Crater Lake circumnavigation on Skis

 

this shot might have made this worth the ski

Strava from the day - https://www.strava.com/activities/6591822387/segments/2921954045944076382

We had quite the dry January in 2022.  So late Jan, I decided to head out to Crater Lake for a circumnavigation.  The conditions were quite challenging, but with a 3 am start I made it home in time to pick up Nikko no problem.  

31 miles, took me 9+ hrs. I'd like to go back and do it in 8, but it's mainly conditions dependent. 

Torsten's Strava from 2021

Jeff Leeson - 2022 - CW - 10 hrs

Matt Briggs - CW - 8.5 hrs

2022 Shasta Ascension Race!

 

Spent another fun weekend down in Shasta.  Unlike 2 years ago, Sno-Ball got cancelled... and we haven't had any snow for a while.  So the course was fast, but skiing was mediocre.  Sat, after the race I skied with the boys (demo-ed some skis too) into the sunset.  Sun, we hung out downtown, then went over to Lake Siskiyou to chillax.  

Granted I did this on my tele skis in 2019, I did manage to drop 15 minutes... which is pretty significant in a one hour race.  Pretty stoked!  Goal is to break 55 min... 

Strava from 2022 - https://www.strava.com/activities/6567223411/overview - That douglas face killed me! 16:11... Pat did it in 10:44!  If I can do it in under 15 min next year... 

Results https://www.shastaavalanche.org/sites/default/files/shasta_ascension_backcountry_race_results_1.pdf

Strava from 2020 - https://www.strava.com/activities/3022881127/overview

Post from 2 years ago.  http://snowymonk.blogspot.com/2020/01/shasta-ascension-race.html

Next day we hung out by Lake Siskiyou and had this beach to ourselves!  Felt like spring!