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El Nino or El Nada?

El Nino or El Nada?

Some of you may recall this was supposed to be an El Nino Winter, with above-average precipitation for the western United States. What happened? This winter can be charitably (more)

Skiing Abineau Canyon—Sort of

Skiing Abineau Canyon—Sort of

We're in Northern Arizona right now, seeking snow and surgery. With regard to the surgery, we got great news. As for the snow...I decided I was going to hike up the San (more)

Mount Baldy Report: Bleak

Mount Baldy Report: Bleak

I've been suspecting (or maybe hoping is the better word) there's more snow in the local mountains than reported. The only way to get good intel, I know, is to put boots on the (more)

Monument Avalanche

Avalanche, Monument ski run, Mammoth Mountain California

I would assume this avalanche on Mammoth Mountain's Monument ski run was the result of control work and not naturally-triggered, but it is nevertheless impressive to (more)

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When there is snow, SierraDescents is Andy Lewicky's California backcountry skiing and mountaineering website. Without snow, sierradescents becomes an ill-tempered hiking and climbing blog.

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