How a 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Led to a Historic Avalanche Cycle in the Sawtooths Words by SMG co-owner Chris Lundy, Photos by guide Tanner Haskins. Original article appeared on SawtoothMountainGuides.com THE EXPERIENCE On March 31st, Sara and I were up at the Williams Peak Hut shoveling it out from nearly 2 feet of new snow. The yurts have been shut down for several weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic—which means there’s no one up there to keep them from getting […] Avalanche Guest Author | April 7, 2020 1 Comment
Squaw Valley, CA Report: Fun in the Sun & Great Terrain Report from January 20th, 2020 Report by Yimmers Brought to you by Squaw Alpine Fun day skiing at Squaw yesterday. It definitely did not feel like a holiday weekend as there were no lines. The groomers were on point and the ungroomed areas were hit or miss. There was some cold, wintery snow to be found on steeper north facing […] Conditions Report Guest Author | January 21, 2020 0 Comments
Top 5 Backcountry Runs Around South Lake Tahoe This is a guest post written by Eddy van der Kloot, mapmaker and owner of Backcountry Ski Maps Lake Tahoe is home to some of finest backcountry terrain in the world, and while locals might argue over whether Truckee or South Lake has the best touring, the truth is that you can’t go wrong with either side of the Lake. […] Backcountry Guest Author | January 8, 2020 0 Comments
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