Huts
When I tell people, even those who ski regularly, that I am heading out for an overnight ski tour they…
Dog Gone Family
Editor’s note: this story was written by Kelly Heslin for NPR’s Three Minute Fiction contest. She hasn’t heard back yet,…
It’s all good, it’s all mountain
Well, the sunny weather finally got the best of me. If Mother Nature wants to thwart my winter expectations with…
Crusty Corn Chute
Well oakaly-doakely, here we done knocked down some crusty ol’ corn on Mt. Tee-lac. Damned if we’s wasn’t a bit…
Winter corn?
You know, Tahoe can be a funny place. The last couple of months have thrown me through a loop. First…