Backcountry Skiing
Backcountry Skiing the Whipple Couloir
Whipple Couloir Backcountry Skiing is a classic Wasatch ski descent. Getting there and finding it isn’t straight forward but you’ll be rewarded if you do. With some of the most unique and visually stunning scenery in the Wasatch, the Whipple Couloir could be the most scenic of all the classic descents. Whipple Couloir Route Planning…
Read MoreBackcountry Skiing Mount Williamson California
Post and Photo credit sierradescents.com Backcountry Skiing Mount Williamson California Foothill Road crosses the north fork of Bairs Creek at an elevation of 5906 Climbing Williamson is as pure as it gets. Park at the bottom of the mountain. Hike up. With a trail, via Shepherd Pass, most backcountry travelers will find the most strenuous…
Read MoreBackcountry Skiing the Pinner Couloir Laurel Mountain CA
The Pinner Couloir is another Sierra classic. 3400 vert of steep, big wall couloir skiing. This Sierra classic is close to Bishop. There is also potential to ski 2 classic couloirs (Pinner & Bloody) from the same camp near Convict Lake. Backcountry Skiing the Pinner Couloir Laurel Mountain CA Backcountry Skiing the Pinner Couloir Laurel…
Read MoreBackcountry Skiing Bloody Mountain California
Backcountry Skiing Bloody Mountain California Bloody Couloir, Bloody Mountain Top of descent elevation: 12, 522’ Descent in Vertical Feet: 5342’ (about 2600’ for the couloir proper) Slope: 40-45 degrees (depending on the time of year/snowfall) Aspect: North Distance from trailhead: 6.5 miles GPS: 37.561/-118.909 USGS Map: Bloody Mountain Notes: The Bloody Couloir is one of…
Read MoreBackcountry skiing Dana Couloir California
Backcountry skiing Dana Couloir California 70 miles North of Bishop California / Dana Mountain Backcountry skiing Dana Couloir California Skiing Dana Mountain Dana Couloir is one of the 50 classic California Backcountry ski descents approach The Dana Couloir by “the Glacier Canyon Trail (GCT) which starts at the Tioga Lake overlook. The overlook is outside of the Yosemite…
Read MoreBackcountry Skiing Broads Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon Utah
Backcountry Skiing Broads Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon Utah. Backcountry Skiing Broads Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon Utah is absolutely “Bonkers”! People come here for some of the longest vertical feet of uninterrupted powder skiing in Utah. The approach is BIG, the skiing is BIG, and getting out of Broads fork is a…
Read MoreBackcountry Skiing Desolation Ridge Big Cottonwood Canyon Utah
Desolation Ridge Desolation Ridge is where Mill-D fork in the Big Cottonwood Canyon gets rowdy! Desolation Ridge is located Higher up top near the Park City ridgeline. This ridge reaches up to 9,990. It wraps steeply around Lake Desolation sheltering it from the mountain winds. Backcountry Skiing Desolation Ridge Big Cottonwood Canyon Utah. The…
Read MoreBackcountry skiing Neffs Canyon Mt Olympus Memorial Couloirs
Backcountry skiing Neffs Canyon Mount Olympus Utah Memorial Couloirs Backcountry skiing Neffs Canyon is a hidden gem of the Wasatch. Tours in this area have stunning mountain views, hidden powder, and big mountain objectives. The approaches are long and require time and fitness. Neffs Canyon is not part of the Salt Lake watershed, meaning…
Read MoreBackcountry Skiing Checklist
For several years I’ve created a backcountry skiing checklist for a day tour. I love going on a day tour but occasionally I would forget an item that was vital to the enjoyment of the tour. I’d forgotten my gloves once and my hands froze. A solution came from an unexpected source. I have a…
Read MoreWillow Fork Ski Tour – Park City to Brighton
Willow Fork Ski Tour leaves Canyons resort via the ninety-nine ninety backcountry gate, follow the ridge south to Silver Peak, and then skis the West Willow Ridge to Silver Fork bus stop. Bus ride or hitchhike up to Brighton Resort, ski it, turn around, and head back. 2,200 Vertical climb Distance 2 miles (each way) …
Read MoreBackcountry Skiing Basics
Backcountry skiing basics; It’s a cold sunny February day sitting on the Supreme Lift of Alta. I look across the canyons and see people skiing knee-high powder from a storm 2 days prior… I wish I could be skiing in Grizzly Gulch, but I don’t even know where to get started on the Backcountry skiing…
Read MoreBackcountry Skiing Alone
Setting a skin track early morning all alone, the click of the bindings and the sound of snow crunching under the skis is all that breaks the silence. Suddenly, WHOOMP, the slope avalanches from above and there is no place to go. When skiing alone there is nobody to dig you out, and even if…
Read MoreUinta backcountry skiing / Hell’s Kitchen ski mountaineering
Uinta backcountry skiing Hell’s Kitchen ski mountaineering trip report, Uinta mountains of Utah. The author and his trusted rottweiler sought out epic ski lines. They were to be turned back by a difficult route. The mountaineers returned the following summer and completed the Hell’s Kitchen route. With a 2-pm phone call, the window to ski…
Read MoreMoose Steaks
In a land far away, there lives a Mountain man and his rather large dog companion Kota. These two are quite the explores and on one-day backcountry skiing, one of the Mountain man’s gloves fell out of his pocket. In spite of a long search, the glove was not recovered. Mountain man had lost one…
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