The 5 Best Colorado Ski Towns For Fall Foliage Nestled within the rugged embrace of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado’s ski towns are renowned for their winter wonderlands. However, as the temperatures cool and the aspen leaves transition from verdant green to a harmonious symphony of golds and oranges, these alpine havens transform into something truly magical. A landscape ablaze with the fiery hues of autumn, where the crisp mountain […] Industry News Kenneth Condon | September 27, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth Mountain, CA, Report: Closing Weekend After a 270+ Day Season; Spectacular Skiing, Hot Springs, and Life-Long Memories Report from Friday, August 4th, 2023 Our 4 a.m. departure from South Lake Tahoe to Mammoth Mountain for closing weekend, summer shredding was an adventure in itself. Only the moon was lighting up the drive until well passed 5:15 before making way to a hazy, foggy sunrise. Related: Less Than 100 Days: Mammoth Mountain, CA Announces Opening Day for Next […] Conditions Report John Cunningham | August 6, 2023 0 Comments
Wolf Creek, CO Report: Hardpack, Bumps, and Overcast with up to Three Feet of Powder in the Forecast Brought to you byย 10 Barrel Brewing Report from December 27, 2020 Wolf Creek has some of the best conditions and snowpack in Colorado. The snow wasn’t the best I have skied at Wolf Creek, but still relatively good. Nearly everything was moguled and the bumps provided plenty of fun. The surface was mostly hardpack with some softer spots off of […] Conditions Report Dominic Gawel | December 27, 2020 0 Comments
Trip Report: Climbing in Indian Creek, UT Adventure Summary: crack climbing, desert camping, citations, scuba diving, and canned tamales. The two best state highways in Utah are highways 210 and 211. They are coincidentally numbered one right after the other even though they are located on two different sides of the state. Highway 210 is the road that runs through Little Cottonwood Canyon, home to righteous ski […] Trip Report Martin Kuprianowicz | October 16, 2019 0 Comments
California Adventure Report: Tioga Pass, Rainbow Pools, Mono Lake, Hot Springs, Water Spouts… California can shine and it very well may shine brightest in springtime. This year, we had a low snow year and that’s the yang. The yin is that Tioga Pass opened very early so in one day, you can easily experience the foothills, the white granite domes, the high mountains, the east side, and the desert. Today, I woke up in Waterford, CA and got on the road by 7:30am. From there, it was a classic California adventure: Flipping into Rainbow Pools in the foothills, gaping at Half Dome, skiing Poop Chute on Tioga Pass, gawking at […] Miles Clark | May 16, 2014 3 Comments
Tioga Pass Report Today: 12″ of New Snow in Ellery Chutes, Ice Cream, Half Dome, Hot Springs I left Waterford, CA this morning at 7:30am headed for Sonora Pass. At the highway 108/120 split, the sign said Sonora Pass closed, Tioga Pass open. Change of plans. I drove up highway 120 to Yosemite, stopped to jump into Rainbow Pools, took pictures of Half Dome, stopped to take pictures of a guy who’d driven out onto Toulomne Meadows and gotten stuck, asked the Park Rangerette on Tioga Pass how much snow they’d gotten, she said 8-12 inches since May 6th, then arrived at Ellery Lake on Tioga Pass at about 11am. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 9, 2014 2 Comments