About The Fifth Season
The Fifth Season is Mount Shasta's flagship mountain shop, a full-service outdoor store on North Mt Shasta Boulevard that has outfitted local climbers, skiers, and cyclists for decades. The shop pairs a deep retail selection with one of the most respected rental and information counters in the region, and runs the area's well-known 24-hour climbing and avalanche conditions report.
Their professional rental fleet covers nearly every season on the mountain: alpine touring and backcountry ski setups, splitboards, mountaineering boots, crampons, ice axes, snowshoes, and avalanche safety gear in winter, plus mountain and road bikes in the warmer months. Knowledgeable staff help visitors match equipment to their objective, whether that's a summit bid up Avalanche Gulch or a tour of the surrounding singletrack and forest roads.
What makes The Fifth Season a local institution is the combination of gear, expertise, and on-the-ground beta you can't get anywhere else in town. Generations of Shasta adventurers have started their trips at the shop's counter, making it the de facto hub for current conditions, route advice, and quality rental equipment.
