Mt. Shasta, CA Season Summary & Outlook: Mt. Shasta is no stranger to setting new records. Our personal favorite, the February 1959 event which had the highest single snowstorm total of 189″/15+ feet sounds amazing right about now. 2014 was however the complete opposite. Severe drought has withered California and forest fires threaten much of the American west. The climbing season on Mt. Shasta started and is finishing earlier due to a snowpack that was approximately 30% […] Guest Author | September 9, 2014 2 Comments
VIDEO: Big Mountain Mandatory Air in Las Lenas, Argentina Año tras año buscando nuevas lineas en esta montaña y intentando esquiar de la mejor manera que puedo. Cerro Negro hace 3600m y tiene mas de 50º de inclinacion en algunas partes. Es una bajada donde no vale caer porque para salir tienes que saltar un cliff bastante largo.” TRANSLATION: “Year after year we’re looking for new lines on this mountain and we try to ski it in the best way we can. Cerro Negro is 3,600m (11,811ft) tall […] Guest Author | September 3, 2014 0 Comments
Historic Swell Rocks Southern California | Photo Tour: The beach cities of southern California are not without crowds during warmer months, however the locals still maintain a small town mentality especially when there is a swell. Immediately walking into the iconic Sugar shack Breakfast joint where many employees are top level surfers you overhear surfers trading shifts, joking about finally getting powerful waves locally. One can only imagine when word of possible super storm […] Surf Guest Author | September 1, 2014 0 Comments
Las Lenas, Argentina Conditions Report: Torrecillas in Champagne Powder The 25th of august a storm hit Valle de Las Leñas leaving almost nothing of snow on the slopes. The next morning we started early, the weather conditions looked perfect for hiking and we decided to go for Cerro Torrecillas. Tristan Sanchez, Lorenzo Medioli and me formed the team. We approached on skins up to Cerro Negro bottom, continued the trail hiking on boot deep snow up to the summit […] Conditions Report Guest Author | September 1, 2014 0 Comments
Mt. Hood, OR Conditions Report: Still Ripping in Late August Mt. Hood is about 60 miles east of Portland, Oregon and probably has the best and most consistent summer skiing in North America. Lift tickets are $62/ day and skiing is from 7 AM-2 PM. Snow is generally hard packed (salted) from 7 AM to around 9:30 AM ( depending on the daily temperature and weather)and a very nice corn from 10AM to 12 PM. It usually gets very soft and slushy from about 12 Pm to closing. The best time for gate […] Conditions Report Guest Author | August 24, 2014 0 Comments
Detailed 2013/14 Ocean Beach, California Season Recap: The below chart is from Wunderground. They have a weather station somewhere near Kelly’s and it records all kinds of meteorological data continuously, including wind direction and speed. You can see the average daily wind direction and speed for August 1, 2013 through April 31, 2014. Remember all those good days we had in December and January? Well, they can pretty much be explained by the average wind direction being E on those days. Additionally, there were very few low-pressure systems that rolled through the […] Surf Guest Author | August 19, 2014 7 Comments
Best Swimming Holes in CA: Cleo’s Bath is Almost Dry… The infamous “Cleo’s Bath” swimming hole is one of Northern California’s most sought after secret aquatic adventures. But at this time of the year and during the drought, this famous relaxation oasis is a little dry. There are a couple pools of standing water in which people were swimming in. Only small drops of water falling from the river above. The main cliff diving spot was completely dry. You can tell that this place was is a great place to go to during the summer because there was about 25 people all swarming around what little water there was available to swim in. […] Cliff Jumping Guest Author | August 19, 2014 3 Comments
Sierra Nevada, CA Climbing Report: “Incredible Hulk” Last weekend [August 3rd, 2014] Adrian and I pulled ourselves away from beautiful Tahoe for three days of granite climbing on the East Side of the Sierra. We climbed “Crescent Arch” in Tuolumne, “Sunspot Dihedral”, and “Tradewinds” – both on the Incredible Hulk. All in all it was a super fun trip and we had success on all three routes. I was especially pleased to climb almost all of the pitches of “Tradewinds” cleanly, a superb route up one of the proudest lines on the Hulk characterized by clean corners, finger cracks, and the occasional loose block or detached flake to keep you on your toes. It was a real alpine adventure and one that tested […] Conditions Report Guest Author | August 17, 2014 2 Comments
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