Trip Report: 13,417′ Mt. Lamarck “North Couloir” | Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, California Report from May 17, 2024 Garrett and I returned to 13,417-feet-high Mt. Lamarck’s “North Couloir” yesterday. We tried to ski Lamarck back on May 3, 2024, but it was firm that day. Instead, we skied a chute called “Valdezean Amor Couloir” and it was delicious. Yesterday was ski day #144 of my season and ski day #447 in the past […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 19, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] 2024 Ski Season Could Be Under Threat at Charlotte Pass Snow Resort, Australia, After Fire at Sewage Treatment Plant A fire broke out in the night from Thursday to Friday, May 16-17, at the sewage treatment plant at Charlotte Pass Snow Resort in Australia. The small ski resort is just 4.35 miles (7km) from Perisher Valley in the Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales (NSW). Local fire services received an emergency call around 6:30 a.m. when flames could […] Industry News Oz Brains | May 17, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Sonora Pass/SR 108 in California is Open for the Summer On Thursday, May 16, Mono County officials announced that Sonora Pass in California is open for the summer. District 9 and 10 crews made great progress clearing Sonora Pass this season, having spent a total of five weeks clearing State Route 108 of snow, and exceeding the goal of opening for Memorial Day. Last year, the mountain pass opened on […] SnowBrains | May 17, 2024 0 Comments
Mammoth Mountain, CA, Report: Hangmans Chute, Wipe Out, The Chair 3 Wiggle Report from May 16, 2024 Today we got out at Mammoth Mountain, CA, at about 10am. The mountain experienced a solid freeze last night, making the skiing phenomenal today. We started out skiing Wipe Out laps off Chair 23. Splashy good fun. We then bumped over to the gondola and hit Hangmans Chute a few times. The winning lap was […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 16, 2024 0 Comments
Trip Report: 11,161′ Mt. Scowden’s “Dog Leg Chute” | Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA Report from May 15, 2024 Yesterday we went back to Lundy Lake in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California hoping to find more corn as we did in that zone 2 days prior. We chose one of the north-facing couloirs off Scowden but it looked beat up with old wet slides. We then bumped over to the “Dog Leg […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 16, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Direct Weather Winter 24/25 Early Forecast – Coldest and Snowiest in Years? We’re still skiing the 23/24 season, but that hasn’t stopped the Direct Weather team from considering what next winter might hold for us.ย Too soon? In “A Very Early Look at the Winter of 2024-2025 | Coldest & Snowiest in Years?” the speaker discusses potential winter weather patterns based on El Niรฑo-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) data and contrasting predictions from two climate […] WeatherBrains | May 16, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] GoPro Announces Overall Winner of Line of the Winter 2024 GoPro has announced the overall winner of โLine of the Winter 2024โ and the title goes to pro skier Adriรก Millan Pla with his epic line that won in January. Related: [VIDEO] Pro Skier Adria Millan Pla Secures GoPro Line of the Winter Monthly Contest Prize for Second Time in a Row The GoPro panel of judges, consisting of Kai […] SnowBrains | May 15, 2024 0 Comments
Trip Report: 2,300-Vertical-Foot Gilcrest Peak, CA, North Chutes in Corn Snow Report from May 13, 2024 Yesterday we were in search of corn. Recently, our hit rate was 1:4 in finding corn up high so odds have not been in our favor as of late.ย The Lamarck Basin had corn before the big May-storm, while the Kindergarten Chute zone didn’t have corn, the North Couloir of Mount Gibbs was powder and ice, […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 14, 2024 0 Comments