• Castle Peak (west of Hwy. 80 at Boreal ridge)
• Martis Peak (east of Hwy. 267, south of Northstar)
• Pole Creek (west of Hwy. 89 south, across from Big Chief)
• Mt. Lincoln/Mt. Judah area (east of Sugar Bowl ski area)
• Ridge Route (Sugar Bowl to Squaw Valley ridge traverse via Anderson Peak and Tinker Knob)

• Tahoe Meadows (off Nevada Hwy. 431, south of Mt. Rose)
• Galena Creek (off Nevada Hwy. 431 near Mt. Rose ski area)

Tahoe Backcountry Ski Patrol Honored as Top National Nordic Patrol in 2005.
They were named the Outstanding Nordic patrol in their region in 2009 and the National Runner up Nordic Patrol in 2010.

Early in 1992, two skiers perished in the Incline Creek drainage (just south of our patrol area at Tahoe Meadows) because they were poorly equipped and unfamiliar with winter survival skills. In January 1994 they rescued two lost and hypothermic snowmobilers at Tahoe Meadows. In January 1996 they participated in the rescue of a severely hypothermic snowboarder at Castle Peak. In December 1997 an experienced skier perished in the Castle Peak area because he was poorly equipped for conditions, and ignored an imminent storm. In March 2010, they participated in the rescue of a snowshoer lost for two days at Castle Peak.

USFS Sierra Avalanche Center

Searching Donner Summit - Search and Rescue March 3-4, 2010

Links:
Tahoe Area SKi Patrols

last updated 12 Apr 2010