Lake Tahoe Backcountry Report: Mini-Spine Fun on the Last Sunny Day… Report from February 23rd, 2019 This season has been non-stop. We’d love a rest day, but there’s still great powder out there. Solution? Mini-spines. We went for a short walk today back to the mini spines we skied yesterday. There is just something about skiing spines… Even if they’re tiny, they’re so damn fun. They were damn fun today. Can’t […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 23, 2019 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry Report: Perfect Powder & Dream Lines Above Big Blue Report from February 21st, 2019 Yesterday, we went backcountry skiing above Lake Tahoe in one of the most beautiful places imaginable. Clouds blew in and out all day turning the lake into an eternally morphing kaleidoscope of color and hue. The snow was deep and of very high quality. Temperatures were damn cold – in the teens, I’d guess. Lake […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 22, 2019 1 Comment
Alta, UT Conditions Report: Fun Turns at 11,000-Feet on Mt. Baldy! Report from Friday, 10/26/18 On Thursday, I hiked up and skied Main Chute off 11,000′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT in the fog. I didn’t see much and got lost for a bit. On Friday, I hiked up and skied Main Chute and saw it all. The place is gorgeous. Snowbird especially looked very filled in up high from the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | October 28, 2018 1 Comment
Crazy 360º Video of Sweet Spine Line in Patagonia [arve url="https://vimeo.com/292388125"] Miles Clark | September 28, 2018 25 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: Amazing Views & A Chute That Barely Goes After yesterday’s inbounds powder day, I decided to go into the lift accessed backcountry via Cerro Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina today. The morning was clear, cold, windless. I reached the top of the couloir I was to ski quickly. I’d heard from locals that it didn’t go. That it ended in a cliff. I hoped the new snow […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 9, 2018 3 Comments
6 of Colorado’s Best Backcountry Huts for the Advanced Adventurer The Colorado Rockies are home to a variety of backcountry huts that access some of the state’s most pristine terrain. The 10th Mountain Division Hut Association is a non-profit organization that maintains and operates a system of 34 backcountry huts connected by 350 miles of trails and suggested routes and runs between Aspen, Vail, and Leadville. The system consists of […] Jenah MacGrain | August 8, 2018 1 Comment
Guide to Skiing the Refugio Frey Backcountry in Bariloche, Argentina: So, you’ve booked a flight to Buenos Aires. The plan is to go ski in South America – The dream is coming true! However, as the trip gets closer you start realizing a few things. 1) You haven’t actually planned anything. 2) You aren’t a baller and your Northern Hemisphere winter job at a restaurant in a ski town isn’t going to allow you to ski the lifts for more than a few days. 3) The reports are coming in from down south that they are having the […] Featured Article Aaron Rice | July 25, 2018 8 Comments
Spring Has Sprung: Warm Weather Backcountry Tips to Help You Extend Your Ski Season Sunshine, corn snow, and warm temperatures make springtime a backcountry paradise. When the chairlifts stop spinning, but there’s still some runs to be had, slap on the skins and consider the following: The Conditions Spring can be a wonderful mix of winter and summer, which means conditions may vary. Stay up to date with current storm cycles, know what your […] Conditions Report Katy Shipley | May 2, 2018 0 Comments
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