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British Columbia, Canada Hut Trip Report – Day 6: Great Pillow Skiing, A Size 3 Avalanche, & a Special Public Avalanche Warning

Report from December 28, 2022 Pillow hunting only yesterday. This was day #6 of our BC hut trip. I was tired. I only skied 2 laps and headed home. On the first lap, I found 2 sets of pillows that I’d never seen before and decided to go for it. They both worked out pretty great and I was stoked! […]

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Miles Clark | December 29, 2022

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British Columbia, Canada Hut Trip Report – Day 5: One Long Powder Run & Some Bigger Pillow Play

Report from December 27, 2022 On the 5th day of our BC hut trip, we had good snow and tough visibility. It was snowing lightly and relatively warm for this region. We started off heading up the ridge into avalanche terrain. Avalanche danger has been an issue on this trip so we took it slow. Ski cuts and tests didn’t […]

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Miles Clark | December 28, 2022

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British Columbia, Canada Hut Trip Report – Day 4: High Avalanche Danger = Deep Snow = Crazy Fun Mini-Pillows

Report from December 26, 2022 High avalanche danger + deep snow yesterday = big fun in the mini-pillow zone on day #4 of our BC hut trip. High avy danger kept us confined to safer, non-connected zones yesterday and that was just fine by us. We gang-mobbed these fun little pillows and had more than just a few laughs out […]

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Miles Clark | December 27, 2022

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SnowBrains Powder Highway 2022 Report: Day #6 Sunny Backcountry Pillow Madness!

Report from January 19, 2022 Yesterday we got up early and charged out into the backcountry. The sun was out, making us freak out… I had been in an avalanche just the day before, so we knew we had to keep it mellow. I spent 2+ months in this area back in 2018, and I knew the perfect, mellow, happy, […]

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Miles Clark | January 20, 2022

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Skier Profile: The Legendary Sammy Carlson

Sammy Carlson is a 32-year-old professional skier from Portland, Oregon with some of the best style the sport has ever witnessed. Growing up near Mt. Hood, Sammy began his skiing career at a young age with his family and local riders. Not only was Sammy the first skier to land a switch triple rodeo 1260, but he also landed the […]

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