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. I’ve 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 […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 12, 2025 1 Comment
BC Backcountry Hut Trip Report Day #2: Overly Fast Pillows & Dark Side Chutes Report from January 4, 2025 Day #2 of our BC hut trip brought mostly cloudy skies, mild temps, low avalanche danger, and the unknown. We fell into our normal default of skiing trees and pillows below the hut. The snow is fast and loose here right now we quickly realized that skiing pillows was not gonna work… The snow was […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 8, 2025 0 Comments
Kicking Horse, BC, Report: 4,133-Vertical-Feet of Chutes & Powder Report from January 2, 2024 On New Year’s Eve 2024, I went for the longest run of my life. 10K for the Women’s Sports Foundation. On New Year’s Day, I went for the longest drive of my life. 927-miles 13.5 hours Park City, UT, to Golden, BC Today, I went skiing at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Columbia. This […] Backcountry Miles Clark | January 3, 2025 0 Comments
Deer Valley, UT, Report: Powder Play & Bushwhacking Bliss on Day #1 of the Sultan Chair Report from December 28, 2024 Deer Valley opened both the Sultan and Empire chairs for the first time this season today. Sultan is my favorite chair at Deer Valley… I showed up late to allow any potential holiday crowds dissipate like so many spilled beans. I headed straight for Sultan. The top was closed but they were letting us ski […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 28, 2024 0 Comments
Backcountry Skier Dies in Avalanche Near Arolla Ski Resort/Espace Dent Blanche, Switzerland A 27-year-old Swiss man tragically lost his life on Friday, December 27, while backcountry skiing near the Glacier de Cheilon in the Arolla region of Switzerland. The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m., as the man and his companion traversed towards the Pas de Chèvre, a well-known mountain route marked by its steep iron ladders, which cross the rock face, and […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 28, 2024 0 Comments
Alta, UT, Report: Dumping Snow Today With Another 12-22″ of Snow in the Forecast Report from December 27, 2024 Today, I rolled up to Alta at 1 pm, hoping to hit the big afternoon storm and avoid the parking reservations (no reservations needed after 1 pm). The storm didn’t hit quite as hard as forecast, but hopefully, all that snow (10-16″ were forecast today) clobbers us tonight. I haven’t skied Utah since December 1st, […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 27, 2024 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Operations Update: Mixed Precipitation Followed by Powder Operations Update: Mixed Precipitation Followed by Powder By Maddie Condon/Palisades Tahoe on December 27, 2024 The storm that rolled in on Thursday dumped 12 inches of new snow in 24 hours on our upper mountain, and 2 inches of snow at the base. That being said, winds are playing a big factor in our operational ability, as this storm is […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 27, 2024 0 Comments
Utah Avalanche Center: “We Are Doomed in Utah for a Very Dangerous Winter” “I don’t mean to be the bearer of bad news here but we’re doomed in Utah for a very dangerous winter. As you can see our snowpack is completely faceted. This is basically the entire state.” – Trent Meisenheimer, Utah Avalanche Center, 12/25/24 The Utah Avalanche Center just released a video talking about their weak snowpack structure and the big […] Backcountry AvyBrains | December 27, 2024 0 Comments
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