Eastern Sierras 2010-11: The Eternal Stoke

**madturtle** · 07-08-2011, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by ilikecandy

kind of a longshot but worth a try-anyone have any beta on the u-notch? even just what normal season mid-june conditions are like? wouldnt mind not skiing it, probably not possible now, more thinking about summitting

saw these pics of temple crag...http://www.qitnl.com/v/070111/ and http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/th...d=1530400&tn=0 approach looks pretty dry

might check out supertopo or summitpost for more specific beta

**GiBo** · 07-08-2011, 02:56 PM

Can anyone give me an eastside mosquito report? I'm responsibe for finding a camp spot for about 20 fathers and sons for an annual trip. I'm lobbying for Green Creek, but after one year getting eaten alive there, the others are whining about mosquitos. Anyone camped up there lately? I know there's tons of water and they'll be out, but that one year really was unbearable.

**stoepstyle** · 07-08-2011, 03:38 PM

Camped up at this meadow about a 1000 ft down from laurel lakes, not green creek but i suspect a very similar elevation, also near lots of water and while we were not eaten alive mosquitoes definitely were there. Down in the valley by the hotsprings it was ridiculous though, just hordes chasing after you

**~mikey b** · 07-08-2011, 05:34 PM

Camped along 108 just above LL road near the gate at the Mono County 3.5 mp last weekend - we seemed to time it right w/ a skeeter hatch - Fri was ok, Sat was bad

you bringing skis GiBo?

**splitter** · 07-09-2011, 03:46 PM

anything skiable on the june lake loop?

**~mikey b** · 07-09-2011, 04:21 PM

headed over Sonora Pass soon - unsure where I'll camp tonight and ski tomorrow - Virginia Lakes? Tioga? - meeting a buddy at SP Mon 10am

**dookeyXXX** · 07-09-2011, 06:20 PM

I got attacked my serious skeeters at Topaz Lake last night whilst walking Vets' dogs, so methinks they're out in force everywhere...

I was all gung-ho to hike/ski Ebbetts today, then remembered it was the Death Ride (checked their site and they had both Monitor and Ebbetts closed to car traffic for a large chunk of time). After that hitch I never got motivated to head down to either Sonora Pass or Dunderberg.

**gimpy** · 07-10-2011, 04:59 PM

s-bag rd is sposed to open the 15th.

did the hike a bike on sat and slogged out to the zone. suncups in the flats, small cups on moderate pitches, smooth on steeps. some folks were out in the conness area and their trax looke good and were not trenched at all. i presume the hatch hasnt even happenned yet there due to all the snow. we skied all 3 n peak couloirs and all 3 were as good as i've evr skied them

**Franz Klammer** · 07-11-2011, 07:31 AM

Back in Cali after more than a month. Crazy that the Eastside is still going strong.

**skier666** · 07-11-2011, 07:44 AM

I'm planning some turns out near Tioga area on Friday the 22nd and/or Saturday the 23rd if anyone is interested. Thinking Round Top/Sisters (Carson Pass) aspects on Saturday/Sunday as alternates so I'm closer to our house in South Lake. Wife and kids out of town, that's all I have to say.

**GiBo** · 07-11-2011, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by telemike

Camped along 108 just above LL road near the gate at the Mono County 3.5 mp last weekend - we seemed to time it right w/ a skeeter hatch - Fri was ok, Sat was bad

you bringing skis GiBo?

Debating the skis. I'll have my boy and his buddy. Might be able to pull off a patch yo yo session, but a real tour is out.

**~mikey b** · 07-11-2011, 06:38 PM

Sonora Pass was delicious

**potatoeskillme** · 07-13-2011, 12:18 PM

Quick question regarding dry camping around Mammoth. It was easy to pull off and setup camp at Fort FKNA during the end of May, but with summer in full swing, is it still possible to do that now in the same spot off the scenic loop?

**potatoeskillme** · 07-13-2011, 12:44 PM

I guess I found the answer to my question... "dispersed camping" is the technical term and it's free in all national forests (which I never knew before, always assumed you needed wilderness permits and such).

So for my next question, where is the nearest place to obtain a fire permit around mammoth?

**hutash** · 07-13-2011, 01:00 PM

Visitors center, but even easier online. Go to Inyo Forest site (or any FS, BLM site) and search for fire permit, print and sign...done.

**hutash** · 07-13-2011, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by potatoeskillme

Quick question regarding dry camping around Mammoth. It was easy to pull off and setup camp at Fort FKNA during the end of May, but with summer in full swing, is it still possible to do that now in the same spot off the scenic loop?

Yes, but you might get a bunch of motorcycles riding through camp. Try to stay as far away from any obvious trails as possible. You need to be outside of the MML town zone, which is maked by a sigh on the scenic loop, but not sure about other areas around town.

**dookeyXXX** · 07-13-2011, 01:09 PM

6er...I'd be up for the Carson Pass stint in 2 weekends.

BTW, Carson is holding up well. I busted out some early evening patches off the Forestdale Creek Road on Monday and then Vets and I returned to the scene of the crime to hit some other patches I'd reconned. We actually ended up hiking just up underneath Elephant's Back from the opposite direction (might be an easier hike). I really wanted to boot EB, but it was pretty late in the evening, plus we had rambunctious dogs in tow.

Blue Lakes Road is closed 7 miles in, but The Nipple and surrounding areas look tight.

Crater Lake Road stalls out due to mud and snow several miles up, but the saddle above the lake is holding nice snow.

Forestdale Creek Road stalls out due to snow and mud just before "The Patches", which, btw, are long, steep, and full of snow (so is all the surrounding area up closer to the Divide).

Lottsa goods to be had in this area, for sure.

About to head out to Sonora and/or The Sweetwaters now.

Snow has been damn bueno. Sun cupped, sure, but they are soft and smearable with a firm undercrust. Quite solid and totally mint for this time of year.

**potatoeskillme** · 07-13-2011, 01:10 PM

Ok cool... thanks for the info

**ex-powderbroker** · 07-15-2011, 04:48 PM

And this thread keeps giving. Nice!

4wd would have been nice when I was whipping it around the desert, but since I didn't get stuck I was just happy to be in a rental with full insurance. That was maybe the most fun I've ever had driving in my life.

The skiing wasn't bad either.

California rules.

**Flexon Phil** · 07-15-2011, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by dookey67

Forestdale Creek Road stalls out due to snow and mud just before "The Patches", which, btw, are long, steep, and full of snow (so is all the surrounding area up closer to the Divide).

Lottsa goods to be had in this area, for sure.

Yup, we skied this yesterday. Epic conditions for JULY...damn. July.

**~mikey b** · 07-15-2011, 09:08 PM

Sonora Pass Sunday

**TWINS** · 07-15-2011, 10:06 PM

Tioga Saturday afternoon.Keeping fingers crossed that Saddlebag Road is open..

**SchralphMacchio** · 07-15-2011, 11:48 PM

Man you guys are still milking it. Put the summer wax on and get a damn mountain bike, it's late July ferchrissakes!

Have fun out there, let me know how much snow/water is out around Greenstone and the 20 Lakes Basin so that I know when to go looking for wildflowers!

**45hill** · 07-16-2011, 11:45 AM

Grab a fishing pole, deet, and put on your hiking boots.

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...Sierra-Fishing

Twins. The road to Saddlebag will probably not be open. My buddy climbed Conness on Monday and said there is still a ton of snow up there and the lake is still frozen over.

**~mikey b** · 07-16-2011, 06:57 PM

did your friend ski it?

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