SWS Mountain Guides Resources & Information

SWS Policy & General Information

General Information
Physical Conditioning
Whitney Rental Request
Shasta Rental Request
Policy Refunds Travel Insurance Transfers
SWS Make it go Guarantee
SWS Release Form 
SWS Visitors Acknowledgement of Risk
Medical Information Form
SWS Client Policy Covid 19

Expeditions & Treks Information

Expedition Application
General Expedition Information
Trekking Adventure Application
General Trekking Information

SWS Offices & Course Venue Maps

SWS Shasta Office Map 
Mt Whitney / Lone Pine Map
CRG Bear Valley Office
Alabama Hills  Lone Pine Office 
Mammoth Lakes Meeting Map
Palisades Meeting Map

Airports

Mt Whitney & Eastern Sierra
Las Vegas, Nevada – LAS
223 miles form Lone Pine Office
Mammoth Lakes, California / MMH
93 Miles fom Lone Pine Office
Bishop, California / BIH
60 Miles from Lone Pine Office
Mt Shasta / Southern Cascades
Sacramento, California / SMF
212 miles from Shasta Office
Redding, California / RDD
50 miles from Shasta Office
Medford, Oregon / MFR
90 miles from Shasta Office

Mt Shasta City Lodging

Mt Shasta Chamber of Commerce

Eastern Sierra Lodging

Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce
Bishop Visitor Center
Mammoth Lakes Welcome Center
Murphey’s Motel – Lee Vining, CA

Mountain Weather

Weather.gov
Windy.com
Mt Shasta Forecast
Mt Whitney Forecast
Mt Shasta Office Forecast
Bear Valley, CA Office Forecast
Lone Pine Office Forecast

Avalanche Information

Avalanche.org
Shasta Avalanche Center
Sierra Avalanche Center
Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center
California Backcountry Report Podcast

Local Mountain Shops

Fifth Season – Mt Shasta
Sierra Elevation, Lone Pine
Big Willi Mountaineering Company, Lone Pine
Mammoth Mountaineering, Mammoth Lakes

Recommended Organizations

American Avalanche Association
American Alpine Club
Wilderness Medical Association
Leave No Trace
Access Fund
Shasta/Trinity National Forest
Inyo National Forest
Stanislaus National Forest
Eldorado National Forest