[VIDEO] Is Pipeline Couloir at Snowbird Utah’s Most Dangerous Run? Only 100 People a Year Ski This Line Peak Rankings discusses the Pipeline Couloir at Snowbird, Utah, considered one of Utah’s most dangerous ski runs. Known for its steepness and challenging access, the narrators share their experience attempting to ski this exclusive trail, detailing their preparations, the difficult hike to reach the entrance, and the perilous rock scramble they faced before finally descending the run. Despite the risks […] SnowBrains | October 4, 2024 0 Comments
Trip Report: Snowbird, UT | “Pipeline Couloir” Report from June 5, 2024 Yesterday was my last ski day of the Northern Hemisphere winter. Ski day #190. Ski day #463 of the past 546 days. I’ve been skiing 6 days per week for 17 months straight (78 weeks). I’m exhausted… 11,489′ American Fork Twin Peak, UT “Pipeline Couloir” Details Summit (actually a notch): 11,300′ Car: 7,900′ Vertical From Car: […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 6, 2024 1 Comment
Trip Report: Snowbird, UT – “Pipeline Couloir” on July 21, 2023 Report from July 21, 2023 “Pipeline Couloir” at Snowbird, UT yesterday was a buck-wild adventure ski! Maybe the best adventure skiing I’ve ever had anywhere… Rockfalls, waterfalls, evil melted-out black bomb holes, second-thought-inducing steeps, convoluted/corrugated snow, violent pitch changes, unholy spine-chokes, a large rocky waterfall mid-chute, and more rocks-embedded-in-snow than you can shake a stick at. I actually removed about […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | July 24, 2023 2 Comments
“Zombie Pipeline” Brought Back From the Dead Brought back to life with a new funding partner, the Green Water Pipeline project hopes to bring water supply from Utah’s Green River down to Colorado’s Front Range. When pursuing a master’s degree in the mid-2000s in resource economics and agriculture at Colorado State University, Aaron Million started turning the gears in his brain with late nights in the library […] Brains Sarah Stern | June 28, 2022 8 Comments
Snowbird, UT, Report: The Taunting “Pipeline Couloir” Report from Monday, May 23, 2022 High noon and hot, the corn window had just closed. I was skiing heavy but exciting slush in Snowbird’s taunting Pipeline Couloir—a line everyone sees but almost nobody skis. The top section was steep and got my blood pumping. My legs were already screaming a hundred feet down it. Pipeline Couloir – Snowbird, UT […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | May 23, 2022 2 Comments
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Pipeline to Cross Underneath Appalachian Trail After a strenuous and drawn-out legal battle, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a pipeline company to construct a new 600-mile natural gas pipeline that would cross underneath the Appalachian Trail on federal land. Related: Get Paid to Drink Beer and Hike the Appalachian Trail NPR News reports that The 7-2 decision overturned one part of a lower court […] SnowBrains | June 17, 2020 0 Comments
Trip Report: Snowbird, UT – “Pipeline” Today, May 18th 2020, I strolled up Snowbird ski resort in Utah to ski a chute called “Pipeline”. I, like many others, have been staring at this chute for years, but it’s almost never open. “One of the more gawked at and obvious lines at Snowbird and the Wasatch, for that matter.” – Andrew McLean in “The Chuting Gallery“ “Pipeline” […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 19, 2020 1 Comment
Ruptured Pipeline Spills 40,000-Liters of Crude Oil Into an Alberta Creek The Alberta Energy Regulator is reporting a pipeline has spilled 40,000 liters of crude oil into a creek. The regulator says on its website that the incident happened Thursday on a Bonterra Energy Corp. line 14 kilometres south of Drayton Valley, Alta. Related: Crews Begin Clean-Up of 800,000 Gallons of Oil and Water Dumped in a California Canyon It says the […] SnowBrains | August 19, 2019 1 Comment
Which Ski Resort is the Surfiest? | “Mr. Pipeline”, Gerry Lopez, Votes for Mt. Bachelor, OR [this article is sponsored by Mt. Bachelor, OR] Gerry Lopez is known as “Mr. Pipeline”. What did Gerry do to deserve that nickname? Oh, not much. He was just the best to ever surf pipeline, won the Pipeline Masters back-to-back years in the 70s, was “Waterman of the Year” in 1999, and stated Lightning Bolt Surfboards which was the first […] Sponsored | February 26, 2016 2 Comments
Video: Andre Botha Rescues & Revives Evan Geiselman in Heavy Surf at Pipeline Yesterday Evan Geiselman suffered a serious injury on Sunday after a wipeout at Pipeline on the North Shore of O’ahu. Evan was held under a three wave set after a strong barrel closed out on him. Andre Botha spotted unconscious Geiselman face-down in the water and went to the rescue. Andre began ‘Expired Air Resuscitation’ while grasping Evan’s limp body as the waves […] Chris Wallner | December 7, 2015 1 Comment
VIDEO: The Biggest Wave Ever Ridden at Mexican Pipeline Two days ago, Puerto Escondido in Mexico – Mexican Pipeline – got huge. Hawaiian Mark Healy somehow paddled into a bomb, made the drop, pulled into a freight train sized barrel and got absolutely obliterated. After getting obliterated, Mark took about 12 more waves to the head. “… and got absolutely destroyed, and about 12 other waves on the head after it.” – Mark Healy Coco Nogales, king of Puerto Escondido, said that wave Mark pulled into was the biggest paddle-in wave ever ridden at Puerto. We believe him. “Today was honestly twice as big as the biggest I’ve […] Surf SwellBrains | May 5, 2015 0 Comments
Watch This Video: Pipeline, Hawaii Going Off From a Helicopter The North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii is the Alaska of surfing. Finally, they have helicopter footage to give a close glimpse of just what is going on out there on that wave. From this close up angle, you can really see how gnarly things are out there at […] Featured Video SwellBrains | January 7, 2014 0 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Full Throttle, High Performance Surfing | The Boy Who was Raised at Pipeline If this doesn’t get you fired up to surf or try surfing, nothing will. Just check out how hard and far John John can power slide after his cut backs. Just like skiing & riding, the better you get at it, the more fun you’ll have. John John Florence grew up on the in Hale’iwa, in an ocean-side house at […] Surf SnowBrains | May 18, 2013 1 Comment
Swell Saturday: San Francisco’s Ocean Beach Looking Like Hawaiian Pipeline, Winter 2013 {Every Saturday, we’re going to attempt to inspire you to get out and surf with a sharp Surf video that will speak to your heart. SwellBrains.com is coming soon…} San Francisco’s Ocean Beach generally has surf that’s a jumbled up mess of whitewater, sand, and foam. On rare occasions (mostly in the winter and fall) it shines bright and becomes […] Surf SnowBrains | April 13, 2013 5 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Kelly Slater Surfing the Hawaiian Pipeline in Super-Slow Motion Pipeline, North Shore Oahu, Hawaii, December 2012. {Every Saturday, we’re going to attempt to inspire you to get out and surf with a sharp Surf video that will speak to your heart. SwellBrains.com is coming soon…} Each Saturday, we’ll bring you a surfing video that won’t disappoint. The North Shore of Oahu is skiing’s equivalent of the Chugach Range in […] Surf Miles Clark | March 30, 2013 2 Comments
Power Pass Freezes Price for 4th Year and Announces $37.5M in Upgrades in 2026‑27 MCP announces more than $37.5 million in network-wide upgrades. The Power Pass is on sale today, marked by a fourth consecutive year of no price increases. By maintaining rates across its international network, the Power Pass continues to make skiing and snowboarding attainable for guests from the Southwest to the Pacific Northwest and the Chilean Andes. Related: The “Pass Wars” […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 18, 2026 0 Comments
Aspen Snowmass, CO, Celebrates 15 Years of SkiMo Heritage as the Sport Makes Olympic Debut in Cortina When SkiMo makes its long-awaited debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo this week, the global spotlight will shine on a sport that has deep roots in Colorado—particularly at Aspen Snowmass. And in perfect symmetry, Aspen’s most iconic ski mountaineering race—the Audi Power of Four Ski Mountaineering Race—will take place on February 21, the exact same day as […] Competition Julia Schneemann | February 17, 2026 0 Comments
Snowiest.app: A Free, Multi-Model Snow Forecast Tool to Help You Plan a Ski Trip We’ve all been there: staring at three different weather apps trying to decipher if there will be fresh snow for your day at the resort. The issue isn’t a lack of options or data; it’s that predicting weather patterns and snowfall in the mountains is incredibly difficult, and with so many outlooks available, who can you trust? Enter Snowiest.app, a […] Brains Greg Wedow | February 13, 2026 0 Comments
Team Palisades Tahoe and Olympic Valley Freestyle Athletes Set to Compete at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games Palisades Tahoe, California, recognizes a group of local athletes from Team Palisades Tahoe and Olympic Valley Freestyle who have been named to U.S. teams scheduled to compete at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games. Representing alpine skiing and freeskiing, these athletes reflect the strength of Palisades Tahoe’s athlete development pipeline and its long-standing competitive legacy. Related: From 15 to […] Olympics SnowBrains | January 26, 2026 0 Comments
President Trump’s Vision: Is a New Luxury Ski Resort on the Israel/Syria Border a Path to Peace in the Middle East? President Trump has proposed building a luxury ski resort on Mount Hermon that straddles the Israel-Syria border. It fits Trump’s style of trying to ease conflicts and battles with incentives like bold real estate visions that would bring economic opportunities to the region instead. However, the idea faces huge practical, political, and security hurdles. For now, the luxury ski resort […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | January 20, 2026 2 Comments
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