Mammoth, CA Report: 4th of July Weekend = River Surfing, Skiing, Swimming, Fireworks, Parade, & 318% of Avg. Snowpack Report from July 1-4, 2023 4th of July weekend was sensational here at Mammoth Mountain, CA. There’s still so much snow here! The Southern Sierra Nevada is still holding a 318% of average snowpack right now. The best part of this weekend was the costumes: Bikinis Boardshorts Uncle Sams American Flags Golden One-Pieces Trumps Speedos Retros Canadian Tuxedos and all […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | July 5, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA Report: The Longest Wiggle in the World | 44 Turns Report from July 2, 2023 Brought to you byย Mammoth Mountain, CA We got out early yesterday and cranked laps over on Chair 5. It was a private ski resort over there with very few people – especially for a holiday weekend. Once things softened up more we headed over to Chair 23 and we were stoked to see that the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | July 3, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA Report: 378% of Average Snowpack, 7:30am Groomers, & We Found the Chair 23 “Sunglasses Chihuahua” Report from June 30, 2023 Brought to you byย Mammoth Mountain, CA After many days of searching, we finally found the Chair 23 Sunglasses Chihuahua today (Thanks, Michael)! It was a big day for us. A day that will never be forgotten… We also found another object in the rocks under Chair 23 that was pretty hilarious. We showed up at […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 30, 2023 0 Comments
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 #18ย 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
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
Mammoth, CA Report: 500% of Average Snowpack & Hangman’s Is Steep Report from June 23, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain, CA Mammoth Mountain, CA, is sitting on a 500% of average for today’s date snowpack. Lows on the summit of Mammoth Mountain, CA, were in the 20s last night. June has been nothing but crazy weather… We showed up at 11:15 am. The racecourse had just opened, the wiggle […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 23, 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 51ยบ 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