Tag Archives: Sierras

2019 — High Sierra Ski Route

In May 2019, Pep­per and I skied the clas­sic Sier­ra ski route through Sequoia and Kings Canyon N.P. from Onion Val­ley trail­head to Lodge­pole, along the Great West­ern Divide. It was a great back­coun­try ski trip. We had great cov­er­age because of the big win­ter. It was prob­a­bly about 60 miles with 9 pass­es over […]

2013 Sierra Ski Trip

Pep­per and I start­ed ski­ing from High­way 108 near Sono­ra Pass, CA on April 15. The high­way was still closed for the sea­son so the trip began with a road­walk up to snow­line. It was an inter­est­ing trip, as you can see from the trip updates past­ed below, due to the low snow year. However, […]