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Wow! That's fantastic! Nice goat...

They're all useful in their own way, and there is overlap. For conditions, I use the NWS (has a great Sierra mountain weather section), the local avy site (http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/), Earn Your Turns (dedicated Sierra thread), TGR (dedicated Tahoe thread), and a couple of private FB grou...

We do this specific class for Reno once a year. There are tons of avalanche courses all over the US. Let me know where you are and what your budget is and I'll try to point you in the right direction.

avalanche.jpg 3 night classes in Reno, and 2 day classes at Donner Pass Wednesday, February 22, 2017 6:00 PM to Sunday, February 26, 2017, 5:00 PM This will be the fourth year of Keith Gale from the National Ski Patrol coming to Reno to give this class! Here is a description of the NSP avalanche tr...

Sky Tavern skiing well these days...

Steel_drifter, here is an article about boot volume that you might find useful:

http://www.earnyourturns.com/25021/tech ... lume-boot/

skinny ski blues

avalanche.jpg 3 night classes in Reno, and 2 day classes at Donner Pass Wednesday, February 22, 2017 6:00 PM to Sunday, February 26, 2017, 5:00 PM This will be the fourth year of Keith Gale from the National Ski Patrol coming to Reno to give this class! Here is a description of the NSP avalanche tr...

Reno, Nevada Most of the year is blue sky. Annual rainfall is about 6 inches - the Sierras take most of the moisture and hold it in a snow pack that won't rot out like continental ranges, so you can ski into June most years. Skiing above 8000 feet is 30 minutes from downtown. The city is about to la...