After we’d let the snow settle for a couple of cycles it was incredible day in the backcountry yesterday with all this fresh pow. We […]
Chronology
Powder Week
The forecast had consistently been calling for an intense storm to hit us on President’s Day long weekend. Originally it was slated to start on […]
Fresh Snow!
Finally some fresh snow! And a quick midweek visit from Paul benson…
The End of the World is Just Beginning
The End of the World is Just Beginning, Peter Zeihan A little doomsday-ish and magisterial for my liking, but it was a very timely read […]
Sun Before the Storm
Great to see the girls again this weekend after three weeks apart! We had some beautiful blue skies for most of their three days at […]
Day 39
It was day 39 on skis for me today. I’ve managed to get out there every day since the season opened with the exception of […]
MLK Weekend Visitors
The girls paid us a visit for the MLK long weekend, great to have them up for a few days of hot laps on the […]
Castle Peak
A quick jaunt up Castle Peak with Paris this morning to finish the work week. Was beautiful up there, but the wind was incredibly bad […]
The Devil’s Teeth
The Devil’s Teeth, Susan Casey Another excellent find at the Truckee thrift store. Couldn’t put this down given it’s so close to home… A really […]
Rubicon Peak
Morning meetings and chores out the the way, Paris and I took advantage of the spring-ish weather to lap Rubicon Peak on the west shore […]
Tahoe Junior Freeride Series I and II
Part of Maxie’s season up in the mountains involves competing at a handful of International Freeskier and Snowboarder Association (IFSA) freeride comps across Northern California. […]
Lake Run
With all that fresh snow on the Sierras, Paris and I took advantage of a bit of a break in the weather to punch in […]
First Day of School
After a week-and-a-half of fun on the slopes with his team it was time for Wild Man to knuckle down today: back to school. It […]
New Year’s Week
Following some exceptional opening day skiing on Day One we were blessed with bluebird powder and cold temps on December 27, smiles all around. The […]
Day One
Last night the beep of the bluetooth speaker woke me up at about 10:00PM, which happens when the power cycles on and off. I opened […]
White Christmas at Powder Haus
Well, it didn’t exactly start out very white: when we arrived last week the storm that followed us into the mountains dumped more than four […]
Woodward Training in the Rain
With an incredible torrent of rain hitting us in the mountains – more than four inches are in the forecast for today alone (!) – […]
Healdsburg High School Junior Varsity Hoops
A few shots with my iPhone from the shot clock table…
Unsettled
Unsettled, Steven E. Koonin Goodreads: When it comes to climate change, the media, politicians, and other prominent voices have declared that “the science is settled.” […]
Running with Sherman
Running with Sherman, Christopher McDougall Goodreads: When Chris McDougall agreed to take in a donkey from an animal hoarder, he thought it would be no […]
