Trip Report

A quick hit of Shasta on my way back to Washington. Interesting alternative of Trinity Chute entrance into Avy Gulch.

Quick-hit corn laps on the east face of Mt. Wood. Skinning from the car and no BS.

Exploring the Pine Creek environs by linking up ski lines on Merriam Peak, Royce Peak, and Feather Peak.

Linking up the East Face, South Face, and North Face on University Peak out of Onion Valley.

Linking up the N Couloir on Norman Clyde, the N Couloir on Mt. Sill, the U-Notch Couloir, and the N Couloir on Thunderbolt Peak. A big day with mega terrain.

Skiing the south face of Split Mountain and the NE Couloir on Cardinal Mountain. Two aesthetic lines nestled close together in the eastern Sierra.

Solo day exploring various lines and aspects on Basin Mountain.

A 6,000′ couloir out of Pine Creek. Straight up-and-down, the Scheelite Chute is simple, aesthetic, and pure.

Linking up the NE Couloir on Irvine Peak and the NE Couloir/NE Face on Lone Pine Peak. Two big lines in one day.

Skiing the prominent Mt. Tom’s SE Face.

Linking up the Zebra + North Couloir(s) on Mt. Emerson, as well as Kindergarten Chute and Wahoo Gully on Mt. Locke.

A solo mission to ski one of California’s classics: the Bloody Couloir on Bloody Mountain.