Happy Halloween! California’s Mammoth Mountain got six inches of snow last night (see picture of Chair 2) and the first major storm of the season is hitting the west coast this weekend, bringing much-needed rain and, hallelujah, snow. Small craft advisories are in effect on the southern Oregon and northern Cal coasts, and winter storm watches are posted for the Sierra Nevada. Farther inland, not so much: The Rockies will get rain and maybe some snow. C’mon, baby, give us what we want!
From the monthly archives:
October 2008
The line starts here, the line starts now. Right behind me, ya skids. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort just strung up one of its new tram cars, like, 10 minutes ago, and no amount of wrapping paper can hide the happy times within. Hello, magic box, nice to meet you. 51 days to the first public ride. 51 days.
NEWS: FDA is Flat-Out Wrong on BPA Safety
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Told you so.
Earlier this year, I reported on the risks of bisphenol-A, a chemical used in plastic water bottles, baby formula containers, and canned-food linings, and drew the conclusion that BPA is in fact dangerous. I also noted that the Food and Drug Administration ruled BPA was safe based on two studies funded by the chemical industry, raising obvious questions of conflict of interest and flawed findings. Now, in a report released today, a panel sponsored by the FDA itself has come to essentially the same conclusions.
Every president scrambles to get last-minute items off their to-do list in the final days of their administration, but the Bush government is attacking the environment with a gusto not seen since, well, since it took office almost eight years ago. Its promise to ease the draconian rules on mountain biking in national parks doesn’t begin to make up for these three crimes against nature:
High-altitude climbing can cause brain damage that impairs motor skills and memory, reports a study by Italian researchers published this month in the European Journal of Neurology.
Enviro darling Tesla Motors turns out to be just like every other company: Despite delivering its sexy electric speed machine, the $109,000 Roadster, starting last February, the California company can’t get financing to maintain operations at current levels. The firm is closing two offices, laying off an undetermined number of employees, and pushing the launch of its $60,000 sedan until 2011.
It’s fall, and Orion’s back. Most people probably don’t notice the great constellation creeping up the southern horizon and wouldn’t care if they did, but for the skier its arrival is one of the true joys of autumn. Not only is Orion home to some of the most brilliant sights of the night, its role as the predominant constellation of the winter means only one thing: skiing isn’t far behind.
Glacier Point is one of the most active rockfall zones in Yosemite National Park and this week it stirred again, with a major rockslide that injured three people, destroyed five cabins, and crushed tents in busy Curry Village. It was the second slide in two days, but much larger than the previous avalanche–the park reported 1,800 cubic yards of granite sloughed off the dramatic cliff face, or 180 truckloads.
Empty shores, empty waves, the cold tang of your first October session, warm afternoons and mellow evenings–there’s nothing like the sense of seaside solitude during autumn on the coast. Whether you’re in Indian summer or the perma-summer of Southern California and Florida, the beach culture never really stops, and nor do surfwear designers. Here’s the [...]
Kelly Slater locked down his ninth world surfing championship on Friday in the Billabong Pro Mundaka in Spain. That’s nine. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9. At age 36, Slater has become both the youngest surfer to win a world title (age 20, 1992) and the oldest…
Two identification cards apparently belonging to missing aviator Steve Fossett have been found near Mammoth Lakes, California, by a local hiker, along with hundreds of dollars and a weathered black Nautica sweatshirt. Fossett has been missing since September 3, 2007, when he disappeared on a solo pleasure flight over the Sierra Nevada.
60-Second Expert: How to Manage Your Climbing Skins
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Telluride Contest Has a Winner: Home-Made Video Grabs the Loot
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The Gallery of the OIdest Living Things in the World
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And the Oscar For Best Use of Sheep Goes To…
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Surviving A Massive Earthquake and Tsunami: What It Feels Like
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The Greenest Job? Might Be Professional Tree Climber
60-Second Expert: The Right Way to Clean Your Goggles
Before There Was The Hurricane, There Was the Double Daffy
