Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: “Pinky & The Brain” Chutes | Slender, Uncouth, & Frighteningly Elegant Report from March 9, 2024 We got back out there again today. I was exhausted. We encountered many challenges just getting to spots we wanted to ski. Only one location was available to us and it was one we’d never skied. Well, at least Garrett & I hadn’t. We skinned up through trees being thrashed by the wind. We switched […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 10, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: Skiing Every Condition Known To Man In An Epic Chute Above A Paddlewheel Boat Report from March 8, 2024 Well, the monster 102″, 190mph storm has come and gone. In its wake, it left wind-pressed snow, bizarre snow formations, and clear skies. We let things settle out and cook the past two days then got back out into the backcountry today looking for corn or pre-nubile corn. We found it. Kinda… Honestly, in the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 8, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] One Track Mind Ep. 3 – If You’re Not Crashing. You’re Not Trying. In the third episode of One Track Mind I find myself, well, in Nevada of course! I was filming with the Mountain State crew, bouncing along the highway 50 corridor. After getting weathered out a few days in a row, we stumbled upon this cool “mini golf” zone. This episode sheds light on some of the challenges of film skiing […] Backcountry SnowBrains | March 8, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: Feeling Psychedelic High Above Emerald Lake Tahoe After a 100″ Storm Report from March 5, 2024 Yesterday we went for a line that really only fills in and works after 100″ storms. Palisades Tahoe reported 102″ from this latest storm cycle so yesterday checked the box. 100″ storm—check. Bob, Tyler, and I rolled up and started at 10 am. I was exhausted… This was my 10th backcountry ski day in the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 6, 2024 0 Comments
1 Buried in Snowmobile-Triggered Avalanche in Ruby Mountains Wilderness, NV The Ruby Mountains Wilderness in northeastern Nevada is a popular destination for backcountry skiing and snowmobiling. On Friday, March 1, a snowmobile triggered an avalanche on a northeast facing aspect that buried one individual. The individual was safely extricated after reportedly being buried upside with just his boots visible above the slide. Related: 2 Snowmobilers Killed in Separate Avalanches in […] Avalanche Luke Guilford | March 6, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry Report: ABRACADABRA! …And Just Like That, All The Deep Powder in Tahoe Was Gone Report from March 4, 2024 ABRACADABRA! …and just like that, all the deep powder in Tahoe was gone yesterday! Apparently 100mph winds + high snowfall rates = insanely deep powder skiing. But 100mph winds + no new snow = all of Tahoe is pretty damn wind hammered now… Here’s how yesterday went for us: “After being as deep as you […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 5, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry Report: 100mph Winds, 3″ Per Hour Snowfall Rates, & Some of the Deepest, Most Explosive Snow of Our Lives https://youtube.com/shorts/UP0LPW_6T2c?feature=share Report from March 3, 2024 Yesterday was intense. Winds were blowing over 100mph on the ridgeline and snowfall rates were around 3″ per hour at times. Folks in our group got scared a few times and wanted to turn around. We persisted. At times the wind was enough to make you insane… I was one of the ones pushing […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 4, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: One of the Deepest, Driest Days We’ve Skied Anywhere… Report from March 2, 2024 Today was a battle. The roads, getting our car stuck twice, digging metric tons of snow, snowplows, snow blowers, hectic… As soon as we clipped into our skis, all that melted away… 17ºF. 8ºF up high. The skinning was pleasant, the wind was howling, and the snow was deep and dry. At the top of […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 3, 2024 0 Comments
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