Replying to BC at alpine

I am going to be in tahoe for the holidays and am planning on spending at least one day at alpine for some backcountry-type skiing. No avy training + no touring bindings = no real backcountry for the moment, but i'd like to have a taste. See, i grew up in cali, but spent the last 6 years in NYC, so i have totally forgotten how to ski anything but ice, but still want to do some backcountry-type skiing. I ski trees all the time here, but am looking for open bowls and other fun things to ski beyond little white paths cut through thick tree cover. Any recommendations?