Join a guided intermediate level skate ski tour to find and learn about the trees along the trails of Tahoe Cross Country. We will locate and learn how to identify white fir, Jeffrey pine, lodgepole, sugar pine, incense cedar, red fir, and western white pine (still searching for a hemlock and juniper, so if we find one, we will talk about those as well).

Tahoe trees have altitude ranges that they prefer to live in, so you can often tell what your elevation is by what trees you see, which means we have to gain some elevation to see all the different trees. Expect an approximately 20 km ski, with short stops to talk about the trees. At the lodge we will create our brown bag lunch from catered fixins, then carry it along to eat at the Orange Hut.

Your guide: Tim Hauserman, who wrote the official guidebook to the Tahoe Rim Trail as well as Cross Country Skiing in the Sierra Nevada. He worked as a hiking guide for Tahoe Trips and Trails for over 15 years, and often writes about outdoor adventures. He also teaches at Tahoe XC and runs the Strider Glider program.
Date: April 14, 2019
Time: 9:30am at Tahoe XC lodge
Cost: $25 for the class and lunch. Participants must have a trail pass. Special day pass rates are available for $22 on this day only.

Proceeds support TCCSEA youth programs.

Please RSVP to Tim Hauserman at [email protected] by April 11 so that food can be ordered. A minimum of 5 people must sign up to make it happen.