We returned to our “local” ski spot, Monitor Pass. It is only half an hour away from our home and the snow conditions are holding up pretty well.

This would be our third time up here in seven days. With a storm forecast for the afternoon, we had a wide variety of conditions. We started with

Since the skiing was so good to start the week on Monday, we made a return trip to end the week on Friday. Makisha and Penny were happy

My wife Michele called me when I was driving home from work with the news that Monitor Pass had just opened. After arriving at home we gathered the

For years, on many occasions after a snow storm, I would look up at the mountains we can see from the deck of our house and see a

After a foot and a half of fresh pow overnight it was time to explore some of Mount Sputnik’s sidecounty. I hiked up to an unnamed peak beyond

This would be the fourth time that I skied Mount Sputnik (our front yard.) I previously skied here in 2002, 2005 and 2008. On this day I did

Sonora Pass, November 6, 2016 Penny along the way up. Penny enjoying the view on a setup photo prior to a self-timer sequence. Penny and Stev in the

Some recent high level snowfall fueled the desire to make some turns on new snow. Dunderberg would be the location of a snow seeking recon mission. Since there

Looking up as Spence reaches our destination, the Method Man Patch. We would take five runs here. Spence starts our first run by shadow skiing with Lake Tahoe