VIDEO: One Perfect Powder Run @ Crystal Mountain, WA Today! Report from December 23rd, 2018 by Graybird Guiding Christmas came early to Crystal Mountain Resort, WA and the PNW with 8” overnight and another 3+ during the day. Ski Patrol got most of Northway open today for the first time of the season and all of Southback, including Silver King, which was closed yesterday. The Northwest got off to a slow start […] Conditions Report Guest Author | December 23, 2018 0 Comments
Trip Report Mt. Shasta, CA | Optimal Conditions for Midweek Powder Skiing Mt. Shasta Conditions Report: By: Chris & Jen – Shasta Mountain Guides The winter of 2018-19 is shaping up to be a good one and we couldn’t be happier. After a mid-November soaking that gave us our base, storms have been consistent and temperatures have remained cold, preserving the snowpack and good ski conditions. It’s been a wet December and it […] Trip Report Guest Author | December 21, 2018 0 Comments
NOAA: U.S. Winter Temperatures For Every El Niño Since 1950 NOAA: U.S. Winter Temperatures For Every El Niño Since 1950 By: Rebecca Lindsey The tropical Pacific climate pattern known as “ENSO,” which is short for El Niño-Southern Oscillation, has its strongest influence on the U.S. climate during winter (December-February). El Niño in general acts to tilt the odds toward wetter- and cooler-than-average conditions across much of the South, and toward drier and […] Weather Guest Author | October 24, 2018 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Outlook Favors Warmer Temperatures For Much Of U.S. The National Weather Service has issued its Winter 2018/19 Outlook and it’s calling for warm temperatures for three-quarters of the United States. Along with that, droughts are expected to persist or worsen across the Intermountain West. NOAA: Winter Outlook Favors Warmer Temperatures For Much Of U.S. A mild winter could be in store for much of the United States this winter […] Weather Guest Author | October 19, 2018 0 Comments
NOAA: October 2018 ENSO Update: Trick or Treat! NOAA: October 2018 ENSO Update: Trick or Treat! By: Emily Becker ENSO-neutral conditions still reign as of the beginning of the month, but we’re starting to see some clearer signs of the development of El Niño. Forecasters estimate that El Niño conditions will develop in the next few months, and there’s a 70-75% chance El Niño will be present through the winter. Most computer […] Weather Guest Author | October 11, 2018 0 Comments
New Zealand Trip Report: Naked Skiing, Surfing, and Hiking Through Rainforests Carrying Skis! New Zealand Yeetskis A guest post by Kerollos Halim Winter takes different shapes depending on what part of this awesome globe you go to. There are spots that have very consistent and famous qualities, like the terrain in the Sierra’s or the powder in Japan. And in truth sliding down mountains on sticks attached to your feet can be found anywhere […] Trip Report Guest Author | September 14, 2018 0 Comments
Trip Report: Mt. Shasta, CA via Casaval Ridge Mt. Shasta, CA via Casaval Ridge A guest post from Brandon Arrastia of BrandonClimbs.com Mt. Shasta Facts: • It’s the second highest peak in the Cascades next to Rainier (No.1) • Over 15,000 summit attempts are made every year with only a third being successful. • Most of the climbing is done via the popular Avalanche Gulch • Casaval ridge has […] Trip Report Guest Author | August 30, 2018 0 Comments
14,411′ Mt. Rainier, WA Kautz Route Trip Report Brandon Arrastia, 24 was born and raised in Miami and a love of the outdoors born from fishing and hiking in his local area led to his current passion. Coming from Florida, a life dedicated to mountaineering is probably as far from his childhood as he could imagine. A few years ago I took an interest in mountaineering being that […] Trip Report Guest Author | August 25, 2018 0 Comments
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