Author Archives: Mike Calla

RED MOUNTAIN

Red mountain is a great liitle mountain right off the road a mile from my house in Crowley Lake. It is 3200 vert and mostly north facing. We had gotten a little snow the past few days, and it was … Continue reading

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PINNER COULOIR LAUREL MOUNTAIN

The Pinner Couloir is another Sierra classic. 34oo vert of steep, big wall couloir skiing. I had skied it about six weeks ago in great early season condition, with Dan and his wife Denise. We had nice smooth windblown powder, trip report to … Continue reading

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MT MARY AUSTIN

          This was a Dan plan, a Powder Dan Molnar plan. It started with a 4:30 am wake up for Jon and I, and we were at Shat’s bakery in Bishop by 6 a.m. This was my first time south of … Continue reading

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SHERWINS

The Sherwin’s is Mammoth Lakes’ answer to Teton Pass. There are pro’s and con’s for each. One great aspect of the Sherwin’s is that no one skis them. The hike can be pretty extreme weather wise, with 80 mph winds and … Continue reading

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MT WOOD EAST FACE

        My old roommate Jon Lewis from Jackson rolled in a few days ago, and I wanted to get him a big sierra descent. Mt Wood is a giant mountain when viewed from HW 395. It is a big descent, covering … Continue reading

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Mt Wood… More to come

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WHITETAIL COULOIR, BEARTOOTHS MONTANA

          I know, I know,  people want to see some High Sierra skiing, I assure you it will come soon. Just need to get all the pictures together for solid trip reports. This trip was a few years ago when … Continue reading

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This picture is a self portrait that displays some pretty fierce fall Teton weather last fall. We were planning on climbing the north ridge of the middle teton, then the sw couloir, then the South Teton, then we decided to turn … Continue reading

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