by Mike | Apr 2, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Big Pine, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Birch Mountain 13,665′ Location: Big Pine, CAElevation Change: 7100’Recommended Map: Kings Canyon High Country – Tom Harrison I skied Birch Mountain in late March of 2004. This is a huge peak that you’ll start from a beautiful green meadow and...
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, Bridgeport, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Crown Point 11,346′ Location: Bridgeport, CA Twin Lakes CampgroundElevation Change: 4250′ but it will feel like a lot moreRecommended Map: Hoover Wilderness – Tom Harrison These pics are from January 17, 2008. I had to ski out to this peak after...
by Mike | Apr 2, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Bridgeport, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Cleaver Peak 11,760′ Location: Bridgeport, CA Twin Lakes CampgroundElevation Change: 4400′ plus 500′ for Col de Do DadRecommended Map: Hoover Wilderness – Tom Harrison These pics are from April 5, 2011. I skied two great classic names in the...
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,...
by Mike | Apr 2, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Bridgeport, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Cardinal Mountain 13,397′ Location: Red Lake Trailhead above Tinemaha Campground, South of Big PineElevation: 13,396’Recommended Map: Kings Canyon High Country – Tom Harrison These pics are from April 10, 2010. I skied the obvious NE parallel...
by Mike | Apr 2, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Bridgeport, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Twin Peaks 11,520′ Location: Twin Lakes Campground – Bridgeport, CAElevation: 7,100 – 12,500’Recommended Map: Hoover Wilderness – Tom Harrison These pictures are from March 18, 2019. The snowpack is very deep this year and I was very...
by Mike | Apr 2, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Bridgeport, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Glacier Col 11,560′ Location: Twin Lakes Campground – Bridgeport, CAElevation: 7,100 – 12,500’Recommended Map: Hoover Wilderness – Tom Harrison This was a new ski tour for me that I enjoyed checking out solo in mid March of 2019. I have...
by Mike | Apr 2, 2019 | Backcountry Ski, Big Pine, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Black Giant 13,330′ Location: Deep above Bishop, Lake Sabrina, SW of Echo ColElevation: 13,330’Recommended Map: Kings Canyon High Country – Tom Harrison Black Giant at 13,330′ is really quite easy to skin and ski down. The west slope has a...
by Mike | Apr 27, 2018 | Backcountry Ski, Bridgeport, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Dunderberg Peak 12,379′ Location: Near Bridgeport, CA – East Side of the Sierras Elevation Change: 2700’ south side, 4400’ North Side Green Creek car shuttleRecommended Map: Tom Harrison Maps – Hoover Wilderness Dunderberg Peak 12,374’ – Dunderberg...
by Mike | Apr 27, 2018 | Backcountry Ski, Bishop, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Location: Near Bishop, CA – East Side of the SierrasElevation Change: 3726’Recomended Map: Tom Harrison Maps – Bishop Pass Mt. Thompson 13,494’ – Be prepared for steep couloirs with potential cornices to navigate if you want to ski Mt....
by Mike | Apr 27, 2018 | Backcountry Ski, Bishop, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Location: Near Bishop, CA – East Side of the SierraElevation Change: 3,338’Recommended Map: Tom Harrison Maps – Bishop Pass Mt. Gilbert 13,106’ – I love Mt. Gilbert for its friendly terrain, easily skied in a half day by competent backcountry skiers....
by Mike | Apr 9, 2018 | Backcountry Ski, Bridgeport, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Deerhorn Mountain NE Couloir :13,265′ Location: Independence, CAElevation Change: 6300’Recommended Map: Kearsarge Pass – Rae Lakes Trail Map by Tom Harrison and Mt. Whitney High Country Map by Tom Harrison Deerhorn Mountain is an overnight ski tour...
by Mike | Apr 5, 2017 | Backcountry Ski, Bishop, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Location: Lee Vining, CA – Tioga PassElevation Change: 5000′ from the gate closer on hwy 120 to Dana PlateauRecomended Map: Tioga Pass This post is primarily about a tour I like to do, but so many variations are possible. There is too much to say about the...
by Mike | Mar 30, 2017 | Backcountry Ski, Bishop, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Location: Bishop, CAElevation Change: 3,700′ total vertical 8,300′ – 12,000′ I have only skied Bishop Bowl in the springtime looking for corn. This is a high elevation peak, mostly facing east. The sun and wind rough up the surface a bit, but...
by Mike | Mar 30, 2017 | Backcountry Ski, Bridgeport, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Location: Bridgeport, CAElevation Change: 7100′ to 12,264′ (summit)Recomended Map: Hoover Wilderness – Tom Harrison Maps The Sawtooth Mountain Range of Bridgeport, CA is only 2.5 hours by car from our store in Truckee. Whoo Hooooo! Drive 13 miles...
by Mike | Mar 24, 2017 | Backcountry Ski, Bridgeport, Eastern Sierra, Featured Adventures
Crater Crest 11,200′ and Monument Ridge Location: Bridgeport, CADuration: All DayElevation Change: Twin Lakes is 7100′. Crater Crest Summit is 11,200′.Recomended Map: Hoover Wilderness Map by Tom Harrison just added to end of this photo gallery,...
