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The 4 Best Ski Descents on Mt Shasta
Where are the best places to ski on Mount Shasta? We dive into our favorite ski descents on the largest stratovolcano in the contiguous United States
The Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America
The 50 classic ski descents of North America as listed by Chris Davenport, Penn Newhard and Art Burrows. It has been used as a tick list for ski mountaineers across the US and Canada, including Cody Townsend, creator of The Fifty Project.
Why Ski Mountaineering on Mt. Baker is a Must-Do for Backcountry Skiers
Yeah, it takes some grit and endurance, it's a hell of a lot of fun. More type 1 fun than type 2 fun by orders of magnitude. This post explores the great, glacier covered experience that is Koma Kulshan.
Mount Shasta Seasonal Weather History 2024
This year, the mountain is stuffed and the West Face has weeks and weeks of snowpack coverage left. The bottom line is that if you want to climb or ski Mount Shasta, this is the year to do it!
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Five Reasons To Ski Mount Shasta This Spring
If one photo of this incredible mountain isn't convincing enough, here's six more reasons to ski or climb Mt. Shasta as soon as possible!
Mt Shasta West Face with Daron Rahlves
We couldn't have timed conditions better for our West Face summit and ski descent on Mt Shasta with Daron Rahlves. With warm temps at night and high winds forecast, had us on guard about climbing and skiing conditions, but conditions turned out to be incredible!
Baker in a Day: Single Push Ski Mountaineering on the most Glaciated Peak in the North Cascades
Our mission was to summit Mount Baker and ski from the top in a day. Originally, we had been planning to spend few days on the mountain, skiing various routes, but with stormy weather incoming for the next couple days we knew we had to make it work in a day. It was going to be a solid push, but we were excited to get a big day of skiing in before the weather shut us out.
The Best Ski Route on Mount Shasta | A Trip Report
Memorial Day weekend continued the trend of wacky weather with frigid temperatures around 10 degrees at 12,000’. Even with the strong California sun doing its magic on the snow, it was hard to imagine the surface softening significantly. It seemed that the weekend might be a bust, but we shrugged off the potential for disappointment and made an attempt on one of the Mount Shasta's best ski descents: the Hotlum Wintun.