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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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Tioga Pass Report: Ellery Chute & General Scouting | May 2nd

We got a late start yesterday with a large crew and headed up to 9,945′ Tioga Pass from Mammoth, CA. We went straight to Ellery Bowl above Ellery Lake near the top of Tioga Pass. We spotted a chute that went through and had a very tight choke near the top. It looked doable and fun so we went for it. We skinned straight up Ellery Bowl to the Dana Plateau, scouted Mt. Dana’s Solistice Couloir and Dana Couloir for future use, then skinned […]

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Miles Clark | May 3, 2014
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