Mammoth, CA, Report: High Speed Slush Moguls, 360s, a Mountain of Wiggles, & a River Surf Report from June 3 & 5, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain “I’ll surf or ski.” – Kush, Jerry McGuire Mammoth is skiing incredibly well right now. On Saturday, we skied top to bottom, threw 360s, and slid a mountain of wiggles. Mammoth has about six wiggles right now, and a couple of them are world-class. When the race […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 6, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: The Incredible Hulk, CA – “Hulk Left Couloir” Report from June 4, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism The Incredible Hulk. Just the name draws you in… Who wouldn’t wanna ski The Incredible Hulk!? We’ve wanted to ski this gem for a long long time. This is one of the very best chutes in the Sierra Nevada. Over 45º steep in spots. I’m not gonna lie – […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 5, 2023 1 Comment
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… […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 3, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 12,808′ Four Gables, CA – “Tungstar Bowls” Report from May 31, 2023 Yesterday morning, we went for a mellow classic that we’d never done before. Up at 4am. Hiking by 6am. We went for the Central Bowl. Good firm snow for cramponing was a godsend. We moved well due to the firm snow and it was a dream not to be post-holing for once! This zone is […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 1, 2023 0 Comments
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 […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 28, 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 […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 25, 2023 0 Comments
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 […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 24, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA Report: D-Spin 720ºs, Backflips, 360ºs, Wall-Rides, Box Spins, & A Vicious Crash Report from May 22, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain Today was a wild one at the Mammoth Unbound Terrain Park. I woke up today planning to meet up with my buddy Inti from Bariloche, Argentina and ski a few park laps. I’m still exhausted today from skiing these great lines last week: Pinner Couloir Pete’s Dream Wineglass Couloir Mt. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 23, 2023 0 Comments