Trip Report: 12,600′ “Preschool Couloir” + “Wahoo Gullies” | Eastern Sierra Mountains, CA Report from May 9, 2024 Yesterday we went for a classic or classics. Our goal was to ski “Kindergarten Chute” or “Checkered Demon” then bounce down to “Wahoo Gullies” and ski one of those. But things got kinda weird out there, as they always do. 12,600-foot “Preschool Couloir” “Wahoo Gullies” Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA Summit (actually a ridgeline): 12,600 feet Car: […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 10, 2024 0 Comments
Trip Report: 12,779′ Mt. Gibbs “North Face” | Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA Report from May 7, 2024 Yesterday, we went for a line I’ve been drooling over for years. The North Face of Mt. Gibbs, California. The only problem is that when we went to drive up to the Horse Meadows Trailhead, the road was closed… “North Face” 12,779′ Mt. Gibbs Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA Summit (actually a ridgeline): 12,200 feet Car: 7,300 […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 8, 2024 0 Comments
Mammoth Mountain, CA, Report: 12″ Powder Day on Cinco De Mayo | Superb Fresh Tracks Down Chairs 3, 5, 23 (Philippe’s) Report from May 5, 2024 Last night, a storm hit Mammoth Lakes, CA, which was ridiculous for May… The mountain harvested 12″ of fresh snow overnight, and it was windy as hell (up to 85mph on the summit). Today was freezing cold (5ºF at the summit in the morning) with superb snow plastered on everything. We started the day waiting […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 5, 2024 0 Comments
Alta, UT, Report: Funky Snow Little Chute Fun Report from April 29, 2024 Yesterday I went for a jaunt at Alta, UT. I went for Little Chute which I hadn’t skied this year. I skied Main Chute (just next door) 6 times in November, but back then, Little Chute didn’t have enough snow to be skiable. Alta is loaded with snow right now. I strolled up the lowers, […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 1, 2024 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report: Questioning Reality on “Snow Dome” Above The Ocean Report from April 23, 2024 (If you are interested in skiing Alaska in 2025 with Miles please email us at contact@snowbrains.com, thanks 🙂 Yesterday was one for the record books. Well, maybe just for my record book. 6 fun runs with clients in the Little Las Lenas zone. Again, Evan sniffed out good snow which is impressive because it’s tough […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 24, 2024 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report: Sniffing Out Good Snow 9-Days After the Big Storm Report from April 21, 2024 On Sunday, we were on the hunt for soft snow. It hasn’t snowed up here since April 12th. That April 12 storm dropped about 30″ of snow in the range and since then that new snow has been slammed by wind, scorched by sun, and hammered by skiers. But the Chugach Magic has been in […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 24, 2024 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report + Photo Tour: The Search for Good Snow on Big Terrain Led Us To “The White Room” Wall Report from April 20, 2024 (If you are interested in skiing Alaska in 2025 with Miles please email us at contact@snowbrains.com, thanks 🙂 The terrain here is hard to understand. It’s so big. It’s too big. It’s supernatural. It’s face-melting. I think these photos show this. On Saturday I flew out with a specialty crew on an evening mission with […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 24, 2024 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report: What Is “Alaskan Velvet?” Hint: It’s This… And It’s Great… Report from April 16, 2024 On Tuesday, we got out to have a look in a northern zone I’d never been to with Pulseline Adventure. 3 Pigs. It was windy out there. More than expected. We skied 2 runs in good, wind-buffed powder in some high-quality ski terrain. I wanted more, but the wind sent us back to our staging […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 19, 2024 0 Comments
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