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Sierra Nevada, CA, Report: The 3 Bears Chutes, Cinco de Mayo, & an Insane Lenticular Sunset

Report from May 5, 2022 Yesterday we went for a zone we’d noticed the day before that holds 3 stupendous chutes. The 3 Bears Chutes (we’re calling them). Everything north and east and likely west is absolutely gross right now with what we’re calling “Macro-Sastrugi” (basically huge corrugated chunks of snow that ski like shit – we skied it on […]

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Miles Clark | May 6, 2022
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California Adventure Report: Tioga Pass, Rainbow Pools, Mono Lake, Hot Springs, Water Spouts…

California can shine and it very well may shine brightest in springtime. This year, we had a low snow year and that’s the yang. The yin is that Tioga Pass opened very early so in one day, you can easily experience the foothills, the white granite domes, the high mountains, the east side, and the desert. Today, I woke up in Waterford, CA and got on the road by 7:30am. From there, it was a classic California adventure: Flipping into Rainbow Pools in the foothills, gaping at Half Dome, skiing Poop Chute on Tioga Pass, gawking at […]

Miles Clark | May 16, 2014
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Time-Lapse: Lenticular Clouds Over Mono Lake, CA on Saturday | 13 Seconds of Awe

This past weekend, some of the SnowBrains crew hit the Mammoth area for some skiing and hot springing.  We experienced and saw so many things that blew us away:  steaming pools, 14,000-foot peaks, a full moon illuminating the edge of huge lenticular clouds, Sonora Pass, falling snow, emerald lakes, smooth rivers, and Mono Lake. Admittedly, we didn’t see this show over Mono […]

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