In a winter of sizeable storms and decent snowpack, even the most stable of Sierra pistes can dish out a scary (and lucky) warning. Let us know how the snowpack is out there on the Eastside Reader Forum or find out more at Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center. Or check out the source of the vid at www.vholdr.com.

This one comes to us by way of Backpacker Magazine's Daily Dirt blog. Check it out, then tell us what you think about all this on the Eastside reader forum. Do you feel safer already? Or will you be packing your safety orange to the High Sierra Camps this summer?

Guns in National Parks - The Trailer from TheSnaz DotCom on Vimeo.

This one comes to us from our friend Rebecca Sopp...

Teaser for the upcoming Sector 9 movie: Second Nature. Our own Dana Nichols, having seen it all, called it the best film of the 2009 Mammoth Film Festival. Directed by Colin Blackshear.

Preservation, exploration, stewardship, spectacular footage and mucho goodwill from Bristlecone Media and our very own Friends of the Inyo:

Friends of the Inyo from Bristlecone Media on Vimeo.