Trip Report: 11,000′ McGee Creek Peak, CA – “McGee Creek Chutes” Report from June 29, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism 11,000′ McGee Creek Peak, CA’s “McGee Creek Chutes” yesterday were surprisingly stupendous! We had low expectations, especially after how abhorrent the lower section looked… Regardless, we donned shorts and t-shirts and clambered on up there. The climb went quickly with Tall Carl kicking in the booter. 2,700-vertical-feet and […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 30, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 11,744′ Independence Peak, CA – “Independence Couloir” Report from June 27, 2023 11,744′ Independence Peak, CA’s “Independence Couloir” yesterday was a mind-bender! This was #18Â of our 20 “new-to-us” ski mountaineering lines Eastern Sierra project 2023. We knew this chute would be sun-cupped and bumpy, but we just couldn’t resist this 2,500-vertical-foot, in-your-face, dazzling Eastern Sierra couloir. The top was recklessly fun. The middle was pretty heinous in […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 28, 2023 0 Comments
Top 5 Terrain Parks in Australia and New Zealand For those accustomed to Northern Hemisphere winters, skiing in the Southern Hemisphere can be… disappointing. That’s not to say there aren’t incredible turns to be found, but the snow is generally less consistent and of varying quality. Resorts tend to be smaller, usually with only a handful of lifts, and typically require some drive to reach the mountain. As resorts […] Trip Report Hannah | June 27, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 13,632′ University Peak, CA – “Northeast Couloir” Report from June 25, 2023 13,623′ University Peak, CA’s “Northeast Couloir” held epic skiing & chockstone anxiety yesterday! This aesthetic chute stuffed a nail into our mind’s eye last Thursday when we passed underneath it on our way to and from University Peak’s “North Face.” We never could tell if the thing went or if it was a closeout… Yesterday, […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 26, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 13,632′ University Peak, CA – “North Face” Report from June 22, 2023 13,632′ University Peak, CA’s “North Face” yesterday was 51º steep at the top and firm as hell! Sketchy turns at first, then 19-secs into the video we find some flow and softer snow. Scared poop-less again but slightly less this time because it was a touch less firm than what we’d experienced on 13,494′ Mt […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 23, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 13,494′ Mt. Thompson, CA – “Trident Couloirs” Report from June 20, 2023 13,494′ Mt. Thompson, CA’s “Trident Couloirs” scared the crap out of me yesterday! I thought about turning around at breakfast at 4 am, on the drive down, immediately upon hitting South Lake, near Treasure Lake, at the bench below Thompson, and even halfway up the Couloir, where I considered down climbing. Anxiety shadowed my every […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 21, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 12,871′ Mount Johnson, CA – “North Couloir” Report from June 15, 2023 We’ve had terrible weather in the Eastern Sierra since Saturday. Rain, snow, thunderstorms, lots of clouds. We waited out the storms, then gave the snowpack two days to adjust to all the rain, hail, and new snow. We returned yesterday hoping for a good overnight freeze and smooth corn skiing. We were wrong. The snow […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 16, 2023 1 Comment
Come Ski & Snowboard Antarctica With SnowBrains in October 2023 | New Spots and New Dates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxVSwfn74Pg Of the few brave souls who have ever been to Antarctica, even fewer can say that they’ve skied there, let alone partied on a big boat while they did it. You can do just that this fall by joining us for a unique itinerary to the remote wilderness of the Antarctic Peninsula with SnowBrains’ CEO Miles Clark as a guide […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 13, 2023 1 Comment
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