VIDEO: First Snowboarder to Ride all 90 Lines in Legendary ‘Chuting Gallery’ Guidebook Releases Edit of Project View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mike (@hukesnow) On April 28, 2020, Mike Meru became the first person ever to snowboard all 90 Northern Utah couloirs in the famous Chuting Gallery guidebook when he successfully completed the final descent of his project on the NE Couloir of the Pfeifferhorn. Related:Man Becomes First Ever to Snowboard All 90 Couloirs in the Legendary ‘Chuting […] Backcountry Martin Kuprianowicz | January 28, 2021 0 Comments
14 Tricks For Making Steep Lines Steeper: Misadventures From “The Chuting Gallery, a Guide to Steep Skiing in the Wasatch” This article was written by Will Thomas One of the key challenges of “extreme” skiing is explaining it to the uninitiated especially when you yourself are the uninitiated. With the influx of new backcountry users, the situation is fraught. Thousands of unsuspecting people have exchanged hard-earned dollars for sparkling new touring gear, and, even with a litany of hashtags, will […] Backcountry Guest Author | December 9, 2020 2 Comments
The SnowBrains Podcast – Episode #8 – Andrew McLean, The Big Mountain Scientist [Part 2] The SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Alta Ski Area In October 2020, we proudly announced the launch of “The SnowBrains Podcast.“ The SnowBrains Podcast has already broken into the top 20% of all podcasts, and we’re honored and humbled. Thank you! This week, we bring you episode #8 [Part 2] with Andrew McLean the legendary ski mountaineer, author of […] Podcasts SnowBrains | December 8, 2020 0 Comments
The SnowBrains Podcast – Episode #7 – Andrew McLean, The Big Mountain Scientist [Part 1] The SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Alta Ski Area In October 2020, we proudly announced the launch of “The SnowBrains Podcast.“ The SnowBrains Podcast has already broken into the top 20% of all podcasts, and we’re honored and humbled. Thank you! This week, we bring you episode #7 [Part 1] with Andrew McLean the legendary ski mountaineer, author of […] Podcasts Podcast | December 1, 2020 5 Comments
VIDEO: Are You Looking To Ski Steeper Terrain? | Andrew McLean Has The Keys To Success For You Are you looking to ski steeper terrain or improve your skills while skiing steep terrain? Andrew McLean has the keys to success for you. Over the summer, Andrew was out skiing in the Wasatch and they took advantage of the good snow conditions to share some helpful tips with you. He is a good friend of SnowBrains, as we guide with […] Backcountry Chris Wallner | November 30, 2017 0 Comments
Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Closed for Backcountry Skiing | by Andrew McLean Little Cottonwood Canyon Closed for Backcountry Skiing by Andrew McLean/StraightChuter.com on November 29, 2016 *** It was only a matter of time before this happened. When I was working as an Avalanche Forecaster, I heard that closing the Little Cottonwood Road during one of the big three day weekends costs the ski resorts (Alta and Snowbird) over a million dollars a day. […] Guest Author | November 30, 2016 3 Comments
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