Made it to Shasta today
Today was the only good weather day until way later in the week to drive to Shasta without driving in Rain pretty much. And after all the flooding in places like Corning and Guerneville I wanted to get up there to see where the several mile avalanche came down the mountain if I could. But, if you want to do this you need either Snow Shoes or Skis with Skins to do it because the snow is really really deep I'm told like 20 to 30 feet just at Bunny Flats and the Avalanche is way up next to Horse Camp in the Gully so it's quite a ways up from the paved road.
Note: "Skins are either real skins with hair or synthetic ones that grab the snow for going uphill with cross country or mountaineering skis. Most people buy the synthetic rubber or plastic ones because they are easier and often cheaper to obtain now.
I don't presently own skins but my friends do so I'm thinking I might just carry my skis and walk up on my Snow Shoes instead and then tie on my snow shoes to my back and ski down or something like that. My ski boots likely could do both things so that might work.
Just found out through research that this Avalanche is designated a Class 4 because it traveled several miles and dropped 4000 feet to just below tree line likely where knocking down a whole bunch of trees stopped it finally. I haven't seen it in person yet so I'm just relaying what I've heard up until now. The top 5 photos should be of the Class 5 Avalanche I quoted from Google Images:
Note: "Skins are either real skins with hair or synthetic ones that grab the snow for going uphill with cross country or mountaineering skis. Most people buy the synthetic rubber or plastic ones because they are easier and often cheaper to obtain now.
I don't presently own skins but my friends do so I'm thinking I might just carry my skis and walk up on my Snow Shoes instead and then tie on my snow shoes to my back and ski down or something like that. My ski boots likely could do both things so that might work.
Just found out through research that this Avalanche is designated a Class 4 because it traveled several miles and dropped 4000 feet to just below tree line likely where knocking down a whole bunch of trees stopped it finally. I haven't seen it in person yet so I'm just relaying what I've heard up until now. The top 5 photos should be of the Class 5 Avalanche I quoted from Google Images:
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