Have you ever had an expectation for an event, and despite best laid plans the result is simply not of which you had hoped? I could list all of mine, but that would entail about 58 volumes of narrative. In this case it involves my friend, partner, associate and son – Kyle. Kyle proposes that we Read More…
Backcountry Skiing
McDonald Peak – Dawn with Five Mountain Ranges as the View
The trip to the top of McDonald Peak (10,089 ft.) in the Sawtooth Range is a 3,200 vertical foot ascent all in snow. McDonald sits between Alturas and Pettit Lakes and look directly across the valley at Horton Peak of the White Cloud Mountain Range. The round-trip effort of 24+ hours includes a dawn photo-shoot followed with a Read More…
Skiing in the Backcountry and Your Backyard
One of the great benefits of a batch of early season snowstorms is that skiing peaks and ridgelines with significant vertical could be had merely by walking out of the house. In some cases this means literally (i.e., Lubeck Ridge 1,200 vertical) or figuratively as in drive the car for a mile or so, park and start Read More…