To use Purell or not? Credit: Fusion Medical Animation According to experts, you should probably ditch the Purell and just keep washing your hands until it hurts. The Center(s) for Disease Control has recommended washing hands often and wearing a…
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Photo by Justin Zawilinski. During the 2019/2020 ski season, roughly 23 avalanche fatalities were reported. This is just two shy of last season, despite the early closing of all US ski resorts and authorities discouraging risky backcountry travel. In this…
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American Airlines and Delta are asking the DOT for temporary suspensions of their Aspen, Colorado air service. Photo by Miguel Ángel Sanz on Unsplash Commercial airlines American and Delta are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation if they can temporarily…
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South Lake Tahoe, CA At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, South Lake Tahoe took aggressive steps to prevent the spread of the disease and ease the burden on their only local hospital, Barton Memorial. El Dorado County’s (South Lake Tahoe,…
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For the enjoyment of the people. Image: NPS Yellowstone National Park will open its Montana entrances on Monday, June 1 at 10 a.m. The Montana entrances include West Entrance (near West Yellowstone), North Entrance (near Gardiner), and Northeast Entrance (near…
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Aguillle du Midi, Chamonix, France We’ve all had a scary experience on a chairlift, tram, or gondola. Some lifts are scarier than others and that should be recognized. Whitelines.com put together a list of the 5 scariest lifts in the…
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A couple of Tahoe high-temperature records fell this week. Credit: NWS The extreme heat that has baked California this week set a record daily high at Lake Tahoe Tuesday, with more records likely to be broken over the next couple…
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John McCoy, 72. Credit: Taos County Sheriff’s Office The remains of a skier missing since January 2nd were recovered yesterday in the West Basin of Taos Ski Valley, NM. John McCoy, 72, disappeared while skiing alone in an out-of-bounds area of…
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My experience of seeing a black bear while backpacking in the wilderness of northern California, and tips for avoiding a bear confrontation. Share this:
2021 Burton US Open Snowboard Championships canceled. Credit: Burton Burton Snowboards announced yesterday that due to uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, they are canceling next year’s US Open Snowboard Championships scheduled for March 2021 at Vail Mountain, CO. Burton has…
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