The first stop of this year’s Freeride World Tour wrapped up in Chamonix yesterday. Check out the winning men’s and women’s ski lines below. Wow these folks are killing it.
The tour comes to Kirkwood on February 25. You gonna be there?
Men’s Winning Ski Run
Women’s Winning Ski Run
NOAA expects 3 to 6 feet at higher elevations by the time the storm cycle runs its course. NICE.
The Thanksgiving week storms were massive, with more than 80 inches of the good stuff. Sierra skiers rejoiced as they enjoyed some of the best early
I’ve got two tickets to the San Francisco premier of Teton Gravity Research’s Light the Wick and I can’t use them. Ugh.
So, how about a little sweepstakes? Go to the Sierra Journal Facebook page and “like” it. If you “like” the page during the ne
The Guides Corner: Tips, Tricks, Trip Reports, Gear Reviews, and Mountaineering Ramblings from Rich Meyer Alpine Guide.
Ah, duct tape – the tried-and-true, do-anything, fix-anything mainstay in every backcountry kit. Its uses have been documente
There is a new unified avalanche danger scale rolling out for the 2010/11 season that will create a common vocabulary between US and Canadian avalanche centers, according to Powder Magazine.
It’s not immediately clear to me what the major dif
Every year, right about this time, an internal clock begins ticking in my alpine-obsessed brain: the count-down to the opening of Tioga Pass on the east side of Yosemite.
For those of us west of the Pacific Crest, and particularly those of us in t
First, yes we surf here at Sierra Journal. It might seem a bit odd to read about sea-level activities on SJ, but it’s not really. It’s all about playing with the earth’s forces, whether that’s gravity at altitude or or tidal energy at sea-level. Any
I’m just learning the ropes with my new SLR, but I gotta say I’m having a blast with it and I’m rather proud of these shots. These are my summer 2009 “keepers.” Whadyathink?
Well folks, it's official. Sierra Journal has arrived. Today the expansive editorial and photography staff has been recognized by Wend Magazine. Our photo "Mount Dana Reflection" (below), was chosen as the winner of this week's F
Time to break out the macro lens (or, at least, flip the little dial to macro mode) to get those beautiful close-ups of our famous Sierra Nevada wildflowers. The SF Chronicle is predicting a banner wildflower season in the region du
