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Please support the Center. Your donations are important to keeping this program going and bringing you more resources in the future.
Events
Avalanche Classes 
National Ski Patrol:
In Los angeles, ca. Level 1 Class Jan. 7 & 9 Field Jan. 11 & 12 Level 2 Class Jan. 28, 30 Feb. 11 & 13 Field Feb. 1, 2, 15 & 16 Sierra Mountain Guides Refresher Dec.12, Jan. 12 & 25, Feb. 22 Level 1 Dec. 27-29, Jan. 3-5, 18-20, Jan 31-Feb 2, Feb. 15-17 Feb. 28- Mar.2 & 14-16 Level 2 Feb. 7-10 Sierra Mountain Center Refresher Dec. 14 & 28 Jan. 4 & 11 Level 1 Dec. 28-30 Jan. 3-5 & 18-20 Feb. 15-17 March 7-9 & 22-24 Level 2 Feb. 22-25 |
Avalanche Airbag RecallBCA (Back Country Access) has issued a recall on their BCA Float models 18, 22, 30, 32, 36 and throttle manufactured between August 2011 through October 2013. For More details go to: cpsc.gov
Pre Season UpdateWe would like to thank everyone that was a part of So Cal Snow last season by visiting the website, posting reports and joining in our events. You all helped to make our first season a great success.
Fall is here with a light dusting of snow and So Cal Snow Avalanche Center is busy preparing for the upcoming season. We have several free avalanche awareness programs being scheduled starting early winter and continuing into the season. We also have a great fundraising event planned for the beginning of the year. All the dates will be up soon and details will follow. The schedule for the local and nearby avalanche Level 1 and Level 2 classes are also now available on the site. Find them in the left side bar or on our calendar page and events page very soon. We have been working hard during the off season to bring many things to you and improvements that will be launched throughout the season. We expect to start posting information and bulletins in November or December; as soon as we have enough snow for reports. The center is a non-profit incorporation, and as such we rely on your donations to make everything possible. We are filing our 501(c)3 application and should have tax-exempt status soon. We can issue tax receipts for your donations now so contributions will be deductible. Please visit our sponsors page for more information and details on our levels of sponsorship. If you work at an organization that offers "funds matching" or know of a corporation that would be supportive of the center, we have some great programs for our corporate sponsors. You can donate by check made payable to: So Cal Snow Avalanche Center mailed to P.O. Box 10282 Canoga Park, Ca. 91309 or by pay pal, credit or debit card by clicking the donate button located at the top of this page. The personnel that run this center are all volunteers and your donations go 100% into the center. If you find this center helpful please help us out, every little bit helps however small or great. Thanks for all your postings, visits and support. All of you make the center possible. Thanks to each and every one of you. Avalanche Beacon Park: The biggest thing we are trying to help bring to life for this season is an avalanche beacon training park for the local area. This will be instrumental for the public along with ski patrol and search and rescue to practice and hone their avalanche rescue skills. We are very close, but still need to raise the remaining funds to make this happen. Please contribute through the center and if you would like your donation to go directly to the beacon park mark it as such and we will direct those funds there. Let It Snow !!!! |
HERSHON LAW
Events
So Cal Snow Free Avalanche awareness Presentations:
Solana Beach A16 Jan. 14th San Diego A16 Jan. 15th Tarzana A16 Jan 16th West L.A. A16 Jan. 17th All Presentation start at 7pm More details on the events page. More dates and events TBA soon including our beacons then beer programs at Mt. Baldy and Mt. High and more. SCSAC annual fundraiser event for early January is in the works, date and location TBA soon. |
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Awareness
There are avalanches in So Cal. This sign is on the road just before Mt. Baldy trailhead
Slide path in the San Gabriel mountains
Please contribute your observations from the backcountry by posting a quick note in the discussion forum or submitting an observation or trip report in the reports section.
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12-4-13 Today temperatures are extremely cold as they have plummeted over night, Temps. will remain down through the weekend. Skies for today will be partially cloudy to clear. Winds will taper off through the day to moderate to mild by this evening. There is a slight chance of snow showers tapering off into the afternoon but little snow has or will fall from this storm. Tomorrow will be clear and cold. This will set us up nicely if Saturday produces as is being predicted. There is more confidence in the forecast for the next system to move in Friday night into Saturday morning. With the cold temps snow levels will be low and we have a good chance of few to several inches of snow out of this. Things will clear out through the day Saturday and remain cold through Sunday. Next week will start clear and begin to warm.
For more details check each areas forecast and weather stations for most current information. |
Keeping up to date…
Check out the new SCSAC education blog on the resources page. and look at the new stewardship page for upcoming events in the local mountains. Best to have Karma on your side when backcountry skiing or climbing, so get involved in local stewardship. TJ Bowl is in the Mammoth Lakes Basin in the Eastern Sierra. Last season saw a scary incident involving multiple skiers and a weak snowpack. Check out some photos by clicking here. |
General Caution
You should always use safe terrain management and carry avalanche rescue equipment in the backcountry. Most avalanches are triggered by someone in the party or the victim. Practice with your rescue gear often and be prepared should the worst happen. Though we do not have an avalanche forecast center in this area as of yet, the information posted and shared here as well as the resources available on this site will help to make informed decisions for your backcountry travels. Use avalanche forecasts in your travels wherever available and be aware that avalanche ratings are general information. Elevation, location, geographic variability’s, slope aspect and angle all have effects on the particular area you travel in. This is only one piece of the information you should use in your decision making process. There is no substitute for avalanche education, for more resources and information as well as education please refer to our resources page.
You should always use safe terrain management and carry avalanche rescue equipment in the backcountry. Most avalanches are triggered by someone in the party or the victim. Practice with your rescue gear often and be prepared should the worst happen. Though we do not have an avalanche forecast center in this area as of yet, the information posted and shared here as well as the resources available on this site will help to make informed decisions for your backcountry travels. Use avalanche forecasts in your travels wherever available and be aware that avalanche ratings are general information. Elevation, location, geographic variability’s, slope aspect and angle all have effects on the particular area you travel in. This is only one piece of the information you should use in your decision making process. There is no substitute for avalanche education, for more resources and information as well as education please refer to our resources page.
