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SierraDescents | 2009

At the Snowbowl

At the Snowbowl

Back home in California now and watching these upcoming storms to see what develops. Here's video of my day skiing the Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff—the mountain, for all (more)

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! We're wrapping up an eventful trip to Northern Arizona which had us briefly facing sleeping in our car in a blizzard (I-40 was (more)

Mountain High Boot Camp

Mountain High Boot Camp

It's boot review season here at Sierra Descents—I'm currently trying out pairs of Garmont's Radium and Helium boots, Scarpa's Spirit 4, and the much-anticipated Black (more)

Mt. Baldy: Not Much Candy Today

Mt. Baldy: Not Much Candy Today

As Forest Gump might say, Mount Baldy Ski Area is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you're going to get. Made it up today for some early-season turns—or so I (more)

December Snow

December Snow

A cold storm is working its way in, with snow levels currently down around 4000 feet in the local mountains. Looks like my $49.00 pseudo-season pass for Mt. Baldy is going to pay (more)

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About SierraDescents

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.

Pray for snow.