Category: california
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Highlights from the 2024 Death Ride
Location(s): Monitor Pass and Markeleeville. California. Date: July 13, 2024 Complete Collection of Images by Captivating Sports: https://www.captivatingsportsphotos.net/event/favorite?event=2024-death-ride Event Information: https://deathride.com/ Markleeville. California. Finish Line
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Words and Photos: SUP International Magazine
Guide to Lake Tahoe SUP. Boards by Starboard. Early Summer 2024 https://www.sup-internationalmag.com/ Over recent years stand up paddling boarding has become increasinglypopular in the Lake Tahoe Basin. And for good reason. It appeals to awide demographic since it can take the form of anything from a simpleway to enjoy a summer afternoon, while hanging out…
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Summit View, Clouds Rolling In
Black and white summit view late in the day with the next set of clouds rolling in and another storm on the way. It truly feels like spring now, but winter stuck around in the Sierra into spring. “Miracle March” was exactly what our snowpack needed and it provided some great riding/skiing conditions throughout the…
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Spring Storm, Clouds Lifting
Clouds opening up and the lake coming into view in the distance at the tail end of a spring storm. I have a feeling this was my last true winter conditions ski tour of the season. Not quite a deep powder day, but almost, and plenty of coverage for April. Lake Tahoe Basin. April 2024.
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Ancient Juniper as a Spring Storm Clears
New addition to the Lake Tahoe gallery … Old growth Juniper captured at the top of a ridegline late in the day, just before heading back down and just as an April storm cleared after two days of light snow and winds. Ancient Juniper as a Spring Storm Clears. Lake Tahoe Basin. April 2024.
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Thompson Peak, Spring Conditions
Winter has clearly made a return to the Sierra recently but for a week in late March we experienced blue skies, calm winds, warm temps, and corn snow. True spring conditions. This was a new tour for me and we would definitely choose a different line on the approach next time (probably our descent line),…
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Echo and Yuba Make National News During Tahoe Blizzard
Echo can create her own path and power through almost any amount of snow but at 12 Yuba will wait for me to go first, which is understandable. After sharing this video during the Tahoe blizzard I signed an agreement with a licensing agency to distribute the footage. It was then shown on Fox News…
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Sierra Nevada Black and White Meadow/Mountain View, Clouds Moving in
This image was taken yesterday in windy conditions just before sunset, as more threatening clouds moved in. I liked that there was more light hitting the peak in the distance than the other parts of the scene. Despite the unsettled weather we are not expecting much accumulation from these mini storms, but they tend to…
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Lake Tahoe Leap Year Blizzard Footage (2.28.24 – 3.2.24)
This storm was impressive, to say the least. Winds were relentless and we went from having an insignificant snowpack at lake level (6,200 – 6,300 ft) to being completely buried over the course of a long weekend. For licensing inquiries please email: info@davidnbraun Location: Lake Tahoe Basin. South Lake Tahoe, CA. Dates: 2.28.24, 3.1.2, 3.2.24
