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Southern California Backcountry

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fcspiteri
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Anyone ever do any backcountry riding in southern california? I'd love to do some this year, anyone have any info?
Oct 2 2006 3:24PM
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psychkub
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the San Gorgonio Pass has some nice BC, if you like to hike. Or you can just get a pass at Bear Mountain and ski the Bow, Deer, and Goldmine Canyon from the Geronimo run.
Oct 2 2006 3:32PM
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BK
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go up to mt baldy. then go off the back side and have some brooooz drive up lytle creek road and pick you up. make sure it snows alot first though.
Oct 2 2006 3:35PM
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timoski
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please tell me you've taken avi courses
Oct 2 2006 4:59PM
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freezed
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theres a run called geronimo?!! thats exciting.
Oct 2 2006 5:05PM
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stinkypoodangle
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there is some wicked cliffs in tijuana. The snow is so light and fluffy there.
Oct 2 2006 5:08PM
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psychkub
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Yup, it's SoCal's highest lift-served peak. It's over a mile of double black steeps. Very nice.
Oct 2 2006 5:09PM
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bobs
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Mammoth
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Oct 2 2006 5:11PM
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fcspiteri
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Geronimo is the weakest double black i have ever done. I am just down in so cal for school, they way overrate their runs.
Oct 2 2006 5:25PM
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mammothpunks
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hole in the wall isnt really backcountry. just a little bit past the boundrys
Oct 2 2006 5:39PM
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psychkub
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Then I guess Mammoth if your place... though that's not really SoCal.

Oct 2 2006 5:40PM
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billybomba
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mammoth is not socal. big backcountry spots are the Mt. Baldy area(as someone mentioned) and San G near Big Bear (tallest peak in SoCal at around 11,500 ft.). Haven't skied the BC around Baldy yet but managed to get some July turns off of San G a couple of years ago. It can be quite a hike to get into there (I think about 15-20 mile round trip?) but there's definitely a lot nice steep runs with chutes and cliffs. But getting enough snow is the problem in these parts.

Oct 2 2006 6:06PM
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PacificRimJob
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Seriously. I was down there once a few years ago. Its not HORRIBLE, but its by no means what I would rate as a double black... if anything its on the low spectrum, and its only a double black because its super long. I was there on a "powder day" of 4 inches or something, which isnt too bad, and definitely fun, but its nothing to be excited about, especially when Mammoth has so much more.
May 8 2007 4:53PM
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-NY-STeeZE-
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thats so sick
May 8 2007 8:09PM
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Ski_Punx
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Mt. Baldy Backcountry is really big, and really steep! You can get 4,000 ft of vert. drop if you drop in in from the top which is over 10,000 ft.
usually there is snow until at least June, sometimes July on the backside. But this year is a no go! Driest season on record! You would be lucky to even find a patch back there right now. Try it next season.
May 10 2007 6:44PM
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STACKS
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is that really a true place, if so thats sick
May 10 2007 6:50PM
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Ski_Punx
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^ yep that pic is of "Hole in the Wall at Mammoth. its the sickness! ^
May 10 2007 6:54PM
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PacificRimJob
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Word. I love Baldy. Its wicked when there is good snowpack.

Next season bro.. just hold out hope for another 2005..
May 10 2007 8:24PM
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johanblaze
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Baldy is intense.
May 11 2007 1:02AM
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alpineplease
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"double black steeps" wait, hahahhahaa!!! show me these 'steeps,' and I will follow.
May 11 2007 2:48AM
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