Dylan Cautela

Born and raised in the state of Maine, sculpted from ice and built to rip! When I'm not at work playing in the dirt or braaaappping the old chainsaw I enjoy hiking, biking, skiing, and the general great outdoors. There is ample beauty to be explored in my great home state (and all around the east) but most days I find myself yearning for the adventure of the wild wild west and foreign countries unknown, which happen to be my winter playgrounds.

John Spriggs Arrested in Bend, Oregon for Burglary and Assault

Early yesterday morning, Bend police department were dispatched to a domestic disturbance call in an apartment complex on Northwest Riverside Boulevard. The report came from a neighbor who heard a physical altercation occurring in the nearby apartment and upon the arrival of the police they found that there had indeed been a quarrel. The suspect, John Spriggs, was an invited guest to the […]
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Northstar Mountain Master Plan Approved Unanimously by Placer County Board of Supervisors

In a board-meeting this past Tuesday, Northstar’s Mountain Master Plan was approved unanimously in a 5-0 vote.  With help through approval from the North Tahoe Regional Advisory Council and the Placer County Planning Commission, this master plan will now replace the 2003 Martis Valley Master Plan. The 20-year plan covers extensive upgrades all across the mountain and included a habitat management […]
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An Unexpected 6-Night Ordeal in the British Columbia Backcountry Leaves One Skier with Frostbite

A 35-year old man from Quebec spent six nights in the backcountry after leaving Kicking Horse Mountain Resort’s boundaries to ski some fresh lines off the backside. The Canadian, unprepared and unknowing of the size and amount of terrain offered by the Canyon Creek backcountry just out of bounds of Kicking Horse, left the resort to make some fresh turns on […]
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A Pair of Skiers Survive 52 Hours in the Colorado Backcountry Completely Unprepared

Dillon, Colorado native Kelsey Malin and her friend spent 52 hours in the backcountry unprepared after accidentally leaving the boundary of Monarch ski resort in Colorado. The pair were skiing Monarch for the first time on the 25th of January when they exited the resort boundary by accident and dropped into a perfectly fresh powder run down the backside of the resort. According […]
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California’s January Storm Cycle Provided Much Needed Improvement to Historical Drought

From late December through early January California has been getting pummeled by winter storms in the form of atmospheric rivers. This month long parade of storms has significantly helped the historical five-year drought that has been plaguing California, but it doesn’t mean the state is in the clear. “Early in the January storm cycle, lower mountain elevations received some rain, but […]
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