Category: Mount Lola

I was invited to join Phil and  Dory from pugski.com (now skitalk.com)for an excursion to Mount Lola. First we had to pack. Dory was too tall to fit in

We went on a recon mission to find some accessible snow. After being turned back three times (Once due to lack of snow and two times due to

Our destination, Mt. Lola’s backside ridge: While it looks smooth and even from a distance, it is more of a fun surreal uneven staircase. Stev starts down from

Colby, Mark, Natalie, and Spence on the “Jan Michael Vincent Bridge of Danger”: Colby and Mark navigate a little water crossing: Spence’s Pack: Someone else has been up

Backside Patches Spence almost got stuck in the mud on the approach: Stev milks the upper mini-patch for seven turns… …before he runs out of snow to support

Spence: Stev: Spence: Stev: Stev: Spence heads up for more… …and he skis a line next to the rocks… Stev: Spence:

Stev tries to clear the road: A buck: Spence: Stev: Spence: Stev: Stev on the hike out with some of our tracks in the background: Laser stare from