Sierra Weather and Conditions
5/11/09: It's about to heat up again. Get out into the high country soon, because
a below-average season is going to dry up soon. I'll be back with the weekly reports
around November.
Past reports
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National Weather Service:
Tahoe,
Donner,
Mammoth,
Yosemite,
Bishop,
Lassen,
SF,
Marin,
LA
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Weather.com:
Truckee,
Tahoe,
Mammoth,
Bishop,
Lone Pine,
SF,
LA
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Accuweather:
Radar:
Current precip,
24-hour precip;
Satellite:
California,
US
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QPF precip forecast maps:
Day 1,
Day 2,
Day 3,
Days 4-5
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MammothWeather.com:
Dweeb report,
Links
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NWS discussion:
SF,
Reno,
Hanford
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Snowpack data:
NOAA interactive,
NRCS overview,
Snow forecast map,
Squaw,
BestSnow.net,
Snotel
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Sierra snow survey reports:
Donner,
North Tahoe,
South Tahoe,
Northern Eastside,
San J.,
Kings,
Eastside,
Yosemite,
Southern Sierra
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Sierra Avalanche Center,
Eastern Sierra Avy,
Forest Service Av Info,
Shasta
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CalTrans Road Conditions,
Realtime traffic,
Highway webcams
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California resort snow reports
(NV,
UT,
CO,
OR,
WA)
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Web-cams:
Truckee,
Yosemite,
Lee Vining,
Mono Lake,
Shasta
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California River Flows
(NV,
OR,
UT,
ID)
Backcountry Skiing Sites
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TelemarkTips.com, and their
Telemark Talk
conferencing site
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Other conferencing:
SierraBackcountry.org (eastside),
Snowboard-Revolution,
MtnCommunity.org,
High Sierra Topix,
SummitPost,
BoaterTalk
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Cyberspace Snow and Avalanche Center,
Avalanche.org
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The Snowlands Network
A group supporting the interests of California XC skiers
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Bay Area Mtn Rescue Unit
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SkiMountaineer.com,
SierraDescents
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Magazines:
Couloir,
Backcountry,
XC Skier
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Descender.com,
Skier's Journal
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Index & links sites:
Ski Central,
Gravitydex
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High Sierra Hikers Association
Conservation and wilderness issues in the Sierra Nevada
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Alpenglow.org,
including a section devoted to the history of northwest ski mountaineering
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Sondre Norheim: Father of the tele-turn
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Telemark ski injuries
Clubs, Instruction, Guiding
Running and fitness
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Ultrarunning:
Run100s,
Northern CA,
Southern CA,
UR Online,
Ultra List,
How-to
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The Dipsea,
Double-Dipsea,
Quad-Dipsea
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Other races:
MarathonGuide,
TheSchedule
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Search race results
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Race calculators:
Pace,
Age
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Tamalpa Runners
(Marin)
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Gear:
Zombie,
Kahtoola,
gaiters,
shorts
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Some backcountry ultrarunners:
Peter Bakwin,
Cave Dog,
Hans Florine,
Jack McBroom,
Bryan Robinson
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BodyResults.com
and their
ski training page
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ExRx.com,
exercise and fitness info
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Core strength,
Athletic info
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Your muscles:
Upper &
Lower
body
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USDA food info
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Places to go, Schedules, Events
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Wilderness permits:
Yosemite
(209-372-0740),
Kings/Sequoia (info only 559-565-3766),
Eastside and other Sierra
(760-873-2483)
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SnoPark areas
near Tahoe
and the
rest of California;
where
to buy SnoPark permits
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Other Sierra backcountry ski touring info:
Richard Steele,
Paul Richins,
Anthony Siegman
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Far West XC race schedule
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Backcountry huts & lodges:
Sierra Club Tahoe huts,
Ostrander,
Pear,
TPR,
Rock Creek
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Downhill resorts:
Sugarbowl,
Northstar,
Boreal,
Squaw,
Alpine,
Homewood,
Rose,
Diamond,
Heavenly,
Sierra,
Kirkwood,
Bear,
June,
Mammoth
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XC resorts:
Tahoe Donner,
Royal Gorge,
Tahoe,
Spooner,
Kirkwood,
Bear,
Tamarack
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Lift ticket discounts,
TTCF pass,
SnowBomb card
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395.com
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Bear Valley Tele Festival
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El Dorado Nordic Ski Patrol
Includes info about the annual Echo-to-Kirkwood race
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Tahoe info
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Sierra buses:
TART (north Tahoe),
YARTS (Yosemite-Mammoth, summer only),
CREST (Eastside)
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Online topo maps:
TopoZone;
High-res Calif topos;
Acme Mapper,
Jef's handy interface to Microsoft's Terraserver;
Utah topos;
Libre map project
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GORP XC-Skiing
(XC touring info by region)
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Mt. Shasta
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Colorado's 10th Mountain Division Hut System
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East Coast Telemarking,
Tuckerman Ravine
Gear and Stuff
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Ski gear:
Atomic,
BCA,
Barryvox,
Black Diamond,
Fischer,
Garmont,
G3,
Indigo,
Karhu,
K2,
Life-Link,
Ortovox,
PM,
22,
Rossignol,
Salomon,
Scarpa,
ScottyBob,
Voile
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Outdoor gear:
Arcteryx,
Cloudveil,
Feathered Friends,
Golite,
Gregory,
Ibex,
Icebox igloo tool,
Kelty,
Marmot,
Mtn HW,
TNF,
OR,
Patagonia,
SD,
Taiga,
Tarptent,
Ultimate
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Retailers:
Bay Area:
Marmot Berkeley,
REI,
Sports Basement;
Tahoe:
The Backcountry,
Paco's,
Sierra Nordic,
Tahoe Mtn Sports;
Online:
STP,
TelemarkSki.com
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Tognar Toolworks,
ski tools, wax, etc.
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WildMedCenter.com,
first aid supplies
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Alpine Aire,
freeze-dried food, including bulk ingredients
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Amazon.com
Worthwhile Personal Ski Sites
Humor and Politics
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The Onion
America's Finest News Source
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Comics starting with 'T':
Ted Rall,
Tom Tomorrow,
Troubletown,
Tom the Dancing Bug,
Toles,
Trudeau
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Uncyclopedia
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News Links
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Salon,
C&L,
Kos,
Grist
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Snowmobiles
in Yellowstone
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Major Enviro Groups:
Sierra Club,
Greenpeace,
Earth Island,
Audubon,
NRDC,
Nature Conservancy
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