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Thread: Sonora Pass
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05-29-2019, 10:03 PM #626
Sonora Pass at 2pm
Ebbetts Pass at noonI didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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05-30-2019, 07:11 AM #627
keep an eye on the weather - big thunderstorms yesterday and more in the forecast
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05-31-2019, 09:41 PM #628Registered User
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Drove through the pass on the way back from Mammoth this afternoon. Lots of snow up high and coverage looked great on the peaks. Some concerning cornices visible from the highway but I don't know the area well enough to name where. Already some ski tracks in places.
Is anyone familiar with the etiquette of parking overnight on the turnout to leavitt lake road (impassable currently)? Considering a trip up there next weekend. Likewise has anyone ever skinned up the road and camped at the lake for a multiday trip? Just moved to the west coast from back east and not used to this whole public land thing.
Thanks!
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05-31-2019, 10:34 PM #629
Whoa, super early opening considering the snow season. Mr. Plow kicked some butt.
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05-31-2019, 11:18 PM #630Registered User
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06-01-2019, 10:50 AM #631
Depends on what you mean about parking at Leavitt turnoff. In a usual spring when 108 is open up to there, you can park on the slope above the dirt road, and I have parked there overnight. I can't imagine why that would be an issue overnight. If you're talking about parking right in front of what would be the dirt road, I could see that being frowned upon, depending on how much that blocks access (but if other people are doing that in the daytime, it's probably fine overnight).
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06-01-2019, 12:43 PM #632Rod9301
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The Creek is fully covered at the hairpin West of the summit.
Y couloir had a cornice even bigger than last year.
Got stuck behind a car doing 20 on 108!!
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06-01-2019, 11:11 PM #633
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06-04-2019, 10:12 AM #634registered abuser
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Snowpack is as smooooove as I’ve ever seen in june. Solar needs some more time to consolidate but north and west skiing great. Some pics from Sunday
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06-04-2019, 11:14 AM #635
So smooth!
Hoping to get up there this Saturday.
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06-04-2019, 11:18 AM #636Registered User
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06-05-2019, 10:02 AM #637
Looks like I'll be up there for sure on Saturday. If anyone wants to meet up I'd be down for that. I'm not exactly fast, but I get there eventually. I'll prolly drive up Friday night and boondock wherever so I can get a relatively early start
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06-05-2019, 10:05 PM #638Registered User
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06-05-2019, 10:21 PM #639
I should be there Saturday as well, along with a crew of local folks.
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06-08-2019, 11:34 PM #640Registered User
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06-09-2019, 12:34 PM #641
Don't recall seeing as many cars as I did at Sonora before, we avoided all the crowds got fresh lines and smooth corn, fantastic day!
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06-09-2019, 03:32 PM #642
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06-09-2019, 04:22 PM #643
damn hippies.....
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06-09-2019, 10:24 PM #644
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06-09-2019, 10:48 PM #645
That was actually our last run of the day dropping down below the hairpin in this zone , skied right to our car staged down there
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06-10-2019, 05:04 PM #646
Met up with myles long early Saturday morning. Cold temps and a stiff wind greeted us at the pass. We went up to No Name and our planned West slope was still frozen, so we circumnavigated the peak just south and hung on on the ridge waiting for the snow to soften and watch the hoardes ascend upon Leavitt.
Ultimate goal was the line just up and right of my left shoulder
The conga line
After a nice break and noticing people coming down Leavitt we dropped in to a perfect smooth and corned West facing slope and were soon skinning then booting up our objective.
myles long leading the way
Me lagging behind.
After a tasty snack up top....we dropped in to feast on the corn.
Myles
My turn
Yeah, that was damn good.
We then headed up a gully to the other drainage and decided to continue up the ridge for what turned out to be the best snow of the day. Perfect smoove velvet.
Myles up the ridge
And down
Pretty much sums up the day
Always fun to meet new Mags and have a solid day skiing with them.
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06-10-2019, 08:53 PM #647Registered User
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06-20-2019, 10:40 AM #648
anyone been up 108 in awhile? what's the condition of leavitt lake rd?
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06-20-2019, 01:01 PM #649Registered User
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06-22-2019, 02:10 PM #650Registered User
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I hiked up the road yesterday. Firstly the gate is closed so already a no go... About half a mile in there is a tree down but should be quick to clean up with a chainsaw. Snow patches start about a mile in. Completely skin-able 1.75 in. Still snow bridges across the two creeks but won't last long. At certain points before the snow the road is basically a waterfall/creek. The lake is still almost completely frozen over with a couple patches melted. Spent the night and thought I heard some fish jump but could have been things melting off. There is about 3-4 feet at lake level still according to some random probe measurements when I was bored.
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