SierraPundit

Well, I guess it was inevitable.   The crowds inching up the Half Dome cables have become quite a mule train with congestion contributing to several hiker fatalities.
There will be 400 permits a day and demand will likely  exceed availability.  Permits must be reserved at least one week in advance through the National Recreation Reservation [...]

One of the advantages of living a quarter-mile from Tahoe Donner XC is that it is one of the more vertical Nordic areas in the world. One can drop down 1300′ from Hawk’s Peak to the Euer Valley in one double-black run named “I’m Ok Euer OK”. Since this is a [...]