It has been so long since I have seen Tahoe really good that I started to wonder if it was a thing of the past. Each day I would wake up half expecting gale force winds or rain to the top. After the second day of knee to waist deep perfection I had had my fix. For four days in a row Ryland and I could not stop hiking because everywhere we looked was so good. We averaged seven runs a day and never had a bad turn. Hiking out at dark as a storm was approaching I had reached a level of fatigue I have not felt in a long time.
Skin Track to Heaven
We would ride sunrise.....
to sunset and found good snow the whole time.
Below picks are from Chris Gallardo from www.splitboard.com
Skinning to the cabin
Just in time for a quick run.
Talking shop
Jones studies his line…
drops…
and executes it perfectly.
Ryland is next.
On to line two, Jeremy.
Ryland
Been keeping up with your riding for years and always envious, I stumbled across this blog and actually saved it on my bookmarks tool bar and check it daily… thanks for sharing cause peeps like myself are enjoying!
Comment by Melissa fusco March 11, 2009 @ 2:39 pm
What kind of split are you riding these days?
Comment by Aaron March 11, 2009 @ 9:49 pm
Insane photos! That sunrise is killer. What type of camera are you using and how do you like the splitboard for getting access to these areas? Oh, it’s dumping buckets in Haines. Crazy good snow. I don’t think Sean Dog ran yesterday or today because of it. Pray for blue skies tomorrow!
Comment by Allgood March 13, 2009 @ 4:51 am
Wowwwww. I´m shocked watching your lines. Regards from Spain!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Mario Sobrino March 13, 2009 @ 6:08 am
I am jealous. Way to slaughter Tahoe on judgement week.
Comment by Ondo March 13, 2009 @ 2:01 pm
I split my own boards and they work great. I also use Spark Bindings and they make a world of difference.
http://www.sparkrandd.com
Allgood,
Heading to Haines at the end of the month for a split/camping mission in the park.
Ondo,
Lets get out again. Maybe a late spring High Sierra session.
Comment by admin-jeremyjones March 15, 2009 @ 12:57 pm
Great picture sets, it tells a great story. Ya get a feel for the run with the sequence shots. I like that sunrise shot with the 1/4 moon.
Comment by MJ Hall March 15, 2009 @ 1:06 pm
Totally stoked on what you are doing for splitboarding and could be more jealous of those lines i just cut one of your promodels for my newest split and already have a ton of time on it. keep up what you are doing and thanks for the inspiration!!!!
Comment by Matt M March 16, 2009 @ 12:17 am
Matt M,
Thanks for the props. I am freaking out on split boarding. I ride it more then any other board. I just split my new 167 yesterday for an upcoming AK camping split trip.
Comment by admin-jeremyjones March 17, 2009 @ 10:17 pm
Sick shots! We have a crew rolling out in South Tahoe on all homemade splits with the Sparks R&Ds, probably the best thing that happened to snowboarding since edges. We pretty much quit riding in bounds and just go for the goods. If your ever in South Shore and need to know where to get it good on the steep n-ne sun protected terrain, hit us up.
Comment by Chris K March 25, 2009 @ 11:28 pm