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	<description>Skiing Articles from Lake Tahoe by Susan Schnier McCormick</description>
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		<title>4th of July Chutes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Susan McCormick
I had packed away my ski gear in late April and recently passed up opportunities to ski Shasta and Lassen in favor of warmer weather pursuits. And though I am not the most patriotic or symbolic person, something about the chance to ski the 4th of July chutes on the 4th of July [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volcano Skiing Continued &#8211; Mt. Lassen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Located roughly three hours drive north of Truckee, Mt. Lassen is the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Mountain Range.  Lassen was last active from 1914 to 1921.  With a summit elevation of 10,450 feet, Mt.  Lassen offers many fine options for ski mountaineering.  Here is footage from a single day assault [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skiing-blog.com/2010/06/volcano-skiing-continued-mt-lassen/</link>
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		<title>PlumpJack Pool Parties</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn hosted the first of their summer season pool parties last Sunday.  Parties feature food and drink specials on the PlumpJack pool deck and electronic music courtesy of the Electric Ladyland Collective.  Electric Ladyland is a Truckee based Burning Man theme camp featuring sound, fire and art.  For [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skiing-blog.com/2010/06/plumpjack-pool-parties/</link>
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		<title>W.E. Rock Donner Ski Ranch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The World Extreme Rock Crawler Championships visited Donner Ski Ranch over the weekend.  Different classes of custom fabricated buggies tackled a variety of challenging courses, some of which still had snow.  The north side of Donner Ski Ranch was open to skiing while W.E. Rock took over the south side.
Here&#8217;s some of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skiing-blog.com/2010/06/w-e-rock-donner-ski-ranch/</link>
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		<title>Mt. Shasta&#8230;One Day = 7,000 Vertical Feet!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Jason Mack
My good friend and neighbor Rob McCormick put out the word in early May.  The email said, “Is any one interested in hitting Mt. Shasta over Memorial Day weekend in an RV?”  Easy decision right? The calendar was marked and plan was made. Credit for the pimpin’ RV goes to Chris Stewart. Chris is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skiing-blog.com/2010/06/mt-shasta-1-day-7000-vertical-feet/</link>
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		<title>More details on Arne Backstrom&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Members of Arne Backstrom&#8217;s Peruvian expedition provide more details on the accident in this Sierra Sun report.
Details on Arne Backstrom Accident 
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		<title>Arne Backstrom dies in ski accident</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Olympic Valley resident Arne Backstrom was killed in a ski mountaineering accident in Peru yesterday. Our thoughts are with the Backstrom family.  Arne is survived by his brother Ralph and sister Ingrid who also reside in Olympic Valley.  His parents Steve and Betsy live in Washington State.  For more details see these related stories:
Arne Backstrom [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skiing-blog.com/2010/06/arne-backstrom-dies-in-ski-accident/</link>
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		<title>Ski Movie News&#8230;Exit Strategy Preview!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nut Hut Studios will release it&#8217;s first feature length ski film this year called &#8220;Exit Strategy&#8221;.  The film documents the phenomenal 2009/2010 ski season in the North Lake Tahoe Region.  Though primarily backcountry focused, the film has plenty of in bounds pow footage from Squaw Valley.  It also showcases many of Squaw&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skiing-blog.com/2010/05/squaw-valley-pov-sneak-peak/</link>
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		<title>Mt. Tallac &#8211; Trip Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Rob McCormick
After a great tour at Squaw Valley on Saturday I teamed up with Chris Stewart for a Sunday outing.  Both of us are trying to get/stay in shape for an upcoming trip to Shasta so Chris suggested Tallac based on its vertical drop of over 3,000 feet.  Mt. Tallac is located [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.skiing-blog.com/2010/05/mt-tallac/</link>
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		<title>Swift, Silent, Cheap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 22, 2010
More new snow and unseasonably cold temps made for a stellar day at Squaw Valley USA.  We only saw two other skiers during our tour de force (and we knew them).


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