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Thread: Eastside Conditions Thread
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06-19-2019, 11:47 AM #1826
A quick edit
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06-20-2019, 04:56 PM #1827
It's insane how well Tioga Pass is skiing right now...
Mt. Dana & Ellery Bowl Report from yesterday:
Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report: Mini-Spine & Tight-Choke Fun On Mt. Dana & Ellery Bowl | Tioga Pass
Sick edit, jskierpx!'on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.' So I got that goin' for me,....which is nice!
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06-21-2019, 02:25 PM #1828
Looks like the road is now clear and open for through traffic two hours a day starting today. This likely means the full opening is imminent.
https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/...ne-21-2019.htm
Any more beta on the saddlebag road and the suncups/avy debris along the shoreline? I may head up to the Conness/North Peak zone (aka the GMZ - Greenstone Mosquito Zone) later next week...
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06-21-2019, 03:32 PM #1829
I drove up the saddlebag lake road on Wednesday and it only went about a quarter mile before it was all snow. There were some 4x4 tracks on the snow and the snow was only about 18" deep. Looked like it needed another week or more to me.
'on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.' So I got that goin' for me,....which is nice!
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06-21-2019, 04:08 PM #1830
Yeah, saw that. Those opening times make no sense. But, this is the park service we are talking about so it's par for the course. Those times make it impossible for me to make it up there tomorrow, so it looks like I'll be riding singletrack in the woods on my dirt bike instead.
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06-23-2019, 07:16 AM #1831Registered Jerry
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Skied north peak on Tuesday... sun cups are getting pretty yuge but avy debris was minimal along the west side of the lake. Still getting a decent refreeze and we found okay skiing in the coulior.
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06-24-2019, 03:15 PM #1832
Hey Guys,
Still crazy fun up on Tioga Pass on Saturday!
Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report: “The Flume” Off 13,000′ Mt. Dana | Tioga Pass
This might have been my last tour of the season...
I'm curious about North Peak couloirs and Mt. Conness.
Anyone hit those up recently?'on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.' So I got that goin' for me,....which is nice!
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06-24-2019, 04:06 PM #1833Rod9301
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06-24-2019, 04:13 PM #1834Registered User
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Went up North peak right couloir yesterday, big runnel and a bunch of soon to be schrunds made it suboptimal. Suncup death on the approach. Road is plowed to the resort but there is a massive frontloader blocking the road at 120 - gotta walk or bike it for now.
Solstice and Ellery skied great on saturday. Topout on solstice is a bit funky and sketchy, and the cornices on skiers left of Ellery are massive. Alternate chute out and banana are still in. Powerhouse still looked decent.
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06-25-2019, 01:26 AM #1835Registered User
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I skied Conness Y/summit couloir a little over a week ago, and it was excellent. My guess is that it's still worth the trip especially if saddlebag lake road is open. Hey, Gopher, are you using the Insta360 One X to film?
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06-25-2019, 05:27 PM #1836
i'm planning on heading up there this weekend. may skip north peak given the amazing runnel report, but hoping some corn still to be found on false white and maybe tick the Conness summit and schralp the Y (if only to experience the suncup lakeshore exit and get mauled by a few mozzies). Say hi if you see me camped out in the back of a jeep near Ellery
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06-25-2019, 06:33 PM #1837
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06-26-2019, 09:26 AM #1838Registered User
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Couldn't agree more....false white was a good ski and the sun cups kept it interesting. There were a few that took a higher route to get to the top that involved a long long sidehill...we stayed low along the creeks/lakes and then pretty much straight up to the summit, would probably recommend that approach.
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06-26-2019, 10:55 AM #1839
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06-26-2019, 02:40 PM #1840Registered User
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06-30-2019, 06:07 PM #1841
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06-30-2019, 06:37 PM #1842Banned
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LMAO! Guess I'll try for Shasta to end my season. Suncups suck balls.
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06-30-2019, 09:56 PM #1843
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06-30-2019, 10:59 PM #1844
Those photos make it look way better than it was
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07-01-2019, 12:19 AM #1845Rod9301
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I was feeling pretty lame for not skiing this week, now not so much
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07-01-2019, 11:12 AM #1846Registered User
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Brutal!
Anybody get a look at Ellery Bowl?
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07-01-2019, 01:30 PM #1847Registered User
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Anyone had any luck avoiding sun cups on the East side? Was hoping to turn the long weekend into touring Tioga pass and taking a couple days at Mammoth. Way things are a looking, I might hit Lassen instead and go summer backpacking.
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07-01-2019, 03:05 PM #1848
I wouldn't recommend this one...
Eastern Sierra, CA Report: 12,247′ North Peak | Heinous Suncups, Terrifying Bootpack, Scary Skiing
Avoiding suncup all together is likely not possible anymore - but I bet some of the best skiing left is still likely Solstice on Mt. Dana to Chute Out alternate in Ellery Bowl but even Ellery Bowl is starting to look pretty rough...
I skied Main Chute on Mt. Baldy in Alta, UT today, tho and it was money! No suncup because the chute is well skied and there is a groomed track from the bottom of the chute to the parking lot. You ski to within 50 yards of your car...'on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.' So I got that goin' for me,....which is nice!
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07-01-2019, 03:07 PM #1849
Hey Jindustry, I'm using the Rylo. It's easy and fun.
'on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.' So I got that goin' for me,....which is nice!
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07-03-2019, 12:29 AM #1850
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