Red Lake Peak
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:56 pm
Here's an awesome northern CA snowkiting spot that's fun for more advanced snowkiters. It's about two+ hours from Sacramento...
Red Lake Peak in the Carson Pass region on Tahoe’s south shore offers the some of the best advanced snowkiting terrain. To get there from SLT, follow the signs towards Kirkwood. Park at the designated Sno-Park parking lot on the north side (right side) of the road (permit required). Make sure to bring snowshoes for the short hike up onto the ridge behind the parking lot. From there just traverse out onto the open bowls for some of the area's best snowkiting. This area has over 1,000 feet of vertical terrain, numerous terrain features and very predictable wind.
A buddy and I kited here a couple winters ago and it was epic, but the snow was somewhat firm that day. I know some kiters that have caught it after a storm with new snow and said it was the BEST "easily accessible" spot they have found in the Tahoe area for more advanced kiters.
Snowkiting at RLP is ideal on W & SW winds and sometimes E winds. Here's a good weather link for this location...
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... tType=text
Red Lake Peak in the Carson Pass region on Tahoe’s south shore offers the some of the best advanced snowkiting terrain. To get there from SLT, follow the signs towards Kirkwood. Park at the designated Sno-Park parking lot on the north side (right side) of the road (permit required). Make sure to bring snowshoes for the short hike up onto the ridge behind the parking lot. From there just traverse out onto the open bowls for some of the area's best snowkiting. This area has over 1,000 feet of vertical terrain, numerous terrain features and very predictable wind.
A buddy and I kited here a couple winters ago and it was epic, but the snow was somewhat firm that day. I know some kiters that have caught it after a storm with new snow and said it was the BEST "easily accessible" spot they have found in the Tahoe area for more advanced kiters.
Snowkiting at RLP is ideal on W & SW winds and sometimes E winds. Here's a good weather link for this location...
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... tType=text