Skiing
Return to Dana
With Tioga Pass Road now open to the east Yosemite gate (and intermittently all the way through to the Central Valley), this past weekend (more...)...
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Winter Up High, Summer Down Low
This was by far the snowiest Memorial Day weekend I’ve ever skied at Mammoth Mountain (more...)...
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San Gorgonio Reprise
After a nine year hiatus, Al and I returned last Sunday to the San Bernardino Mountains’ South Fork drainage, where we found snow, avalanche (more...)...
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The Gullies of Baden-Powell
The snow was not quite was I was hoping for, but Al and I nonetheless kept alive his annual tradition of skiing Baden-Powell (more...)...
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Mount Islip
Oh, Caltrans! I am always a bit skeptical as to whether or not the road reports are accurate, but in this case, Caltrans had specifically (more...)...
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Our Magnificent Mountain
Los Angeles skiers can be forgiven for feeling like exiles—we are surrounded by an endless sea of concrete and steel. (more...)...
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Baldy Bowl Sunday
Here’s Baldy Bowl Sunday, looking very tasty if a little bit burnt for the last day of March 2019. Temperatures may be warmer (more...)...
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Skiing
Mountain High East
I knew I loved to ski Mountain High East, but I had forgotten why: MHE offers by far Southern California’s best intermediate/cruiser skiing (more...)...
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Skiing
Waterman Spins its Lifts
Here’s one of the Holy Grails of Southern California skiing: I finally got to ski Mount Waterman, which opened this past weekend (more...)...
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Baden Powell From Inspiration Point
Here’s Baden-Powell from Inspiration Point just past Mountain High on California Highway 2. BP’s east face looked terrific yesterday (more...)...
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