Keystone, CO, Boot-Packs Avalanche Terrain to Prepare for Opening As more snow hits the U.S. and skiers and snowboarders anticipate the rope dropping on their favorite terrain, it is not always as simple as waiting on enough snowfall. That is what the ski patrollers at Keystone Resort, Colorado, know, which is why they spend time boot-compacting (or boot packing) its avalanche terrain. The resort shared on its social media […] Avalanche Brent Thomas | December 12, 2024 0 Comments
Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Report: Suicide Chute Is Still Kicking https://www.instagram.com/p/BzllSDKgLns/?igshid=1bhqp1q5eq6zm SnowBrains intern Martin Kuprianowicz shredding down Suicide Chute. Image: Martin Kuprianowicz Location: Mt. Superior, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah Date skied: July 7th, 2019 Ascent time: 62 minutes Conditions: Glorious summer corn skiing Music choice: Sublime’s “Everything Under the Sun” album For the 7th of July, the snow on Suicide Chute couldn’t be much better. It was fast and corny […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | July 8, 2019 0 Comments