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How To Forecast Mountain Weather:

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Being able to forecast mountain weather is a crucial skill when traveling or living in mountainous terrain. Wether you’re deep in the backcountry, at a ski resort, completely lost, driving over a mountain pass, or chillin’ in a backcountry cabin, it’s important to understand what the skies are telling you about the coming weather. If you are deep in the backcountry, being able to forecast mountain weather could save your life. Below are a few tips that will help us all forecast mountain weather when in the mountains. Weather is always very unpredictable and these tips aren’t 100% fool-proof, but these are good tools to keep in you […]

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SnowBrains | August 10, 2017
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Sunset in Lake Tahoe Tonight | Photo Tour

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Lake Tahoe put on a show tonight. The coming storm sped up winds and created layered lenticular clouds. They hovered above the lake at dusk and reflected the reds, oranges, and pinks of the evening sun. From a pier Tahoe City, California the show was stunning. Both East and West light up. The only thing lacking in tonights sunset was snow. There is absolutely no snow in Tahoe right now. It is still early, but Tahoe looks naked. She looked great naked tonight, but tomorrow, we want to see her dressed in white. […]

Miles Clark | December 2, 2013
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