[PHOTOS] Alta Ski Area, UT, Report: An Analysis on Utah’s Early Season Snow ย ย ย ย ย Report from Tuesday, December 10, 2024ย After a week between storms, Alta is ready for some more snow. The current sharky early season conditions have been slightly improved by two inches in the past 24 hours, adding to the current base of 28 inches and 87 inches of total snowfall this season. This recent storm […] Conditions Report Anders Henrikson | December 11, 2024 0 Comments
Alta, UT, Report: The First Deep Blower Powder Day of the Season Report from November 27, 2024 I skied Alta until 4 pm on Tuesday. The big storm day that wasn’t a big storm day. I was skeptical of the forecast and expected it to fizzle, but I wasn’t sure, and the Alta magic should never be underestimated. Same video as above but with some 3rd person video of pow skiing, heavy […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 28, 2024 0 Comments
Efforts Ramp Up to Fix Traffic Woes in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT A panel was held on Tuesday, October 29, by Canyon Guard, Friends of Little Cottonwood Canyon, Friends of Alta, and Save not Pave to discuss the future of Little Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake City, Utah.ย The eight-mile-long gondola up Little Cottonwood Canyon has been a topic of controversy for some time due to its large nature with 22 proposed […] Industry News Anders Henrikson | November 27, 2024 0 Comments
Top 9 Ski Resorts in North America as a Professional Freeskier View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Here are my top nine personal favorite ski resorts as a professional freeskier: Related: The Top 10 Male Freeskiers of All-Time: 9. Mount Bachelor, Oregon This is where I learned to ski. It was a very special place in my heart. I did a full ski season […] Featured Video Miles Clark | November 26, 2024 0 Comments
Alta, UT, Report: 1,800-Vertical-Feet of Terrific Early Season Skiing With Zero Lift Lines Report from November 25, 2024 Today was my first inbounds day at Alta this season after 10 fun uphill preseason days. Alta is legit right now. Collins and Wildcat are open with 1,800 vertical feet of good skiing. I cranked laps – mostly on the groomers – with an obnoxious smile. Off-piste was a bit risky with rocks and logs […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 25, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Miles Clark 2024 Utah Highlights : 603″ of Snowfall and Some Classic Wasatch Lines The Cottonwood Canyons area of Utah saw 603″ of snowfall last season, and the skiing was hot! Here is my view of how it went down in Utah last year, featuring lines including: Y Couloir Alternate Cardiac Ridge Suicide Chute Kessler’s Catchers Mitt Benson & Hedges Couloir Athey’s Line Pipeline at Snowbird Sundance Ski Resort Church Double Drop at Alta […] Featured Video Miles Clark | November 18, 2024 1 Comment
Alta, UT, Report: Full-On Winter Storm Skiing With Ski Mountaineering Legend Andrew McLean Report from November 5, 2024 The legendary Andrew McLean & his wife Polly joined me today at Alta! If you don’t know Andrew, here’s a little about his impressive life: 1st professional ski mountaineer in North America Designed the “Whippet” ice axe ski pole Worked as a designer at Black Diamond for years 1st descents on all 7 continents Powder […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 6, 2024 0 Comments
Alta, UT, Report: Day #1 of the Season After 7″ of New Snow Falls Report from November 3, 2024 Yesterday was ski day #1 of the North American ski season for me. Alta got about seven inches of new snow overnight so I decided to go see how skiable it was. Alta felt like an operating ski resort yesterday. The parking lot was half full, people were tailgating hard, and hundreds of folks were […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 4, 2024 1 Comment