The Bacon Strip

Went hut-skiing with a crew from Reno / Tahoe for 4 days in Rock Creek, between Mammoth and Bishop (exit 395 at Tom’s Place to be specific). We stayed in a truly basic hut - canvas over a cylindrical frame, wood stove set on cinder blocks in the middle, coleman stove for cooking and turf on the floor. It was probably about 20 feet x 12 feet, about 7 feet high. We used sleds to tow up our food & gear (and 2 5-gallon kegs of IPA) about 1000 feet elevation over 5 miles on a x-country ski trail, set up camp in a hut, then spent the days climbing a few mtns and skiing. Since we had a good camp and towed the supplies, we were able to eat pretty well (steak, plenty of sausage, pork burritos, BACON….I’m sure we burned all the calories).

This photo shows the start of our tour on Saturday - we made it up to the ridge between the peak on the left (Bear Creek Spire) and the one in the center (Mt. Dade), and skied a good combo of variability, powder and corn for a really long descent.

More photos of the hut, towable party and other peaks skied to come.