Tahoe Donner XC is open with 35km of trails, including several beginner-intermediate loops in the ”Home Range as well as the intermediate-advanced routes to the viewful Hawk’s Peak-Ridge area. Coverage and surface quality in the upper areas from the recent snow sprinkle is still good and the telemarkers are having … Continue reading
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Tahoe Donner: Tahoe’s easiest ridge/summit hike or bike ride is snow-free.
Tahoe Donner XC features the Northern Sierra’s easiest hike or bike with panoramic views the entire way along Donner Ridge to Hawks Peak. It’s about 6 miles out and back with minimal elevation gains on smooth dirt roads and trails. Make your way to the Glacier Way parking lot off … Continue reading
April XC skiing: Royal Gorge, Tahoe Donner open
Update: Tahoe Donner XC is now closed for the season, Royal Gorge is open only for passholders from Sugar Bowl’s Mt. Juday parking lot. Both Royal Gorge and Tahoe Donner have reopened after the latest series of storms. Tahoe Donner has several snowmobile-groomed loops in the “Home Range” at the base … Continue reading
Tahoe Donner XC: drought update
Though Royal Gorge has closed for the time being, Tahoe Donner still has a few trails open: Tweet
Tahoe Donner XC: a big beginner loop for a blustery day
One of the great things about Tahoe Donner XC is the Euer Valley trail system that is relatively sheltered when things are stormy up on the Donner Ridge/Hawks Peak track system, or at the Donner Pass/Royal Gorge or Kirkwood XC areas. Plus it’s relatively flat with an initial downhill that … Continue reading
Tahoe Donner Fall Festival: Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013
The northern Sierra Nevada’s premier harvest festival, The Tahoe Donner Fall Festival, has arrived! This year it’s Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10am-5pm at the Northwoods Clubhouse, 11509 Northwoods Blvd., right next to the intersection of Northwoods and Northwoods. Note this is unaffected by the government shutdown. It will feature a … Continue reading
Now that’s a rainbow!
Now this is a rainbow: Tweet
Beavers up close in Tahoe Donner
Wildlife gets pretty tame around Tahoe Donner but this takes the cake. This beaver pond is right next to Skislope Way at Alder Creek. The dam is at the far end and at picture right is the owner’s lodge only 5 yards from the pavement! There’s also a cabin … Continue reading
A backside ski lift for Tahoe Donner Downhill
While riding the Eagle lift a while back I encountered an in-the-know fellow who mentioned a proposal kicking around for a backside lift from the base of Walt’s or Hans Down to the Sno-Cat garage at the crest of Skislope. I think this is a good idea for two reasons. … Continue reading
My wascally wabbit
Looks like I’ve got a housemate for the winter: He crawls out from under the front porch every so often and just sits there, motionless, for several hours on end. Meditating? What do wabbits meditate about? Tweet