Antarctica 2022 [2.0] Day #3: Powder Snow & Steep Skiing Above Icebergs Bobbing in the Sea Report from December 1, 2022 On the 3rd ski day of our trip we arrived in Paradise Bay to strong wind and dumping snow. We were one of the later Zodiacs out this day so we followed the skin track up and on the way up, I noticed no one had been skiing the nice zone next to the big […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 11, 2022 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA Operations Update For Sunday, December 11, 2022 Written by Palisades Tahoe at 4:03pm PT on December 10, 2022 Visibility was LOW today — Just take a look at the above image. That’s High Camp, believe it or not, at the top of Bailey’s Beach, captured by Palisades Grooming Manager Craig Patterson. Before 6 o clock this morning, wind gusts on our upper mountains had already hit 100 […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 10, 2022 1 Comment
Antarctica 2022 [2.0] Day #2: Winds So Strong The Captain Called Us Back To The Ship… View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Report from November 30, 2022 On ski day #2 of our 2nd Antarctica trip this Fall, we woke up in Chiriguano Bay but the wind was so strong, they weren’t able to operate the Zodiacs… We waited it out for a while, then decided to move over to Ronge […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 10, 2022 0 Comments
Antarctica 2022 [2.0] Day #1: Deception Island – Skiing in an Active Volcano… Report from November 29, 2022 On November 27, 2022, we set sail with Ice Axe Expeditions on the Ocean Diamond for Antarctica for our 2nd trip ski guiding there within a month. On this 2nd trip, we got lucky with a calm Drake Passage (ocean between Antarctica & South America) and we were able to make good time. Making good […] Trip Report Miles Clark | December 9, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Suicide Chute on 11,000′ Mt. Superior in Powder Snow Report from December 8, 2022 I got back from ski guiding in Antarctica late last night. It took me four days to get home from Antarctica via boat, plane, and automobile. I showed up in Park City spent, tired, and it was snowing. The forecast showed 4″ of snow overnight, then the next day was the only sunny day of […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 8, 2022 0 Comments
Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina Report: A World Class 40º Steep, 1000-Vertical-Foot Chute in Moody Weather Report from November 27, 2022 Yesterday was our last ski day in South America for the season. Crazy that we’ve been here so much this year… We did eight weeks in August and September in Bariloche. Now, we’ve just completed another 15 days down here split between Ushuaia, Argentina, Torres Del Paine, Chile, & El Chalten, Argentina. It’s been unreal […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 27, 2022 0 Comments
Antarctica 2022 Report Day #5: Big Wind, Rowdy Zodiac Rides, & Wind Blown Powder View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Report from November 11, 2022 On our fifth ski day in Antarctica, we had ripping winds and cloudy skies. From the boat, we could see a gully with wind-blown snow in it that looked soft and fun. We climbed up near the ridgeline, transitioned, and skied down into that […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 27, 2022 0 Comments
Antarctica Report Day #4: Skiing Through Seracs, Skiing to a Shipwreck, & a BBQ on the Back Deck View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Report from November 10, 2022 This day started with a spectacular descent through seracs and crevasses on the west side of Nansen Island. The light was flat but the skiing was good. The old powder skied well and got a little funky and catchy toward the bottom. We headed […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 27, 2022 0 Comments
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