NOAA: Mt. Shasta, CA Could See 2-FEET SNOW Through Thursday | Tahoe Basin & Tioga Pass May See 2″ Northern California might start to experience what feels like winter early this week, as a strong cold front makes its way through the Sierra and western Nevada. High elevation snow is possible through Monday afternoon. Related: Tahoe Area Saw First SNOW Yesterday | Sierra Nevada to See Snowfall This Week Mount Shasta could see up to a FOOT of fresh snow early […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 16, 2019 0 Comments
2 Airlift Rescues from Mount Shasta, CA Last Week | 1 Broken Leg and 1 Woman Fell 30-Feet into a Crevasse The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) responded to two incidents on Mount Shasta, CA Thursday involving injured or endangered mountain climbers stranded at high elevations and in need of rescue, reports KDVR. Related: Mt. Shasta, CA Report: Thanks to Big Winter Snowpack Climbing Routes Are in Excellent Condition 21-year-old climber Collins Bakasa from Hayward, California was the first call after […] Climbing CragBrains | August 21, 2019 0 Comments
Mt. Shasta, CA Report: Thanks to Big Winter Snowpack Climbing Routes Are in Excellent Condition This post was written by Jenna Kane of Shasta Mountain Guides It’s summer on Mt. Shasta and there is still time to climb California’s most cherished peak. With the payoff from a big winter snowpack, most routes remain in good to excellent condition. We’re transitioning from the Avalanche Gulch route and our groups are accessing the north and east sides […] Trip Report Guest Author | July 26, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Extraordinary Footage of ‘The Great Eruption in 1915’ of Lassen Peak Volcano, CA [arve url="https://youtu.be/nZD9K4q55jk"] SnowBrains | July 26, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Mt. Shasta, CA Report: Shasta’s Going Off Right Now – Come and Get It! Report from June 23rd, 2019 Come one, come all, to one of the great centers of California backcountry summer skiing: Mt. Shasta, CA. People certainly got the memo that Shasta has been going off. I rolled up to the usually sleepy and very rural Brewer Creek trailhead (still impassible to cars to the actual trailhead due to snow) on Saturday […] Conditions Report Roger Romani | June 25, 2019 0 Comments
Mt. Shasta, CA Snowpack Currently at 141% of Historical Average | It’s Going to be a Good Summer! Timothy Keating, CEO of SWS Mountain Guides, updates us on the current conditions on Mt. Shasta: You might also like: Huge Avalanche this Weekend on Mount Shasta, CA Described as a ‘100-Year Event’ This past week the Mt Shasta Forest Service released its April snow survey report for the 2018-’19 winter. The snow depths at Horse Camp were measured at 145.6 […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | April 26, 2019 0 Comments
Shasta Lake, CA Currently Sitting at 106% Historical Average Capacity California’s largest reservoir, and third largest body of water, Shasta Lake is currently sitting just above its historical average at 106%. This bodes well for the summer water needs, and also for water-based recreation! Related: Lake Tahoe Snowpack At 186% of Average To Date! With a capacity of 4,552,000 acre-ft (5.615 km3) at full pool, the lake has an elevation of 1,067 ft (325 m), and […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 26, 2019 0 Comments
D3 Avalanche Recorded Near Bunny Flat Trailhead on Mount Shasta, CA The Mt. Shasta Avalanche Center says a wet-slab avalanche occurred one-fourth of a mile below the Bunny Flat Trailhead Monday afternoon. Avalanche Forecaster Ryan Sorenson with the Shasta-Trinity Forest Service said no one was near the avalanche when it happened. It was discovered around 3:30 pm reports Action News Now. Related: Huge Avalanche this Weekend on Mount Shasta, CA Described as […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 20, 2019 0 Comments
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