Mount Washington Avalanche Center: Analysis Of The Fatality Near Tuckerman Ravine APRIL 11, 2019 AVALANCHE FATALITY, RAYMOND CATARACT By: Mount Washington Avalanche Center Around lunchtime on Thursday, April 11, 2019, two hikers took a break on the summit of Lion Head. This ridge separates Tuckerman Ravine from a stream drainage to the north known as Raymond Cataract. While on Lion Head, they noted a skier descending into Raymond Cataract, an ephemeral, but […] Avalanche Guest Author | April 15, 2019 2 Comments
Mt. Shasta, CA Report: It’s Amazing How Good a Normal Winter Can Be… Conditions Report from Shasta Mountain Guides It’s amazing how good a normal winter can be in Northern California. We’ve seen a regular storm pattern and temperatures that kept the wood stoves cranking this year. Add in a couple of atmospheric rivers and a large avalanche or two and it adds up to a pretty exceptional (or normal!) snow year. Spring […] Conditions Report Guest Author | March 18, 2019 0 Comments
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite CA Report: Howling Winds Over Tioga Pass Report from March 14, 2019 – By Laura and Rob Pilewski, Tuolumne Winter Rangers Ski Conditions and Weather New snow: 18 inches Total settled snow depth: 96 inches (at 8,600 feet) High temperature: 40°F (March 12) Low temperature: -7°F (March 10 and 13) Mother Nature left no snowflake unturned this week. We spent the past three days at Tioga Pass, where the winds howled. Initially, the […] Conditions Report Guest Author | March 15, 2019 1 Comment
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