Snowshoeing Under the Light of the Silvery Moon // Snowshoe Magazine

Feb 5, 2015 by

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An arctic blast had been freezing the Eastern Sierra the week I was to enjoy my first full moon snowshoe tour at Tamarack Lodge in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. On the Wednesday prior to my Saturday tour, temperatures hovered around 2F in town and with the wind chill factored in, well below zero at the top of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. While the area is used to receiving an average of 400 inches of snow each winter, this type of bitter cold was unusual. I figured I would have to double up on layers for the nighttime tour, especially if the sky was as clear as I hoped it would be.

By the time Saturday rolled around, however, the California weather gods had resumed control and temperatures had risen back to the 20s and 30s. The evening was so mild I found I didn’t even need to wear gloves.

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