[VIDEO] Snowboarder Snags First Face Shots of the Season in Main Chute at Alta Ski Area, UT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Justin Morgan (@jmosends) And so it begins. Park City-based snowboarder Justin Morgan showcases his deep-powder-slashing abilities in Main Chute at Alta Ski Area on Thursday, October 26, after an eight-inch storm blanketed the ski area. By the profundity of the face shots seen in the belly of the couloir, it’s safe […] Backcountry SnowBrains | October 27, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: 903″ of Snow Turned “Main Chute” Off 11,068′ Mt. Baldy Into “Main Bowl” Report from April 28, 2023 Yesterday, I drug my extremely tired keester up 11,068′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT to ski the legendary Main Chute. On Thursday, this hike took me 1 hour and 40 minutes. Yesterday, it took me 2 hours and 10 minutes… I was tired… I was so tired I even sat in my car in the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 29, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Legendary Little Chute Off 11,068′ Mt. Baldy Report from April 27, 2023 Yesterday, I slept in and felt damn tired after the previous day’s Pfiefferhorn mission. We’d heard rumors of of Alta opening to uphill yesterday, but we couldn’t confirm. Martin texted me at 7:35am saying that Alta had opened. I jumped out of bed and started my recovery process: Hot shower Big stretch Roller Theragun Breakfast […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 28, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: October Powder in Main Chute Off 11,000′ Mt. Baldy on Day #1 Report from October 27, 2022 Yesterday, I was kayaking in a T-shirt in 77ºF weather in California. Today, I was getting backhanded by a -1ºF wind chill at 11,000′. Yesterday, I jumped on a late-night plane to Utah. I slept for five hours. I awoke at 5 am and drove to the mountain thinking we’d be one or two or […] Miles Clark | October 27, 2022 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Main Chute on 11,068′ Mt. Baldy | Still Firing Top-to-Bottom in June Report from June 8, 2022 Yesterday was my penultimate day of the 2021/22 ski season. It’s been a helluva journey. I decided to end it where I started it: Main Chute at Alta. Main Chute is where I experienced my 1st turns of this season on November 2, 2021, and I crashed horribly on my 4th turn of the year […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 9, 2022 3 Comments
The Alta Skiing Journal, Vol. 6: “Earliest Main Chute Opening Ever?” Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from Monday, Nov. 29 Patrol opened Main Chute today—is it really only November? This is the earliest I’ve ever seen Main Chute open. When I got word that the Baldy Chutes were open when I got there around 11, Gavin and I headed straight there—no questions asked. We crushed the booter starting above […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | November 29, 2021 1 Comment
Alta, UT Report: Dark, Ominous, Alone – Main Chute in Powder Snow [arve url="https://youtu.be/P8JC-1YwqxI"] Miles Clark | November 9, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Main Chute Top To Bottom on a Gorgeous Day Report from November 3, 2021 Back to Main Chute at Alta, UT, for redemption on Day #2 of the season yesterday (crashed on Tuesday). It took all I had to ski this thing top to bottom yesterday… It turns out, 5-months of surfing doesn’t get you in great shape for backcountry skiing… The chute was pretty icy and firm with […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 4, 2021 0 Comments
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