Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: Skiing A 46° Steep No-Fall-Zone Above a Cliff In Bad Snow Report from March 16, 2024 On Saturday, we went for some sunny chutes on the first warm day after our small storm last week and our big northeast wind event. We might have been a couple days early… It generally takes about 5 melt/freeze cycles to make good corn snow. We’d only given it one day or maybe less… It […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 18, 2024 0 Comments
Colorado Saw More Than 1,100 Avalanches in February Alone According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), the state of Colorado saw over 1,100 avalanches in February. Only 204 of the recorded avalanches were caused by humans and 23 of them caught or carried at least one person. Unfortunately, there was one fatality for the month. 500 avalanches were considered large (D2), and 22 were very large (D3). Four […] Avalanche Brent Thomas | March 14, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: The Neatest Line I’ve Skied This Season | Alaska Style Terrain in California Report from March 13, 2024 Yesterday we went for a new zone. A zone I’d never been to before. When we got there, our eyes were ablaze… The sun was irradiating a crystalline white snow surface full of playful features. It appeared to be all powder. I dropped first taking an air entry off the cornice. “Whap!” went my skis […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 14, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] “To the Hills and Back” – A Heart-Wrenching Documentary Exploring the Lives of 2 Backcountry Skiers Who Navigate the Aftermath of Separate Avalanche Tragedies “Using stories has always been integral to our approach to avalanche education at the UAC. Since our inaugural avalanche education video, ‘Winning the Avalanche Game,’ back in 1996, we’ve recognized the power of storytelling to convey important lessons. When we set out to create a new version of the Know Before You Go program, we knew we needed compelling narratives […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 12, 2024 0 Comments
Trip Report: East Ridge Summit of Quandary Peak, CO Report from Saturday, March 10, 2024 58 peaks exceed 14,000 feet in Colorado; those peaks are referred to as 14ers. Quandary Peak sits at 14,265 feet and is a popular 14er to ski due to its easy access and two incredible open bowls for skiing. On Saturday, March 10, the conditions were perfect for a summit. Fresh snowfall during the […] Trip Report Luke Guilford | March 11, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] One Track Mind Ep. 4 – No Place Like Home After a couple weeks in the desert, it was time to head home and dig out. There was non-stop snowfall in Tahoe in the winter of 23, so it was no surprise coming home to snow removal and another pow cycle. I was only home for a few days and was happy to get a casual/fun day in with […] Backcountry SnowBrains | March 11, 2024 0 Comments
20-Year-Old Backcountry Skier Killed From 600-Foot Fall, 2 Others Injured on Tuckerman Ravine, NH A tragic accident on Mount Washington in New Hampshire claimed the life of a 20-year-old backcountry skier over the weekend. According to a Forest Service Press Release, Madison Saltsburg fell approximately 600 feet down Tuckerman Ravine on Saturday, succumbing to fatal injuries during the descent. The Forest Service said Saltsburg and her skiing companion encountered hard and icy snow surfaces […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 11, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Pro Skier Adrià Millan Pla Secures GoPro ‘Line of The Winter’ Monthly Contest Prize for Second Time in a Row View this post on Instagram A post shared by GoPro (@gopro) Two times back-to-back now Adrià Millan Pla’ has taken the crown for GoPro’s “Line of the Winter” video contest, where anyone with a GoPro camera has a chance to win one of several multi-thousand dollar cash prizes for the best line. Adrià Milan’s line scored him a $10,000 prize […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | March 11, 2024 0 Comments
Conditions Report
Avalanche
Trip Report
Backcountry
Industry News
