The first time I laid eyes on Mt. Shasta I almost swerved right off interstate I-5 and crashed. I had heard about the mountain, but had no idea of its history, mythical status, or that it was really that big. In the ...
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As I write this Tahoe is getting slammed with its first real storm of the 2015′-2016′ ski season. After four years of drought conditions it’s a welcome sight for sore eyes! On that note, check out the first issue of ...
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It’s one of the many reasons why being a Sierra Nevada snow slider is so special. Go to sleep one night with bare ground, wake up the next morning to 2+ feet of new snow. It never gets old. In ...
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Hello skiers and riders! Welcome to another backcountry ski season in Lake Tahoe! It hasn’t been the biggest start to a season we’ve ever seen, not by a long shot. But fresh snow did fall as early as September 22nd, ...
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With a stretch of time off for Thanksgiving, the plans were to travel to the PNW and head into B.C. for the holiday. Good ole’ Mt. Baker had been getting pummeled with new snow the week before, and escaping a ...
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State Of The Backcountry