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Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA Highway Cleared Between Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center and Windy Point

Crews in Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA, have managed to clear snow from the park highway between Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center and Windy Point (1.5 miles). Related: The Monumental Task of Plowing the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, MT To accomplish the annual feat of clearing snow from the 30-mile park highway, the park uses three bulldozers to push […]
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Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA Installs New Beacon Checker

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA, recently installed an avalanche beacon checkpoint near the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center. This visitor center, located at the southwest entrance to the par,k is a popular starting point and trailhead for skiers, snowboarders, and snowshoers accessing the park’s vast backcountry. I’ve been skiing Lassen for over 20 years and, on a recent visit, was surprised to […]
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Deep Snow – Mt. Lassen, California | June 1st, 1995…

“Check out our group of smelly hippy three pinners: 1995 Mt Lassen.” – Dan (one of the guys in the photos) This photo was taken on June 1st, 1995 at Mt. Lassen, California. Mt. Lassen is a stratovolcano in Northern California that is known for its copious winter snowfall. 1995 was simply insane at Mt. Lassen. “Can’t believe that little plow scrapped away that drift just so we could ski in June.” – Dan (one of the guys in the photos) 1995 was an interesting year on Earth. ’95 was a La Nina year (legendary for big snowfall winters) and was the 6th warmest year on record on Earth (and the #1 warmest ever at the time). Mt. Lassen, CA by the Numbers: 10,463′ […]
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