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A set of backcountry ski runs in the Battle Range of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.Notice a minor avalanche has occurred at the right of frame. Backcountry skiing (), also called off-piste (), alpine touring, freeriding or out-of-area, is skiing in the backcountry on unmarked or unpatrolled areas either inside or outside a ski resort's boundaries. [1]
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Defunct ski areas and resorts in California (1 P) Pages in category "Ski areas and resorts in California" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.
Comparison table of California ski resorts Resort name Nearest city Peak elevation (ft) Base elevation (ft) Vertical drop Skiable acreage Total trails Total lifts Avg annual snowfall Date statistics updated Palisades Tahoe: Olympic Valley: 9,050 6,200 2,850 3,600 170 29 450" March 2020 [1] Mammoth Mountain: Mammoth Lakes: 11,053 7,953 3,100 ...
John Albert Thompson (born Jon Torsteinsson Rue; April 30, 1827 – May 15, 1876), nicknamed Snowshoe Thompson, an early resident of the Sierra Nevada of Nevada and California, was a Norwegian-American considered to be the father of California skiing. [1] [2]
Mount Tom is a popular back-country ski descent in the Spring years when there is enough snow. Elderberry canyon is the most popular ski descent. It is 7000 vertical feet of skiing and is steeper towards to summit. [11] On March 26, 2005, five skiers in Elderberry Canyon on Mount Tom were caught in two separate avalanches caused by the same party.
Jill Kinmont Boothe (February 16, 1936 – February 9, 2012) was an American alpine ski racer and schoolteacher. Her life story was turned into two major Hollywood movies The Other Side of the Mountain and its sequel The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2.
The film was directed by Larry Peerce, written by David Seltzer (based on the 1966 biography A Long Way Up by E. G. Valens), and stars Marilyn Hassett and Beau Bridges. It features the Oscar -nominated theme song "Richard's Window" (composed by Charles Fox , lyrics by Norman Gimbel ), sung by Olivia Newton-John .