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The Best Guided Ski Trips on Earth

The Best Guided Ski Trips on Earth provide the combination of exceptionally talented guides with awe-inspiring itineraries.  From backcountry backpacking in the Tetons, to heli-skiing in Russia, to sharing the slopes with Adélie penguins in Antarctica, these companies offer adventures in all shapes and sizes.  Ice Axe Expeditions Details: Specializes in North Pole and South Pole ski adventures. Additional offerings include worldwide guided Heliski […]

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Robin Azer | December 21, 2015
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Sierra Nevada Alpine Conditions Report: Smoke & Rainbows

As the kids go back to school and we enter into late summer we wanted to offer some updates on conditions in the Sierra high country. Those of you who have been keeping up with any news in the last few weeks, or have been in the Sierra, will know that fire season is in full effect in California and the rest of the arid mountain west. The three fires that have impacted us here the most are the […]

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Guest Author | August 31, 2015
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High Sierra, CA Alpine Conditions Report:

Hope you are all enjoying summer at this point. We are! After the driest winter on record, the High Sierra experienced one of the wettest calendar months ever. The town of Bishop hit May records for amount of rainfall and consecutive days with precipitation. In June, mountain weather has remained somewhat unusual with daily high temperatures spanning more than 30 degrees F in many locations.

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Guest Author | July 2, 2015
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Eastern Sierra Nevada, CA Alpine Conditions Report:

Happy almost summer, as it may be. Certainly isn’t acting like summer. But 2015 is a year for weather extremes. After the biggest drought year ever recorded in the Sierra Nevada, somehow May was the wettest ever recorded in Bishop. The forecast is for more of the same lingering low pressure, with another 1+” of H2O projected over the next week with thunderstorms. The high country is currently in alpine form. Snow in couloirs ranges from styrofoam neve to transitional […]

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Guest Author | June 8, 2015
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Eastern Sierra Nevada, CA Conditions Report:

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Welcome to the High Sierra Alpine Conditions Report! This is the first one of 2015, transitioning early from the Backcountry Snow Report for skiers and snowboarders which we will not be updating further this season, courtesy of “the big dry” (the biggest drought on record in California). The drought is a bane for almost everyone, and we should all be a lot more concerned than we seem to be, but it does represent a boon for alpine rock climbers and backpackers, who will likely enjoy one of the longest snow-free seasons in memory. […]

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Guest Author | April 20, 2015
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