Sierra Backcountry Conditions: Late Spring Skiing in the Sierra Report from May 11-12, 2024 Ah, spring in the Sierra. A time when you can get soft turns in on the high elevation peaks, then dip your tired feet in Lake Tahoe when you’re finished. This weekend we found a few soft turns on Rubicon Peak, Mount Judah, and Donner Peak. The sun was shining and the corn was ready […] Conditions Report Zach Armstrong | May 13, 2024 0 Comments
Sugar Bowl, CA Report: Still Winter on Donner Summit Vintage Film Footage (1930) of backcountry skiing on Donner Summit, pre-Sugar Bowl | YouTube – Bela Vadasz Report from March 22, 2021 Brought to you by Sugar Bowl Resort The Spring Equinox was over the weekend, but it sure felt like winter at Sugar Bowl on Monday. After a weekend of instructor training with an AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Course […] Conditions Report Mike Bartholow | March 26, 2021 1 Comment
Avalanche Conditions on Donner Peak, CA = Still Dangerous This is a video and report of avalanche conditions on Donner Peak in Lake Tahoe, CA yesterday, Wednesday, December 11th, 2013. The results of this snow pit test show that avalanche conditions in the Tahoe area are still dangerous. SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER SNOW PIT OBSERVATIONS 12/11/13: Surface hoar has formed in many of the sheltered areas on Donner Peak. These thin feathery snow grains represent the snowpack equivalent of frost. Below the surface the […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | December 12, 2013 0 Comments
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