Skiing
Skiing Baden-Powell, 2018 Edition
You should have seen the look on my wife’s face when I brought out my skis this past weekend. For the record, this was 100% Al’s doing, not mine (more...)...
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March Miracle for Mammoth
California has indeed gotten its Miracle March—parts of it, anyhow. Mammoth reports reports 17 feet of snow (more...)...
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SoCal Rain (and Snow?)
This is Bear Mountain’s Bear Peak Cam, as of this morning, March 14, 2018, and (more...)...
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Gorgonio & San Jacinto
Here’s an aerial view of the north aspects of the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Jacintos, taken yesterday Feb 11, 2018. Gorgonio, at least (more...)...
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SoCal Backcountry Report
Well. The cursed pattern persists. This most recent storm seems to be focusing its efforts (more...)...
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Snow Valley, Express Edition
Happy 2018 everyone! While we are once again watching the long range forecasts and hoping for the elusive ‘pattern shift’ (more...)...
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Merry Christmas 2017
Merry Christmas to you and Happy New Year! This winter alas has so far opened as yet another dry one (more...)...
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Gear
Quick Look: DryGuy Travel Dry
I myself have no need for boot driers, because my feet of course never sweat, but my kids’ boots somehow end up soaked (more...)...
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December
Happy December to you, Sierra skiers and beyond. Hope you had a short but sweet summer; now is the time for long shadows, piercing afternoon sunshine, clouds of breath visible in the air, and of course snow (more...)...
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Mammoth in August
We’re a little late with this update here, but I did want to mention that Mammoth Mountain closed August 6 (more...)...
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