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Skiing Around Seitz Lake – Ruby Mountains, NV

Skiing Around Seitz Lake – Ruby Mountains, NV

| March 16, 2016 | 0 Comments

I first heard of the Ruby Mountains in Nevada when Voile named a ski after them in the early 1990’s. When I asked Wally, the founder of Voile, why, he said “They’ve got the best powder on earth.” This said a lot coming from a voracious powder-hound like Wally who lives in the Wasatch. My […]

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Skiing in the Ruby Mountains, NV – Seitz Lake Approach

Skiing in the Ruby Mountains, NV – Seitz Lake Approach

| March 13, 2016 | 0 Comments

One of the biggest cruxes of skiing in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada is access, as most of the range is surrounded by private ranches who don’t need no stinkin’ ski hippies crossing their land.  Apart from Lamoille Canyon (home to the world famous Terminal Cancer couloir), getting deep within the range on foot is […]

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