Outdoor VLOG 74: No Foolin'! An Epic Winter Day of XC Skiing at Carson Pass on Easter Sunday

Yowza! The snow and scenery was absolutely amazing at Carson Pass (Winnemucca Lake) on March 31, 2024. Not a bad way to close out the last day of the month. And for those of you who are keeping count, this xc ski session was my 96th of the 2023-24 season. So, by this coming weekend I should be able to log the 100th :)

This video is mostly a virtual tour of backcountry xc skiing to Winnemucca Lake, which is a couple miles south of Carson Pass. It's a traditional route for xc skiing, snowshoeing, alpine touring, and backcountry snowboarding. And for good reason! The views are absolutely amazing :)

Enjoy!

The backcountry xc skis that I used in this video were the Fischer S-Bound 98mm with Rottefella Super Tele 3-pin bindings. And I was wearing Alpina Alaska 75mm boots.

• CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING & SNOWSHOEING TO WINNEMUCCA LAKE (https://tahoetrailguide.com/cross-cou... )
• BUYING CROSS-COUNTRY SKI GEAR, FOR BEGINNERS (PART 1): INTENTION, TYPES OF XC SKIS, AND WHETHER TO BUY NEW OR USED ( https://tahoetrailguide.com/buying-cr... )
• BUYING CROSS-COUNTRY SKI GEAR, FOR BEGINNERS (PART 2): HOW MUCH GEAR TO ACQUIRE, EVALUATING YOUR COMMITMENT, AND THE VALUE OF TAKING XC SKI LESSONS ( https://tahoetrailguide.com/buying-cr... )
• BUYING CROSS-COUNTRY SKI GEAR, FOR BEGINNERS (PART 3): CAN ONE SET OF CLASSIC CROSS-COUNTRY SKIS WORK FOR GROOMED AND OFF-TRACK XC SKIING? ( https://tahoetrailguide.com/buying-cr... )
• OVERVIEW OF OFF-TRACK AND BACKCOUNTRY CROSS-COUNTRY SKI GEAR ( https://tahoetrailguide.com/overview-... )

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Cross-Country Skiing Explained:

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