Monarch Mountain, CO, Report: New Snow And Events For An Extended Season Report from March 29-30 Colorado’s Monarch Mountain only reported three inches of snow over the weekend. The conditions felt much better, though. Pockets of new snow were deeper than that, and good slushy conditions were had in the afternoon.ย It was a fantastic spring weekend at Monarch, with more to come over an extended season.ย Only one inch of snow […] Conditions Report Logan Tepper | April 1, 2025 0 Comments
Trip Report: Snowbird, UT – “Pipeline Couloir” on July 21, 2023 Report from July 21, 2023 “Pipeline Couloir” at Snowbird, UT yesterday was a buck-wild adventure ski! Maybe the best adventure skiing I’ve ever had anywhere… Rockfalls, waterfalls, evil melted-out black bomb holes, second-thought-inducing steeps, convoluted/corrugated snow, violent pitch changes, unholy spine-chokes, a large rocky waterfall mid-chute, and more rocks-embedded-in-snow than you can shake a stick at. I actually removed about […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | July 24, 2023 2 Comments
Trip Report: 12,808′ Four Gables, CA – “Tungstar Bowls” Report from May 31, 2023 Yesterday morning, we went for a mellow classic that we’d never done before. Up at 4am. Hiking by 6am. We went for the Central Bowl. Good firm snow for cramponing was a godsend. We moved well due to the firm snow and it was a dream not to be post-holing for once! This zone is […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 1, 2023 0 Comments
Sierra Nevada, CA Report: Skiing Through A Lava Tube Cave Report from May 24, 2023 Brought to you byย Mono County Tourism Yesterday, we went for a classic. A lava tube cave on a mountainside. On good snow years, you can ski right through it. We dropped in around 10am and the snow was just about perfect. No one had skied it yesterday before we arrived and it appeared no one […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 25, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: McGee Creek Peak, CA – 2,800-Vertical-Foot “Wineglass Couloir” Report from May 18, 2023 Brought to you byย Mono County Tourism Chasing Connery Lundin down “Wineglass Couloir” yesterday was a blast! Yesterday, we went for a fun chute after scaring ourselves a bit on Tuesday’s very steep “Pete’s Dream.” Wineglass Couloir is 2,800 vertical feet! It also isn’t freezing at night, so Wineglass Couloir’s NW aspect was perfect. This line […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 19, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: North Peak, CA – 50ยบ+ North Couloir | “I’m Never Doing That Again…” Report from May 24, 2022 2 nights ago we got a text from Tall Carl. It was a picture of the North Couloir of North Peak, CA, and all it said was: “The couloir on North Peak is in.” Greggy & I got the text at the same time, looked at each other and simply nodded. The next day, we […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 25, 2022 3 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Report: Springtime Corn Snow, Slush and Sunshine Brought to you byย Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Report from Saturday, March 27, 2021ย After receiving reportedly more than four feet of snow in March, high pressure has arrived at Squaw Valley, CA, bringing out the sun in full force. The temperatures were ideal for Spring and there was no noticeable wind.ย I only wore a T-shirt under my soft-shell jacket […] Conditions Report Galen Carrico | March 29, 2021 2 Comments
Alpine Meadows, CA Report: Buttery Corn Snow on a Bluebird February Sunday Brought to you by Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Report from Sunday, February 28, 2021ย Today was a Spring-like day to end February and the snow was smooth like butter on the backside of Alpine Meadows, CA. After Saturdayโs colder temps and blustery winds, the morning snow started off firm. Throughout the day we followed the sun during the freeze-thaw cycle […] Conditions Report Galen Carrico | March 1, 2021 0 Comments