After decades of extirpation, the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have announced plans to start reintroducing grizzly bears to Washington's Northern Cascades.
As a surfer-snowboarder based in San Diego, the idea of traveling to the American West come winter never crossed my mind. In fact, with the first flutter of a snowflake, I habitually head to the hills for ski season be it Mammoth, Big Bear or an unfamiliar mountain far from home. Setting fresh tracks with hiking boots rather than a snowboard seemed a waste of precious powder.
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