Trip Report: Mid-May Ski Laps on Tuckerman Ravine, NH Report from May 11, 2023 Long before there were ski lifts in New England, there was Tuckerman Ravine. There’s a reason people have been skiing here for over 100 years. It’s wind buffed, rocky, beautiful and steep, and probably the best terrain most people will ever ski in the northeast. It’s a place of community and shared love for sliding […] Conditions Report Spencer McLaughlin | May 18, 2023 1 Comment
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
Wasatch Mountains, UT, Backcountry Report: Birthday Headwall Report from Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Pinch me, I must be dreaming—is it really May 9th? The current snowpack in Little Cottonwood Canyon is making it hard to tell. However, it’s the spring sunshine, songbirds birds, and trees turning bright green that give it away. We started at the trailhead at 7:30 and the snow was bulletproof, informing us that […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | May 10, 2023 1 Comment
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
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