Revelstoke, BC, Report: One 5,620-Vertical-Foot Fun-as-Hell Groomer Ski Run Report from January 21, 2025 I was beckoned by the ridiculously long runs of Revelstoke, BC, Yesterday. It was snowing lightly and coldly when I arrived. Not much in this world beats a 5,620-vertical-foot crisp-as-hell groomer. I rode the 2 gondolas to the upper mountain and slid down to the Stoke chair. I exited the top of the chair with [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 22, 2025 1 Comment
British Columbia Backcountry Report: 3,600-Vertical-Foot Powder Run = Our Longest Run of the Year Report From January 19, 2025 We talked Axel, the hut keeper from our BC hut trip in early January, into showing us around the BC backcountry on Sunday. We chose an obscure zone that doesnโt see many tracks. We jogged along in the sun and couldnโt resist doing a mini-lap on the spiney-thinger zone on the way up. The snow [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 21, 2025 0 Comments
British Columbia Backcountry Report: Skiing A Classic Zone In Powder & Filtered Sunshine Report from January 18, 2025 On Saturday we decided we needed to ski in the sun. 7ยบF at the car. To be clear, itโs kinda once in a lifetime here right now with clear skis and low avalanche danger in January. This is a rare combination here. We ran into an old friend in the parking lot and changed our [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 21, 2025 0 Comments
BC Backcountry Hut Trip Report Day #3: โThe Bubblesโ & โThe Dark Sideโ Report from January 5, 2025 On day #3 of our BC hut trip we had a plan. Ski โThe Bubblesโ in the sunshine, then drop into โThe Dark Side.โ โThe Bubblesโ are fun pillows we can see from the hut that receive photons directly from our closest star. โThe Dark Sideโ is a long, steep, scary, hard-to-find chute feels big [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 17, 2025 0 Comments
British Columbia Backcountry Report: 1,000-Vertical-Feet of Pillows, Fear, & Joy Report from January 13, 2025 On Monday Dwanis and I battled out into the British Columbia backcountry. Things started flat and mellow, then quickly escalated into a full-blow BC bushwhack switchback into the steepsโฆ Pillows and steeps. Pillows and steeps and logs. Pillows and steeps and logs and trees. It was rough going. 4 hours later, we poked out into [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 16, 2025 1 Comment
Revelstoke, BC, Report: Tree-Bomb Sidecountry Powder With Local Legend JJ Vinet Report from January 16, 2025 Today I bumbled out into the Revelstoke, BC, sidecountry in a snow squall with local legend JJ Vinet. At times it was snowing and blowing hard but it didnโt last. We scooted out to the selected zone and things looked fun. JJ guided me around showed me the goods. Tree-bombs had littered the landscape making [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 16, 2025 0 Comments
Revelstoke, BC, Report: Long Groomers, Stellar Sidecountry, and โCโest Magnifiqueโ Burgers Report from January 14, 2025 Yesterday we rolled out to Revelstoke at about 9 am. The Selkirk Sea (low river valley clouds) was kickinโ down low and thin clouds were driftinโ up high creating a classic BC cloud sandwich. We were skiing some glorious groomers inbounds when we saw a big hole developing in the upper cloud layer to the [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 15, 2025 0 Comments
Revelstoke, BC, Report: 5,620-Vertical-Feet of Hell Yes Report from January 11, 2025 Yesterday we got out at Revelstoke Ski Resort in British Columbia, Canada. This is one of my homes away from home. Iโve spent many months here over the years and just being here makes me happy. We rolled onto the hill about 9 a.m. yesterday. They saw about 4 centimeters of new snow overnight. The [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 12, 2025 1 Comment