Solo Backcountry Skier Killed by Avalanche Near Breckenridge, CO On Saturday, a solo backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche near Breckenridge, CO. The 31-year-old man was skiing a northeast-facing couloir on Bald Mountain, or Baldy, southeast of Breck. His girlfriend reported him missing when he didn’t return her phone calls. PRELIMINARY REPORT: A solo skier was caught, buried, and killed in a small but long-running avalanche. The avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 1, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT, Report: Dirty Dogleg Report from Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Mt. Baldy on the border of Snowbird/Alta has a lot of solid descent options, but if you hear someone talking about “the chutes,” they’re referring to: Main Chute (NE facing) Little Chute (NE facing) and Dogleg. (East-NE facing) Main Chute is big, wide, fun, and not that gnarly. Little Chute is steep, feels a […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | May 25, 2022 0 Comments
Man at Mount Baldy Resort, British Columbia, Killed by Groomer On Friday, a man in his seventies was reported dead at Mount Baldy Resort in British Columbia after getting stuck under a ski groomer. After an attempt at first aid, Mount Baldy employees were unable to keep the man alive, the RCMP reports. After an investigation was launched by both the BC Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC, Mount Baldy was forced […] Industry News Liam Abbott | February 28, 2021 0 Comments
Hikers Missing on Mount Baldy, CA for 5-Days Found Thanks to Their Footprints in the Snow Two hikers who had been missing since the weekend on California’s Mount Baldy have been found alive after five days of desperate searching, The San Bernardino County Sheriff reported late Wednesday. Eric Desplinter and Gabrielle Wallace went hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains in San Bernardino County, California, on Saturday and were expected to return the same evening. But when […] SnowBrains | April 12, 2019 0 Comments
Top 9 Off-Slope Activities at Sun Valley Resort, Idaho [Sponsored by Sun Valley Resort] Sun Valley Resort is the pioneer of destination skiing. It offers plenty of ways to enjoy the snow and sunshine on its famed slopes, like skiing and snowboarding on Bald and Dollar Mountain, or gliding over 40k of trails at the Nordic Center. It also offers so much more. Whether you’re looking to rest your […] Featured Article Robin Azer | December 5, 2018 0 Comments
20″ of Pow in Main Chute on Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT With summer just about here and the mountain bike tuned and ready for some single track I had almost put that final coat of summer wax on the skis and called it a season………but one thing living in Utah has taught me, is never count the mighty Wasatch out and it can deliver some goods when least expected. I made the hardest decision of my life and decided to pursue my career […] Conditions Report Ryan Mulcahy | May 18, 2015 0 Comments
Alta Conditions Report – 100% Open If you have skied Alta, you know how sweet the terrain is! However, due to the high level of awesomeness of said terrain, often avalanche danger or low snow may not allow Alta to open everything for our skiing pleasure. Recently we have been graced with high pressure that has lasted for well over a month. We have had a few nice quick hitting refresher storms, but avvy danger has remained low. With low danger and prolonged high […] Conditions Report Aaron Rice | February 12, 2015 1 Comment
Alta Conditions Report – Bluebird for Days! For many people in Alta last week was the best week of skiing they had had in years. As in anything in life, with the good comes the bad. Lucking this is Alta, so bad is really still pretty descent. I like to say that in Alta it is either snowing hard or bluebird, and this past week has not let us down. Though it has been dry, it has been absolutely gorgeous and ski patrol has been able to drop some ropes, most notably on […] Conditions Report Aaron Rice | January 8, 2015 0 Comments
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