Snow covered Mount Rainier National Park was closed & evacuated on Monday following the shooting death of 34-year old park ranger Margaret Anderson on Sunday. Police evacuated the park in order to find the man who shot the park ranger. At 10:20am on Sunday, a park ranger (not Margaret) attempted to pull over a […]
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An Encounter With a Kamoshika (Japan’s Mountain Goats)
A run-in with a Kamoshika today inspired me to write about these Japanese oddities. This little guy was crossing my line when I reached the bottom of it. I tried to follow him, but pulled up about 20 feet away; as he turned like he wanted to charge (getting mauled by a Kamoshika is just […]
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Touring in Whistler with the Surface Crew | Conditions on the Duffy
By –Eric Balken There has been a sever lack of snow in Utah this Winter, so I headed up to Whistler with Eliel Hindert and Joardan Seldin to escape the drought of the intermountain west. We spent a little time at the resort and got some good runs when Peak chair opened. The next day […]
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What to do in Tahoe’s June-uary | Part I
Well, the good news is the world hasn’t ended with the coming of 2012…at least not yet. The bad news is that June-uary is in full effect. With no appreciable snowfall during the entire month of December we aren’t exactly set up to endure a couple more weeks without new snow. Creativity with ski-alternative outdoor […]
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Unofficial Mammoth Conditions Report | January 2, 2012 | Great Cali Riding Without the Crowds
Where did we leave off? Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years and everything in-between has come and gone and so have the crowds. And apparently nobody brought snow with them on their visit to the Eastern Sierra. That’s okay – Mountain Ops has us (and the Mountain) covered. And even with temps shifting upwards they’ve still managed […]
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JP Solberg Segment from the YES Movie | Best Snowboard Segment of the Year?
JP Solberg’s segment in the 2011 YES movie is top shelf. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Travis Rice this Travis Rice that. Ok, we get it. But, watch this video before you judge. Ok, so, you watched the video. Right, no double corks off trees or broken branches. Fine, Travis Rice’s segment from The Art of Flight […]
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Hakuba, Japan in the Movies
It seems that pretty much every ski movie from the past few years has had a generic Japan segment. You know the one – deep, blower pow, mellow trees, a couple pillows, etc. Ever noticed how they all look the same? Well, that’s because they are all filmed in the resorts of Japan’s northern […]
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Conditions Report: Hakuba, Japan
Today was a beautiful bluebird day with minimal wind. High winds yesterday have really blasted ridgetops and a number of aspects, but sheltered terrain in the right spots has been heavily loaded. Two runs on northeast aspects up high both had excellent snow. Northeast aspects at high elevations currently have two wind slabs: one that […]
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Top 11 Line’s of the Week | YOU Pick #1
This week marks the one year anniversary of Line of the Week by Ryan Salm. Here is a look back on Ryan’s 11 favorites. <a href=”http://polldaddy.com/poll/5806625/”>Best Line of the Week</a> The Line of the Week !! – Shootin’ Guns Line of the Week !! – Surf’s Up Lake Tahoe Line of the Week – Fading Tans […]
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No Snow in Tahoe & High Temps? | New Year’s Lake Swimming
There’s no snow in Tahoe, there’s nothing in forecast, and the temps are gonna be in the 50s all week. To remain sane, we’ve gotta take advantage of our non-winter summertime. Backcountry ice skating, hiking, ice climbing, kayaking, rock climbing, and yeah, swimming in the lake. Why not? The Gaffney family and friends got together […]