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Why Thursday Night Is The Best Night Of The Week In Salt Lake City, Utah

The famous 9x9

“HAPPY THURSDAY!” A concerningly large group of cyclists shout at you as they pass by, swallowing up the street in Salt Lake City, Utah on any given Thursday night. The Nine-by-Nine, or “Nine” as locals refer to it, is an underground bicycle rally that suddenly appears at the intersection of 900 East and 900 South at 9 p.m. on Thursday […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | May 14, 2025
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Patagonia, Argentina, Backcountry Report: Lenga Tree Forest Powder Skiing & a Sad Avalanche Story

Report from September 4, 2024 Tuesday night was windy as hell… The wind woke me up a few times down here in town and that has happened very few times in my 14 seasons here. I knew in the night that we’d have to downgrade our plans and be real safe out there the next day. The wind from Tuesday […]

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Miles Clark | September 5, 2024
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Cerro Catedral, Argentina, Report: Tasty Tree Skiing as Ice Finally Turns to Powder in Patagonia

Report from September 2, 2024 August was a rough month here. Cold, icy, un-snowy. Our hopes were set on a snowy September and on Day 1 of September, it snowed… We got out there on Tuesday, September 2, to sample the goods. Our first run in the trees was splendid. The snow wasn’t perfect, it wasn’t deep, and we were […]

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Miles Clark | September 4, 2024
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Trip Report: The Sensational Views of a Ski Adventure on Cerro Lopez, Argentina

Report from August 29, 2024 One of the most gorgeous places on Earth is Bariloche, Argentina’s 6,811′ Cerro Lopez. The most breathtaking hike of my life was summiting this mountain and taking its north ridge right down into Lake Nahuel Huapi in March 2009. In July 2009, I skied from just above Refugio Lopez but never from the summit proper. […]

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Miles Clark | September 1, 2024
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Cerro Catedral, Argentina, Report: Long, Slushy Laps in the Sun With the Legendary Santa Rosa Storm Incoming

Report from August 30, 2024 The sun finally came out and slushed up the mountain on Friday. We’d been waiting for this day… We showed up about noon ready for the corn harvest and it didn’t disappoint. The line was long on Nubes, so we opted for Nire to Lenga laps. We also snuck in a couple of Nubes laps […]

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Miles Clark | September 1, 2024
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Cerro Catedral, Argentina, Report: 1 Day of Chalk + 1 Day of Corn on 4 New World-Class Chairlifts

Report from August 11 & 12, 2024 The past two days at Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina have been a hoot. Yesterday was cold, crisp, and chalky. Today was warm, slushy, and splashy. Which day was better? I think a ski racer would have liked yesterday but as a freerider, I loved the spring snow today. Nubes, the highest chair […]

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Miles Clark | August 12, 2024
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Patagonia Backcountry Report: Whip Cream Spines & Granite Towers

Report from August 6, 2024 Today, we went for a jaunt in the alpine. Bad weather has kept us out of our favorite zones for the past 7-days. Yesterday we got hoodwinked by the weather and missed out on a glimmering powder run in a fierce wind. Today was also forecast to be cloudy, so we slept in a bit. […]

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Miles Clark | August 7, 2024
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Patagonia Backcountry Report: Sunshine, Powder, & Granite Towers on Day 1 of Season #14

Report from July 29, 2024 I just got down to Argentine Patagonia last night after 52-hours of travel. Well, it woulda been only 28 hours of travel but I missed my flight in Santiago, Chile, because my phone was still on Utah time and I didn’t realize it until it was too late… Yeah, that hurt. A full unplanned 25 […]

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Miles Clark | July 29, 2024
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Wasatch Mountains, UT, Report: Ski Day #189 = “Suicide Chute” | 11,045′ Mt. Superior

Report from June 4, 2024 On Tuesday, I drove to Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah with a plan to ski Main Chute at Alta. I was tired after 188 days of skiing this season. As I drove past Mt. Superior, I saw that there was snow from Suicide Chute right down to the road. I hit the brakes and swerved […]

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Miles Clark | June 6, 2024
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Trip Report: Snowbird, UT | “Pipeline Couloir”

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Report from June 5, 2024 Yesterday was my last ski day of the Northern Hemisphere winter. Ski day #190. Ski day #463 of the past 546 days. I’ve been skiing 6 days per week for 17 months straight (78 weeks). I’m exhausted… 11,489′ American Fork Twin Peak, UT “Pipeline Couloir” Details Summit (actually a notch):  11,300′ Car:  7,900′ Vertical From Car:  […]

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Miles Clark | June 6, 2024
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Trip Report: Black Mountain – “North Face Chutes” | Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA

Report from June 1, 2024 I was exhausted the past week after skiing 461 of the past 541 days. Yesterday was no exception. I searched for an easy one. One that wouldn’t end me… Black Mountain in Virginia Lakes appeared just right. 11,770′ Black Mountain “North Face Chutes” Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA Summit (actually a ridgeline):  11,700 feet Car:  9,800 feet […]

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Miles Clark | June 3, 2024
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Mammoth Mountain, CA, Closing Day 2024 Report: Raucous Summit Party & Finally Got the Damn D-Spin 720º

Report from May 27, 2024 Closing day at Mammoth Mountain was all-time on Monday… It was especially poignant for me. One of my big goals each year is to land a D-Spin 720º. My initial goal was to land this trick until I was 40-years-old. I’d copied that goal from the legendary Mike Douglas who vowed to stomp that trick […]

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Miles Clark | May 31, 2024
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Trip Report: Peak 12,691′ Paiute Pass Ridge Chutes – “Ice Fall Chute” | Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA

Report from May 30, 2024 After skiing 457 of the past 537 days, I was exhausted and needed an easy tour yesterday. I’d skied 2 chutes off Paiute Pass Ridge last year and knew it was an easy hike for good steep skiing. Time to go back…  Peak 12,691′, CA – “Paiute Pass Ridge Chutes”  Icefall Couloir Details Summit (actually, this […]

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Miles Clark | May 31, 2024
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Trip Report: “Kindergarten Chute” on Peak 13,121′ | Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA

Report from May 28, 2024 Yesterday, we went for a classic. Kindergarten Chute on Peak 13,121′ in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. We’d tried to ski this chute in early May 2024 but it looked firm and unwelcoming so we skied a chute we dubbed “Preschool Chute” along with the “Wahoo Gullies.” Fortunately, Kindergarten Chute welcomed us with […]

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Miles Clark | May 29, 2024
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Trip Report: 1 Annoyingly Long 2,700-Vertical-Foot Chute | 11,575′ Gilcrest Peak “Northeast Chutes” East Variant | Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA

Report from May 22, 2024 Yesterday, we returned to Gilcrest Peak to sample the East variant of the Northeast Chutes. Last week we’d skied the Western option and it was delightful. Cool, windy weather has had us seeking east-facing or lower-elevation north-facing terrain. We parked at Lundy Lake at about 10 a.m. and started up. 11,575′ Gilcrest Peak “North Couloirs” […]

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Miles Clark | May 24, 2024
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Trip Report: 12,100′ East Peak “East Face Chutes” | Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA

Report from May 20, 2024 Yesterday, we went for a line that’s been staring me in the face for 20 years. You can see East Peak from Highway 395 and its chutes always beckon. What has always kept us away is the approach… 12,100′ East Peak “East Chutes” Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA Summit (actually a ridgeline):  11,600 feet Car:  7,500 […]

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Miles Clark | May 21, 2024
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Trip Report: 13,417′ Mt. Lamarck “North Couloir” | Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, California

Report from May 17, 2024 Garrett and I returned to 13,417-feet-high Mt. Lamarck’s “North Couloir” yesterday. We tried to ski Lamarck back on May 3, 2024, but it was firm that day. Instead, we skied a chute called “Valdezean Amor Couloir” and it was delicious. Yesterday was ski day #144 of my season and ski day #447 in the past […]

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Miles Clark | May 19, 2024
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Mammoth Mountain, CA, Report: Hangmans Chute, Wipe Out, The Chair 3 Wiggle

Report from May 16, 2024 Today we got out at Mammoth Mountain, CA, at about 10am. The mountain experienced a solid freeze last night, making the skiing phenomenal today. We started out skiing Wipe Out laps off Chair 23. Splashy good fun. We then bumped over to the gondola and hit Hangmans Chute a few times. The winning lap was […]

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Miles Clark | May 16, 2024
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Trip Report: 11,161′ Mt. Scowden’s “Dog Leg Chute” | Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA

Report from May 15, 2024 Yesterday we went back to Lundy Lake in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California hoping to find more corn as we did in that zone 2 days prior. We chose one of the north-facing couloirs off Scowden but it looked beat up with old wet slides. We then bumped over to the “Dog Leg […]

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Miles Clark | May 16, 2024
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Trip Report: 2,300-Vertical-Foot Gilcrest Peak, CA, North Chutes in Corn Snow

Report from May 13, 2024 Yesterday we were in search of corn. Recently, our hit rate was 1:4 in finding corn up high so odds have not been in our favor as of late. The Lamarck Basin had corn before the big May-storm, while the Kindergarten Chute zone didn’t have corn, the North Couloir of Mount Gibbs was powder and ice, […]

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Miles Clark | May 14, 2024
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