SierraDescents | Category | Current Conditions
October 31, 2019
Happy Halloween
For Southern California, winds are expected to resolve by Sunday, as a blocking high sets up which should keep us calm into mid-November—though unfortunately that will keep us (more)
May 28, 2019
Winter Up High, Summer Down Low
This was by far the snowiest Memorial Day weekend I've ever skied at Mammoth Mountain. It looked and felt like winter up there, and for good reason: Mammoth set an all-time (more)
April 3, 2019
Baldy Bowl Sunday
Here's Baldy Bowl Sunday, looking very tasty if a little bit burnt for the last day of March 2019. Temperatures may be warmer, but for now sun angle reigns supreme: we found good (more)
March 18, 2019
Baden Powell From Inspiration Point
Here's Baden-Powell from Inspiration Point just past Mountain High on California Highway 2. BP's east face looked terrific yesterday up high, but coverage drops dramatically even (more)
February 22, 2019
LA Basin Snowfall!
Winter storm Quiana has brought snow to the Los Angeles Basin. The LA Times reports snow fell in parts of Malibu, Pasadena, West Hollywood, and many more iconic SoCal locations, (more)
February 2, 2019
What’s Going On Out There?
Rain is the big story for Southern California once again as yet another powerful winter storm comes in warm and wet. Higher elevations may see spectacular snowfall totals. (more)
January 28, 2019
Bear Mountain
Bear is such a quirky resort. Every time I ski here I'm reminded first of all how big the terrain is (by SoCal standards), and then how strange the place is. Like Sugarloaf (more)
January 21, 2019
Waterman
Mount Waterman is not open, but they should be. I'd say they have a solid three feet of extremely dense snow at the ski area's summit, with decent (albeit icy) coverage down to (more)
January 15, 2019
A SoCal Storm Cycle (Updated)
Happy January everyone we have a bona fide SoCal storm cycle on our hands. Once upon a time a normal Southern California winter featured not one but several of these—and in (more)
December 23, 2018
Early Season Sierra
As Christmas nears, things look thin-ish along the 395 corridor from Lone Pine to Mammoth. Certainly there is snow to be found, and some skiable backcountry lines, but not a (more)
