SierraDescents | Category | Skiing
March 15, 2008
Skiing Palmyra Peak
I am standing on Palmyra Peak's summit ridge with two Telluride ski patrollers, and they seem every bit as amazed as I am to be here. From our perch at 13,150 feet, we can see (more)
February 28, 2008
The Milk Run
I've been skiing Colorado resorts for some time now, and I often find it hard to explain objectively why I like Telluride so much. Telluride certainly doesn't have Vail's snow or (more)
February 26, 2008
Black Iron Bowl: Elevation
We knew a few things before we got here in Telluride. We knew they were having a near-record year for snowfall. I can verify that: today I overheard a ski patrol talking. He (more)
February 24, 2008
Telluride Dining Guide
Okay, you've made it to Telluride in more or less one piece, you've settled into your condo, and if you're lucky, your luggage will arrive sometime tomorrow. Wondering where the (more)
February 15, 2008
Cucamonga Peak: South Face
Cucamonga Peak has definitely been on my fantasy list for a long time. Who could resist that incredible south face? I ran some numbers on my Topo software, and of all the major (more)
February 3, 2008
West Baldy Sunset Cruise: Mesmerizing
I had big plans this weekend, and they ended as Big Plans often do—by delivering me a big smackdown. Friday I and partner Bill climbed to the summit of West Baldy, camped (more)
January 27, 2008
Mt. Baldy Ski Area — With Snow
Judging by the massive crowds heading up Mount Baldy Road yesterday, I suppose it's no secret when it snows that Southern California's best skiing happens at a quirky little (more)
April 30, 2007
Bloody Bike-n-Ski
Despite lean times, I am happy to report I skied a descent this past weekend that's been near the top of my most-wanted list: Bloody Couloir, in the Mammoth Lakes region of the (more)
April 17, 2007
Ski Touring South Lake
This past weekend, I joined a group of SMS Angeles members for a day tour in the South Lake region, off highway 168 west of Bishop. The forecast called for snow, but given a (more)
April 12, 2007
Mount LeConte – High & Dry
Amazingly enough, I've put together an actual backcountry skiing trip report from my latest visit to the Southern Sierra. At 13,930', Mount LeConte just barely missed being a (more)
March 20, 2007
Skiing Abineau Canyon—Sort of
We're in Northern Arizona right now, seeking snow and surgery. With regard to the surgery, we got great news. As for the snow...I decided I was going to hike up the San (more)
July 10, 2006
Avalanche Gulch Trip Report
I've saved the best for last: a summit ski descent of Mount Shasta via Avalanche Gulch. Despite the route's poor reputation (for snow quality and crowds), this trip easily ranks (more)
May 19, 2006
Langley – Skiing the Northeast Couloir
Mount Langley, California — sunlight breaks through swirling clouds, revealing a giant, winding couloir that drop past spires and buttresses to the Tuttle Creek Drainage, 3500 (more)
May 15, 2006
Skiing Williamson’s Bairs Creek Cirque
Well, I've tried my best to explain what climbing Williamson was like. This was an especially difficult Trip Report to write, because I had so much to say, and because so little (more)
April 5, 2006
Skiing Stockton Flats
Stockton Flats is not the benign glade it appears to be on the trail map. I strongly discourage anyone from entering the region unless they've studied a topo map, are prepared to (more)
