Want to Sleep on Top of a Mountain? The Bertol Hut in Switzerland Might Be Just Right for You! At an elevation of 3,311 meters (10,863 ft.), sitting high above the glacier pass which shares its name, the Bertol Hut is undoubtedly one of the iconic huts along the Haute Route. Related: Haute Route Trip Report: Ski Touring From Chamonix, France, to Zermatt, Switzerland Since “The High-Level Route” was originally named by its English hikers who first traversed it […] Industry News Ryan Kime | May 17, 2022 8 Comments
Round Top, CA – Crescent Moon Couloir Report: Great Line, Great Snow, Great Weather, Great Day! Report from Saturday 14th May, 2022 Inspired by Miles’ descent of the Crescent a few days ago, we made the four-hour haul up to South Lake Tahoe on Friday night to ski Round Top’s Crescent Moon Couloir on Saturday. The last time I skied the Crescent was in March 2020. It felt great to be back in that zone. We […] Trip Report Clay Malott | May 14, 2022 0 Comments
Wasatch Range, UT, Report: Creamy Cardiff, Thrilling Two Trees Report from Friday, May 13, 2022 Plan A—the one that included a rappel into Heart of Darkness, a spicy descent on the ultra-exposed Diving Board, and a cool line home in Mill B—was a bust. So, for Plan B, we skied some super fun, creamy powder on a north-facing descent into Cardiff dubbed “Spicy Taquito” and a thrilling southwest-facing line […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | May 13, 2022 0 Comments
Alta, UT, Report: Another 7″ of Cold Smoke, 19″ Since Monday—What is May? Report from Thursday, May 12, 2022 May 12! This month has been good to us. I measured 7″ of cold powder on Alta’s upper-elevation slopes this morning, making for 19″ in total since Monday morning. It felt like Christmas but sunnier. Connor and I got to Alta at 8 am today and fixed our gazes toward Gunsight. It was snowing […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | May 12, 2022 0 Comments
Current Climbing and Skiing Conditions on Mount Shasta, CA Report from May 6, 2022, and written by the Blackbird Mountain Guides team Type 1 fun season is in full swing up here at the corn skiing capital of the world – Mount Shasta! After receiving a wallop of season-saving storms in mid-April, conditions are starting to feel a bit more spring-like. The corn snow on West facing aspects between 9,000’ and 13,000’ is mind-blowing […] Conditions Report Guest Author | May 10, 2022 1 Comment
Alta, UT, Report: 14 Inches of Magnificent May Pow Report from Tuesday, May 10, 2022 May has felt like the new February. The mountains got 14″ of new snow yesterday—good snow. It was slightly heavy powder this morning but nothing like you’d expect for mid-May. It skied like a dream—a true pow day. East faces managed to stay out of the afternoon sunshine yesterday and skied wonderfully today. Devin […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | May 10, 2022 1 Comment
Fastest Known Time Set for Classic 84-Mile Bugs to Rogers Ski Traverse in British Columbia Throughout the world, there are many famous ski traverses, and one of the classics is the Bugs to Rogers Traverse in Eastern British Columbia. Considered one of the grandest traverses in Canada, it crosses the Purcell and Selkirk Mountains and is full of jagged spires, glaciers, summits, and avalanche-prone slopes. It covers an impressive 135 kilometers or approximately 84 miles. […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 9, 2022 0 Comments
Sierra Nevada, CA, Report: The 3 Bears Chutes, Cinco de Mayo, & an Insane Lenticular Sunset Report from May 5, 2022 Yesterday we went for a zone we’d noticed the day before that holds 3 stupendous chutes. The 3 Bears Chutes (we’re calling them). Everything north and east and likely west is absolutely gross right now with what we’re calling “Macro-Sastrugi” (basically huge corrugated chunks of snow that ski like shit – we skied it on […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 6, 2022 0 Comments
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