Pulling into the “parking lot” off Hwy 431 we began preparing to skin as two other cars pulled in. One car contained our homey Shane Jones and his friend Dirk. Mistaking the Toyota pickup for Hatchett and I, Shane began addressing the other skiers with our traditional, formal greeting, “**********************” Hilarity ensued and everyone had…
Skinning in the dark is a strange feeling, my balance is off and I’m uncertain of the terrain. Slowly the sun begins to wrap its light around my part of the earth. At first its a dull glow. Nearing the top of the ridge we can see small cornices forming, the first of the season,…
With very little snow in the Tahoe area we decided to look elsewhere for an opportunity to shred-the-gnar. Our first thought was the Ruby Mountains in eastern Nevada, after some telephone recon we learned they’re pretty thin on the white gold. Mount Shasta was the next choice, south facing slopes, huge runs and sunshine sounded…
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