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Tioga Pass, CA Report: Solstice Couloir + Banana Chute = 1 Concussion, 1 Dislocated Shoulder, 2 Heinous Chutes

Report from May 3, 2022 Today was wild… I skied the worst snow I’ve ever skied on Tioga Pass. One of our crew aired onto rocks in the parking lot, got a concussion, and dislocated his shoulder. We had to take him to the hospital. I pulled a 1cm long sea urchin spine from the Maldives out of my foot […]

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Miles Clark | May 4, 2022
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Trip Report: 13,100′ Mt. Dana, CA | “Solstice Couloir” to “Banana Chute”

Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing  Report from May 11, 2021 Yesterday, we went for an old classic. This might be my #1 most favorite ski link up on Earth… Solstice Couloir on 13,100′ Mt. Dana to Banana Chute in Ellery Bowl. Both runs are big, steep, spicy, and dangerously fun. Oh, and I got to do this with one […]

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Miles Clark | May 13, 2021
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Trip Report: Dana Plateau, CA – “Kidney Chute”

Yesterday, June 9th 2020, Fox, Bevan, The Andy Hays, & I skied “Kidney Chute” off the Dana Plateau near Tioga Pass, California. The Dana Plateau holds some of the spiciest lines in California. Kidney Chute is not one of them – it’s made for pure fun. “The Kidney Chute is the easiest way down from the Dana Plateau.” – Greenberg […]

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Miles Clark | June 11, 2020
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Trip Report: Mt. Dana, CA – “Dana Couloir”

Yesterday, June 2nd 2020, Greggy and I skied the legendary “Dana Couloir” off 13,061′ Mt. Dana on the border of Yosemite National Park, California. The “Dana Couloir” was given a 5-star rating in the Nate Greenberg & Dan Mingori’s eastside ski bible:  “Backcountry Skiing The Eastern Sierra.” “Dana Couloir is the most popular descent off Mt. Dana and one of […]

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Miles Clark | June 5, 2020
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Trip Report: Mt. Dana, CA – “Solstice Couloir”

Yesterday, May 29th, 2020 we skied the dreadfully fun “Solstice Couloir” and “Banana Chute” off Mt. Dana & Ellery Bowl, respectively. This legendary California link-up is extraordinarily gorgeous, offensively charming, and relatively simple. Climb up Mt. Dana from Tioga Pass, ski down one of Dana’s many northern chutes, cruise down Glacier Canyon, cross the Dana Plateau, and drop into one […]

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Miles Clark | May 30, 2020
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Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report: “The Flume” Off 13,000′ Mt. Dana | Tioga Pass

Report from June 22nd, 2019 Brought to you by Scott Sports Skis Used:  Scott Super Guide 105 Saturday may have been our last backcountry ski tour of the season… There was one last chute that we’d wanted to ski off 13,000′ Mt. Dana and it looked spicy. The chute is named “The Flume” (at least that’s what we named it in situ) […]

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Miles Clark | June 24, 2019
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Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report: Mini-Spine & Tight-Choke Fun On Mt. Dana & Ellery Bowl | Tioga Pass

Report from June 19th, 2019 Brought to you by Scott Sports Skis Used:  Scott Super Guide 105 Yesterday morning Greggy, Aaron Fox, & I headed back to Tioga Pass, CA for more horribly fun skiing and hiking. Tioga Pass is still closed at the pass from the east but Cal Trans is doing a weird semi-opening starting tomorrow… Yosemite National Park, CA […]

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Miles Clark | June 20, 2019
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Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report: Huge Cornice, Unknown Chute Off Mt. Dana Is Steep & Scary… | Tioga Pass

Report from June 13th, 2019 Brought to you by Scott Sports Skis Used:  Scott Super Guide 105 After 4 trips staring at the scary-looking Unkown Chute off of 13,000′ Mt. Dana off Tioga Pass, CA we decided to give it a go today. Greggy and I starting skinning at 9am from the top of Tioga Pass. 2 hours later, we were dropping […]

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Miles Clark | June 14, 2019
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