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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Mad River Glen, VT – Simply One of a Kind

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Skiing is an exercise in putting oneself at the mercy of Mother Nature, and no mountain better embodies this spirit than Mad River Glen, VT. It is classic New England skiing: rugged, ungroomed terrain, narrowly cut trails, and minimal man-made snow. Skiers may easily have either the most humbling or epic day of their life, depending on the conditions at […]

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Brady Mokrzycki | June 1, 2023
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Trip Report: 11,160′ Mt. Scowden – Lundy Canyon – “North Face Chute”

Report from May 27, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism “North Face Chute” of 11,160′ Mt Scowden, CA yesterday was the coolest chute we’ve skied this season! Twisting, turning, writhing, steep, long, & constantly changing pitch. Dodging trees, logs, branches, rocks, walls, glide cracks, & holes. This is the most entertaining chute! What’s really wild is that I skied […]

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Miles Clark | May 28, 2023
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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: The Backcountry Paradise at Lester Mountain, CO

Just a 45-minute drive north of Steamboat, CO,  on the edge of the Zirkel wilderness you’ll find a privately owned ski resort by the name of Lester Mountain. Lester Mountain Ski Area is owned, operated and built by my uncle Patrick Chrisman. Patrick purchased what used to be the ‘Steamboat Lake Ski Area’ in 2017. The old Steamboat Lake Ski […]

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Kiley Chrisman | May 25, 2023
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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Beaver Mountain Ski Area – Utah’s Best Kept Secret

Beaver Mtn. slopes are mostly east facing, so the sunrises are spectacular

With the ski industry being taken over by corporate giants, it can be refreshing to spend your money at a small, quiet, and family-run operation. That’s where Beaver Mountain comes in.  Beaver Mountain, or as the locals call it, “The Beav,” is located up Logan Canyon just 20 minutes away from Bear Lake, Utah. The resort is conveniently placed between Logan […]

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Tyler Hatch | May 22, 2023
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Trip Report: 13,005′ Mt. Morgan, CA – Nevahbe Ridge Gullies

Report from May 10, 2023 Brought to you by Mono County Tourism 4:45am alarm clock. Blue Danube by Johan Strauss II (because it’s such a beautiful song, it hurts a little less to wake up so early). We left the house at 5:30 and headed due south for 13,005′ Mt. Morgan, CA. The roads are still buried in snow here so […]

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Miles Clark | May 10, 2023
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Mammoth, CA, Report: Full on Winter Snow & Good Times on May 6th

Report from May 6, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain “I’m leaving for the mountain at 8:30am.” – Dwanis at 8am today   “Looks like you’re going solo.” – Me at 8am today It looked rough out there this morning. 16ºF Foggy White out 2-3″ of new now Windy We ended up negotiating a 9 am departure. It did […]

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Miles Clark | May 6, 2023
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Mammoth, CA Report: Full-Throttle Epic Mini-Powder Day After 7″ of New Snow

Report from May 3, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain Yesterday, we experienced a full-throttle epic mini-powder day at Mammoth Mountain, CA. It’s difficult to express how much fun we had here yesterday… We skied scary lines off Huevos Grande (proper Spanish would be “Huevos Grandes”) that we hadn’t skied since 2006. We skied bizarre knife-edge ridge runs down the […]

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Miles Clark | May 4, 2023
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Alta, UT Report: 903″ of Snow Turned “Main Chute” Off 11,068′ Mt. Baldy Into “Main Bowl”

Report from April 28, 2023 Yesterday, I drug my extremely tired keester up 11,068′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT to ski the legendary Main Chute. On Thursday, this hike took me 1 hour and 40 minutes. Yesterday, it took me 2 hours and 10 minutes… I was tired… I was so tired I even sat in my car in the […]

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Miles Clark | April 29, 2023
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