Sierra Weather and Conditions
1/30/12: The Sierra at last does have snow, but it isn't much. No significant
snow is expected for the next week, nor probably for the week after that. It being likely
that we'll still have only a foot or two of snow on the ground with what will be just
over a month to go before Spring, it's starting to look like a doomed season.
New report every Monday; refresh your browser if needed.
Past reports
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National Weather Service:
Tahoe,
Donner,
Mammoth,
Yosemite,
Bishop,
Lassen,
SF,
SM,
SJ,
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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TahoeWeather,
MammothWeather
& Links,
WeatherWest
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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,
NOAA 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
(Jef's CA, 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:
Backcountry,
XC Skier
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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,
UMR.com
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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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Couch-to-5K
training program
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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
- About sugar:
Intro,
Details
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USDA food info,
NutritionData.com
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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
(760-873-2483),
Other Sierra
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Sno-Park areas
(locations and where to buy permits)
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Trailhead directions
(summer and winter)
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Other Sierra backcountry ski touring info:
Richard Steele,
Paul Richins,
Marcus Libkind,
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,
Van Vleck
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Downhill resorts:
Sugarbowl,
Northstar,
Boreal,
Squaw,
Alpine,
Homewood,
Rose,
Diamond,
Heavenly,
Sierra,
Kirkwood,
Bear,
Dodge,
China,
June,
Mammoth
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XC resorts:
Tahoe Donner,
Royal Gorge,
Tahoe,
Spooner,
Kirkwood,
Bear,
Tamarack
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Lift ticket discounts,
Liftopia,
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)
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Online topo maps:
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,
Lassen
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Calif parks directory
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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,
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
Worthwhile Personal Ski Sites
Humor and Politics
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The Onion
America's Finest News Source;
AV Club
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Comics starting with 'T':
Ted Rall,
Tom Tomorrow,
Tom the Dancing Bug,
Toles,
Trudeau
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Uncyclopedia
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News Links
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Salon,
HuffPo,
C&L,
Kos,
Taibbi,
Grist,
Daily Show
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Major Enviro Groups:
Sierra Club,
Greenpeace,
Earth Island,
Audubon,
NRDC,
Nature Conservancy
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