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 started on the “post-patches” or the patches up at the divide past the other main patches. Stev heading down the first of two of the “post-patches.” Spence

A recon ski day with Makisha and Penny. We started at the bottom of the “Right Patch” or “The Patch” and headed up from there. I skied three

On the approach looking back at Upper Highland Lake and Hiram Peak. If you look closely you’ll see our tracks from the previous day. Look closer to play

I made I return trip to Hiram Peak and skied with Jeff and Pete. Pete and Jeff on the approach. Jeff on the bootpack. Jeff starts our first

We skied and boarded five runs including two of the 4th of July Chutes. We entered one of the chutes by hiking up the Ellis Peak Trail ridge.

I skied one run on the backside of Hiram Peak followed by four runs on the frontside of Hiram Peak. I joined Richard for the one run on

I returned to The Nipple, having skied there two days earlier to explore some of the “backside” or south facing runs before skiing the east ridge runs. A

Looking up at my destination on the hike up. I am very happy to be up on The Nipple. A self-timer photo of my first run of the

Pete and Stev on the approach. Battleship or submarine? Winnemucca Lake panorama. Flowers in the foreground and the lower slopes of RoundTop in the background. Jeff said: “Left