Mammoth, CA, Report: Full on Winter Snow & Good Times on May 6th Report from May 6, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain “I’m leaving for the mountain at 8:30am.” – Dwanis at 8am today “Looks like you’re going solo.” – Me at 8am today It looked rough out there this morning. 16ยบF Foggy White out 2-3″ of new now Windy We ended up negotiating a 9 am departure. It did […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 6, 2023 0 Comments
Sierra Nevada, CA Report: Earthquake Dome’s “Wiggle-Bottom” Chute Report from Cinco de Mayo, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism While skiing at Mammoth Mountain, CA this morning we noticed some cool, short, spicy-looking chutes across the valley. Mammoth, CA Report: Winter Persists With Cinco De Mayo Fun All Over The Mountain in Sun, Cloud, Cold, & Wind We joked about skiing them but weren’t sure there […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 5, 2023 1 Comment
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”)ย 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
A Photo Tour of the Buried Houses of Mammoth Lakes, CA | Spring 2023 Photos from May 2 & 3, 2023 We just arrived in Mammoth Lakes, CA, on Monday, and we cannot believe how much snow is here. The houses are still absolutely buried. Related: A Photo Tour of the Buried Chairlifts at Mammoth Mountain, CA We drove around town today and yesterday and took these photos of the most buried houses we […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | May 4, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA Report: Mini-Powder Day After 550-Mile Drive from Park City, UT Via The Clown Motel Report from May 2, 2023 On Monday, May 1, 2023, I drove from Park City, UT to Mammoth Lakes, CA. The drive was spectacularly gorgeous. Nevada is green, full of snow, and its dry lake beds have water. The view of the Sierra as you roll over the final hills is stunning. The White Mountains also took my breath away. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 2, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: 903″ of Snow Turned “Main Chute” Off 11,068′ Mt. Baldy Into “Main Bowl” Report from April 28, 2023 Yesterday, I drug my extremely tired keester up 11,068′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT to ski the legendary Main Chute. On Thursday, this hike took me 1 hour and 40 minutes. Yesterday, it took me 2 hours and 10 minutes… I was tired… I was so tired I even sat in my car in the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 29, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Legendary Little Chute Off 11,068′ Mt. Baldy Report from April 27, 2023 Yesterday, I slept in and felt damn tired after the previous day’s Pfiefferhorn mission. We’d heard rumors of of Alta opening to uphill yesterday, but we couldn’t confirm. Martin texted me at 7:35am saying that Alta had opened. I jumped out of bed and started my recovery process: Hot shower Big stretch Roller Theragun Breakfast […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 28, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 11,331′ Pfeifferhorn, UT – The North Couloir Report from April 26, 2023 Yesterday, we ascended from the White Pine Trailhead in Little Cottonwood Canyon right up and into the North Couloir of the 11,331′ Pfeifferhorn. This trip is pretty straightforward. You walk up a long flat valley until you reach a plateau at the bottom of the Pfeifferhorn. Spot the North Couloir and boot right up it. […] Trip Report Miles Clark | April 27, 2023 0 Comments