Trip Report: 10-Miles, 3 Chutes, 2 Crashes, & 1 Summit on 12,054′ White Mountain, CA Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from May 18, 2021 We’d been eyeing a new zone off 12,054′ White Mountain for the past week. Yesterday, May 18, 2021, we decided to go for it. First, we gathered a monster crew of seven close friends. Once teamed up, we set out at the crack of 10 am. It was a […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 21, 2021 2 Comments
The Top 9 Most Annoying Things About Skiing and Snowboarding According to Our Readers We all love skiing and riding. The mountains. Nature. But that still doesn’t stop us from getting annoyed from time to time. We’re mortal. So we asked our readers what they felt the most annoying things about skiing/snowboarding were, and the answers they gave us were pretty hilarious. Here are the top nine reader-submitted answers as to what bugs people […] Laughs SnowBrains | May 20, 2021 2 Comments
Mammoth, CA Report: Still Great Skiing From Top to Bottom + 1 Big Jump Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain Report from May 17, 2021 I met up with some old friends for some quality laps at Mammoth Mountain, CA today. My original plan was to hit the park and work on my tricks, but there’s only 1 jump at Mammoth right now and it’s huge… I’m hoping it’ll shrink with the heat over the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 18, 2021 0 Comments
Eastern Sierra, CA Report: “Cornice Chute” off 12,000′ White Mountain Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from May 13, 2021 We went for another long walk surrounded by gorgeous Sierra granite on Thursday. It was my last day to backcountry ski for the week due to a Wilderness First Responder recertification class I have over the weekend. We returned to the zone we’d first explored the previous day, Wednesday. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 16, 2021 2 Comments
Eastern Sierra, CA Report: White Mountain’s Steep North Chutes & Stunning White Granite Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from May 12, 2021 We journeyed out on an exploratory adventure today in search of new terrain. We decided to go check out White Peak’s north slopes off Tioga Pass, California. The day was hot. I was already overheating in the first 100-yards… For some reason, the snow didn’t seem to get affected […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 14, 2021 1 Comment
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 […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 13, 2021 7 Comments
Safety Bar Talk: Up, Down, When Does it Matter? The never ending debate: bar up or bar down? People insist bar up, others say bar down– some simply ask, “when is the bar open?” Depending on the resort and the terrain, the preference can change. Whatever you do, make sure you call it out before slamming the bar down on someone’s head. Strangely enough, the debate of the bar […] Katy Shipley | May 12, 2021 42 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Report: The Final Week of the Season at the Spring Skiing Capital Brought to you by Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Report from Saturday, May 8, 2021 Squaw Valley USA is only open for one more week for skiing and riding, so get it before it’s gone! May 16th is the last day of operations, while Alpine Meadows, CA, closed for the season on Sunday, May 9th. We found the best skiing of the […] Conditions Report Galen Carrico | May 11, 2021 1 Comment
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