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[VIDEO] Spooky Powder Day in Suicide Chute on 11,068′ Mt. Superior, UT | Sky Day #292

Report from November 24, 2023 I got back up and into Mt. Superior’s crevasses again yesterday. Ski day #292 of my “300” project. Suicide Chute on 11,068′ Mt. Superior, UT, specifically. I’d just skied it 2 days previous and it was pretty damn fun. Yesterday was a powder day with about 8″ of blower powder snow accompanied by dense fog […]

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Miles Clark | November 25, 2023

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SnowBrains Utah Highlight Video 2023 – 903″ of Snowfall With High Quality Skiing from October Until August

This past season (2023), was one for the books in Utah. I started my season in Utah, skiing early laps of Suicide Chute in October???, and ending it on those same lines in mid-July! This years record setting snowfall did not disappoint, and you can see I was taking full advantage of that. 2023 was a wild one in Utah. Little […]

Le Super-Mini Tour de Wasatch, UT: Wolverine to Tuscarorita to Sunset to Catherines + Complex Sun Halos

Yesterday morning we rolled up into Little Cottonwood Canyon after 20″ of new snow without a solid plan. Our plan A was called off due to low snow and our plan B was overly loose. Luckily we ran into Juan and simply followed him around all day and ended up skiing what we’re calling Le Super-Mini Tour de Wasatch. Le […]

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Miles Clark | November 21, 2023

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Mt. Hood, OR, Backcountry Report: Early Season Turns on Crater Rock

Report from Monday, November 20, 2023 When I saw how snow-covered Mt. Hood looked from a plane this weekend, I knew it was time to get back on the slopes, especially after Sunday’s weather. While Sunday’s storm was not quite as big as we had hoped, there was still some new fluff to enjoy. I left Portland around 6:45 a.m. […]

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Nicky Blumm | November 21, 2023

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SnowBrains Alaska Highlight Video 2023 | My Year #2 of Heli-Ski Guiding Some of the Best Terrain on Earth

This past April I spent the month heli-ski guiding for Pulseline Adventure in Valdez, Alaska. This was my 2nd season heli-ski guiding in Alaska and we got a bit of everything this year. When we did get good snow, we were on it and had some spectacular days out there. I can’t wait to get back up there this April […]

NOAA: Winter Storm Warning for Utah Calling for 8-14″ of Snow & 22″ of Snow in the Upper Cottonwood Canyons

Winter Storm Warning for Utah 11pm Sunday – 3am Monday URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 218 PM MST Sat Nov 18 2023 Including the cities of Alta and Brighton 218 PM MST Sat Nov 18 2023 …WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM MST MONDAY… * WHAT…Heavy […]

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WeatherBrains | November 18, 2023

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USA 3-Day Snowfall Forecast & 6-10 Day, 8-14 Day, & Monthly Outlooks | November 18

In this weather article, you will find the following: 3-Day Snow & Weather Forecast for the USA by NOAA 3-Day Snow Forecast for the USA by the GEM Weather Model 3-Day Snow Forecast for the USA by the GFS Weather Model 6-10 Day Precipitation & Temperature Outlooks for the USA by NOAA 8-14 Day Precipitation & Temperature Outlooks for the […]

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WeatherBrains | November 18, 2023

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SnowBrains Tahoe Highlight Video 2023 – 700+ Inches of Snowfall & Some of the Best Skiing of Our Lives

2023 was absolutely insane in Lake Tahoe, CA. Ski resorts saw over 700″ of snow. At times we were snowed into our houses with no snow plows, no highways open, no ski resorts open, no stop signs showing anywhere, pure bedlam and we loved it. I ended up in the backcountry quite a lot due to the ski resorts often […]