Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: Chalky Versus Corny Runs on St. Patty’s Day Report from March 17, 2024 Yesterday was St. Patty’s Day and, of course, we went skiing to celebrate. We got out on the hill at about 1pm and the whole damn mountain was skiing well. No lift lines anywhere. We started on Broken Arrow and Tower 16 was amazing. We then hit Hogsback on Headwall and that was chalky and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 18, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: Skiing A 46° Steep No-Fall-Zone Above a Cliff In Bad Snow Report from March 16, 2024 On Saturday, we went for some sunny chutes on the first warm day after our small storm last week and our big northeast wind event. We might have been a couple days early… It generally takes about 5 melt/freeze cycles to make good corn snow. We’d only given it one day or maybe less… It […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 18, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Helicopter Rescue Near Artesina-Mondolè Resort, Italy, of 3 Backcountry Skiers Stuck in Frozen Gully Three backcountry skiers got trapped in a frozen gully on Mount Mondolè near the ski resort Artesina-Mondolè in Italy on Saturday, March 16. The trio was unable to advance or retreat safely and sent out a distress call to the local fire department which sent a helicopter with specialist search and rescue members to the gully at 2,300 meters (7,546 […] Julia Schneemann | March 17, 2024 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: Wind-Buffed, Chalky, Sunny, Fast, Fun, With A Rockin’ Le Chamois Party Report from March 15 & 16, 2024 The past 2 days at Palisades Tahoe, CA, have been lovely. After our big Northeast wind event that saw winds as high 150mph on the ridges on Thursday, the weather quieted down and warmed up. Sunshine and temperatures in the 30s marked the day on Thursday. On Thursday, I popped out in the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 17, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] The Deceased 6 Backcountry Skiers’ Desperate Fight for Survival at Tête Blanche near Zermatt, Switzerland A video released by the Cantonal Police of Wallis/Valais shows how the deceased backcountry skiers, who had gone missing on a tour from Zermatt to Arolla in Switzerland, fought for their survival in the extreme elements. On Saturday, March 9, six backcountry skiers set out on a tour to train for the Patrouille des Glaciers challenge, which leads from Zermatt […] Julia Schneemann | March 16, 2024 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Will Only Race in 1 Discipline at World Cup Finals Post Injury U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin shared on her social media channels that she will only compete in one discipline at the World Cup Finals in Saalbach, Austria, being her strongest: Slalom. Following her January injury, Shiffrin has explained that despite their best efforts, the injury has simply not allowed a safe return to Giant Slalom racing, let alone speed events […] Julia Schneemann | March 14, 2024 0 Comments
Wasatch Mountains, UT, Report: Winter Camping in Couloir Country Report from Saturday, March 9, 2024 I pulled into a deserted camp at the base of a very tall, very steep, unforgiving mountain riddled with cliffs and couloirs. It was now past 4 p.m. and the shade of the surrounding peak brought with it a mid-winter chill that stabbed right through my gore-tex coat. Time to set up camp and […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | March 12, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] “To the Hills and Back” – A Heart-Wrenching Documentary Exploring the Lives of 2 Backcountry Skiers Who Navigate the Aftermath of Separate Avalanche Tragedies “Using stories has always been integral to our approach to avalanche education at the UAC. Since our inaugural avalanche education video, ‘Winning the Avalanche Game,’ back in 1996, we’ve recognized the power of storytelling to convey important lessons. When we set out to create a new version of the Know Before You Go program, we knew we needed compelling narratives […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 12, 2024 0 Comments