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Hiking & Skiing Features »

• Telluride: Palmyra Peak

  Telluride's spectacular 13,319' Palmyra Peak opens as controlled, hike-to skiing for experts only.

• Interview: Amber Seyler

  Director Amber Seyler talks about the 'human factor' and the making of her haunting film, A Dozen More Turns.

• Cucamonga Peak: Southwest Face

  City views and technical skiing abound on Cucamonga Peak, the highest 'front range' summit in the San Gabriels.

• Interview: Andrew McLean Talks 'Steep'

  SierraDescents talks to Andrew McLean about his involvement in the new Documentary, Steep, plus expedition tips and gear.

• North Peak: North Couloir

  Winter snow turns this classic Sierra ice climb into one of the range's more challenging ski descents.

• Bloody Mountain: Bloody Couloir

  Blood, Bicycles, and Backcountry Skiing in the Mammoth Lakes region—who could ask for more?

• MT. SHASTA: AVALANCHE GULCH

  7000 vertical feet of superb July skiing down Avalanche Gulch, 14,162' Mount Shasta's popular climbing route.

• MT. WILLIAMSON: BAIRS CREEK CIRQUE

  18,000 vertical feet in 24 hours — a big-mountain climb and summit ski descent of 14,375' Mt. Williamson.

• MT. LANGLEY: NORTHEAST COULOIR

  Summit descent of 14,027-foot Mt. Langley's Northeast Couloir, with a variation down the sheer east gully.

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