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Claire Weiss

Don’t Miss the Cosmojazz Festival This Week in Chamonix, France

Chamonix is no doubt a place where you should ski at least once in your life. But Chamonix is not only a capital of extreme skiing and climbing destination, it is also a place of popular concerts. If you’re in Chamonix now, don’t miss Cosmojazz Festival which takes place from July 20th till July 28th this year. The Festival was […]

Claire Weiss | July 22, 2019
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What Do Skiers And Fighter Jet Pilots Have In Common? G-Force…

Blue Angels were roaring over Bay Area this past weekend and the next show is in Baltimore, Mariland. Did you ever think what is behind the scene of this amazing Air show? Let’s look under the curtain of aerobatic show.. Spins, loops, infinite eight, Cobra turn, scissors, flying in formation only 18 inches apart look gorgeous and demonstrate high skills of the pilots. But […]

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Claire Weiss | April 5, 2019
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VIDEO: Skiing With a Bear at Northstar, CA

Claire Weiss | March 8, 2019
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Ski Lift Evacuation at Northstar, CA Today | Eyewitness Account

Today was a nice bluebird day at Northstar. We skied a few off-piste runs on Backside and were about to check out Lookout mountain when the Promised Land chairlift suddenly stopped. That was at ~ 10:30 am in the morning, about halfway up the mountain. The lift was pretty packed – almost all chairs were fully occupied. Probably ~200 people. […]

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Claire Weiss | February 25, 2019
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Climbing Mount Rainier – Trip Report And Photo Tour

  July is the high season for Mount Rainier National Park.  The weather is much more stable, wild flowers are blooming, waterfalls are roaring and the snow bridges over the crevasses are still holding. It’s not surprising, that these blue bird days attract hikers and climbers from all over the world. If you want to climb this gorgeous mountain, this is still great […]

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Claire Weiss | July 31, 2017
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RMI Guide Brent Okita Made Record 520th Climb of Mount Rainier!

Have you ever climbed Mount Rainier? Well, there are plenty of people who climbed Mount Rainier once, especially through the “easiest” DC route. But can you imagine to climb this mountain 520 times?! Mountain Rainier is a 14,411 ft stratovolcano in State of Washington, the highest mountain in Cascade range of Pacific Northwest. There are 27 major glaciers on Mount Rainier […]

Claire Weiss | July 5, 2017
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VIDEO: World Speed Ski Record Without Snow? Not A Problem!

It’s summer time in North Hemisphere now, but does it stop skiers from breaking speed records? Well, practically, we still have winter in some parts of the country. Last weekend a snow storm went through the West Coast, bringing several inches of new June snow and the mountain conditions are still a blast, but heat wave is gradually approaching, and some […]

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Claire Weiss | June 14, 2017
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Skiing And Snowboarding In US National Forests

  Ski resorts began springing up across the country in the 1910s and 1920s. According to the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), by 1930 five ski resorts operated from California to Massachusetts. The next decade saw fifty resorts open, including Sun Valley, Alta, and Stowe. Over the next three decades, the ski industry exploded, 82 resorts opened from 1940-1960, with […]

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Claire Weiss | May 11, 2017
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