Video: Andy Hays Hits the Gnarliest “Chimney Sweep” at Squaw Valley, CA We’ve Ever Heard Of… View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Yesterday, local legend Andy Hays hit the “Chimney Sweep” in The Palisades at Squaw Valley, CA. This was the first and only time it’s been open all season. It was the gnarliest we’ve ever heard of: a huge cornice drop into an icy chute to a high speed 50′ […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | March 17, 2021 1 Comment
Recounting the Late Season Radness @ Squaw Valley, CA From skiing the Chimney Sweep in early May, closing out KT-22 over Memorial Day weekend, skiing Siberia with the family on Father’s Day, to a closing date of July 15th, the 16/17 season was quite memorable at Squaw Valley, California Trip Report Casey Cane | September 12, 2017 1 Comment
Chimney Open at Squaw Again Yesterday! After its earliest opening in 5 years on Monday, the Chimney at Squaw Valley, USA opened again yesterday much to the delight of insane Squaw skiers. Only the Chimney Sweep has been skied/open so far. This next storm is gonna stuff about 8 feet of wet, wind blown snow in there, so expect an insane show in the Chimney on […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | January 28, 2016 6 Comments
The Chimney Sweep at Squaw | 1993 Tom Day skiing the Chimney Sweep at Squaw Valley circa 1993. Check out conditions at the Chimney from last week. ameliatraynor | April 18, 2015 1 Comment
Video of Skiing Chimney Sweep @ Squaw Sunday! | Biggest Air at Squaw This Year? words by Tilen Lane (title by SnowBrains…biggest air at Squaw was actually when Tilen hit Center Line an hour after this video…) I spent the morning texting most of my skiing friends saying “lets shred the palisades” and even after pleading with them on the hill, none of my friends were willing to hike all the way from Gold Coast […] SnowBrains | April 23, 2013 10 Comments
Closing Day @ Squaw Valley 2012/13 | Chimney Sweep & Center Line Go Down! That’s correct snow-starved humans. Squaw Valley USA is officially closed. But, Squaw closed in true Squaw fashion with 2 of its gnarliest lines going down on its final day. Yes, Chimney Sweep & Center Line were skied and stomped. It’s kind of hard to believe that they were skied in these conditions, but it shows the level of skiing/riding still […] SnowBrains | April 22, 2013 5 Comments
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