Trip Report: Cerro Godoy Central Couloir | Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina Report from October 22, 2025 I arrived in Ushuaia, Argentina, via an 11-hour bus ride from Punta Arenas, Chile, 2 days ago. The previous day, we’d done the 9-hour “bog slog” to ski Monte Tarn. I did a 24-hour fast on the bus and that was a horrible idea… 3,895′ Cerro Godoy Ushuaia Tierra Del Fuego Argentina, Patagonia Summit: 3,895 […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | October 24, 2025 0 Comments
Patagonia Report: Party Ski on Cerro Crestón Powder on The Final Day of the SuperNatural Ski Trip Report from October 4, 2025 After 2 months in El Chaltén, Patagonia, Argentina, we are headed onto the road for 2 weeks. We don’t have a solid plan to be honest… We are going to an Estancia to our north for a bit to ski some mellow, unskied peaks then we head south. Well, we were going to the Estancia […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | October 9, 2025 0 Comments
Patagonia Report: Corrugated Powder Skiing on Cerro Crestón Report from September 16, 2025 Note: Cerro Creston is on private property and you must get permission from the refugio owners to pass through If you’re looking for a guide for this zone, please contact Patagonia Ascent After our trip up Cerro Solo, Greggy and I came down with a stomach bug that sidelined us for 3 days. Then a […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 28, 2025 1 Comment
Trip Report: Skiing 6,959′ Cerro Solo | 3 Days & 2 Nights in the Shadow of Cerro Torre Report from September 6, 7, 8, 2025 We decided to go big on Friday. We didn’t know how big… The numbers were digestible, but we had no idea the style of terrain we were about to hurl ourselves in. 6,959′ Cerro Solo El Chalten Argentina, Patagonia Summit: 6,959 feet (we skied from 6,300′) House: 1,361 feet Camp: 2021 feet Vertical […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 11, 2025 0 Comments
Trip Report: Skiing The Legendary 7,162′ Cerro Electrico | El Chaltén, Patagonia, Argentina Report from August 31, 2025 The forecast was all over the place here in El Chalten, Argentina, for my Cerro Electrico ascent. I stayed up too late poring over it and found my brain clogged with doubt at 4 a.m. Windy and cloudy on some models—sunny and windless in others… At 4:09 a.m, I decided, “Screw it, I’m going.” 7,162′ […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 2, 2025 1 Comment
Trip Report: Skiing Powder on 5,925′ Cerro Madsen in the Shadow of the Fitzroy Towers | El Chaltén, Patagonia, Argentina Report from August 27 & 28, 2025 After skiing Vespignani, Creston x2, and Mosquito, we were feeling stronger and ready for a bigger mission. The weather forecast looked just about right for a trip to Cerro Madsen, adjacent to the Fitzroy Towers. Well, it did look good, but just as we were pulling the trigger, the forecast changed and looked […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 30, 2025 0 Comments
1st Powder Day of the Trip on Cerro Crestón | El Chaltén, Patagonia, Argentina Report from August 27, 2025 Note: Cerro Creston is on private property and you must get permission from the refugio owners to pass through 2 days after our big beatdown on Cerro Electrico, we were ready for more. We decided to go back to Crestón and see if the zone is manageable in fresh snow and elevated avalanche danger. The […] Trip Report Miles Clark | August 29, 2025 0 Comments
Eastern Sierra, CA, Report: Steep, Well-Walled, & Short | The Lower Lamarck Lake Chutes Report from May 27, 2025 My last day of backcountry skiing for the season was in the Lower Lamarck Lake Chutes. Lee and I set off at a casual 7:00 a.m. from Mammoth, and we were hiking by around 8:30 a.m. We walked the trail to the lake, then had to route-find around the lake, where we finally encountered snow […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 1, 2025 0 Comments
Mammoth Mountain, CA, Report: Memorial Day Weekend Radness! Report from May 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 2025 The past week at Mammoth has been fire. Groomers are good. Wiggles are good, and new ones are forming all the time. Bumps are good. Off-piste skiing is exceptional—especially on Cornice & Chair 23. I’ve been riding my new e-dirt bike to the mountain each day, and it makes every […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 29, 2025 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: Going for the D-Spin 720º at 47-Years-Old View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Report from May 25, 2025 I woke up at 1 am last night and everything was so clear. I’d wake up at 5:45 am, drive to Palisades Tahoe, land the D-Spin 720, and roll back down to Mammoth for Tall Carl’s party. Tahoe had been off the table because […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 26, 2025 0 Comments
Trip Report: 13,994′ Mt. Humphreys, CA | “Northeast Couloir” With A Crew of 9 Report from May 23, 2025 Mt. Humphreys is one of 4 Eastern Sierra peaks on my wedding ring. I’d skied one of the east chutes last year. It was time to go back for the classic Northeast Chute. But I wasn’t alone. We were a huge crew of 9 marauding uphill. 13,996′ Mt. Humphreys “Northeast Couloir” Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 26, 2025 0 Comments
Trip Report: “South Fork Bowl” – Skiing 3,400-Vertical-Feet on Peak 13,103 in Big Pine, California Report from May 19, 2025 Garrett told us we had to go down to Big Pine and ski Peak 13,103 next to Kid Mountain. He said it was only a 2-mile dirt walk, then snow all the way. What I didn’t realize is that it would be a 3,300-vertical-foot bootpack… Peak 13,103, CA – South Fork Bowl Details Summit (actually […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 20, 2025 0 Comments
Eastern Sierra, CA, Report: The “Bat Cave Chutes” In 5-Star Corn Snow Report from May 16, 2025 2 days ago, we saw this zone on our hike up University Peak and I loved the look of it. Convoluted, spines, chutes, and open faces all in one zone. We came back for it the next day, yesterday. 2 days ago, it was cool in the morning. Yesterday was hot. We battled up that […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 17, 2025 0 Comments
Trip Report: The East Face of 13,595-Foot University Peak, CA Report from May 15, 2025 I knew we wanted to start south this year in the Eastern Sierra, CA, but I didn’t make it here until May 10 due to a family issue. Even more reason to start in the south. Fox had just been down there to a zone I’d never been to and said it was special. I […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 17, 2025 1 Comment
Mammoth, CA, Report: Mini-Powder Day Fun Dust-On-Crust in Paranoids, Cornice Bowl, Avalanche Chutes, & More Report from May 14, 2025 It snowed pretty damn hard on Tuesday night here in Mammoth… Mammoth reported 3″ of new snow yesterday morning. We hit the mountain early and grabbed 4th chair on Chair 2. Our first run was on Chair 3 and it was dust on crust but fun dust on crust We did another 3 down Coyote […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 15, 2025 0 Comments
Eastern Sierra, CA, Report: 113mph Winds, Lenticular Clouds, & Crazy Long Chute In The Sun Report from May 13, 2025 Yesterday was insanely windy in the Eastern Sierra, CA. Mammoth Mountain saw winds up to 113mph and didn’t open for the day. We brainstormed all morning on where to ski and ended up heading to the “Trailer Park Chutes.” These chutes don’t look like much from below, but man, they are long and fun. The […] Backcountry Miles Clark | May 14, 2025 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA, Report: Big Wind Leads To A Private Ski Resort on Chair 23 Report from May 11, 2025 Our plan was backcountry yesterday, but the wind said otherwise. It was blowing about 60mph at the top of Chair 1 at Mammoth around 8 am. The wind direction was magically just right and Mammoth was able to get all the chairs open. Weirdly, the lower mountain was windier than the upper mountain. I rode […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 12, 2025 0 Comments
Eastern Sierra, CA, Report: Gorgeous Chute With Mini-Mandatory Air in the “Dirt Bike Chutes” Report from May 11, 2025 I awoke in Pennsylvania on Friday at 4:20 am, drove to New York, got on a plane, pit stop in Detroit, landed in Salt Lake City, UT, up to Park City, packed my bags, dropped by the POC office in Park City, grabbed a full-face helmet for my new e-bike, dropped by the Momentous office […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 11, 2025 0 Comments
British Columbia Backcountry Report: Gliding Through The Setting Sun in a Stunning Zone Report from January 27, 2025 Yesterday was our penultimate day in the BC backcountry. I decided we should go check out a zone I’d never been before mostly just to look around and see what’s out there. It was a long walk. A much longer walk than expected. 4,000 vertical feet 11 miles 7 hours It took 6 hours to […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 28, 2025 0 Comments
Revelstoke, BC, Report: Skiing Gracias Ridge & Snow Rodeo in the Sunshine Report from January 26, 2025 On Sunday we gathered a crew in the parking lot and headed up the Revelation Gondola at Revelstoke. JJ, Kim, Aaron, me. JJ & Kim took us to Gracias Ridge area to ski old chowder in fun, rolling terrain. It’s a fun adventure run with 2 hikes, 2 traverses, Mr Toad’s Wild Ride Gully, and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 28, 2025 0 Comments
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