Trip Report: 13,366′ Point Powell, CA – “Point Powell Couloir” Report from June 9, 2023 13,366′ Point Powell Couloir, CA Kicked My Ass Yesterday! 14-miles, 10 hrs & 12 mins, & 4,000-vertical-feet was noticeable… Ferociously gorgeous terrain. Skins on/skins off, skis on/skis off, heel-risers up/heel-risers down, boot buckled/boots unbuckled, walk mode/ski mode – and that was both ways – both on the way up and the way down. I was […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 12, 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
Trip Report: The Incredible Hulk, CA – “Hulk Left Couloir” Report from June 4, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism The Incredible Hulk. Just the name draws you in… Who wouldn’t wanna ski The Incredible Hulk!? We’ve wanted to ski this gem for a long long time. This is one of the very best chutes in the Sierra Nevada. Over 45º steep in spots. I’m not gonna lie – […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 5, 2023 1 Comment
Trip Report: 13,187′ Basin Mountain – “Basin Couloir Alternate” Report from June 2, 2023 Yesterday, we ventured into the land of the purple snow cactus. The purple snow cacti hold some of the bigger mountains around here. 13,187′ Basin Mountain 13,658′ Mt. Tom 13,986′ Mt. Humpreys 13,210′ Mt. Emerson Basin Mountain was our goal. I’d been wanting to ski this beast for about 20 years. The time had come… […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 3, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 12,808′ Four Gables, CA – “Tungstar Bowls” Report from May 31, 2023 Yesterday morning, we went for a mellow classic that we’d never done before. Up at 4am. Hiking by 6am. We went for the Central Bowl. Good firm snow for cramponing was a godsend. We moved well due to the firm snow and it was a dream not to be post-holing for once! This zone is […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 1, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 11,160′ Mt. Scowden – Lundy Canyon – “North Face Chute” Report from May 27, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism “North Face Chute” of 11,160′ Mt Scowden, CA yesterday was the coolest chute we’ve skied this season! Twisting, turning, writhing, steep, long, & constantly changing pitch. Dodging trees, logs, branches, rocks, walls, glide cracks, & holes. This is the most entertaining chute! What’s really wild is that I skied […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 28, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 13,118′ Mt. Emerson – The 45º Steep “North Couloir” Report from May 23, 2023 The sweet smell of sagebrush, following a deer track for a mile, vertical mountains that felt like they could fall down on me, raging rivers, pungent ponderosa odor, firm snow, corn snow, isothermic snow, cactus, mule deer, marmots, grasshoppers, and sore knees. In 2019, we skied the chute adjacent to this chute, “Zebra Couloir” on […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 24, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 12,200′ Mt. Esha, CA – “2nd Chute” Report from May 20, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism In 2006, I skied Mt. Esha and swore I’d never ski it again… It’s a long walk for a short ski. But I just saw the face of Esha from a bird’s eye view while on top of the “Wineglass Couloir” 2-days ago on May 18. The face of […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 21, 2023 1 Comment
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