Trip Report: 11,160′ Mt. Scowden – Lundy Canyon – “North Face Chute” Report from May 27, 2023 Brought to you byย Mono County Tourism “North Face Chute” of 11,160′ Mt Scowden, CA yesterday was the coolest chute we’ve skied this season! Twisting, turning, writhing, steep, long, & constantly changing pitch. Dodging trees, logs, branches, rocks, walls, glide cracks, & holes. This is the most entertaining chute! What’s really wild is that I skied […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 28, 2023 0 Comments
A Photo Tour of the Buried Houses of Mammoth Lakes, CA | Spring 2023 Photos from May 2 & 3, 2023 We just arrived in Mammoth Lakes, CA, on Monday, and we cannot believe how much snow is here. The houses are still absolutely buried. Related: A Photo Tour of the Buried Chairlifts at Mammoth Mountain, CA We drove around town today and yesterday and took these photos of the most buried houses we […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | May 4, 2023 0 Comments
Wasatch Mountains, UT Report: Fast Powder on Little Superior at Dawn Report from March 16, 2023 We did the Salt Lake City thing today:ย Wake up early and started skinning with headlamps in the dark Waking up early hurt. Hiking up was critically cold. Once the sun first hit, it all felt worth it. I kinda get it now. I especially got it once we started driving down the canyon at […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 16, 2023 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA Report: The Spines & The Fingers Report from January 19, 2023 Brought to you byย Palisades Tahoe Yesterday was a fantastical day at Palisades Tahoe, CA. First things first:ย breakfast at Wildflour… We opened up the day skiing 4 laps KT-22 including The Fingers. I was 3rd chair but The Fingers didn’t look good to me. They looked like dust on crust. I was very wrong. People […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 21, 2023 0 Comments
Patagonia Backcountry Report: Spicy From Top to Bottom | A Mini Avalanche in a Technical Chute Report from September 19, 2022 I awoke uneasy yesterday. I awoke spun. I searched the mountain, the skies, the clouds, and my mind for reasons not to ski Alaska Chute. For reasons not to even go look at it. Bad snow, avalanches, too cloudy, not enough snow, I’m not up for it, it’s not in. When I got to the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 20, 2022 2 Comments
Wasatch Mts, UT Report: Suicide Chute on 11,045′ Mt. Superior | Hanging in Space & Waterfalls Report from June 7, 2022 I just got back to Utah on Sunday. My plan in Utah this week is Main Chute, Pipeline, and Suicide Chute. I decided to start with Main Chute today but as I casually rolled into Little Cottonwood Canyon at 9:30am, I noticed that Suicide Chute was starting to fall apart at the bottom. I checked […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 7, 2022 1 Comment
Trip Report: 3 Chutes, 6 Buddies, 1 Damn Wet Creek Crossing on 12,054′ White Mountain, CA Report from May 20, 2022 On Friday, we went back to White Mountain to ski the chutes we didn’t ski on Wednesday. Sierra Nevada, CA, Report: 3 Chutes, 8 Miles, 4,000-Vertical-Feet, & 5-Star-Corn on White Mountain We had a solid mob:ย Garret, Andy, Jon, Greggy, Nate, and me. We went straight to the far ridge and booted right up to […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 22, 2022 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA Report: Bluebird Powder Day in May at 7:30am Report from May 11, 2022 We awoke today to a bluebird powder day. It felt weird to wake up at 6am for it… But the mountain opens at 7:30am right now! We were in line right at 7:30am when it opened and we went straight to wait for Chair 23. We could tell that the snow generally wasn’t gonna be […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 12, 2022 3 Comments