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Skiing Baden-Powell, 2018 Edition

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 Miracle for Mammoth

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)

SoCal Rain (and Snow?)

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)

Gorgonio & San Jacinto

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)

SoCal Backcountry Report

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)

Snow Valley, Express Edition

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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