California Backcountry Skiing
Selected Tours from the Golden State & Beyond
Andy's Favorites
- Kendrick Peak
- Mount Muir - The East Buttress
- Iron Mountain - The Couloir to Nowhere
- Lone Pine Peak - East Couloir
- Mount Williamson - Bairs Creek Cirque
SoCal Favorites
- Mount Lukens - Skiing Within L.A. City Limits
- Telegraph Peak - South Face
- The Waterman Backcountry
- Gorgonio & Lake Fire
Sierra Fourteeners
- Mount Sill: Two North Couloirs
- Mount Russell: Northeast Couloir
- Split Mountain: North Face
- Mount Langley: Northeast Couloir
- Mount Muir: The East Buttress
- The Muir Disconnect (video)
- Mount Whitney: North Face
- Mount Williamson: Bairs Creek Cirque
- Mount Tyndall: North Rib
- Split Mountain: South Face (video)
- North Palisade: U-Notch Ice Dancing (video)
Mount Shasta
Mammoth to Bridgeport
- The Kuna Crest
- Double Dana - Solstice & Dana Couloirs
- Bloody Couloir Bike-n-Ski
- Esha Peak
- Matterhorn Peak - East Ridge Ramp
- North Peak - North Couloir
Southern Sierra
- The Thumb
- Birch Mountain: Southeast Face
- Lone Pine Peak: East Couloir
- Mount LeConte: Northeast Cirque
- Tuttle Creek: Winter Camping Shakedown
Southern California
- San Jacinto Peak: Snow Creek
- Iron Mountain: the Couloir to Nowhere
- San Jacinto Peak: East Face
- Mount Harwood: Northeast Ridge
- Cucamonga Peak: Southwest Face
- Mount Baldy: The Girly Man Chute
- Mount Harwood: Stockton Flats
- Ontario Peak: East Ridge Traverse
Arizona
Telluride
Mini Trip Reports
- 05/09/09 - West Baldy (San Antonio) - North Face
- 04/18/09 - Shepherd Pass
- 02/15/09 - Mt. San Antonio - Hourglass Chute
- 01/05/09 - Mt. San Antonio - Baldy Bowl/Manker Flat
- 12/27/08 - Baden-Powell
- 05/11/08 - Mt. Williamson by the Horns - South
Video
- False White: East Face
- Leavitt Peak: Y-Couloir
- Mount Conness: Y-Couloir
- Cuyamaca Peak (San Diego)
- Double Secret Hidden Peak
- Mount Whitney: North Face
- Thor Peak: Southeast Couloir
- Mount Baldy: Girly Man Chute
- Jean Peak: East Face
- Arizona Snowbowl: Top to Bottom
- Palmyra Peak
- Mount San Antonio: North Face
- Iron Mountain: the Couloir to Nowhere
- San Gorgonio Mountain: Northwest Face
- Telegraph Peak: North Face
- San Antonio Ridge
- San Francisco Peaks: Powell's Prayer
Interviews
Stories & Tips
- San Francisco Peaks: Falling Headfirst Down an Ice Cliff
- How to Melt Snow for Water
- The Ski Pole Belay
Teach Your Kids to Ski
- Skiing With Kids: Introduction
- Kids Gear From Head to Toe
- Skiing With Kids: Culture
- Skiing With Kids: Safety
- Skiing With Kids: Everyone Has Fun; No One Gets Hurt
- Skiing With Kids: The Liabilities of the Leash
- Skiing With Kids: Embracing the Edgie-Wedgie
- Skiing With Kids: Dry Land Training
- Skiing With Kids: Finding Appropriate Terrain