Sierra Nevada, CA Surf Report: Shredding The Lazy River At High Flow Report from May 24, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism Yesterday morning, we skied through a lava tube cave. Yesterday afternoon, we surfed killer river wave. Itโs been an amazing week so far in only the first three days of the week: Monday: Mammoth, CA Report: D-Spin 720ยบs, Backflips, 360ยบs, Wall-Rides, Box Spins, & A Vicious Crash Tuesday: Trip [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 25, 2023 0 Comments
Sierra Nevada, CA Report: Skiing Through A Lava Tube Cave Report from May 24, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism Yesterday, we went for a classic. A lava tube cave on a mountainside. On good snow years, you can ski right through it. We dropped in around 10am and the snow was just about perfect. No one had skied it yesterday before we arrived and it appeared no one [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 25, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 13,118โฒ Mt. Emerson โ The 45ยบ Steep โNorth Couloirโ 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, โZebra Couloirโ on [โฆ] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 24, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 12,200โฒ Mt. Esha, CA โ โ2nd Chuteโ Report from May 20, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism In 2006, I skied Mt. Esha and swore Iโd never ski it againโฆ Itโs a long walk for a short ski. But I just saw the face of Esha from a birdโs eye view while on top of the โWineglass Couloirโ 2-days ago on May 18. The face of [โฆ] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 21, 2023 1 Comment
Trip Report: 10,908โฒ Carson Peak, CA โ 45ยบ Steep โPeteโs Dreamโ Report from May 16, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism Yesterday, we went for a dream line. Peteโs Dream off 10,908โฒ Carson Peak, CA. 45ยบ 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 fearโฆ Yesterday, the stars [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 17, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 11,812โฒ Mt. Laurel, CA โ 3,500-Vertical-Foot โPinner Couloirโ 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 Peakโs tempting North Couloir. Brutal isothermic snow on the bootpack up to the northeast ridge. Devastating summit views of Red Slate Peak, Bloody Mountain, [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 15, 2023 1 Comment
8,314โฒ Monitor Pass (SR-89) in California Open for The Summer | Fridayโs Opening Was Latest in 19-Years View this post on Instagram A post shared by Caltrans District 10 (@caltrans_district10) With a joyous thumbs-up, the gate swung open at approximately 3:00 pm on Friday, May 12th, 2023, and SR-89 Monitor Pass is fully open from its seasonal closure. May 12th is the latest opening of Monitor Pass in at least 19 years. In 2017 and [โฆ] SnowBrains | May 15, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 12,241โฒ Mt. Morrison โ โPitch Fork Couloirโ Report from May 11, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism After yesterdayโs long walk on 13,005โฒ 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 weโd seen from the road. It dives right down into the lake [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 11, 2023 0 Comments