I recently had my first back country skiing experience at the Tioga Pass Winter Resort (TPWR). The Lodge is located in the High Sierras (9,645 ft) on State Route 120 about 2 miles from the eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park.SR120 is closed for the winter and guests of  TPWR must ski from the snow line to the lodge (4-6 miles). Our group consisted of six people(Paul, Laura, Cindy, Mike, Sally and Brad "Me" ). Paul, Laura, Cindy and myself left the south bay at 10am  (2/6) for the town of Bishop. We met Brian, Vicki and Debbie for dinner at Whiskey Creek (on their way to Mammoth Mtn.).Sally met us during dinner and introduced us to a very interesting mountaineer named Kurt. Friday morning we headed out to the Tioga Pass Gate on SR120 (about 2 miles from Lee Vining, Ca.). Mike met us at the gate where we would connect with the TPWR crew at 10am to take us to the snow line (1.5 miles up the 6 mile road).From the snow line, we would ski up the road (4.5 miles 2000 ft up) to the lodge.  At the lodge, we were met by Bob, Claudette and the rest of their clan. The food is fantastic and the ambiance is like family (one that you like). I hope you enjoy these photos as much as I enjoyed the experience.

Brad......