I saw a youtube video of a guy skiing down Whitney and it definitely piqued my interest. When I was a kid growing up in Tahoe we would regularly hike up a mountain with skis attached to an external frame backpack and then ski down. The first hike-up/ski-down was the peak on the north shore of Emerald bay.
Of note, we did cause a little avalanche that closed hwy 89...and our cars were on the wrong side of the avalanche. We had to drive all the way around the lake to get home. (shh, don't tell...never did get caught for that little stunt).
I'm very interested in hiking up Whitney as far as I can in a day with some skis strapped to my back and then skiing down.....
