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Nationwide U.S. Snow Cover Hits Highest Early-Season Level in 20 Years

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Snow–for skiing and snowboarding, the more the better, right? Most riders would agree, and further proof is the popularized phrase, “No friends on a powder day.” While some areas of the Western United States are experiencing below-average snowfall, the Northeast is thriving with the opposite. But what is the overall trend? According to Chris Vickers, WTOL Chief Meteorologist, the United […]
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Palisades Tahoe, CA, Trail Running: 10 Days. 3 Iconic Trail Running Events. 1 Legendary Mountain.

Trail runner on a ridge at Palisades Tahoe during Broken Arrow Skyrace. | Photo: Palisades Tahoe

Palisades Tahoe, California, is thrilled to host three of the world’s most iconic trail running events in Olympic Valley this June. From June 19–29, the resort will become the epicenter of trail running as the Broken Arrow Skyrace presented by Salomon, the all-new TrailCon presented by On, and the legendary Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run presented by HOKA unite for […]
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Over 100 Large Wildfires in Western US Burning Almost 2-Million Acres | Less than Half 10-Year Average

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Six new blazes have taken the number of large wildfires raging across the western US and Alaska to 105, burning almost 2 million acres. 11 states are currently reporting large active fires. Alaska reports seventy, Arizona reports eight, New Mexico six, Idaho and Washington four each, Colorado, Utah, and Montana reporting three, California two, and Oregon and Texas report one each, according […]
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Western US Snowpack Looking Pretty Depressing Right Now

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  The below-average-snowfall start to the season we’ve had is correlating with well-below-average ‘current snow water equivalent’, or snowpack, for the western states. The map above shows that hurting the most are California, Nevada, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico all with well below average snowpacks. In fact, 99.5% of  Colorado is experiencing abnormally dry to drought conditions and its […]
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Steven Agar |
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