Miles Clark, Author at SnowBrains

Trip Report: Lower Lamarck Lake Basin, CA — “Dr. Feelgood Chute”

Report from May 22, 2026 We saw that the weather wasn’t favorable this day, but JZ was free and it was the only day he could ski, so we went because JZ is rad to be around. And we love this zone and want to learn more. We’d only ever skied 2 little chutes on the edge of the zone […]

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Miles Clark | June 20, 2026

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Trip Report: Lower Lamarck Lake Basin, CA — “Half Chub Couloir”

Report from May 23, 2026 All-star crew for this mission in Lamarcklandia: Natalie, Fox, Big Sam, doggers Vega and Sarah, and me. It’s just so fun to have this epic crew here in Mammoth every May. I’m forever grateful. Lower Lamarck Lake Basin, CA “Half Chub Couloir” Details Summit (actually a ridgeline): 12,027 feet Car: 9,260 feet Vertical From Car: 2,827 […]

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Miles Clark | June 7, 2026

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Trip Report: 11,068′ Mt. Baldy, UT — “Main Chute” at Alta

Report from May 29, 2026 I almost bailed on hitting Alta’s Main Chute as my last ski day of the 2025-26 season — I was simply too tired. I was pretty smoked after skiing “Pipeline” at Snowbird the previous day. I decided to test myself and see what happened. 11,068 feet Mt. Baldy, UT “Main Chute” Alta Ski Area […]

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Miles Clark | May 30, 2026

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Trip Report: 11,489′ American Fork Twin Peaks, UT — “Pipeline Couloir” at Snowbird

Report from May 28, 2026 I met up with Dr. Joe at 8 a.m. at the base of Gad 2. The previous 3 times I’d skied Pipeline, there was essentially snow back to the parking lot. Not this time. 11,489′ American Fork Twin Peak, UT “Pipeline Couloir” Snowbird Ski Resort Details Summit (actually a ridgeline): 11,300 feet Car: 7,900 feet […]

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Miles Clark | May 30, 2026

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Trip Report: 12,779′ Mt. Gibbs, CA — The North Face — “Roller Coaster Couloir”

Report from Memorial Day, May 25, 2026 The last time I skied Mt. Gibbs was in 2024 with Bernie Rosow, who we just lost this year. Related: Mammoth Mountain, CA, Mourns the Passing of Skiing Legend Bernie Rosow I thought about him all day as Fox and I traded stories of climbing and skiing with Bernie. Gibbs is a beast […]

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Miles Clark | May 27, 2026

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Mammoth Mountain, CA, Report: May is My Favorite Month to Ski Mammoth – Today Made the Case…

Report from May 21, 2026 To be clear, Mammoth Mountain is skiing amazingly right now, and May is my favorite month to ski here. We’re skiing top to bottom, and there are so many options: Terrain: Bumps off Chair 23 Wiggles all over on Chairs 3 and 23 Upper-mountain race course groomers (perfect) Lower-mountain race course groomers (fun) Park: Pond skim […]

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Miles Clark | May 21, 2026

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Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: Throwing an Old School D-Spin 720º in the Terrain Park at Age 48

Report from May 19, 2026 I drove to Palisades Tahoe, CA, from Mammoth Lakes, CA, on Sunday evening. I dropped my wife off at the Reno airport on the way, but the real goal was to get the D-Spin 720°. I didn’t like the one jump Mammoth had left and I knew the one at Palisades was money. I’ve been […]

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Miles Clark | May 20, 2026

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Trip Report: 13,501′ Mt. Thompson — “Knudston Couloir” in Powder Snow

Report from April 30, 2026 I arrived in Mammoth Lakes, California, on April 28 – earlier than I’d ever arrived for my spring foray in the Eastern Sierra. There was powder in them hills. I was told to go high and north and find something untracked. I knew that Mt. Thompson had 4 or 5 chutes on it delivering a […]

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Miles Clark | May 13, 2026

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Mammoth Mountain, CA, Report: Pond Skimming Wiggle Delight

Report from May 11, 2026 I was pretty worked when I showed up at Mammoth with a crew at 11am yesterday (Red Slate the previous day). The first two runs I felt and skied like an old man. Then the racecourse opened to the public… We started lapping Drop Out 2 to the perfectly groomed racetrack to the pond skim. […]

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Miles Clark | May 12, 2026

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Trip Report: 13,140′ Red Slate Mountain, CA — “North Couloir”

Report from May 10, 2026 I’ve always said I’d only try Red Slate if it was a big snow year, yet there I was at 5:30 am, head down, pounding a dirt trail in sneakers and heavy pack, praying for snow to show up within 5 miles… 2025/26 has been a dry one around here and the unprecedented heat wave […]

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Miles Clark | May 12, 2026

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Mammoth, CA, Report: San Diego to Splashy Spring Corn on Chair 23

Report from May 7, 2026 Up at 5:30 am, on the road by 6 from San Diego. Dropped Liam at John Wayne in Orange County and pushed north. I had to clear LA County before rush hour. Hit some traffic in Ontario, but nothing like the sludge crawling the other way into LA. Once I hit 395, I knew I’d […]

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Miles Clark | May 9, 2026

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Mammoth Mountain, CA, Report: Spicy Traverse, Steep Chute, 360s in the Terrain Park, and an Electric Dirtbike Ride Home

Report from April 29, 2026 I got out to Mammoth Mountain, California, at about 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Day #2. As I was riding up, my eyes drifted to the Paranoids and I started to wonder if that line Bernie had shown me went. Riding right on the knife-edge ridge, then dropping into Paranoid 4 and swerving into Phillipe’s… I […]

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Miles Clark | May 2, 2026

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Mammoth Mountain, CA, Report: 569-Miles Across Nevada, Hangman’s Hollow, Drop Out, & Wipe Out on a Stellar Day

Report from April 28, 2026 I awoke at 5:30 am yesterday in Park City, UT, and was on the road to Mammoth, CA, by 6 am. My favorite drive in the world. Across the Salt Flats, down the basin to Ely, across the snowy 11,000′ White Pine Mountains, avoid the Mormon Cricket infestation (they can get so thick in wet […]

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Miles Clark | April 29, 2026

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Mammoth Mountain, CA, Mourns the Passing of Skiing Original Bernie Rosow

The tight-knit community at Mammoth Mountain is mourning the loss of Bernie Rosow, a snowcat operator, lifelong skier, and widely respected figure whose life revolved around the mountains. Related: [VIDEO] The Power of View: Bernie Rosow Rosow died yesterday, April 23, while hiking Bloody Mountain with his friends, according to people close to him. He was 45 years young. The […]

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Miles Clark | April 24, 2026

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5 Things on Your Body You’ll Never Use

It’s bizarre to think that the human body contains several vestigial or reduced features we don’t rely on the way our ancestors once did. Modern humans are a living snapshot of evolution in motion. We’re even seeing evolution in action with some traits — like wisdom teeth— that can be found in some people, while others are born without them […]

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Miles Clark | April 19, 2026

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Spider Sabich: Murder, Cocaine, Money, Olympics & Skiing — California Golden Boy

April 8 is Spider Sabich Day—a local holiday celebrated every year in Snowmass Village, Aspen, Colorado, in honor of one of America’s greatest ski racers. And yet, most people have never heard of him. Spider Sabich was the most famous ski racer in America, an Olympic competitor, a pro tour champion, and the man Robert Redford’s character in Downhill Racer […]

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Miles Clark | April 8, 2026

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Meteorite Mountain & Pontoon Peak — Two Titans of the Chugach Mountains in Alaska

Meteorite Mountain & Pontoon Peak are two titans of the Chugach Mountains in Alaska I skied Meteorite back in 2012 and it still stands out as one of the most aesthetic and intimidating faces I’ve ever pointed skis down. Jerry Hance let me ski the spine for a ways… Meteorite Mountain, AK 6,565 foot summit 2,700 vertical foot run Sustained […]

Miles Clark | April 7, 2026

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Is The “Mountaineer Express” The Best Bang for Your Buck at Deer Valley, UT?

Is the Mountaineer Express Chairlift the best bang for your buck at Deer Valley, UT? I think it might be… Why the Mountaineer Is Great: Rarely a lift line Ride time: ~5–7 minutes (short, efficient vertical gain) Capacity: ~2,400 people per hour Laps per hour: 8–10 (realistically achievable without rushing) Vertical per hour: ~10,000–13,000 ft Direct fall-line skiing from top […]

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Miles Clark | March 27, 2026

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Brighton, UT, Report: 360s, Backflips, and Mini Chutes on 10,452′ Mt. Millicent

Report from March 25, 2026 Yesterday, neighbor Joe and I rolled out to Brighton Ski Resort in Utah for one reason. I really wanted one last park day before heading north to Alaska, and this was my last chance. I’d gone to Park City the previous day, and they had already shut the park down and bulldozed all the jumps. […]

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Miles Clark | March 26, 2026

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Why I’ve Trusted Jans Mountain Outfitters in Park City, UT, With My Skis & Boots For The Past 8 Years

There are a lot of ski shops out there. For the past eight years, since I moved to Park City in 2018, I’ve trusted Jans with just about everything that touches my feet or clicks into my bindings. Boots, liners, mounts, tunes… all of it. And when you ski as much as I do (sometimes in critical spots), that trust […]