Dartmouth Outing Club
of Northern California

Vox Clamantis in Sierra

The Dartmouth Outing Club of Northern California (DOCNC) is a group of Dartmouth alumni and alumnae who caretake an incredible cabin on the shores of Lake Mary in Norden, California (Tahoe area).

The DOCNC was founded in 1939 with the purpose of encouraging and promoting "winter sports and all other sports, and social and recreational activities and friendly relations among the members." The cabin was built in the late 1940s using local materials, such as ties from the old railroad that crossed Donner Summit, as well as exotic New Hampshire granite!

As an alumni club, the DOCNC is loosely affiliated with the College, the Dartmouth Outing Club, and other Bay Area alumni clubs. Only graduates of Dartmouth College or one of its graduate programs can be DOCNC members, and only DOCNC members may reserve the cabin. Membership fees are $40/yearly for alumni who graduated in the last ten years, and $50 for those who graduated earlier.

Join Us!
To join the DOCNC, please send an email to Susy Struble at susy(at)sourcherrytart(dot)com

Reservations
If you are a DOCNC member interested in staying at the cabin, please contact Mary Choy at 415-722-1711 or mary(at)marychoy(dot)com    

Donations & Involvement
We're always in need of funds to maintain and improve the cabin. We're also always grateful for help from someone with useful expertise, whether that be in fundraising, wood chopping, or cabinetry. Interested in getting more involved? Contact Susy Struble at susy(at)sourcherrytart(dot)com

Nuts and Bolts of Cabin Use:

Cabin Use Information & Procedures

Required reading for all cabin users. This indispensable, comprehensive document includes information such as: how to open the lock, turn on the power, start the woodstove, and get that toilet running! Now available in two formats:

Cabin Use: Microsoft Word

Cabin Use: HTML
 
Directions to the Cabin

Well, exactly what you might think this would be.

 

Cabin Esoterica

Floorplan, features, amenities, cabin history, etc.

 

Parking Rules

Please be sure to get the appropriate number of parking passes from Mary Choy when you make your reservation and be sure to follow directions. Your ability to follow directions is essential to our relationship with our neighbors, including the Sugar Bowl Ski Academy, which generously allows us to use a small portion of their parking lot in the winter. In seasons in which you can drive to the cabin, please obey parking signs and do not use the neighbors' driveways as extra parking or as turn-around areas.

Pictures of winter at the cabin (winter is our big season)

Pictures of summer at the cabin (that being the other season....)

A few interior shots

Tubestock West 2000 & 2001

Sites of Potential Interest to Dartmouth Alums and/or Outdoor Enthusiasts:

Specific to Tahoe Area & Activities:

Tahoe Weather   This site includes info on road conditions
California Weather (Tahoe and environs)
California Road Info
Sierra Hot Springs   A great spot not too far from the cabin! There is also a fine hotel here.
Sugarbowl Ski Resort    This is the closest ski area to the cabin. As a matter of fact, the cabin is practically at the base. Live cam and road conditions reports here too
Sierra Summers    A decent guide to what to do in the area during the non-snow months: mountain biking (we recommend the Hole-in-the-Ground trail and the Rim trail), sailing, golf, climbing, etc.
Rock Climbing -- There's fine climbing around Lake Tahoe and environs, much of it on the top of Donner Summit just a short walk from the cabin. We suggest just googling "Lake Tahoe climbing" to find your required beta. There's also a good guide published by Falcon Press.
Pacific Crest Trail Association The PCT runs through the cabin's backyard
Westwide Avalanche Network
California Snow   Great site for info on area snowpack and a must for backcountry Sierra skiiers
Tahoe National Forest  Run by the good ole USDA.....
A recent article on the Donner Summit area, its economy and development from the Sierra Sun

Donner Summit Area Association A non-profit organization that aims to represent the people of the historic Donner Summit community for the preservation of the area's rugged mountain character and natural resources by providing active coordination of community development issues.

Others:

The Darmouth Outing Club

Dartmouth College

The Dartmouth Outing Club of Silicon Valley

Dartmouth Club of Greater San Francisco

DGALA San Francisco

These pages are maintained by Susy Struble, '93  susy(at)sourcherrytart(dot)com Comments welcome!