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Photos from a Summer in Tuolumne

The first snow has fallen and summer is official over. The store and campground in Tuolumne closed weeks ago. The granite domes are now empty, no longer occupied by the summer flock of climbers. The meadows are a wonderful semi-alpine escape from the heat of Yosemite Valley. High elevation grants reasonable temps from June until [...]

Forrest Coots

Forrest grew up in the mountains and is the product of a life spent in the outdoors. Born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, he and his family moved to Mount Shasta when he was three. With a ski resort fifteen minutes from his home and parents that worked at the resort, it was natural that Forrest took to skiing at an early age. Forrest's early focus in skiing was geared towards ski racing. During high school, Forrest won two high school state championships and was the 1998 USSA J1 Jr. Olympic Champion in the ...

First snow in the Lake District - stunning conditions at Buttermere

First Snow of the Winter in Talkeetna!

Sure, it's sticky and wet, but it sure is beautiful! The sun is peeking through, making it even better. The AMS four-legged mascots are digging it, and it gets the two-leggeds thinking about waxing their skis (and changing over their tires). Here is the current availability for 2011: Aconcagua Expeditions January 10 - 28: (FULL) February 10 - 28: one spot available Foraker - Sultana Expedition April 27 - May 13: (FULL) Denali - Upper West Rib May 21 - June 10: 3 spots Denali - West Buttress Expeditions ...

Dodging Storms on Mt. Hagar

I wasn't optimistic when Mike and I drove up to Loveland on Sunday, hoping to ski a 13er called Mt. Hagar between rain storms.  We had to hike through puddles and small, raging torrents of meltwater to reach the first snow. But higher up the snow was actually pretty decent, and though we had a brief rain shower and a longer snow/graupel event, we also had some blue sky and sun, giving us nice views of the surrounding peaks, including the craggy Citadel (13,294 feet). On Mt. Hagar's 13,195-foot summit the