Mt. Superior, UT Report: “Suicide Chute” – As Much Rock As Snow Yesterday Report from November 6, 2021 When I talked to Ben 2-days ago about what he wanted to ski on Saturday and he said: “I was thinking Suicide.” I was thinking about it too, but wasn’t going to go for it without a bit of coercing due to the long shale rock scramble to get up to and back from it. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 7, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains’ 2021 Mt. Superior, UT Project: “Hanging Couloir” | 7-Lines in 9-Days Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from May 5, 2021 During a big dry spell in January 2021, I decided to create a fun mini-project comprised of skiing all 7 of the lines I was fired up about on 11,045′ Mt. Superior in Utah. I was able to complete 4-lines in 5-days in January and they were all a […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 6, 2021 0 Comments
Trip Report: 11,045′ Mt. Superior, UT | The Legendary “South Face” Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report From May 4, 2021 Yesterday, May 4, 2021, Daryn & I walked up 11,045′ Mt. Superior in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah and skied its legendary South Face directly fall line off the top – which I’d never done. This past January, I skied 4 lines off Mt. Superior in 5-days and had […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 5, 2021 1 Comment
Mt. Superior, UT Report: Moody “Suicide Chute” in Delicious Corn Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from May 2, 2021 It was a bit stormy out today, but not too bad. Moody, I’d call it. In and out sun, increasing clouds. We needed a quick hit that delivered high ‘bang for the buck’. Suicide Chute on Mt. Superior was the call. The sun bathed us as we climbed up […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 3, 2021 1 Comment
Wasatch Mts, UT Report: Mt. Superior Extreme Skiing? | 4 Runs on Superior in 5-Days Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from January 20, 2021 Yesterday, I hiked up and skied down 11,045′ Mt. Superior, UT for the 4th time in 5-days. A fun little project & I learned a ton. 1/19/21 – Wasatch Mts, UT Report: Mt. Superior’s Pinball Alley | Denial, Side-Stepping, Snowplow, French Fries 1/17/21 – Wasatch Mts, UT Report: Mt. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 21, 2021 0 Comments
Wasatch Mts, UT Report: Mt. Superior’s Pinball Alley | Denial, Side-Stepping, Snowplow, French Fries Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from January 19, 2021 Pinball Alley… I’ve been staring at this line for a few years now and never had any inclination to ski it at all. Then, we had this dry spell and I wanted to try some new lines and I decided to go for it today. This was my 3rd […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 20, 2021 1 Comment
Wasatch Mts, UT Report: Mt. Superior South Face | 2nd Day in a Row Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from Saturday, January 16, 2021 2 days ago, we hiked up and skied 11,045′ Mt. Superior’s south face and it was an unexpected treat after a freakish little 2-4″ storm made the skiing great up high. Yesterday, I strode right back up there for another dose of Superior’s south face, and this time […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 18, 2021 0 Comments
Wasatch Mts, UT Report: Mt. Superior’s South Face in Powder Snow Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from Saturday, January 16, 2021 Yesterday we climbed up and skied down Mt. Superior. We skied the south face. “That was the coolest bootpack I’ve ever done.” – Martin The bootpack up was spectacular and consequential. Andrew McLean sadly lost a friend on this knife-edge bootpack. Low snowpack has the walk up Mt. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 17, 2021 4 Comments
Wasatch Mts, UT Backcountry Report: Suicide Chute on Mt. Superior in Low Tide Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from December 2nd, 2020 Yesterday, Martin & I climbed up and skied down Suicide Chute on Mt. Superior in Utah in some classic low-tide conditions. According to Andrew McLean’s “The Chuting Gallery – A Guide to Steep Skiing in the Wasatch”, Suicide Chute is 1,500-vertical-feet, 40º steep, and a 2 out of […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 3, 2020 2 Comments
Trip Report: Mt. Superior, UT | “South Face” Yesterday, May 14th 2020, Martin & I cruised up Mt. Superior and skied its legendary South Face. Superior’s South Face is one of the “50 Classic Ski Descents of North America”. “The South Face of Superior is the ultimate Wasatch gem, offering excellent skiing in an incredible location.” – Andrew McLean in “The Chuting Gallery“ South Face – Mt. Superior, […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 15, 2020 1 Comment
Wasatch Mountains, UT, Backcountry Report: I Was Caught In An Avalanche on Mt. Superior Today Report from 30th January 2020 AVALANCHE REPORT: I triggered and was caught in a small avalanche on Mt. Superior, UT today. The avalanche was about 50′ wide, 12″ deep, and I rode in the avalanche for about 150 vertical feet before I was able to backseat ski my way out of the avalanche and accidentally launch off a snow knob. […] Avalanche Miles Clark | January 30, 2020 11 Comments
Wasatch Mts, UT Backcountry Report: Mt. Superior In A Whiteout Report from January 28th, 2020 Brought to you by Alpenglow Expeditions I skied Mt. Superior, UT yesterday. The walk up was nice since the ridge is very filled in now and you can skin most of it. The visibility was bad. I met up with Ryan & Dustin on the hike. Ryan guided us. We dropped into a whiteout. A […] Backcountry Miles Clark | January 29, 2020 0 Comments
Wasatch Mts, UT Backcountry Report: 11,132-Foot Mount Superior Powder on New Year’s Eve Report from December 31st, 2019 Brought to you by Alpenglow Expeditions Yesterday, we climbed up 11,132-foot Mt. Superior in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. Mt. Superior is one of the “50 Classic Ski Descents of North America”. It’s a long skin/bootpack to the top with some spicey, techy sections of climbing that definitely give your adrenal gland a bit of […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 2, 2020 0 Comments
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Alta, UT Report: First Ski Of The Season On October 20th, 2019 14″ of new snow fell on Alta Ski Area and the surrounding Wasatch Mountains last weekend. Gone are the warm days full of winter daydreams to ski again. Winter is here in all her glory. October 20th, 2019 was our first ski of the season at Alta, and we couldn’t have been more hyped! We hiked up the summer road […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | October 21, 2019 0 Comments
Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Report: Suicide Chute Is Still Kicking https://www.instagram.com/p/BzllSDKgLns/?igshid=1bhqp1q5eq6zm SnowBrains intern Martin Kuprianowicz shredding down Suicide Chute. Image: Martin Kuprianowicz Location: Mt. Superior, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah Date skied: July 7th, 2019 Ascent time: 62 minutes Conditions: Glorious summer corn skiing Music choice: Sublime’s “Everything Under the Sun” album For the 7th of July, the snow on Suicide Chute couldn’t be much better. It was fast and corny […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | July 8, 2019 0 Comments
Trip Report: 11,132′ Mt. Superior, Utah After 3 days of non stop faceshots in -6ºF temps just outside ofSalt Lake City, UT, Big John Solder and I decided avy conditions felt safe enough to give Big 11,132′ Mt. Superior in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah a go. We started climbing around 7:30am and it felt like it took about 3 hours to get to the top. The last hour […] Trip Report Miles Clark | December 22, 2016 0 Comments
2 Caught in Mt. Superior, UT Avalanche Two skiers who were skinning uphill on Mt. Superior in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah were caught in an avalanche on Wednesday. Neither skier was injured nor fully buried in the avalanche but both were carried by the avalanche and one was partially buried (airway not buried). The avalanche was triggered by these uphill travelers. Details are […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 7, 2014 1 Comment
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