I went out to the Desatoya Mountains, for a quick hike and scout of current NV conditions. The Desatoyas are located in the western portion of central Nevada, just east of highway 50, and about an hour east of Fallon. They are a fairly typical NV mountain range, with lots of sagebrush, cows, rolling terrain, and a couple tall peaks. The tallest (South Desatoya Twin), also happens to be the highpoint of Nevada's Churchill County. I've been thinking about getting up there f

Ed Note: published date is Dec. 15, but the actual skiing happened between the 9th and 13th. Part 1: Bloody Couloir Blueballs After finishing my masters thesis and successfully defending, I needed a little break from the city. Dan was also finishing up a few tough weeks of work, and was persuasive enough to convince me (ok it didn't take much) that a couple days of big lines and hot springs on the Eastside were what we needed. I called a few buddies, but due to the timefram