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
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Prepares for Closing Day Weekend as Alpine Meadows Resort Announces Exciting Summer Operating Schedule with Skiing and Riding Available Until July 4th After one of the most remarkable winters in recent memory, closing weekend for the Palisades side of the resort has finally come. Of course, the Alpine side will stay open through the 4th of July for skiing and riding. Summer operations for the Palisades side, including Aerial Tram sightseeing and select activities, will begin mid-June. Here’s what to expect over […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 24, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA, Report: “Balls To The Wall” Chute on a Cold, Windy, Sunny Mid-Winter Powder Day on May 7th Report from May 7, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain Today was a powder day at Mammoth Mountain, CA. Maybe we should still call it a mini-powder day? It felt like a legit powder day. We waited for Chair 2, starting at 8:20 am and were the 12th chair. We bolted straight for the mid-station of the gondola and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 7, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA Report: Full-Throttle Epic Mini-Powder Day After 7″ of New Snow Report from May 3, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain Yesterday, we experienced a full-throttle epic mini-powder day at Mammoth Mountain, CA. It’s difficult to express how much fun we had here yesterday… We skied scary lines off Huevos Grande (proper Spanish would be “Huevos Grandes”) that we hadn’t skied since 2006. We skied bizarre knife-edge ridge runs down the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 4, 2023 1 Comment
Southern California Ski Areas Receive Record-Breaking 6-8 Feet of Snow Over The Last Week Mountain High Resort averages 67″ of snowfall a season. Last week, the Southern California ski area located in the San Bernardino Mountains received a 93″ storm total, or nearly 8 feet of new snow. It’s the largest snowstorm in recent history for the ski area. Mountain High has been closed for the past three days due to too much snow and […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | March 1, 2023 0 Comments
Tahoe Backcountry Report: Another Chute in One of the Most Gorgeous Places on Earth Report from January 2, 2021 Yesterday was the last day of this enormous powder cycle in Lake Tahoe. We went to a zone that we knew would have bad snow but would be a gorgeous ski. I was exhausted. Yesterday was my 53rd day of the season and my 31st backcountry day. I barely kept up. The views were spectacular. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 3, 2022 0 Comments
Mammoth Mountain, CA Report: Legit Big Mountain Skiing In Late June Report from June 27th, 2019 Another deep freeze made Mammoth terrific today. It was cool and windy today, which kept the snow great all day. The high was only 40ºF at the top of the mountain and only 50ºF at the bottom today. It’s pretty amazing that you can get in legit big mountain skiing at an open ski resort […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 28, 2019 0 Comments
Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report: 8 Glorious Hours on 12,558′ Bloody Mountain Report from May 14th, 2019 Yesterday morning, we decided to go for a long walk up Blood Couloir on 12,558′ Blood Mountain near Mammoth Lakes, California. Bloody is a verified classic – especially since it’s in Chris Davenport’s “Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America.” We started as low as you can possibly start on that climb which made for […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 17, 2019 0 Comments
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