Photographer
Ming Poon
Tahoe City, California, USA
Camera: Sony A1
- Issues
- 5
- Stories
- 5
- First issue
- 2020
- Latest issue
- 2024
Stories by Ming Poon
USA · Sierra Nevada
Epic Powder
In a winter marked by extremes, Lake Tahoe and California’s Sierra Nevada experienced a storm cycle that will be remembered for years. March delivered a monumental storm, with over 100 inches of snow – about half the season’s total – in just one month, transforming the region into a snow sports …
2024 · Ming Poon · 3 min
USA · Lake Tahoe (Sierra Nevada)
An Ocean of Pow
Seemingly endless atmospheric rivers flowed through California this winter, blurred into a bottomless ocean of powder where the Sierra Crest received about 62.5 feet of snowfall, according to the …
2023 · Tailer Spinney · 4 min
USA · Lake Tahoe (Sierra Nevada)
Local Blessing
My lungs pump cold winter air as I follow the skin track through the snow-covered trees. It’s a magical, windless morning. I feel like I’ve stepped into a candy land. Somewhere behind the gray-blue clouds, the sun is rising on the other side of the lake. It’s February in Lake…
2022 · Julie Brown · 4 min
USA · Sierra Nevada (Tahoe)
The Evolution of Daron Rahlves
Retirement isn't really a word Daron Rahlves understands. Sure, he retired from racing in 2006 after a long and decorated career on the U.S. Ski Team, but he didn't exactly call it quits. Instead, he …
2021 · Megan Michelson · 6 min
USA · Chugach Mountains (Alaska)
The Fifty Peaks Project
One move at a time, we moved up the steep face of Sphinx. Step, place the axe, step, place the axe. Looking down more than 1,500 vertical feet, you knew a fall would allow for a long time to …
2020 · Ming Poon · 5 min
Story locations
Ranges & regions: Sierra Nevada · Lake Tahoe (Sierra Nevada) · Sierra Nevada (Tahoe) · Chugach Mountains (Alaska)
