Valdez, AK Report: 4/20 = The Best Day of the Heli-Season Via 5 World Class Runs Report from April 20, 2023 On April 20, 2023, I paired up with lead guide Jess Baker and headed into Pulseline Adventure‘s coveted Forest Service terrain. The Pencil Glacier. This zone epitomizes Alaska heli-skiing. We rattled off seven runs in this zone, and everyone one of them was special. Five of these runs were world-class. We skied one of them twice […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 13, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 12,219′ Hurd Peak, CA – “North Face” Report from June 8, 2023 After a big week last week (Tungstar Bowls, Basin Mountain, The Incredible Hulk), we needed a high-quality ski mountaineering line that didn’t require much hiking. We’d gotten some good beta that 12,219 Hurd Peak, CA was skiing well (thanks Laura & others). The only hiccup was that the South Lake Rd was closed 1.3 miles […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 10, 2023 0 Comments
Mount Shasta, CA, Report: Excellent Corn Conditions on Avalanche Gulch and The West Face This report is from June 5th, 2023, and was written by Blackbird Mountain Guides The bottom line is that the ski season on Mt Shasta still has some life left, and the climbing conditions are pretty good. This weekend we skied and climbed the West Face and Avalanche Gulch. We found consolidated snow and excellent corn conditions on both routes, […] Conditions Report Guest Author | June 8, 2023 1 Comment
Lassen Peak, CA, Report: Excellent Skinning Conditions After Hail and Thunder at the Trailhead Report from 2nd June 2023, and written by Blackbird Mountain Guides We skied the North Side of Lassen Peak on Friday from the Devastated Area. The trip began with a bang, or rather a series of them. As we arrived at Lassen Volcanic National Park, the skies became dark, and before long continuous lightning and thunder had ushered in a […] Conditions Report Guest Author | June 7, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA, Report: Wicked Splashy Wiggles & Moguls Under Searing Moody Skies Report from June 6, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain We showed up to Mammoth late today because the weather was a bit wild and nasty. There was even a lightning hold for a while mid-day today. We showed up about noon under very moody skies, warm temps, and a cool breeze. We started off with some Chair 23 slush […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 6, 2023 0 Comments
Teton Mountains, Wy-Daho: Still Up For It! Report from June 5th, 2023 We were about 70 mins into the ascent when the normally pine-y air of the tree’d Teton ridge line was invaded by a strong scent of Ale. How odd, we thought. But there was no mistaking the semi-sweet aroma. And it would be another 10 to 20 mins before we clued into its blatantly obvious […] Conditions Report Paulie | June 6, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA, Report: High Speed Slush Moguls, 360s, a Mountain of Wiggles, & a River Surf Report from June 3 & 5, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain “I’ll surf or ski.” – Kush, Jerry McGuire Mammoth is skiing incredibly well right now. On Saturday, we skied top to bottom, threw 360s, and slid a mountain of wiggles. Mammoth has about six wiggles right now, and a couple of them are world-class. When the race […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 6, 2023 0 Comments
Mount Shasta, CA, Conditions and Climbing Information This post first appeared on shastaavalanche.org Spring climb and ski season has made the transition to early summer conditions. A bountiful winter has brought excellent snow coverage to the lower half of the mountain, but it is getting thin on the upper mountain. Early summer conditions means a little bit of everything. Perfect blue skies with no wind can be followed by building […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | June 6, 2023 1 Comment
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