California Backcountry Report

A Storm is Brewing... Again

A Storm is Brewing

This week the lads say goodbye to Winter with tips for equipment care for summer storage. They cover a preliminary report on an snowmachine triggered avalanche in Idaho. Until next season!

In an all new and exciting episode of the California Backcountry Report the lads are left speechless by current events.  JB and Matt review the Pebble Creek Avalanche as well as two local avalanche incidents.  JB covers inbound weather.   There's a little more snow on the way, Kids!  Then, JB tries to throw in the towel on next week's episode, (read: our final episode for the season).

This week, the lads pay penance for their previous predictions.  JB laments the arrival of a seasons worth of snow that he can't ski and talks inbound low pressure systems.  Of course, the boys get around to the CORVID 19 pandemic and they shed some light on the specific ramifications the Tahoe area grapples with given the dump of fresh pow.

This week the lads cover an inbound storm cycle and answer a question on the avalanche danger scale.

This week CBR reviews a preliminary report of a fatal avalanche in Alaska and JB covers all the avalanche courses and their intended audiences.  Thinking of taking a course? Not sure which one is right for you? Start here.

Yes, of course the lads talk inbound weather and they jones for snow.

JB calls in from Jackson Hole to talk low snow and upcoming weather along the Sierra crest.

This week we had the pleasure of being joined by Holly Yocum for a good in-depth conversation.  Holly is a fixture in the Tahoe backcountry community as she was born and raised in the area and has served as the former President of the Sierra Avalanche Center.   Nowadays, when Holly isn't skiing, she is focused on getting women in the backcountry and getting them outside safely.

Holly breaks down her experiences backcountry skiing in Tahoe and around the World.  We learn about skiing in Europe, a ski accident that very well could have killed her and how she fought breast cancer and won.

Then, we wrap up with the snow report.  While snow is starting to get desperate in some places around the state, we break down some places that still have the goods.  From the Eastern Sierra to Shasta we discuss what we are finding including surprising powder stashes and at least one surprising avalanche.  What do these conditions mean and what we are expecting in the weather looking forward?

With insignificant weather forecast and low tide conditions, CBR goes back to basics.  In this episode the boys talk Red Flags and the importance of aspect.