We are giving away all kinds of gear including a Venture and Voile Splitboard. We have a pair of custom bindings from Spark R and D. We have some sweatshirts, poles, probes, shovels and all kinds of other goodies to go! Remember you have to actually be there for the raffle to win the product. All proceeds benefit the Sierra Avalanche Center. 
… WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST THURSDAY…
THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST THURSDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING… THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE LIKELY FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS… HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 12 TO 30 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. (At Echo Lakes!) Woohoo!
A big thank you to our sponsors for all the merchandise that they have kicked down so far. We have goggles and sunglasses from Smith. Some hats and photo books from Frequency. And, a brand new Splitboard, 161 Storm from Venture. 
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We would like to take a moment to thank our sponsors that are helping making this festival a success. We had a great turnout last year and are hoping for another successful raffle at the Echo Lakes Splitfest!
With a pretty poor start to winter here in Tahoe, we finally have snow in our forecast. It may sound a little optimistic now, but hopefully we will be seeing a whole different landscape and a return to winter in the next few days. Unfortunately, snow levels look to be a little high, but if you know where to look for it, bomber lines should be in our forecast.
Come check out the 2nd annual Echo Lakes Splitfest at the Strawberry Lodge in Kyburz, CA. This is a 3 day backcountry festival featuring live music, product expos, avalanche seminar and some good times in the Lake Tahoe Backcountry! I would also like to thank Voile and Spark R & D for stepping in with the early sponsors. Because ya gotta get up to get down
