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	<title>Sierra Journal &#187; Backcountry skiing</title>
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	<description>Climbing, Skiing and Wandering in the Range of Light</description>
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		<title>Squaw Valley and Alpine Studying Backcountry Access</title>
		<link>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2011/12/02/squaw-valley-and-alpine-studying-backcountry-access/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew DiPietro</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alpine Meadows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
			
				
			
		
This is the best news I&#8217;ve heard in a long time. Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows have teamed up to study the possibility of opening up backcountry access gates for those of us who like to wander beyond the boundaries.
This could potentially open up a HUGE amount of side-country, lift accessed terrain. Since Squaw and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the best news I've heard in a long time. Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows have teamed up to study the possibility of opening up backcountry access gates for those of us who like to wander beyond the boundaries.

This could potentially open u]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mt. Dana and the Start of an Epic Roadtrip</title>
		<link>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2011/06/12/mt-dana-and-the-start-of-an-epic-roadtrip/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2011/06/12/mt-dana-and-the-start-of-an-epic-roadtrip/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew DiPietro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trip Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Backcountry skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dana Couloir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastern Sierra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mt. Dana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ski Mountainering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The destination: Telluride Bluegrass Festival. The route: San Francisco -&#62; Tioga Pass -&#62; Mt. Dana -&#62; Los Angeles -&#62; Chaco Canyon -&#62; Telluride.

So we decided to take a roadtrip to Telluride for the bluegrass festival. This will be my]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The destination: Telluride Bluegrass Festival. The route: San Francisco -&gt; Tioga Pass -&gt; Mt. Dana -&gt; Los Angeles -&gt; Chaco Canyon -&gt; Telluride.

So we decided to take a roadtrip to Telluride for the bluegrass festival. This will be my]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tahoe Backcountry Ski Conditions Update &#8211; Mt. Tallac</title>
		<link>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2011/05/08/tahoe-backcountry-ski-conditions-update-mt-tallac/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2011/05/08/tahoe-backcountry-ski-conditions-update-mt-tallac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 01:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew DiPietro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trip Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Backcountry skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mt. Tallac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tahoe Backcountry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It's corn harvesting season in the Tahoe backcountry. The snow is getting thin down low, but up high there's still plenty of the good stuff, and if you hit it right it's as good as it gets.


Jon and I hit Mt. Tallac on Friday, maybe the most well]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's corn harvesting season in the Tahoe backcountry. The snow is getting thin down low, but up high there's still plenty of the good stuff, and if you hit it right it's as good as it gets.


Jon and I hit Mt. Tallac on Friday, maybe the most well]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Backcountry Bliss &#8211; Sugar Bowl to Squaw Valley Ski Traverse</title>
		<link>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2011/04/18/sugar-bowl-to-squaw-ski-traverse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2011/04/18/sugar-bowl-to-squaw-ski-traverse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew DiPietro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trip Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Backcountry skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ski Touring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sugar Bowl to Squaw Valley Traverse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tahoe Backcountry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stand atop Granite Chief at Squaw Valley and gaze north. You'll clearly see Tinker Knob in the foreground, Anderson Peak in the middle-distance, and Donner Peak far to the north. Stand atop the Mt. Lincoln chair at Sugar Bowl and you'll see largely t]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Stand atop Granite Chief at Squaw Valley and gaze north. You'll clearly see Tinker Knob in the foreground, Anderson Peak in the middle-distance, and Donner Peak far to the north. Stand atop the Mt. Lincoln chair at Sugar Bowl and you'll see largely t]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Spring Backcountry Skiing in the High Sierra &#8211; Get After It</title>
		<link>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2011/04/18/spring-backcountry-skiing-in-the-high-sierra-get-after-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2011/04/18/spring-backcountry-skiing-in-the-high-sierra-get-after-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Meyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guide's Corner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Backcountry skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bridgeport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Sierra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highway 395]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lone Pine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ski mountaineering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It's April and the High Sierra is ripe for skiing.

Time for alpine-starts and amazing ski descents all along the East Side of the Sierra. Thousands of ski options can be found from Bridgeport to Lone Pine, all along hwy 395. Short tours, long tou]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's April and the High Sierra is ripe for skiing.

Time for alpine-starts and amazing ski descents all along the East Side of the Sierra. Thousands of ski options can be found from Bridgeport to Lone Pine, all along hwy 395. Short tours, long tou]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>KQED &#8211; The Science of Snow</title>
		<link>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2011/02/28/kqed-the-science-of-snow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2011/02/28/kqed-the-science-of-snow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew DiPietro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avalanche]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Backcountry skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snow Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Squaw Valley]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I listen to KQED daily as I drive into work in the morning. Today I was pleasantly surprised by a solid piece, "The Science of Snow," featuring Squaw Valley ski patrollers and the Sierra Avalanche Center. It's definitely worth a listen. Good work ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I listen to KQED daily as I drive into work in the morning. Today I was pleasantly surprised by a solid piece, "The Science of Snow," featuring Squaw Valley ski patrollers and the Sierra Avalanche Center. It's definitely worth a listen. Good work ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Review: Black Diamond Quadrant</title>
		<link>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2011/01/25/review-black-diamond-quadrant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2011/01/25/review-black-diamond-quadrant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Meyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guide's Corner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Backcountry skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Diamond Ski Boots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gear Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quandrant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ski Gear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ski mountaineering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My AT boot of choice this season is the Black Diamond Quadrant. After spending about 30 days in them so far this season I feel like I can give them a fair assessment.

I believe it’s fair to say I’ve skied them in just about every condition (i]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[My AT boot of choice this season is the Black Diamond Quadrant. After spending about 30 days in them so far this season I feel like I can give them a fair assessment.

I believe it’s fair to say I’ve skied them in just about every condition (i]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sierra Nevada Avalanche Education and Advisory Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2010/11/30/sierra-nevada-avalanche-education-and-advisory-resources/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2010/11/30/sierra-nevada-avalanche-education-and-advisory-resources/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew DiPietro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avalanche Advisory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avalanche Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Backcountry skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you're new to backcountry skiing and riding, and you're planning on hitting it this season, be sure to get educated, get your gear, and know how to use it. If you're a backcountry veteran, be sure to brush up on your skills.

Now you have no exc]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you're new to backcountry skiing and riding, and you're planning on hitting it this season, be sure to get educated, get your gear, and know how to use it. If you're a backcountry veteran, be sure to brush up on your skills.

Now you have no exc]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tahoe Snowpack to Decline by up to 60 Percent</title>
		<link>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2010/11/16/tahoe-basin-snowpack-to-decline-by-up-to-60-percent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2010/11/16/tahoe-basin-snowpack-to-decline-by-up-to-60-percent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew DiPietro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Backcountry skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snowpack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tahoe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Writing that headline just killed me a little inside. The idea of a later fall, an earlier spring and a shortened winter season with a measly snowpack - well, that's more than I can bear.

UC Davis scientists today issued the most detailed forecas]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Writing that headline just killed me a little inside. The idea of a later fall, an earlier spring and a shortened winter season with a measly snowpack - well, that's more than I can bear.

UC Davis scientists today issued the most detailed forecas]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Do it in a Day</title>
		<link>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2010/11/07/do-it-in-a-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sierrajournal.com/2010/11/07/do-it-in-a-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Meyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guide's Corner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Backcountry skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Car to Car]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountaineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountatin Climbing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mt. Shasta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mt.Whitney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Day Trips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Guides Corner: Tips, Tricks, Trip Reports, Gear Reviews, and Mountaineering Ramblings from Rich Meyer Alpine Guide.


Most people think of big climbing or ski mountaineering expeditions as overnight adventures. But for the fit and well prepare]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Guides Corner: Tips, Tricks, Trip Reports, Gear Reviews, and Mountaineering Ramblings from Rich Meyer Alpine Guide.


Most people think of big climbing or ski mountaineering expeditions as overnight adventures. But for the fit and well prepare]]></content:encoded>
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