Ski With A Scientist
March 20, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
An event every week that begins at 1:00 pm on Friday, repeating until April 10, 2026

Join TERC scientists for a fun, interactive on-the-mountain tour at Alpine in partnership with the US Forest Service. Do you love to ski/snowboard and science? This is a unique opportunity for you! Learn about the research and education of the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC), the environmental history of Alpine, and the role of the US Forest Service and public lands at Palisades Tahoe.
Featured Scientists:
February 6- How to Cope with Ecoanxiety
February 13- Snowpack and Soil Moisture for Reforestation
February 20- Fine Particle Detection with AUVs
February 27- Navigating through Wintery Tahoe Waters
March 6- How Bees Store Food
March 13- Quality Assurance of TERC Science
March 20- Plant Pathology
March 27- The Tech Behind Monitoring Algae
April 3- Zooplankton in Ancient Lakes
April 10- AUV Missions in Tahoe and Antartic
This program starts at 1:00pm on Fridays beginning February 21 to April 10. Tours will last approximately 1.5 hour. In the event that on-the-mountain tours are cancelled for inclement weather or unsafe snow conditions, the presentations will be alternatively available at 1:15pm inside the Alpine lodge.
All tours are free, but participants must be riding/skiing at an intermediate level and comfortable on all blue terrain. Tours are limited to the first 15 participants, please sign-up in person at the TERC outreach table on Fridays for the day-of tour. Look for the light blue tablecloth to find the TERC outreach table, it will be set up inside the Alpine lodge during colder, snowy days or outside on the Alpine deck near the base-to-base gondola. Tours will begin out on the deck, look for the UC Davis EVENT flag.
