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Why do you climb? The answers are as varied as the participants who choose this sport. Surely there are many common benefits of climbing that we all enjoy; the beauty, the camaraderie, the challenge and reward

The weekend looks to bring the first glimpse of spring as high pressure builds and we’ll see the sun and mild weather for the first time all year. The Old Ski Bowl weather station reports 178″ at 7,600′ with mild days and cold nights we’ll expect some corn skiing on the right aspects. With such a consistent winter and our snowpack measuring around 15 feet, we’re expecting some of the best spring climbing and skiing in the last decade. The Hotlum-Bolam will be excellent June-September and the Hotlum-Wintun will hold prime skiing into July and climbing even longer.

The Bunny Flat trailhead sits at 6,950′ and was named for it’s gentle slopes filled with forests of impressive Shasta Red Fir and Ponderosa Pines. Popular year round, the trail to Horse Camp wonders 1

By all accounts this winter is off to a great start. January finished near normal for precipitation and the snowpack on Mt