As I mentioned in my previous post I really wanna try fat biking, in particular, on snow and I did it today! After dropping off the rest of the family at Boreal for skiing, I made it to the Alder Creek Adventure Center at Tahoe Donner ~10am, which gave me about an hour to ride before the trails were closed to biking (by that time your bike got much less traction. It won't be that fun to ride) The Surly Wednesday fat bike I rented was actually in very good condition. To maneuver up and down (and across) the snow, you pretty much ride it like a mountain bike (of which the skill I surely lack :P) The cross-country skiing area at Tahoe Donner is actually very big and I have only explored a very small area within it (close to the starting point, i.e., the adventure center.) They allowed bikes on all dog trails and that's what I rode on. The "cup of tea" and "piece of cake" trails were just like what their names indicated: they were easy, and very suitable to get started on snow biking. I have also tried other steeper trails connected to them. Overall, I had a fun morning ride. The route:
If I get a chance to visit further south, I should give Bear Valley a try.
For more info and hooking up with other folks that do fat biking in Tahoe, check out this FB group.
