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[Mothertucker]

Who would have thunk, just outside of Los Angeles!

Joking aside, what’s the uphill policy at Snow Summit?

Don't ask, don't tell would seem like a proper course right now. If it isn't posted

Hidden in plain sight. @Rainbow Jenny, the official stance is no access, but in reality you can go up at your own risk. There is signage and it is private property at the base but... All the people I've seen are local or have second homes up here. It's as @Bad Bob says, and I've been very restrained about posting, but sometimes I just can't help it. This is yt the same day as the other vids.

 

[Mothertucker]

Joking aside, what’s the uphill policy at Snow Summit?

@Rainbow Jenny , here is the signage at various locations around the base, obviously a bit different (c-19) this year.

 

[Jerez]

arrrrg. it is currently nuking at our local hill. soooo tempted. But I am going to forego. The last thing I want to do is to risk being a burden to our local health care system in case of a fall. So thanks for the vicarious turns @Mothertucker Beautiful!

 

[Mothertucker]

The unprecedented circumstances in which the world finds itself, oddly, has given me even more opportunity to ski since the resort closures. I skied 26 of 31 days in March, 15 post closure, and 10 consecutive to close out the month. One of my splitter buddies and I went up to bag a chute on Charlton Peak in the San Gorgonio Wilderness on the 31st, 14 miles round-trip.

There is a pack under there.

Chris points at our target.

Prep for the last climb. .

Jepson Peak and Little Charlton in the fore. . Chris dropping into the wrong chute.

It was hot pow.

The exit.

 

[Doug Briggs]

'hot pow'. I like that term. My last day, for now as I'm awaiting some fresh pow, was in hot pow.

 

[ZionPow]

We skinned up to the top of John Paul at Snowbasin today with our dogs, Good times!

 

[4ster]

I lapped in the Berry...

Until l was struck by April showers

 

[BS Slarver]

High temps here in the MT mountains at 18 and snow squalls most of the afternoon, 8-12 of snow yesterday to freshen things up.

 

[Slim]

Snow is vanishing fast here in Minnesota. Of all the years where we could have really used a good late season snowpack, we get the opposite.
The irony is, early ski trail melt out, doesn’t relate to early MTB trail rideabilty...

Just cancelled next weeks condo rentals in Solitude and Alta

 

[DoryBreaux]

Responsibly enjoying low angle consolidated pow last week...

The best snow I've had this year has been early season and after the resorts closed. Go figure...

 

[4ster]

Unfinished business from yesterday got me back out on this clear, cool Friday…

 

[Slim]

Well, this might be our last ski of the year. Meltwater is creating some nasty crevasses in the manmade snow on the ski hill.
still good skiing though, ew had about 1.5 inches of snow on Friday afternoon, made for great skiing Saturday afternoon.

 

[Rainbow Jenny]

A foot of fine powder this morning, Day #97, may be counting final days if I get deployed for CAL-MAT soon.

Wind gust literally knocked me to the ground on the ridgeline.
Snow released off tall and heavy boughs, aimed directly on top of my helmet,
I was dumbfounded...then laughed my head off.

 

[ZionPow]

Warm, windy and threatening rain at Snowbasin this morning. We made it to the top of Wildcat then headed down out of the wind. Good times

 

[Slim]

I lied. After Saturday’s outing, I went back to the Steel Tree BC on Sunday with my girls.
But, it was warm all weekend and yesterday, and pouring R@1N! today, so I think I really will put storage wax on and say goodbye to skiing for the season.

 

[Daniel]

I lied. After Saturday’s outing, I went back to the Steel Tree BC on Sunday with my girls.
But, it was warm all weekend and yesterday, and pouring R@1N! today, so I think I really will put storage wax on and say goodbye to skiing for the season.

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Thanks for posting these images from Spirit Mountain. As an ex-sailor, it's interesting to see a view of the Twin Ports from a different perspective. I enjoyed identifying the Bong Bridge, Blatnik Bridge, Conner's Point and associated grain elevators, downtown Duluth, the distant view of the North Shore, and the sprawling Midwest Energy trans-shipment dock, as well as the St. Louis River and St. Louis Bay. Looks like Spirit Mountain is about the last place holding snow within miles of Duluth/Superior. The Wasatch still has a deep snowpack. I've been frequently skinning (when skiing) and hiking (when snowboarding) for turns since the local resorts closed over 3 weeks ago.

 

[Mothertucker]

Yesterday out collecting freshies, dumping all night, today will be awesome.

 

[pais alto]

Full moon touring last night.

 

[Mothertucker]

Today was awesome, 12 laps and 7k. Tough day for pics tho.

120cm pole, we've been getting slammed.

 

[Mothertucker]

OK, so I'm way behind on posting, I did a 2 night trip into the SoCal backcountry back on April 17th. We have had a lot of snow since the c-19 closures, the high peaks are still holding copious amounts and it was still winter conditions during our visit.

Trailhead recommendation.

Rest stop.

Camp, with marine layer pushing in.

Going up.

True summit of Mt. San Gorgonio. All water drains into the Great Basin on that side of the ridge, to the Pacific on this side. My partner and I had a discussion on the summit ridge and decided that conditions were solid and we would split up and descend different lines. He went down the normal route on the face, I went down the East Bowl, a line I have wanted for years. Summit pano, Mt. San Jacinto across Banning Pass.

Great snow off the top, some sastrugi and just a slight crust in spots, but I brought the right skis.

East Bowl gnar.

Tracks.

San G from Snow Summit. I did the high left line, partially obscured by the ridge. It felt great to to finally tick this one off the list.