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 […] Trip Report Martin Kuprianowicz | March 12, 2021 0 Comments
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 […] Backcountry Martin Kuprianowicz | January 28, 2021 0 Comments
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 […] Backcountry Guest Author | December 9, 2020 2 Comments
Conquering ‘Cradle Snatcher’ Couloir in Tasmania! [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zb6-bKbXAU"] Spencer Cox | October 1, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Trip Report: Independence Pass, CO – Couloir Skiing on the Last Day of Summer The fall equinox was today (September 22, 2020), marking the official end of summer. What better way to send off summer than with a great day of couloir shredding in the high country? Two weeks ago, a late summer storm brought the Rocky Mountains up to two feet of snow in some places. The wind-loaded chutes and gullies with up to four […] Trip Report Clay Malott | September 23, 2020 0 Comments
Trip Report: Elk Range, CO – Conundrum and Castle Peak Linkup This climb can be dangerous and is not recommended for anyone who does not have sufficient experience. Report from Wednesday, 5th August 2020 We got an early start this morning, leaving home in Snowmass Village at 4:00 am. We drove towards Aspen and turned onto Castle Creek Road. We drove to the end of the paved road past Pine Creek […] Trip Report Clay Malott | August 6, 2020 1 Comment
VIDEO: Watch Josh Daiek Ski a Huge Eastern Sierra Line at Mock-Looney Tahoe local and friend of SnowBrains Josh Daiek tackled some serious projects this past winter. A lot of which, were in his own backyard in the Eastern Sierras of California. This video shows him skiing a massive chute somewhere in the Sierras with a bit of a funny entry to the line. RELATED: VIDEO: Pro Skier Josh Daiek Sends Biggest […] Backcountry SnowBrains | May 2, 2020 0 Comments
UPDATE: Final Report Published For Colorado Avalanche that Killed Backcountry Tourer on April 15 The CAIC just published a final report for the April 15 avalanche that caught two backcountry tourers on Red Peak in Colorado’s Gore Range, killing one of them. “On April 15, a group of backcountry tourers were involved in an avalanche near Red Peak in the Gore Range. Two riders were caught. The avalanche swept one rider the length of […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 22, 2020 0 Comments