Vail, All These Years Later

Originally an unnamed Colorado sheep hill near the training grounds for the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division, Vail was born in winter 1957 (more...)...

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November 15, 2019

Colorado

My Dreams of Vail

I have a number of recurring skiing dreams, all of which start happening around this time of year. The best involves me skiing (more...)...

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Hiking Favorites

House of Pain - Olancha Peak
San Gorgonio - South Fork Loop
Grand Canyon - Rim to Rim
Telescope Peak - North Ridge
Half Dome via the Cables
Grand Canyon - Kaibab-Bright Angel Loop
Mt. Whitney - The East Face
PCT - Onion Valley to Cottonwood Pass
North Palisade - U-Notch
Mt. Whitney - Mountaineer's Route

Skiing

Mount Sill - Two North Couloirs
Mount Russell - Northeast Couloir
The Thumb - Southeast Face
Split Mountain - North Face
Mount Whitney - North Face
Mount Muir - East Buttress
San Jacinto Peak - Snow Creek
Iron Mountain - Couloir to Nowhere
Mount Tyndall - North Rib
Birch Mountain - Southeast Face

Gear Reviews

Marmot Front Range Jacket
The Kabookie Bids Adieu
Black Diamond Carbon Convert
La Sportiva Vapor Nano
Lange RS 130
Dynafit Huascaran
Fly Creek Platinum vs Hubba NX Solo
Volkl Reboots the Mantra
Dirty Girl Gaiters
La Sportiva Raptor

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.

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