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Tahoe Backcountry Breakdown: Dust on Crust and The Heaviest Pow You’ll Ever Ski

It’s no secret that the skiing conditions in the Tahoe area have been sub-par the past few weeks. That being said, however, if you have a strong sense of adventure and keep your expectations low, there is still fun to be had. Coming off a perfectly timed knee injury and with no end to the high pressure in sight, I figured what better time to get back on the skin track than in prime dust on crust conditions. Not the best decision I’ve ever made. We decided to ski a southeast facing aspect on the west shore last week after a small storm dropped a couple of inches up high and it sucked. We found […]
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Tahoe Backcountry Breakdown: Powder and Ice and Corn, Oh My

Only one word can describe how the skiing has been in the Tahoe backcountry the past few weeks: variable. Depending what aspects you decide to check out, you can expect to find recycled powder, corn, corny chowder, firm crusts, and wind blown chalk. Just because it’s variable doesn’t mean it’s bad, however. Given the fact that it’s been a few solid weeks since the last real storm, the skiing is damn fine if you know what you’re looking […]
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Tahoe Backcountry Breakdown: Christmas Chowder

The skiing in Tahoe has been pretty sweet lately, and more terrain has been opening up with each storm. Conditions have varied over the last few weeks, but if you know where to look the skiing can be quite good. Prior to the Christmas storm the conditions were pretty firm thanks to a bulletproof raincrust that reached upwards of 9000 feet in spots. Before the rain hit, however, the skiing was unreal. Every day was a powder day for two weeks or so, until the notorious Tahoe rains snuffed out the fun. The Christmas Eve storm, that was supposed to drop a foot of blower, ended up being a bust and only left the Tahoe area with […]
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Tahoe Backcountry Breakdown: Early December Pow

Charlie enjoying the view from the top

Winter has really turned herself on here in Tahoe over the last few weeks. The recent storm system dropped anywhere from 12-22 inches up high, and it has made for some awesome skiing conditions. Prior to this storm system, north aspects over 8,000 feet were still holding good, cold, wintery snow, and things have only gotten better since the last weather event. The skiing on the west shore has really opened up, but still a little thin down low due to the high snow levels that have accompanied the last few storms. The coverage in the Mt. Rose area has been sweet because of the […]
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Tahoe Backcountry Conditions Report: West Shore Pow

It’s nice to finally see some decent snow coverage on the mountains around the Tahoe Basin. We got out on the west shore this weekend to check out the goods that mother nature sent us, and it was sweet. At the higher elevations, the snowpack is approaching 24” deep in areas, and only looking to get deeper this week. We have 4-8” forecasted for the mountains through the rest of today (Sunday), and NOAA is calling for another 2+ feet on top of that by late Wednesday. We found powder up high (above 7700 feet) […]
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