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 […]
Tag: Powder Haus
Fresh Snow!
Finally some fresh snow! And a quick midweek visit from Paul benson…
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 […]
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 […]
Woodsplitter and Claim Jumper
Had a solid helping of rain up the mountains last week, which made for some exceptional dirt on the Woodsplitter jumps trail. It was also […]
Wood Weekend
Getting ready for winter, many hands make light work!
Donner Summit and a Truckee River Float
Mum said it just wouldn’t be summer if we didn’t squeeze in a Truckee River float, so we started our big road trip with a […]
President’s Day at Powder Haus
Another atmospheric river blessed us in the days before President’s Day long weekend, and unlike the warm temps that came with the atmospheric rivers a […]
Atmospheric Rivers X 3
Since the storm we had on January 3 during our stay at Powder Haus for Christmas the Sierras (and Northern California in general) hadn’t seen […]
Powder Haus Christmas
Two weeks in the mountains at Powder Haus for Christmas and New Year
Powder Days in November?!
The rain last week in Sonoma County was incredible: flooded rivers, emergency school closures, canceled sports games… But it was a cold bomb cyclone that […]
First Snow
Making the most of the first snow of the season
Max Turns 11!
“What do you want to do for your birthday, Max?” We were expecting a response along the lines of, “A birthday party at X with […]
July Powder Haus Week
Nothing on the docket this last week so the kids and I grabbed Ben Taylor from Petaluma on our way up to the mountains again […]