by Mike | May 10, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Bishop, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Location: South Lake above Bishop, CAElevation: 13,085’Elevation Change: 3,317’Recommended Map: Bishop Pass – Tom Harrison The view of Mt. Goode from Long Lake is one you’ll never forget, and quite easy to reach from your car. What you...
by Mike | May 10, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Bishop, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Location: Palisades above Big Pine, CA Elevation: 14,153′ Elevation Change: 5,900′ Recommended Map: kings Canyon High Country – Tom Harrison Mt. Sill is the BIG guy you see from hwy 395 in Big Pine, CA. This 14er sits proud in the center of the...
by Mike | Apr 16, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Bishop, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Location: Independence, CAElevation: 12,618’Elevation Change: 3,433′ up, 5000′ downRecommended Map: Kings Canyon High Country – Tom Harrison Assessing conditions for skiing Kearsarge Peak is pretty easy, you can see most of the terrain...
by Mike | Apr 16, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Featured Adventures, South Shore, Tahoe Area
Location: Desolation WildernessElevation: 9,856’Elevation Change: 3,500’Recommended Map: Desolation Wilderness – Tom Harrison or Lake Tahoe Southwest – Alpine Ski Tours Jack’s Peak isn’t skied often, which is exactly why you should...
by Mike | Apr 11, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Bishop, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Location: North Lake above Bishop, CAElevation: Mt. Darwin 13,831′ and Mt. Lamark 13,417’Elevation Change: 4200′ for Lamarck. 5700′ for Darwin. add 500′ to connect bothRecommended Map: Bishop Pass – Tom Harrison These pics are from...
by Mike | Apr 11, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Bishop, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Location: Buttermilks above Bishop, CA or access from AspendaleElevation: 13,225’Elevation Change: …Recommended Map: Mono Divide – Tom Harrison The North Couloir of Mt. Emerson starts the butterflies twirling in your stomach when you see it from the...
by Mike | Apr 11, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Bishop, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Location: Pine Creek Trailhead above town of Rovana, north of BishopElevation: 13,242’Elevation Change: 5,500’Recommended Map: Mono Divide – Tom Harrison This is another one of the peaks where you know your doin’ it as soon as you see it. For...
by Mike | Apr 11, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures, Mammoth
Location: McGee Creek Trailhead near Mammoth LakesElevation: 12,200’Elevation Change: 4,500’Recommended Map: … Esha is a picturesque little peak that is easy to see and access right off hwy 395 with an ideal layout. The climb and upper descent is no...
by Mike | Apr 11, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures, Mammoth
Location: Near Crowley Lake and Mammoth on hwy 395Elevation: 10,871’Elevation Change: 3,200’Recommended Map: … Mt. McGee is the most accessible big peak in the eastern sierra, which explains why mammoth Mountain Ski Corp built their first chair lift...
by Mike | Apr 2, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures, Mammoth
Laurel Mountain 11,812′ Location: Convict Lake – Mammoth Lakes, CAElevation Change: 4100’Recommended Map: Mammoth High Country – Tom Harrison Laurel Mountain is more often referred to by the names of it’s two signature and impressive,...
by Mike | Apr 2, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures, Mammoth
Bloody mountain 12,544′ Location: Mammoth Lakes, CAElevation Change: 5035’Recommended Map: Mammoth High Country – Tom Harrison Skiing Bloody Mountain has been a thing for a long time I’m sure, with it’s surreal North Couloir staring at...
by Mike | Apr 2, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures, Mammoth
Mount Baldwin 12,614′ Location: Convict Creek – Mammoth Lakes, CAElevation Change: 4972′ from Convict Lake, 3900′ +/ from Laurel Lakes TrailheadRecommended Map: Mammoth High Country – Tom Harrison Often overlooked, Mt. Baldwin is a big,...
