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Climbers Warned as Snow and Wintry Conditions Forecast on 14,179′ Mount Shasta, CA

A vigorous low-pressure system is bearing down on Mount Shasta, California, this weekend, bringing an abrupt return to winter-like conditions just in time for the summer solstice. Forecasters warn that freezing temperatures and descending snow levels will harden snow surfaces below treeline, increasing the risk of slips and falls for climbers on the 14,179-foot volcano. Related: [PHOTOS] Over 15″ Fresh […]

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CragBrains | June 20, 2025
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Solo Skier Saved After Sustaining Serious Injury on 14,179′ Mount Shasta, CA

On Friday, March 7, at 6:17 p.m., the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Team received a call from a skier who injured his leg in a skiing accident at approximately 10,000 feet on Mount Shasta, California. The reporting party, a 39-year-old male, was an experienced backcountry skier from Canada and had spent the prior two days summiting and exploring the […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 12, 2025
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[PHOTOS] Over 15″ Fresh Snow Blankets 14,179′ Mount Shasta, CA, on August 24, 2024

While Palisades Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain received a dusting in the last couple of days, Mount Shasta received almost 16″ of fresh snow. Meteorological Fall is still a week away. It’s still summer. Related: [PHOTOS] Measurable Snow Falls on Mammoth Mountain and Palisades Tahoe, CA California’s Mount Shasta, standing at over 14,000 feet, will see 12-18 inches of snow tonight as […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | August 25, 2024
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14,179′ Mount Shasta, CA, Report: Angry Mountain Prompts Bail; Still a Nice 3,500′ of Slush Skiing, Though

Report from Tuesday, June 4 In 1870, German biologist Ernst Haeckel suggested that a sunken continent called Lemuria could be the ancestral home of humanity, potentially explaining the “missing links” in the fossil record of early humans. Haeckel was not a subscriber to Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. In America, Lemuria has become most closely associated with Mount Shasta in […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | June 5, 2024
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[VIDEO] Climber Requires Hoist Rescue After Getting Caught in Avalanche on Mount Shasta, CA

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A helicopter crew from the California Highway Patrol’s H-14 unit responded to a call for help from an injured mountain climber stranded at 11,000 feet on the side of Mount Shasta on Friday, May 3. Related: [PHOTOS] Mount Shasta, CA, Avalanche Injures 2 Snowboarders, Prompting 11 Hour Ground-Rescue According to the rescue report, the climber had been overtaken by an […]

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AvyBrains | May 5, 2024
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[PHOTOS] Mount Shasta, CA, Avalanche Injures 2 Snowboarders, Prompting 11 Hour Ground-Rescue

Two snowboarders were swept away by a wind slab avalanche on Mount Shasta, California, on Saturday, April 27, prompting a lengthy ground rescue by Siskiyou County Sherrif’s Office and U.S. Forest Service. According to the press release by the Sheriff’s Office, the avalanche was triggered by the two boarders as they were climbing left of The Heart in Avalanche Gulch […]

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AvyBrains | April 29, 2024
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[PHOTO TOUR] Aftermath of Massive Mount Shasta, CA, President’s Day Avalanche

On President’s Day, February 19, the Mount Shasta Avalanche Center shared reports of a massive D4 avalanche, the second-largest classification, in Avalanche Gulch on Mount Shasta, California. The avalanche occurred naturally during a snowstorm and was discovered two days later. Related: [PHOTOS] Huge 3-Mile Long Avalanche Travels 5,000-Vertical-Feet and Creates 60-Foot High Walls on Mount Shasta, CA The storm, which […]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | February 26, 2024
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[PHOTOS] Huge 3-Mile Long Avalanche Travels 5,000-Vertical-Feet and Creates 60-Foot High Walls on Mount Shasta, CA

The Mount Shasta Avalanche Center has shared reports of a massive D4 avalanche, the second-largest classification, in Avalanche Gulch on Mount Shasta, California. The avalanche, which occurred naturally on February 19 during a snowstorm, was discovered two days later. Related: NASA: Winter Photo of Mount Shasta, CA, Taken From the International Space Station Originating at around 12,000 feet, the avalanche […]

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AvyBrains | February 22, 2024
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NASA: Winter Photo of Mount Shasta, CA, Taken From the International Space Station

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An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this nadir photograph of Mount Shasta as the station passed over California. Mount Shasta is a 14,179-foot (4,233-meter) peak situated between Redding, California, and the Oregon-California border. Shasta’s slopes are at least partially snow-covered year-round. A more extensive snowpack during winter makes the mountain’s seven glaciers difficult to distinguish. Related: 2h30m – […]

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Mount Shasta, CA, Report: Excellent Corn Conditions on Avalanche Gulch and The West Face

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This report is from June 5th, 2023, and was written by Blackbird Mountain Guides The bottom line is that the ski season on Mt Shasta still has some life left, and the climbing conditions are pretty good. This weekend we skied and climbed the West Face and Avalanche Gulch. We found consolidated snow and excellent corn conditions on both routes, […]

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Guest Author | June 8, 2023
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Mount Shasta, CA, Conditions and Climbing Information

This post first appeared on shastaavalanche.org Spring climb and ski season has made the transition to early summer conditions. A bountiful winter has brought excellent snow coverage to the lower half of the mountain, but it is getting thin on the upper mountain. Early summer conditions means a little bit of everything. Perfect blue skies with no wind can be followed by building […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 6, 2023
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Rescue Crews Involved in “12-Hour Mega Rescue” For Climber Lost on Mount Shasta, CA

Rescue crews were involved in a “12-hour mega rescue” for a lost climber who endured an open bivy at 11,600 feet on Whitney Glacier, Mount Shasta, yesterday. This is one of the most difficult and dangerous areas of the mountain to access, especially with the weather over the weekend. Related: 2h30m – Jack Kuenzle Sets ‘Fastest Known Time’ For Ski […]

CragBrains | May 8, 2023
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2h30m – Jack Kuenzle Sets ‘Fastest Known Time’ For Ski Ascent/Descent of 14,162′ Mount Shasta, CA

On Friday, Jack Kuenzle of Roxbury, CT, set a Fastest Known Time (FKT) for ascending and descending Mount Shasta, CA, on skis. Related: A New Mind-Boggling Fastest Known Time on Mt. Shasta, CA Starting at Bunny Flats at 6,880′, the route featured 7,602′ of climbing over two and a half hours to the summit of 14,162 foot Mount Shasta. Kuenzle took […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 17, 2023
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[PHOTOS] Mount Shasta, CA, Looking Bare as Snow Melts Away

An increase in the frequency of 100ºF days on Mount Shasta, CA, is having a negative impact on the snowpack, to the point where south-facing slopes are almost snowless. August 15th looksie at Ma Shasta from the south. She’s a little parched 😥 Please sweet baby Jesus, bring us a bountiful winter! ❄️🤞🏻❄️🤞🏻  – Mount Shasta Avalanche Center Related: 100ºF+ […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | August 18, 2022
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100ºF+ Temperature Trend Reported at Mount Shasta, CA | Number of 100ºF Days in Past Year is Equal to Number in 30 years from 1950 to 2009

100 Degree Daze, by Phil Rhodes When I was young, 100 degree F. days were rare at the weather station adjacent to the Forest Service office in Mount Shasta City. There were two such days in the five years I lived at Mount Shasta in the 1980s. One was in 1987, when data was not recorded at the FS weather […]

Guest Author | August 8, 2022
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Climber Killed on Mount Shasta, CA, Monday was Professional Mountain Guide

Five injured climbers in critical condition had to be airlifted from Mount Shasta, CA, on Monday, according to a Facebook post from Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office. One of the climbers, who was later recognized to be a professional mountain guide with Shasta Mountain Guides, died as a result of her injuries. Jillian Elizabeth Webster, 32,  tumbled more than 1,000 feet […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 10, 2022
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Mount Shasta, CA, Expecting Dangerous Weather this Weekend: “Getting to the Top is Going to be Difficult and More Dangerous Than Normal”

After five injured climbers in critical condition had to be airlifted from Mount Shasta earlier this week, with one of the climbers succumbing to their injuries and dying, the Mount Shasta Avalanche Center reported today that stormy, dangerous weather will affect the 14,000’+ peak this weekend.  Related: 1 Climber Killed and 4 Critically Injured on Mount Shasta, CA, Yesterday The […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 10, 2022
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1 Climber Killed and 4 Critically Injured on Mount Shasta, CA, Yesterday

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Five injured climbers in critical condition had to be airlifted from Mount Shasta, CA, yesterday, according to a Facebook post from Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office. Sadly one of the climbers died as a result of their injuries. Climbers had reported poor conditions after Sunday snowfall turned into ice overnight, according to MtShastaNews. ShastaAvalanche’s forecast for the weekend was, “this weekend, June […]

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CragBrains | June 7, 2022
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Mount Shasta, CA, Conditions Report: Warm and Sunny Week Ahead, Get After it Soon!

Report from May 15, 2022, and written by the Blackbird Mountain Guides team Blackbird Mountain Guide, Ali Agee, checked in today with an update from the past two days on the mountain skiing in the Hidden Valley Zone! For those of you that don’t know, Hidden Valley is West of Avalanche Gulch just over Casaval Ridge, and sits at the base […]

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Guest Author | May 17, 2022
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Current Climbing and Skiing Conditions on Mount Shasta, CA

Report from May 6, 2022, and written by the Blackbird Mountain Guides team  Type 1 fun season is in full swing up here at the corn skiing capital of the world – Mount Shasta!  After receiving a wallop of season-saving storms in mid-April, conditions are starting to feel a bit more spring-like. The corn snow on West facing aspects between 9,000’ and 13,000’ is mind-blowing […]

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Guest Author | May 10, 2022
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