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Wasatch Mountains, UT, Report: Steep, Soft, and Spicy

Report from Friday, February 24, 2023 On a scale from ketchup to ghost pepper, the Generator Couloir was about a Serrano. It was a spicy one. I linked up with the Wasatch Wolf at about 10 am and we started weighing out options. Maybe this, maybe that—the strong winds from the night before on top of the four feet of snow […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 25, 2023
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Wasatch Range, UT Report: 2 Ski Areas, a 1,300-Vertical-Foot Backcountry Couloir, and 1 Closing day

Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report From Sunday, April 18, 2021 We started at Alta. By 11 am we were on top of a 45-degree, 1,300-vertical foot couloir. We were in Brighton by noon and back at Alta for last chair at 4:20. Yesterday was a day that’ll be etched in the walls of my mind for as […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | April 20, 2021
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Trip Report: Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT – 3,000-Vertical-Foot “Coalpit #4”

Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report From Thursday, March 11, 2021 It was deep inside the belly of the beast where we finally found solace. Buddies Landon, Gage, and I went for a long boot pack this morning up a narrow couloir near the entrance to Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT. “Coalpit #4” is 3,000-vertical-foot long, 38º steep, narrow, couloir […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | March 12, 2021
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VIDEO: First Snowboarder to Ride all 90 Lines in Legendary ‘Chuting Gallery’ Guidebook Releases Edit of Project

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mike (@hukesnow) On April 28, 2020, Mike Meru became the first person ever to snowboard all 90 Northern Utah couloirs in the famous Chuting Gallery guidebook when he successfully completed the final descent of his project on the NE Couloir of the Pfeifferhorn. Related:Man Becomes First Ever to Snowboard All 90 Couloirs in the Legendary ‘Chuting […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | January 28, 2021
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14 Tricks For Making Steep Lines Steeper: Misadventures From “The Chuting Gallery, a Guide to Steep Skiing in the Wasatch”

This article was written by Will Thomas  One of the key challenges of “extreme” skiing is explaining it to the uninitiated especially when you yourself are the uninitiated. With the influx of new backcountry users, the situation is fraught. Thousands of unsuspecting people have exchanged hard-earned dollars for sparkling new touring gear, and, even with a litany of hashtags, will […]

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Guest Author | December 9, 2020
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Man Becomes First Ever to Snowboard All 90 Couloirs in the Legendary ‘Chuting Gallery’ Guidebook for Northern Utah’s Steepest Lines

Photos by @michaelaasheimohotography On April 28, 2020, Mike Meru became the first person ever to snowboard all 90 Northern Utah couloirs in the famous Chuting Gallery guidebook when he successfully completed the final descent of his project on the NE Couloir of the Pfeifferhorn. The two-year-long mission took him through ups and downs and valleys and mountains — quite literally. […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | May 1, 2020
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