SierraDescents | 2018
April 17, 2018
Skiing Baden-Powell, 2018 Edition
You should have seen the look on my wife's face when I brought out my skis this past weekend. For the record, this was 100% Al's doing, not mine. He's the one who had a (more)
March 26, 2018
March Miracle for Mammoth
California has indeed gotten its Miracle March—parts of it, anyhow. Mammoth reports reports 17 feet of snow fell this month on the upper mountain (eleven at Main Lodge), (more)
March 14, 2018
SoCal Rain (and Snow?)
This is Bear Mountain's Bear Peak Cam, as of this morning, March 14, 2018, and...where the heck is the snow? Yes, March has finally shifted us from a dry to a reasonably wet (more)
February 11, 2018
Gorgonio & San Jacinto
Here's an aerial view of the north aspects of the San Bernardino Mountains and the San Jacintos, taken yesterday Feb 11, 2018. Gorgonio, at least, has more snow than I was (more)
January 20, 2018
SoCal Backcountry Report
Well. The cursed pattern persists. This most recent storm seems to be focusing its efforts on the San Bernardino Mountains, which might lead to 6" or so of new snow in the most (more)
January 16, 2018
Snow Valley, Express Edition
Happy 2018 everyone! While we are once again watching the long range forecasts and hoping for the elusive 'pattern shift', here's some good news: Snow Valley finally got its (more)
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