By the end of December, 225 inches of snow had fallen on Mt. Rose, making the task of setting up and maintaining the mountain a daunting one. | 12/14/21 Mt. Rose, NV
Arriving at the peak at the tail end of a storm cycle. | 12/15/21 Andesite Peak, CA
Heading up the spine of Andesite Ridge after a fresh dump. Better even than the views is the wind protection. | 12/16/21 Andesite Peak, CA
911 Dispatch contacted Mt. Rose about a missing person potentially on the mountain, prompting an after hours search. | 12/25/21 Mt. Rose, NV
Ruthless distracted me with a dice game while working my side hustle driving a van around Olympic Valley. | 1/11/22 Olympic Valley, CA
A solid flow of Hot Toddy's at the Tahoe City ice rink gets Jay groovin'. | 1/20/22 Tahoe City, CA
Matt takes the mantra "look good, have fun, be safe" very seriously while patrolling. | 1/27/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Freshly rimed trees with distant views of Lake Tahoe make sweeping the mountain at the end of the day a treat. Special thanks to Stephen Neff for loaning me a Venus Laowa 9mm lens to play with for a couple of months! | 2/23/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Beau and Cameron practice with the RECCO, a device used to help locate victims buried in avalanche debris. | 3/3/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Shannon takes off from the halfway station at the Great Ski Race, a 26 km course to benefit the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team. Despite skiing an extra 5 km from our house to the start, beginning 45 minutes late, and taking a healthy break at t
The Tahoe Cross Country Center didn't know they needed a door greeter until Ruthless arrived and did such a bang up job. | 3/8/22 Tahoe City, CA
Ruthless and Shannon take a sit at Silver Hut, part of the Tahoe Cross Country trail system. | 3/8/22 Tahoe City, CA
In the nordic skiing world, downhills are terrifying and everything hurts, all the time. These hippie purists are a different breed, yet at the end of the day I was still smiling just as much as after a day of gravity assisted skiing. | 3/8/22 Tahoe
At the end of the season we were sent on the Mt. Rose Rookie Scavenger Hunt, 17 secret and interestingly named locations in back corners of the mountain. We were meant to prove our success with a simple selfie, but Devin and I took things to another
Turns out my ski crampons perfectly fit and preserve my leftover breakfast sandwhich for enjoyment at the top of the climb. | 3/21/22 Twin Peaks, CA
Jennie at the base of Twin Peaks, still riding the high from killer turns off the 8,880' summit. Due to a low snowpack, we had to boot pack on the PCT before skinng the ridge up to the peak. | 3/21/22 Twin Peaks, CA
Mo peers out from a snow cave, soon to be rescued by Carmen, a Mt. Rose Avalanche dog as part of a training scenario. | 3/23/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Penny the pig, a rescue that now lives with the Common family in their Kings Beach home. | 3/25/22 Kings Beach, CA
Shannon does a van deep clean and mattress assessment in preparation for overnighting at the Winter Wondergrass bluegrass festival. | 3/31/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Lebowski came out from Colorado to ski and party at Winter Wondergrass. | 4/1/22 Alpine Meadows, CA
Best friends Squiller and Shannon enjoy some morning rays before the jams start at Wondergrass. | 4/2/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Ryan grills up some dogs after a fantastic day of spring corn skiing. | 4/3/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Lebowski and Shannon hydrate in preparation for the Infamous Stringdusters headlining show while Squiller cowers, terrified of every single thing that moves. | 4/2/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Lebowski enjoys the newest addition to the RAD4, a sink/urinal that drains out to the ground below. | 4/3/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Tish and Kevin skin along the ridge of Black Mountain during a killer ski tour in the Eastern Sierra. | 4/24/22 Black Mountain, CA
Kevin and Tish on the uphill skin track for a second lap off Black Peak. Dunderberg Peak and Virginia Lakes dominate the background. | 4/24/22 Black Peak, CA
By the end of December, 225 inches of snow had fallen on Mt. Rose, making the task of setting up and maintaining the mountain a daunting one. | 12/14/21 Mt. Rose, NV
By the end of December, 225 inches of snow had fallen on Mt. Rose, making the task of setting up and maintaining the mountain a daunting one. | 12/14/21 Mt. Rose, NV
Arriving at the peak at the tail end of a storm cycle. | 12/15/21 Andesite Peak, CA
Arriving at the peak at the tail end of a storm cycle. | 12/15/21 Andesite Peak, CA
Heading up the spine of Andesite Ridge after a fresh dump. Better even than the views is the wind protection. | 12/16/21 Andesite Peak, CA
Heading up the spine of Andesite Ridge after a fresh dump. Better even than the views is the wind protection. | 12/16/21 Andesite Peak, CA
911 Dispatch contacted Mt. Rose about a missing person potentially on the mountain, prompting an after hours search. | 12/25/21 Mt. Rose, NV
911 Dispatch contacted Mt. Rose about a missing person potentially on the mountain, prompting an after hours search. | 12/25/21 Mt. Rose, NV
Ruthless distracted me with a dice game while working my side hustle driving a van around Olympic Valley. | 1/11/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Ruthless distracted me with a dice game while working my side hustle driving a van around Olympic Valley. | 1/11/22 Olympic Valley, CA
A solid flow of Hot Toddy's at the Tahoe City ice rink gets Jay groovin'. | 1/20/22 Tahoe City, CA
A solid flow of Hot Toddy's at the Tahoe City ice rink gets Jay groovin'. | 1/20/22 Tahoe City, CA
Matt takes the mantra "look good, have fun, be safe" very seriously while patrolling. | 1/27/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Matt takes the mantra "look good, have fun, be safe" very seriously while patrolling. | 1/27/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Freshly rimed trees with distant views of Lake Tahoe make sweeping the mountain at the end of the day a treat. Special thanks to Stephen Neff for loaning me a Venus Laowa 9mm lens to play with for a couple of months! | 2/23/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Freshly rimed trees with distant views of Lake Tahoe make sweeping the mountain at the end of the day a treat. Special thanks to Stephen Neff for loaning me a Venus Laowa 9mm lens to play with for a couple of months! | 2/23/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Beau and Cameron practice with the RECCO, a device used to help locate victims buried in avalanche debris. | 3/3/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Beau and Cameron practice with the RECCO, a device used to help locate victims buried in avalanche debris. | 3/3/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Shannon takes off from the halfway station at the Great Ski Race, a 26 km course to benefit the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team. Despite skiing an extra 5 km from our house to the start, beginning 45 minutes late, and taking a healthy break at t
Shannon takes off from the halfway station at the Great Ski Race, a 26 km course to benefit the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team. Despite skiing an extra 5 km from our house to the start, beginning 45 minutes late, and taking a healthy break at the soup station she still finished with a quite respectable time. | 3/6/22 Tahoe City, CA
The Tahoe Cross Country Center didn't know they needed a door greeter until Ruthless arrived and did such a bang up job. | 3/8/22 Tahoe City, CA
The Tahoe Cross Country Center didn't know they needed a door greeter until Ruthless arrived and did such a bang up job. | 3/8/22 Tahoe City, CA
Ruthless and Shannon take a sit at Silver Hut, part of the Tahoe Cross Country trail system. | 3/8/22 Tahoe City, CA
Ruthless and Shannon take a sit at Silver Hut, part of the Tahoe Cross Country trail system. | 3/8/22 Tahoe City, CA
In the nordic skiing world, downhills are terrifying and everything hurts, all the time. These hippie purists are a different breed, yet at the end of the day I was still smiling just as much as after a day of gravity assisted skiing. | 3/8/22 Tahoe
In the nordic skiing world, downhills are terrifying and everything hurts, all the time. These hippie purists are a different breed, yet at the end of the day I was still smiling just as much as after a day of gravity assisted skiing. | 3/8/22 Tahoe City, CA
At the end of the season we were sent on the Mt. Rose Rookie Scavenger Hunt, 17 secret and interestingly named locations in back corners of the mountain. We were meant to prove our success with a simple selfie, but Devin and I took things to another
At the end of the season we were sent on the Mt. Rose Rookie Scavenger Hunt, 17 secret and interestingly named locations in back corners of the mountain. We were meant to prove our success with a simple selfie, but Devin and I took things to another level. The full set of images can be found here. | 3/9/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Turns out my ski crampons perfectly fit and preserve my leftover breakfast sandwhich for enjoyment at the top of the climb. | 3/21/22 Twin Peaks, CA
Turns out my ski crampons perfectly fit and preserve my leftover breakfast sandwhich for enjoyment at the top of the climb. | 3/21/22 Twin Peaks, CA
Jennie at the base of Twin Peaks, still riding the high from killer turns off the 8,880' summit. Due to a low snowpack, we had to boot pack on the PCT before skinng the ridge up to the peak. | 3/21/22 Twin Peaks, CA
Jennie at the base of Twin Peaks, still riding the high from killer turns off the 8,880' summit. Due to a low snowpack, we had to boot pack on the PCT before skinng the ridge up to the peak. | 3/21/22 Twin Peaks, CA
Mo peers out from a snow cave, soon to be rescued by Carmen, a Mt. Rose Avalanche dog as part of a training scenario. | 3/23/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Mo peers out from a snow cave, soon to be rescued by Carmen, a Mt. Rose Avalanche dog as part of a training scenario. | 3/23/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Penny the pig, a rescue that now lives with the Common family in their Kings Beach home. | 3/25/22 Kings Beach, CA
Penny the pig, a rescue that now lives with the Common family in their Kings Beach home. | 3/25/22 Kings Beach, CA
Shannon does a van deep clean and mattress assessment in preparation for overnighting at the Winter Wondergrass bluegrass festival. | 3/31/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Shannon does a van deep clean and mattress assessment in preparation for overnighting at the Winter Wondergrass bluegrass festival. | 3/31/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Lebowski came out from Colorado to ski and party at Winter Wondergrass. | 4/1/22 Alpine Meadows, CA
Lebowski came out from Colorado to ski and party at Winter Wondergrass. | 4/1/22 Alpine Meadows, CA
Best friends Squiller and Shannon enjoy some morning rays before the jams start at Wondergrass. | 4/2/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Best friends Squiller and Shannon enjoy some morning rays before the jams start at Wondergrass. | 4/2/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Ryan grills up some dogs after a fantastic day of spring corn skiing. | 4/3/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Ryan grills up some dogs after a fantastic day of spring corn skiing. | 4/3/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Lebowski and Shannon hydrate in preparation for the Infamous Stringdusters headlining show while Squiller cowers, terrified of every single thing that moves. | 4/2/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Lebowski and Shannon hydrate in preparation for the Infamous Stringdusters headlining show while Squiller cowers, terrified of every single thing that moves. | 4/2/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Lebowski enjoys the newest addition to the RAD4, a sink/urinal that drains out to the ground below. | 4/3/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Lebowski enjoys the newest addition to the RAD4, a sink/urinal that drains out to the ground below. | 4/3/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Tish and Kevin skin along the ridge of Black Mountain during a killer ski tour in the Eastern Sierra. | 4/24/22 Black Mountain, CA
Tish and Kevin skin along the ridge of Black Mountain during a killer ski tour in the Eastern Sierra. | 4/24/22 Black Mountain, CA
Kevin and Tish on the uphill skin track for a second lap off Black Peak. Dunderberg Peak and Virginia Lakes dominate the background. | 4/24/22 Black Peak, CA
Kevin and Tish on the uphill skin track for a second lap off Black Peak. Dunderberg Peak and Virginia Lakes dominate the background. | 4/24/22 Black Peak, CA
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