New Pack of Gray Wolves Emerges in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California 100 years ago, gray wolves roamed most of North America. However, back in the 1920s, despite being native to the area gray wolves were hunted and trapped to extinction. Now the wolves have slowly been making a comeback to several western states. In California specifically, it has only been in the past decade or so that a few gray wolves […] Industry News Brent Thomas | August 15, 2023 0 Comments
Current Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, CA, is 1,000% Normal After absolutely massive snowfall during the 2022-2023 winter and spring seasons, the Central and Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains still hold 1,000% of normal snow water equivalents to date, as of July 21, 2023. This staggering statistic may come as no surprise after more than half-a-dozen ski resorts in California reported record-breaking, or close-to, snow totals for the 22/23 season. It […] Industry News John Cunningham | July 30, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA, Report: Chasing Bernie Rosow Around On Hit Upper Mountain Circuit Report from July 9 & 10, 2023 Almost too much has happened in the past two days… Sunday: We chased Bernie Rosow on his upper mountain circuit and the guy went off Big airs gapping from mogul to mogul on the steeps We swam in the pool and soaked in the hot tub Watched the Altablader twirl and umbrella Monday: […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | July 11, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: Peak 12,691′, CA – “Paiute Pass Ridge Chutes” – The Walled Couloir Report from July 8, 2023 Peak 12,691′, CA’s “Paiute Pass Ridge Chutes” – The Walled Couloir yesterday was spicy hot! Ok, ok, we were only gonna do 20 lines for this Eastern Sierra project but we just couldn’t resist chute #21… I saw this well-walled beauty 3-days ago while skiing in this zone for line #20 of the project. I […] Trip Report Miles Clark | July 9, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA Report: The Longest Wiggle in the World | 44 Turns Report from July 2, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain, CA We got out early yesterday and cranked laps over on Chair 5. It was a private ski resort over there with very few people – especially for a holiday weekend. Once things softened up more we headed over to Chair 23 and we were stoked to see that the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | July 3, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA Report: 378% of Average Snowpack, 7:30am Groomers, & We Found the Chair 23 “Sunglasses Chihuahua” Report from June 30, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain, CA After many days of searching, we finally found the Chair 23 Sunglasses Chihuahua today (Thanks, Michael)! It was a big day for us. A day that will never be forgotten… We also found another object in the rocks under Chair 23 that was pretty hilarious. We showed up at […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 30, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 11,000′ McGee Creek Peak, CA – “McGee Creek Chutes” Report from June 29, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism 11,000′ McGee Creek Peak, CA’s “McGee Creek Chutes” yesterday were surprisingly stupendous! We had low expectations, especially after how abhorrent the lower section looked… Regardless, we donned shorts and t-shirts and clambered on up there. The climb went quickly with Tall Carl kicking in the booter. 2,700-vertical-feet and […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 30, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 11,744′ Independence Peak, CA – “Independence Couloir” Report from June 27, 2023 11,744′ Independence Peak, CA’s “Independence Couloir” yesterday was a mind-bender! This was #18 of our 20 “new-to-us” ski mountaineering lines Eastern Sierra project 2023. We knew this chute would be sun-cupped and bumpy, but we just couldn’t resist this 2,500-vertical-foot, in-your-face, dazzling Eastern Sierra couloir. The top was recklessly fun. The middle was pretty heinous in […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 28, 2023 0 Comments