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Photo of the Week

By Kim Kircher on Posted in Events and Activities, Weather

It’s been a wild few days of weather and the hits just keep on coming. It’s dumping again today, and the winds are raging up high. No need to go to that spa treatment this week ladies. If you were on Green Valley ridge before the upper mountain went down today, you already got your… Continue Reading

Storming

By Kim Kircher on Posted in Avalanche Hazard, Conditions

The past few days we ski patrollers have been a little busy. With the “Storm of the Century” upon us and a flip-flopping weather forecast on the heels of a busy holiday weekend, we’ve been remiss in updating the blog. So here’s a quick recap: Over the weekend, we were involved in several rescues off… Continue Reading

Gearing up for the ski season

By Kim Kircher on Posted in Conditions, Events and Activities, Weather

  Last week, the Crystal Mountain Ski Patrol conducted our yearly pre-season training. For a job that requires plenty of outside activity, the rigors of training include sitting inside when the first snowfall of the season has blanketed the base area and the surrounding peaks are finally pasted in snow. It wasn’t always easy to… Continue Reading