Senger Stories

  With the first snowfall spreading across the mountain peaks of the West this week, it felt like a perfect time to reflect on Winter 18/19…and what a season it was. From opening day stoke to mid winter powder to spring corn, this season was truly for the record books. We started our season off the first week of December by heading north up trusty 395 for some fun. We met up with our Tahoe crew and scored fresh tracks at Alpine Meadows before heading down 395 to hit opening day of Chair 9 at Mammoth. Couldn’t have asked to...

We get it, winter is over.  And while we are bummed about that, there’s no reason the summer can’t be just as enjoyable, powder days aside.  If you find yourself in the Mammoth Lakes area this summer, here are 5 Senger approved activities to keep the stoke alive!    Go Skiing/Snowboarding! Seriously! You heard that right, Mammoth is open until July 28th this year. We’re not kidding.  Get on the hill for some morning summer corn before the snow gets too soft.   Hike to an alpine lake There’s a reason they named the town Mammoth Lakes.  Mammoth is home to hundreds...

We’ve received a lot of questions about our shoes so we wanted to clear some of them up here.  See below for some questions and answers:

It was night 14 and around mile 130 on the John Muir Trail.  There was no moon, so the stars were especially bright, and it was surprisingly cold for August (in the low 30’s).  I hadn’t thought about shoes at all, other than the fact that I had a major blister forming and my well-worn big brand hiking boots were falling apart—the sole was separating from the upper.  We had set up camp at Sallie Keyes lake, just above 10,000’ in elevation, so a campfire was out of the question due to restrictions. With nothing to do and the rest...