“This Lake Tahoe bowl-like boulder was photographed at sunset, a little south of the famous Bonsai Rock,” on Tahoe’s East Shore, says photographer Scott Thompson. | ScottShotsPhoto.com.
Spring adventures await
Spring skiing is in full swing in Tahoe and Truckee, with lots of skiing left in April at local resorts, with Mt. Rose and Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows eying long days of Spring skiing into May (May 8 for Mt. Rose and May 30 for Squaw and Alpine). Spring is also the season for those low, low season pass deals for the 2016-17 season, with many resorts offering free Spring skiing for the rest of this season if you take the plunge soon. Check out Jenn Sheridan’s tips on “How to ski for free (or cheap) this spring.” And, don’t forget there’s plenty of time for back-country adventures, which is open until the last winter snowflake has melted.
Jeremy Benson has spent the last several winters traveling the Sierra back country for research (and some killer days of skiing) for his forthcoming book on back-country skiing in California that he hopes to finish this year. Jeremy relates his journey to write the book through several drought years with Jenn for “The feast and famine of writing about skiing.” During the same time, Jeremy also penned a guide to mountain biking that will be out in Spring 2017.
One of the many great things about living in Tahoe is that there’s boundless adventures close by. For those itching to break out the hiking boots and the mountain bikes, Tim Hauserman recently explored some of the expansive network of trails in the Carson Valley and shares some of his picks.
I recently spent a few days exploring Death Valley, Lone Pine and Mammoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierra. From wildflowers during Death Valley’s Super Bloom to the Alabama Hills used as the backdrop for scores of Westerns to the hot mineral springs spreading out from Mammoth, the Eastern Sierra is a short trip from Tahoe that offers a world of possibilities for a spring trip.
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