Portage Triple Crown

Every spring there is a brief high pressure window where the skiing in the Portage Lake area is the best show in town. The three most prominent peaks are Bard (aka Baird, 3,698 ft.), Byron (4,551 ft.), and Carpathian (5,686 ft.). Portage Lake is at sea level, so you get a nice long run.

Carpathian Peak

Byron Peak

Portage Triple Crown

I’ve been scheming for years about a Portage Triple Crown: Bard-Carpathian-Byron in one push. Conditions were right in April 2011, and with strong legs coming off the Winter Classic I did the PTC in 10 hours, 15 minutes.