Sierra Weather and Conditions
5/26/08: A surprisingly big storm brought nearly a foot of snow to parts
of the Sierra high country this past weekend. Warm conditions will return
later in the week. Still, the best coverage is limited to gullies and
high northeast slopes. Have fun and see you next season!
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,
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,
11:02 PM 10/4/2006Gravitydex
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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,
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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