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
Mammoth, CA, Report: Slow-Mo Wiggle Wipe Out! Report from June 16, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain We showed up at Mammoth Mountain, CA about 9:30am yesterday. We skied a run or two then went right for the wiggles. There are about six wiggles on the mountain right now. We skied three of them yesterday and had too much fun. Lee crashed hard in the Chair 23 […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 17, 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
Mammoth, CA Report: 533% of Average Snowpack | Slush Bumps, Deep Wiggles, 360s in the Park, & The Big Halfpipe Report from June 14, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain The Mammoth & Southern Sierra snowpack is currently at 533% of average for today’s date, according to the California Department of Water Resources. Mammoth is skiing insanely well right now. It doesn’t feel like June. There’s so much snow here… It just feels like a great spring day in April. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 14, 2023 1 Comment
Mammoth, CA, Report: 7:30am Early-Morning Sun-Kissed Groomers Report from June 13, 2023 For the first time this spring, we hit up the hill at 7:30am – the spring opening time. We did our first run under Chair 1 and it was firm. We then went up Chair 23 and the Cornice run (groomed) was already soft and fun. We took it from top to bottom. The top […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 13, 2023 0 Comments
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: 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
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