Mt Baldy: A Timeless Ski Escape in Southern California Bumping up and down in the backseat of Dad’s green convertible Jaguar, the potholes of Mt Baldy’s parking lot bring excitement for a day of skiing ahead. That backseat was once a battleground for “shotgun” against my brother. A battle I often won. The upgrade to the passenger seat led to today. More than 15 years later, I had to […] Miles Berman | March 26, 2025 0 Comments
Vista Fire Forces Evacuation of Mt. Baldy Ski Resort, CA, and Hiking Trails A rapidly growing wildfire in the San Bernardino National Forest has prompted the evacuation of Mt. Baldy ski resort and nearby hiking trails, posing a significant threat to one of Southern California’s most popular outdoor recreation areas. “It’s go time! At the time of posting the wind has eased and air support has finished their second shift of the day […] Fire Firebrains | July 9, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Board it Like Beckham — Soccer Player David Beckham Catskiing at Fernie, BC Legendary soccer player David Beckham has shared a video of himself snowboarding at Fernie, British Columbia. The retired soccer player was seemingly on a guys’ trip, with his son Cruz, Canadian billionaire Jamie Salter and his four sons, and former Manchester United Youth player David Gardner. The snowboarders went on a tour with Island Lake Catskiing in Fernie and clearly […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 16, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Six Ill-Equipped Hikers Rescued from Mount Baldy, CA Six hikers in their 20s had to be rescued from Mount Baldy, California, on Wednesday, February 14. The group had set out on a hike on Bear Canyon Trail to the top of Mount Baldy and got stuck in the snow at around 9,000 feet altitude. The six young men were not equipped for an excursion of this magnitude and […] Climbing SnowBrains | February 23, 2024 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
Mt. Baldy, CA, is Expecting Potentially Record-Breaking 100+ Inches of Snowfall This Weekend In case you haven’t heard, the weather has been crazy this week and will only get crazier. Mt. Baldy is no exception. About an hour East of Los Angeles, Mt. Baldy is SoCal’s most popular ski area. Winter storm Olive is rolling into town, and Mt. Baldy is first on its list, projecting 100+ inches at the mountain before it […] Weather Luke Guilford | February 23, 2023 0 Comments
Los Angeles Receives 1st Ever Blizzard Warning As Unprecedented Winter Storm Sweeps SoCal Los Angeles, CA, has been hit with a blizzard warning as one of the worst winter storms of the 21st century is sweeping across Southern California. According to the Iowa Mesonet dataset, this appears to be the first-ever Blizzard warning Los Angeles has ever seen. Related: SnowBrains Forecast: 2-4+ FEET for California This Weekend Most of the U.S. is experiencing a […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 23, 2023 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: My 2 Favorite Runs = Main Chute + High Rustler Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from March 3, 2021 Today was a gorgeous day at Alta Ski Area, UT. I arrived at the crack of noon and saw straight away that Main Chute off 11,000′ Mt. Baldy was open. Well, that’s not true. I assumed it wasn’t open because I couldn’t see anyone in the chute or […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 4, 2021 0 Comments
Does the Health of U.S. Cities Correlate with Their Distance to Ski Resorts? This week, Wallethub.com published its 2021 list of Healthiest & Unhealthiest Cities in America. In their report, Wallethub ranks 182 of the most populated U.S. cities by measuring them in 44 categories of what they determined to be key indicators of good health. These indicators range from the number of healthy restaurants per capita to most walking trails per capita […] Brains Liam Abbott | February 10, 2021 2 Comments
Independent Ski Areas in the West Address Expectations, Plans for Next Season During Pandemic The only thing certain about this coming ski season is that nothing will be certain. With virtually every ski area in the world now addressing the pandemic and how to operate under its grip this winter, no one really knows what to expect — ski resort nor skier alike. Several of the large, destination-type ski resorts under the umbrella of mega-ski […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | August 18, 2020 13 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Little Chute Absolutely Firing in Spring Splashiness! [arve url="https://youtu.be/YH49uaJB_74"] Miles Clark | May 19, 2020 Likes Tweets 4 Comments
An Update on Mt. Baldy Resort, CA: The Only Ski Resort Open in North America It’s been nearly a week since Mt. Baldy Resort reopened, giving skiers and snowboarders the ability to get back to doing what they love in the snow-covered mountains of California. Many were nervous about how it would work out with the social distancing guidelines mandated at the ski area and if people would actually obey them. Mt. Baldy claims it […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 27, 2020 1 Comment
It’s On! Mt. Baldy Resort, CA is OPEN For Skiing and Riding TODAY An update to Mount Baldy’s website confirms that the ski resort in California will be reopening today, the first in North America to do so during the coronavirus pandemic that shuttered the industry. Mt. Baldy closed on March 20th, remaining open longer than most ski areas until quarantine measures were implemented by the state of California. Related: Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Mount […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 22, 2020 3 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Little Chute Chargin’ [arve url="https://vimeo.com/391636720"] Martin Kuprianowicz | February 15, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Alta, UT Backcountry Report: Spicy Main Chute & Perfect Groomers Report from November 17th, 2019 The past two days of skiing at Alta Ski Area, UT have been damn fun. Hundreds of skiers and riders climbed up and slid down Alta this past weekend. Sunshine, light winds, and good vibes ruled the weekend at Alta. On Saturday, we hiked up and skied down the Collin’s lift groomer and both the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 18, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: First Send Of The Season Down Main Chute At Alta Ski Area, UT! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mitch McDermott (@mmickeyd) on Oct 28, 2019 at 12:05pm PDT Alta, UT 10/28/19 – It’s that time of year again where waking up in the wee hours of the morning to go do something you love never seemed easier. Mitch McDermott got first turns down Main Chute at Alta […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 29, 2019 3 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Mt. Baldy 100% Open + Wiggle Season Begins! Report from April 19th, 2019 Big mountain skiing and wigglin’ it on the same day? Yep, that’s Alta right now. Alta Ski Area in Utah opened legendary 11,068′ Mt. Baldy wall-to-wall yesterday for the 2nd day in a row. The snow was still fun up there and the options plentiful. I strolled up and cruised down “Little Chute” simply because […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 20, 2019 2 Comments
VIDEO: Hikers Rescued From Mt. Baldy After Avalanche Sweeps Them Down The Mountain [iframe id=”http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid=1723082″] 4 men were out hiking on Mt. Baldy, CA on Thursday, when the snow beneath them gave way, taking three of them down the mountain. The 4th hiker wasn’t taken out by the avalanche, so he was able to call for help. The three men slid 200-300 feet down the mountain along with the avalanche. None of them […] Avalanche Chris Wallner | January 27, 2017 1 Comment
VIDEO: They’re Already Throwing Backflips, 360ºs, & Ripping Main Chute in 12″ of New Snow at Alta, UT Wow, a few guys got motivated and skied Main Chute of Mt. Baldy at Alta ski resort in Utah this past Saturday, September 24th, 2016 in 12″ of snow. They threw in a few backflips and 360ºs, just for safe measure. “An unusually early snow storm dumped over a foot of snow in the Wasatch on September 22-24, 2016. While […] SnowBrains | September 26, 2016 1 Comment
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