Trip Report: McGee Creek Peak, CA – 2,800-Vertical-Foot “Wineglass Couloir” Report from May 18, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism Chasing Connery Lundin down “Wineglass Couloir” yesterday was a blast! Yesterday, we went for a fun chute after scaring ourselves a bit on Tuesday’s very steep “Pete’s Dream.” Wineglass Couloir is 2,800 vertical feet! It also isn’t freezing at night, so Wineglass Couloir’s NW aspect was perfect. This line […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 19, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 10,908′ Carson Peak, CA – 45º Steep “Pete’s Dream” Report from May 16, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism Yesterday, we went for a dream line. Pete’s Dream off 10,908′ Carson Peak, CA. 45º steep, complex, exposed, and all above a cliff band. This line has been haunting our dreams since 2006 when we went to look at it and backed off out of fear… Yesterday, the stars […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 17, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 11,812′ Mt. Laurel, CA – 3,500-Vertical-Foot “Pinner Couloir” Report from May 15, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism 4am. Crescent moon. Hiking by 5:10am. Glassy Convict Lake disturbed only by soothing fish ripples and gentle wind waves. Piercing sunrise reflected off Red Slate Peak’s tempting North Couloir. Brutal isothermic snow on the bootpack up to the northeast ridge. Devastating summit views of Red Slate Peak, Bloody Mountain, […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 15, 2023 1 Comment
Trip Report: 12,241′ Mt. Morrison – “Pitch Fork Couloir” Report from May 11, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism After yesterday’s long walk on 13,005′ Mt. Morgan, Owen Leeper, Trevor, and I decided to go for a more bite sized objective today. After skiing Morgan yesterday was swung through Convict Lake to look at a couloir we’d seen from the road. It dives right down into the lake […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 11, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 13,005′ Mt. Morgan, CA – Nevahbe Ridge Gullies Report from May 10, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism 4:45am alarm clock. Blue Danube by Johan Strauss II (because it’s such a beautiful song, it hurts a little less to wake up so early). We left the house at 5:30 and headed due south for 13,005′ Mt. Morgan, CA. The roads are still buried in snow here so […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 10, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth Mountain, CA, Report: Backflips, Frontflips, 360s & Top-To-Bottom Screamers Report from May 9, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain Today started cloudy and cool. The day evolved into cloudy and warm. We showed up at the hill a bit before 1pm with no real plan. We started out ripping top-to-bottom gondola laps. The speed was intoxicating… After about four of those, Owen Leeper suggested we rip a mini park […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 9, 2023 0 Comments
Sierra Nevada, CA, Report: Earthquake Dome’s “Wiggle Butt” Chute | Round 2 = Faster This Time Report from May 7, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism Yesterday we skied a powder day at Mammoth Mountain, CA, and it was a blast. Chutes, mandatory air, pure powder, & wind-buff. We came home at about 2 pm and ate lunch. Trevor and I then went to get some cardio and ran up Earthquake Dome here in […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 8, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth Mountain, CA, Report: Wind-Buff Barrels, Sunshine, & 360s Report from May 8, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain Yesterday was a powder day at Mammoth Mountain, CA. Today was a wind-buff day. The day started out cloudy, foggy, windy, and cold. So, we waited. I had an early morning interview with Fox Weather that tired me, so I was happy to wait for the sun to come […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 8, 2023 0 Comments