Rubicon Peak is one of my go to peaks. A 3 mile hike one way takes you straight above Emerald Bay for awesome views of Tahoe. I was curious to see how this hike would be in the middle of winter...answer...much more difficult. A fresh layer of snow had just fallen all across the Sierra's. Looking for a new adventure I decided to head up above Rubicon Bay to the trailhead for Rubicon Peak with the idea to snowshoe up and snowboard down. I bungeed my snowboard to the back of my pack and started snowshoeing straight uphill.
The snow was super deep and despite the snowshoes I was sinking down pretty good on each step. It was a tremendous workout heading straight uphill through the powder. After a couple of hours the trees thinned and the lake came into full view. I was excited to try snowboarding down through lots of fresh powder. What a rush...boarding down in minutes what had taken me hours to trudge up. A challenging snowshoe up with the conditions and an exciting trip down!
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