Snowbird, UT, Report: Insider Knowledge to the Deep and Steep Report from March 25, 2024 Arriving after multiple powder alerts to Snowbird, Utah, had us out of the car nice and early. Light traffic to the base of the Gad Valley had us in the lot before 8:15 a.m. We spent most of our day in that valley with a couple of trips around the Cirque and a quick moment at […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | March 26, 2024 0 Comments
Timberline, OR, Report: Oregon Powder Day Report from March 1, 2024 As a lifelong Oregonian who has toured around Timberline Lodge at least thirty times, today was the first time I rode the lower lifts. I spent two early August mornings on Palmer alongside the U.S. Ski Team, but those were desperation plays that could not have felt more different than today. The Pacific Northwest spent […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | March 4, 2024 0 Comments
Big White, BC, Conditions Report: Powder Day Report from February 13, 2024 On our 11th day in a row, Big White in British Columbia was the best place to be for soft turns and fresh lines. Despite not receiving more than trace amounts of snow in 48 hours, Big White graced us (and our tired knees) with a powder day to cap off the trip. The powder […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | February 15, 2024 0 Comments
Whitewater Ski Resort, BC, Report: Hero Snow in the Burn This conditions report was written on February 12th, the morning after With the new Raven lift going in, access to the area of the Whitewater Ski Resort, British Columbia, backcountry known as 5 mile has become easier this year. The chair goes to the ridge that used to take 20 to 30 minutes to reach on skins. With five and […] Conditions Report Ben Davies | February 12, 2024 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: A Sneaker Powder Day With No One Around… Report from February 1, 2023 Today was a sneaker powder day at Palisades Tahoe, CA with no one around… Palisades reported 4″ of new snow on the upper mountain and 0″ at the bottom. Honestly, I wasn’t too inspired by the report, but I rolled outta bed and got to the hill by 8:45 a.m. Noah said the Funitel was […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 1, 2024 0 Comments
Mt. Hood Meadows, OR, Report: Delayed Opening, First Chair, and Deep Powder After a Blizzard Report for Wednesday, January 10, 2024 I had planned to ski Mt. Hood Meadows on Tuesday this week, however, due to the first official blizzard to hit Mt. Hood in over a decade, the resort was closed. Thankfully, I was able to work my schedule to come the next day. As forecasted, the morning report showed 31 inches had fallen […] Conditions Report Brent Thomas | January 11, 2024 0 Comments
How Much Does It Need To Snow For It To Be Considered A Powder Day? Everybody loves powder days. It’s as simple as that; there is nothing better than floating down wide-open groomers, tree runs, or steep chutes with fresh snow under your feet. The stoke coming from the lift lines, watching others enter the white room from the lift, and wrapping the day reminiscing on the lines you skied. Powder days are skiing at its […] Conditions Report Will Hart | November 30, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA, Report: “Balls To The Wall” Chute on a Cold, Windy, Sunny Mid-Winter Powder Day on May 7th Report from May 7, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain Today was a powder day at Mammoth Mountain, CA. Maybe we should still call it a mini-powder day? It felt like a legit powder day. We waited for Chair 2, starting at 8:20 am and were the 12th chair. We bolted straight for the mid-station of the gondola and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 7, 2023 0 Comments