Patagonia Backcountry Report: Making Lemonade Outta Lemons… Then My Backpack Fell 1,000′ Down a Chute Report from August 5 & 6, 2023 OK, so it rained to the top around here last week then froze hard. It’s been tough to find worthwhile skiing and riding. We know, because we’ve been out there trying to make it work and occasionally getting beat down by firm conditions. Thursday, we finally found some soft snow. It wasn’t magical, […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 7, 2023 1 Comment
New Zealand’s State Highway 73: ‘The Great Alpine Highway’ State Highway 73 (‘SH 73’), known as ‘The Great Alpine Highway,’ is a major South Island road connecting the East and West Coast of New Zealand. SH73 is 231 km (144 miles) long, stretching from Christchurch to Hokitika/Greymouth, passing through the Southern Alps and Canterbury region. Along this special highway, you’ll find some of the most incredible skiing New Zealand […] Brains Nathaniel Lewis | July 16, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA Report: 4th of July Weekend = River Surfing, Skiing, Swimming, Fireworks, Parade, & 318% of Avg. Snowpack Report from July 1-4, 2023 4th of July weekend was sensational here at Mammoth Mountain, CA. There’s still so much snow here! The Southern Sierra Nevada is still holding a 318% of average snowpack right now. The best part of this weekend was the costumes: Bikinis Boardshorts Uncle Sams American Flags Golden One-Pieces Trumps Speedos Retros Canadian Tuxedos and all […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | July 5, 2023 0 Comments
Helicopter Crashes on Monte Rosa Massif Near Zermatt, Switzerland A helicopter crashed yesterday, July 4, 2023, at around 8 a.m. on the Col Gnifetti, in the Monte Rosa massif in Switzerland. The chopper by Air Zermatt was carrying glaciologists and crashed upon landing at almost 4,500 m (14,764 ft) of altitude. According to the police report, the helicopter appears to have spun out of control in a vortex before crashing […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 5, 2023 0 Comments
Pre-Freedom Fest Conditions Report from Palisades Tahoe, CA Report from June 30, 2023 We woke up just before 6 a.m. — the birds were chirping and the crisp morning air coming through the window was warm already. On the road by 7 a.m., the drive up highway 89 at this hour from South Lake to Palisades is always so peaceful, yet filled with anticipation. Pulling into the parking […] Conditions Report John Cunningham | July 3, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA, Report: Slow-Mo Wiggle Wipe Out! Report from June 16, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain We showed up at Mammoth Mountain, CA about 9:30am yesterday. We skied a run or two then went right for the wiggles. There are about six wiggles on the mountain right now. We skied three of them yesterday and had too much fun. Lee crashed hard in the Chair 23 […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 17, 2023 0 Comments
Woman Snowboards Again After Losing Both Legs in On-Slope Accident Lexie Bader was 15 years old when she suffered a life-changing snowboarding accident. She was traveling approximately 20 mph and hit a tree. She broke her ankle, but it never quite healed correctly. Over the next nine years, she would have around 30 surgeries performed on it. Lexie was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) as if the previous […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 22, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: Mid-May Ski Laps on Tuckerman Ravine, NH Report from May 11, 2023 Long before there were ski lifts in New England, there was Tuckerman Ravine. There’s a reason people have been skiing here for over 100 years. It’s wind buffed, rocky, beautiful and steep, and probably the best terrain most people will ever ski in the northeast. It’s a place of community and shared love for sliding […] Conditions Report Spencer McLaughlin | May 18, 2023 1 Comment