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Birch Mountain: Southeast Face

A daytrip up an Eastside Giant turns into a marathon of snow fingers, sun cups, and shark fins in the dark.

Lone Pine Peak: East Couloir

A challenging search for self and continuity on Lone Pine Peak's massive Northeast Face.

Telluride: Palmyra Peak

Telluride's spectacular 13,319' Palmyra Peak opens as controlled, hike-to skiing for experts only.

Cucamonga Peak: Southwest Face

City views and technical skiing abound on Cucamonga Peak, the highest 'front range' summit in the San Gabriels.

North Peak: North Couloir

Winter snow turns this classic Sierra ice climb into one of the range's more challenging ski descents.

Bloody Mountain: Bloody Couloir

Blood, Bicycles, and Backcountry Skiing in the Mammoth Lakes region—who could ask for more?

MT. SHASTA: AVALANCHE GULCH

7000 vertical feet of superb July skiing down Avalanche Gulch, 14,162' Mount Shasta's popular climbing route.

MT. WILLIAMSON: BAIRS CREEK CIRQUE

18,000 vertical feet in 24 hours — a big-mountain climb and summit ski descent of 14,375' Mt. Williamson.

MT. LANGLEY: NORTHEAST COULOIR

Summit ski descent of 14,027-foot Mt. Langley's Northeast Couloir, plus the east face's 55° 'Needle Variation.'

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Adventures in the Sierra Backcountry