Active project
TBA continues to impart the importance of leave-no-trace principles, parking in a safe and conscientious manner in our Backcountry Tips & Etiquette program. In addition to messaging on our website and social media platforms, we take this important messaging and create custom content for other forums including Backcountry Safety Awareness Week and other in-person and virtual events. Check out our guide to Backcountry Skiing Tips & Etiquette.
Tahoe Backcountry Alliance projects are funded by members and donors. Every membership helps pay for trailheads, parking and snow removal.
Active El Dorado County and Nevada County, CA
California Sno-Parks have traditionally allowed for diverse groups across California to have inexpensive Winter access to public lands. Last year, the cost for a day pass tripled and the annual pass increased by almost double. This increase can be prohibitive for many families in being able to access Sno-Parks. To help counteract this, TBA purchased sno-park passes and provided them to libraries in El Dorado County to be checked out (for free). This program was incredibly successful with most and sometimes all passes checked out and we will be continuing the program in El Dorado County this Winter and expanding it to Nevada County for the 2024/25 Winter.
Active Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, Lake Tahoe region
TBA is broadening our definition of the word access and expanding it to include helping kids, who might not otherwise have the opportunity, get a chance to experience winter recreation. Additionally, we recognize that we both live and recreate on historically Native American land. This season we’ve purchased snowshoes and cross-country skiing gear for about 30 kids in the Washoe Tribe of Northern California and Nevada. The gear will be given to the Tribe to use anytime they have the opportunity. TBA will also be coordinating 4 days where TBA Board Members, along with other non-profit partners, will work with the kids to showcase how to use the gear, learn about hydrology and leave-no-trace principles and, most importantly, just have fun on the snow!
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