Tioga Pass Report Video: Polar Bear Swim & SE Face of North Peak On May 16th, 2014 we skinning/booting up the SE face of North Peak. After a fun ski down the face, we arrived back at Saddleback Lake and hugged the shoreline back to our bikes. Right below our bikes, next to the dam there is a nice hole in the ice that was too tempting to pass up, so we went for a quick dip before cruising down the road back to […] Conditions Report Guest Author | May 23, 2014 0 Comments
Tioga Pass Report: The North Peak Couloirs My favorite area to go backcountry skiing is the Eastern Sierra. And this year for one reason or another I hadn’t made it out to the East Side yet. With the season coming to a close, I knew I had to get out there whenever I had a free day. So a few days ago I made a day trip out to ski North Peak with my buddy Stefan. We had heard that Saddlebag Lake was plowed but not open yet, so we brought along mountain bikes for the approach. The gate was locked on our way in, but on the way out we saw that the gate was open and a few cars had already driven up and parked at the lake. Saddlebag Lake is mostly frozen and […] Conditions Report Guest Author | May 19, 2014 2 Comments
10 Scary Facts About the Yosemite Rim Fire in California: Yosemite Rim Fire Facts: – The cause of the Rim Fire is still unknown. – It’s burned over 187,000 acres. – It entered Yosemite National Park on August 23rd. – The fire is threatening Hetch Hetchy reservoir, San Francisco’s drinking water source. – The Giant Sequoias (largest organisms on Earth) are threatened in Merced Grove. GIF: Brett Brownell / Fire perimeter […] Fire SnowBrains | August 28, 2013 6 Comments
Here is Your Mammoth Lakes, CA Vacation All Planned Out Brought to you by Mammoth Lakes Tourism Many skiers have heard of the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, but even as we head to the Mammoth Lakes area for skiing, there are plenty of other activities to keep in mind – in the winter or the summer. Mammoth Mountain Ski Area boasts 25 chairlifts and two gondolas that access nearly 3,500-acres […] Featured Article Kim Vinet | March 29, 2021 0 Comments