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First Ascent Hits Tahoe Backcountry

When coastal storms hit the Sierras, it’s time to go “billy goating” for powder, skiing all the steep granite faces that usually don’t hold snow. This past week Tahoe was hit with an epic 6-day storm unloading 5-plus feet of fresh snow. I started the week storm skiing on KT-22 and checking out how some [...]

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This post was written by Michael on January 27, 2010 Comments (0)

Tahoe Powder Playground for First Ascent Ski Guides

Heavy snow continues to fall in the Lake Tahoe region.  As predicted, there has been over 4 feet in the past 4 days and more snow is forecasted.  First Ascent guide and local Tahoe patroller Lel Tone has been busy at work throwing bombs and trying to keep the resort open. “It’s been a battle,” [...]

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This post was written by Reggie Crist on January 23, 2010 Comments (0)