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Trip Report: 13,187′ Basin Mountain – “Basin Couloir Alternate”

Report from June 2, 2023 Yesterday, we ventured into the land of the purple snow cactus. The purple snow cacti hold some of the bigger mountains around here. 13,187′ Basin Mountain 13,658′ Mt. Tom 13,986′ Mt. Humpreys 13,210′ Mt. Emerson Basin Mountain was our goal. I’d been wanting to ski this beast for about 20 years. The time had come… […]

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Miles Clark | June 3, 2023
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Trip Report: 11,160′ Mt. Scowden – Lundy Canyon – “North Face Chute”

Report from May 27, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism “North Face Chute” of 11,160′ Mt Scowden, CA yesterday was the coolest chute we’ve skied this season! Twisting, turning, writhing, steep, long, & constantly changing pitch. Dodging trees, logs, branches, rocks, walls, glide cracks, & holes. This is the most entertaining chute! What’s really wild is that I skied […]

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Miles Clark | May 28, 2023
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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: The Backcountry Paradise at Lester Mountain, CO

Just a 45-minute drive north of Steamboat, CO,  on the edge of the Zirkel wilderness you’ll find a privately owned ski resort by the name of Lester Mountain. Lester Mountain Ski Area is owned, operated and built by my uncle Patrick Chrisman. Patrick purchased what used to be the ‘Steamboat Lake Ski Area’ in 2017. The old Steamboat Lake Ski […]

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Kiley Chrisman | May 25, 2023
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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 […]

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Miles Clark | May 25, 2023
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Trip Report: 13,118′ Mt. Emerson – The 45º Steep “North Couloir”

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, “Zebra Couloir” on […]

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Miles Clark | May 24, 2023
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Trip Report: 12,200′ Mt. Esha, CA – “2nd Chute”

Report from May 20, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism In 2006, I skied Mt. Esha and swore I’d never ski it again… It’s a long walk for a short ski. But I just saw the face of Esha from a bird’s eye view while on top of the “Wineglass Couloir” 2-days ago on May 18. The face of […]

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Miles Clark | May 21, 2023
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Trip Report: McGee Creek Peak, CA – 2,800-Vertical-Foot “Wineglass Couloir”

Report from May 18, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism Chasing Connery Lundin down “Wineglass Couloir” yesterday was a blast! Yesterday, we went for a fun chute after scaring ourselves a bit on Tuesday’s very steep “Pete’s Dream.” Wineglass Couloir is 2,800 vertical feet! It also isn’t freezing at night, so Wineglass Couloir’s NW aspect was perfect. This line […]

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Miles Clark | May 19, 2023
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Trip Report: 10,908′ Carson Peak, CA – 45º Steep “Pete’s Dream”

Report from May 16, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism Yesterday, we went for a dream line. Pete’s Dream off 10,908′ Carson Peak, CA. 45º 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 fear… Yesterday, the stars […]

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Miles Clark | May 17, 2023
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