Skiing
Southern California Dreaming (Reprise)
Motivated by forecasts of ultra-low snow levels and dreams of cold-smoke glory, Trevor and I returned yesterday to the San Jacinto Wilderness (more...)...
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What’s Going On Out There?
Rain is the big story for Southern California once again as yet another powerful winter storm (more...)...
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Bear Mountain
Bear is such a quirky resort. Every time I ski here I’m reminded first of all how big the terrain is (more...)...
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Waterman
Mount Waterman is not open, but they should be. I’d say they have a solid three feet of extremely dense snow at the ski area’s summit, with decent (more...)...
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A SoCal Storm Cycle (Updated)
Happy January everyone we have a bona fide SoCal storm cycle on our hands (more...)...
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Early Season Sierra
As Christmas nears, things look thin-ish along the 395 corridor from Lone Pine to Mammoth (more...)...
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Kenneth Hahn
Here’s the iconic Los Angeles-as-ski-town shot we’ve been waiting for, taken this morning from Kenneth Hahn (more...)...
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Will There Be Snow, Cont’d…
I hesitate to call attention to this in case it’s just a figment of my imagination, but there does appear to be a little bit of snow (more...)...
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The California Fires
The images defy description. Words flee the body when you stare at a cloud like this (more...)...
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Musings
Halloween
I know Halloween is a ghosts and goblins holiday, but for me it’s snow time. Even here in the basin leaves are falling, and high country snow is either here or near. For me Halloween marks the start of winter (more...)...
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