by Mike | Apr 30, 2023 | Not CA or Volcanos
le Another magical BC Ski Lodge week in the books! I got 7 of our BackCountry staff plus another 5 friends to join me last week in the Northern Rockies of Canada at Mistaya Lodge. I had never been there, and I will certainly be trying to go back in the future. We went...
by Mike | Mar 23, 2023 | Backcountry Ski, Not CA or Volcanos
I love these BC Hut Trips. You just ski, eat, and sleep for a week. Maybe a little firewood and dish chores too. You make strong friendship bonds with like-minded people, while stretching your boundaries for vert you can climb. No getting up at 5am to schlog from your...
by Mike | Jan 24, 2023 | Backcountry Ski, Not CA or Volcanos
Sorcerer Lodge BC – April 18-24, 2022 description...
by Mike | Jan 24, 2023 | Backcountry Ski, Not CA or Volcanos
Rogers Pass 3-days Touring April 2022 Last year the snowfall was pitiful in Tahoe. Until I left for Canada of course. Luckily Canada had a big year too. Marty and I drove up to the promise land so i could see if my old friend Roger’s Pass remembered me from 15...
by Mike | Jan 22, 2023 | Backcountry Ski, Not CA or Volcanos
will write up...
by Mike | Jan 21, 2023 | Backcountry Ski, Not CA or Volcanos
Boy this was fun going through my pictures from this April 2007 trip to Selkirk Mountain Experience (SME) with Roger and Chris. The food was amazing, and our guide dan lead us through beautiful glacier skiing all week in shin deep powder. I’m going back to SME...
by Mike | Jan 15, 2023 | Backcountry Ski, Not CA or Volcanos
Alice Lake Wilderness 3-day Ski tour April 9-12, 2021 Sawtooths near Stanley, Idaho My second ski tour in Idaho will be hard to top. My friend Craig Wolfrom and his friend Baldwin invited me on their spring ski tour to Alice Lake in the Sawtooths. Henry and I drove...
by Mike | Jan 14, 2023 | Backcountry Ski, Not CA or Volcanos
3 days Skiing near Stanley, Idaho In the beginning of March 2021, Marty and Danny joined me on a road trip to ski around Stanley Idaho. We didn’t have much snow in Tahoe, and I had never put skins on in this area. I have been out here over 10 times on mountain bike...
by Mike | Jan 8, 2023 | Backcountry Ski, Featured Adventures, Not CA or Volcanos
I’ll have to find the time to describe this April 2008 tour. Bela, Dave Riggs, and two of Bela’s Clients were setting out to do a tour Bela Planned. I was about to launch into a 5-day High Sierra Ski tour by myself, being unable to convince anyone to go...