USDA Forest Service Mt. Shasta Avalanche Center and Wilderness Dept. (MSAC)

Welcome to the Mt. Shasta Avalanche Center!  This web page provides climbers, skiers, snowboarders and other visitors with instant access to avalanche and climbing route advisories, plus online weather data and links for the Mt. Shasta area and beyond.
SUMMIT PASS:   3-day summit passes are $20 and available self issue at open trailheads and the Mt. Shasta Ranger Station.  They are also available during business hours at the McCloud Ranger Station and at some retail stores in northernCalifornia. 
The price for a Mt. Shasta Annual Summit Pass is $30 and is good from January 1 to December 31. 
Annual Passes are currently only available at the Mt. Shasta and McCloud Ranger Stations from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Mon-Fri, and
at The Fifth Season during business hours. 

Climber in the "wine glass" chute on Casaval Ridge, 2007.

High winds have scoured the snow pack, leaving  "summer" conditions on the mountain.  Photo of the Heart and Red Banks high in Avalanche Gulch, 12,000-12,800 ft.  May 11, 2008

PRODUCTS Avalanche Advisory Climbing Route Advisory Avalanche and Climbing Education Accidents on Mt. Shasta GIS Images of Potential Avalanche Starting Zones Mt. Shasta Castle Lake Area Mt. Eddy Area GIS Images of Mt. Shasta's routes! Southwest Side North Side East Side

Chute skiing in the Crags, March, 2008. Avalanche and Climbing Advisory (530) 926-9613

Remembering local skier, Gene Landsmann, 1942-2008. His passion for skiing continues to inspire us! The "Lightning Bolt" on Shastina.  One of the last limited skiing routes on Shastina this season.  Photo 5/8/08.

Links Links Friends of the Mt. Shasta Avalanche Center National Weather Service Mt. Shasta Recreational Forecast Shasta-Trinity National Forest Homepage   Mt. Shasta Weather Data  "So You Want To Climb Mt. Shasta!" Access to the Mt. Shasta Wilderness  Weather Maps and Satellite Images National Avalanche Center  Sierra Club Foundation Horse Camp Homepage American Alpine Club American Avalanche Association Permitted Guide Services Shasta Mountain Guides Sierra Wilderness Seminars Alpine Skills International Shasta Vortex Adventures   Link to All of the Avalanche Centers in North America   Mt. Shasta at sunrise.  M. Hupp More links: USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory MOUNT SHASTA page Mt. Shasta Snow Camera

http://www.shastaavalanche.org
photos by:  Shannon Gudgel, Mike Hupp, Eric White, Kevin Lahey, Chris Carr, Brent McGregor, Klaus Meyers.
updating of web page done by:  Eric White.
original web design and training by Bob Musgrove