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Monterosa, Italy Conditions Report: Closing Week = Powder Week

[brought to you by Intuition Liners] Monterosa ski resort in Alagna, Italy had a wild last week of operations with around a meter (3′) of new snow, sun, closures, and the best powder day of our trip. Wednesday:  We got one glorious powder run in sunshine, then it socked in and we skied fun snow in the fog before venturing […]

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Miles Clark | April 17, 2018
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Monterosa, Italy Conditions Report: A No Fall Zone, A Steep Chute, & Plenty of Fear

[brought to you buy Intuition Liners] On Sunday we rode up the lifts to the very top of the Monterosa ski resort in Alagna, Italy. We then traversed and skinned to a spicy chute with a no fall zone entrance. The zone was steep, the snow was soft, and  I had the fear. We all made it through the no […]

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Miles Clark | April 10, 2018
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Monterosa, Italy Conditions Report: One Big 6,000-Vertical Foot Dream Run

[brought to you by Intuition Liners] On Saturday, we awoke to sunny skies in Alagna, Italy. We rode lifts to the top. We skinned for about an hour. We dropped into a dreamland. We found cold, powdery snow on northern aspects. We found creamy corn on all other aspects. This 6,000-vertical-foot run had a bit of everything. The tight chute […]

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Miles Clark | April 9, 2018
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Monterosa, Italy Conditions Report: Crazy Happy Powder Day in Big Terrain

[brought to you by Intuition Liners] Yesterday was one of those special days that you don’t ever forget. Sunshine, 6-8″ of new snow, large terrain, and the Alagna Rat Pack.   We rode 4 lifts directly to the top of the mountain, traversed, and dropped into some impressive lines in creamy powder snow. After descending 6,000-vertical-feet, we were back in town.   […]

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Miles Clark | April 6, 2018
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Monterosa, Italy Conditions Report: 6,000-Vertical-Foot Runs, Sunshine, Powder, & Grappa…

[brought to you by Intuition Liners] I arrived in Italy on March 29th with by good buddy and fellow guide, Zeb Blais. We got up to Monterosa ski resort in Alagna, Italy the next day. (Why have we come to Italy? Because they’re having a record snow year.  Most in 10 years…) That night, we accidentally ran into the rowdiest Rat […]

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Miles Clark | April 3, 2018
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