This spring and summer, Miles Clark and the SnowBrains crew set out to ski 21 “new-to-us” ski mountaineering lines in the Eastern Sierra, CA. We skied lines from Independence to Bridgeport and everything in between.
77,400 vertical feet were climbed for this project, and every single foot was worth it.
149-miles were traveled.
It was a wild journey, and we wanna take you with us! Check out the video above, which has been entered into the inaugural Outside Awards.
Eastern Sierra Blackjack Project | May 10 – July 8, 2023:
- 7/8/23: Trip Report: Peak 12,691′, CA – “Paiute Pass Ridge Chutes”
- 7/6/23: Trip Report: 11,000′ McGee Creek Peak, CA – “McGee Creek Chutes”
- 6/29/23: Trip Report: 11,744′ Independence Peak, CA – “Independence Couloir”
- 6/25/23: Trip Report: University Peak, CA – “Northeast Couloir”
- 6/22/23: Trip Report: 13,632′ University Peak, CA – “North Face”
- 6/20/23: Trip Report: 13,494′ Mt. Thompson, CA – “Trident Couloirs”
- 6/15/23: Trip Report: 12,871′ Mount Johnson, CA – “North Couloir”
- 6/9/23: Trip Report: 13,366′ Point Powell, CA – “Point Powell Couloir”
- 6/8/23: Trip Report: 12,219′ Hurd Peak, CA – “North Face”
- 6/4/23: Trip Report: The Incredible Hulk, CA – “Hulk Left Couloir”
- 6/2/23: Trip Report: 13,187′ Basin Mountain – “Basin Couloir Alternate”
- 5/31/23: Trip Report: 12,808′ Four Gables, CA – “Tungstar Bowls”
- 5/27/23: Trip Report: 11,160′ Mt. Scowden – Lundy Canyon – “North Face Chute”
- 5/23/23: Trip Report: 13,118′ Mt. Emerson – The 45º Steep “North Couloir”
- 5/20/23: Trip Report: 12,200′ Mt. Esha, CA – “2nd Chute”
- 5/18/23: Trip Report: McGee Creek Peak, CA – 2,800-Vertical-Foot “Wineglass Couloir”
- 5/16/23:Trip Report: 10,908′ Carson Peak, CA – 45º Steep “Pete’s Dream”
- 5/5/15/23: Trip Report: 11,812′ Mt. Laurel, CA – 3,500-Vertical-Foot “Pinner Couloir”
- 5/11/23: Trip Report: 12,241′ Mt. Morrison, CA – “Pitch Fork” Couloir”
- 5/10/23: Trip Report: 13,005′ Mt. Morgan, CA – “Nevahbe Ridge Gullies”
Very impressive. Looks like a blast!