Tag: Ruby Mountains
Skiing Around Seitz Lake – Ruby Mountains, NV
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 […]
Skiing in the Ruby Mountains, NV – Seitz Lake Approach
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 […]
Ruby Mountains, NV Trip Report
This was my second trip out to the Ruby Mountains in Nevada and it made me wonder why I don’t get out there more often. It is about a 3.5 hour drive from SLC and the range itself is quite a bit like the Wasatch, except I think it has more steep skiing potential. Like […]
Sunday Photo – Deepest Snow I’ve Ever Skied
When skiing around with a new group of friends on an extra deep powder day, the topic always turns to “What’s the deepest snow you have ever skied?” For me, it was an outing to the Ruby Mountains in Nevada with Mark Holbrook the late 1990’s. Following a tip that there was an incredible unskied […]
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