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4th of july chutes

Tahoe Conditions Report: 4th of July Chutes on June 28th

I was debating between soul skiing and sharing this adventure with the world, but ultimately I figured I could still ski soulfully and reflect without weakening the experience. The idea was born at 6:30PM to go ski the 4th of July Chutes that evening. At 7:30PM, the idea was realized. After a grueling 7-mile approach by way of Subaru, Nicolette Howell and I had reached the road summit, and began the second part of the journey on foot. […]

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Matt Bansak | June 29, 2014
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June 1st in the 4th of July Chutes

The 4th of July Chutes have been on my bucket list for some time now. In the last couple of years at least, they have melted out near or prior to the full opening of Blackwood Canyon, and I have missed the window of opportunity to get up there when they’re still going off. With such a bad snow year in Tahoe, I figured it would be best to head up as early as possible. After receiving the beta from a friend who had been up a few days earlier (thanks Hazen Woolson!) that many of the chutes do in fact go, and the road was just about clear of snow, it was time for a multi-sport June 1st adventure with my friend Katy Hover-Smoot. […]

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Matt Bansak | June 2, 2014
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