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• Mt Judah tour

  Posted on December 1, 2024

  I started the 2024-25 ski season yesterday with a lovely tour to a new area, the backcountry just out of bounds near Sugar Bowl resort. After parking at the Donner Summit information area around 9am, I began my climb up the ridge towards Mt Judah. Nice views of the resort... [Read More]

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  • trip-report
  • skiing

• Some predictions for the next four years

  Posted on November 12, 2024

  After the recent election, I’ve been thinking about what I believe will happen over the next four years of a Trump presidency. We (humans) are very good at rationalizing and updating beliefs post-hoc, usually in a way that paints ourselves in a positive light. “Yes, of course I knew that... [Read More]

• Controlling our heat pump with home assistant

  Posted on October 27, 2024

  Kaitlin’s office has a heat pump unit for both heating and cooling. It works alright, but during the winter it can take some time to heat up the space in the morning. With temperatures starting to drop, I got around to a project I’ve been meaning to take on for... [Read More]

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  • home-automation

• Broken top ski

  Sled ride to a volcano

  Posted on April 22, 2023

  Kincaid had taken a few trips down to California to see us over the past year, so a trip up to Bend was overdue. I took advantage of a Friday off of work and flew up to do some skiing and biking. After a mediocre spring day at Bachelor on... [Read More]

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  • trip-report
  • skiing

• Shasta backcountry cabin ski

  An overnight adventure

  Posted on April 16, 2023

  Earlier this year we learned about the Shasta Ski park backcountry cabins and were quickly convinced that we should go visit. We rounded up 7 total people to fill up the cabin and booked it for one night on April 15, optimistic about the strong snowpack this winter. [Read More]

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  • trip-report
  • skiing

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