Yeah BABY.. the first major Dump Alert of 2010 and its a good one. Low temps equals light fluffy snow and tons of it. Check the stats for you’re favorite mountain… Read more…

Happy New Year everyone. My apologies for not firing up the blog sooner, but this is still a hobby blog for me and work comes first.

Was just doing a little poke checking and conditions are nice. Decent coverage with some fresh snow to ring in the new year. Its a warm storm but those are good too as they add good water content to be used later on in the year.

Kirkwood is reporting about 6inches in the last 24 hours as well as a few inches at Sierra. On the other side of the lake Squaw and Alpine meadows are reporting about 4 inches and sugar bowl around a foot.  Mammoth is reporting 7 inches.

Happy New Year!

I can’t believe it’s mid-October already; the snow has already started to fall and California resorts are opening.

Word on the street is Mammoth got a huge dump of 14 inches a few days ago and are planning to open on Friday.

And just when I was going to open my mouth and say sorry Boreal you weren’t first this year… Read more…

Labor Day is passed and the halloween decorations are hitting the stores… only means that summer season is winding down and the wait for fresh powder is almost over.

I’ve already been hearing rumors of an el nino winter. I need to dig and do a little research to see if there is any validity to those statements.

I’m looking forward winter, it seems like ages since I strapped into my board. Until then.. I’m on my mountain bike cranking out as much single track as I can.

This notice just came across my desk from California State Parks regarding a fire ban on the Middle Fork and North Fork of the American River.

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I just wanted to announce that all mountain biking related content will now be published on a different website… http://www.mountaintread.com/

California Mountain Report will now be dedicated to rafting & kayaking in the spring and summer and skiing & snowboarding in the winter.

Mountain Tread is only a few weeks old at this point but we have a ton of content already planned out so don’t despair. We’re looking to a very fun summer of mountain biking so pay us visit over on the new site and be sure to subscribe to the RSS Feed.

My apologies for being so silent this spring.. life has been very busy.  It’s been a great spring rafting & kayaking season in California despite all the talk about drought. Late storms helped prolong the season a bit and provided some unexpected high water trips.

Now that Father’s Day weekend is upon us.. so is the end of the spring rafting season.  From here on out California will have some great rafting & kayaking ahead with typical summer flows on the South & Middle Forks of the American, The Tuolumne & Cherry Creek and Lower Kern.

Well, I’m starting to get notices in my inbox for the ski closures. With the ski season coming to an end, that only means 1 thing… spring is here and it’s time for whitewater rafting and mountain biking.

The big question everyone is asking is… how’s the water going to be. The good news is, after a slow start California is near 100% of normal. So we’re looking at an average California rafting season.  That means fun days on the Merced, Kaweah, the Forks & Upper Kern and a whole lot more.

AS for the California Mountain biking scene, I would assume most trails are open upto 3000 – 4000 feet. No word on trail conditions at this time.

It’s been snowing all week… areas of Lake Tahoe have reported as much as 8 feet of snow in the last 7 days. And just in time for the weekend… sunshine! Mostly sunny skies are expected over the Sierra Nevada this weekend.

Pack up the gear and head to mountains for waist deep POW. Conditions like this won’t last long. And if you miss it.. you might be waiting till next season.

Great news… a warm storm set packed with moisture has arrivred. As the storm progresses the temperatures are expected to drop a bit.

Currentlly light rain in South Lake Tahoe. There is a winter storm warning in effect from 10am – 4am Wednesday morning in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The winter storm warning is extended till 10am for Bear Valley and Mammoth.

Today’s Forecast:
Windy with rain and snow. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow level 6500 to 7000 feet. Snow accumulation 2 to 4 inches…with 6 to 12 inches above 7000 feet. Highs 39 to 49. South winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Ridge gusts up to 100 mph.

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