Author Archives: Paul McClellan

More Snow – More Backcountry Skiing 2012

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Paul McClellan

As I noted as a comment to my previous post about the low and icy snowpack it resumed snowing a few days after that post. It continued snowing, heavily at times, and the snowpack dramatically recovered. This can be seen … Continue reading →

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Long Neglected Southern Oregon Peaks

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Paul McClellan

This last summer and autumn I finally climbed a few peaks in Southern Oregon as part of my Oregon 100 Highest Peaks project that either I had neglected for many years, or I had not heard of before starting on … Continue reading →

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Low Snowpack – More Skating

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Paul McClellan

So far this winter the Oregon Cascades have received little snow and what snowpack exists is getting thin and icy. We have skied on backcountry trails out of the Swampy Lakes SnoPark once, but the snow conditions continue to deteriorate … Continue reading →

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