Valdez, AK, Report: Big Lines in the Shade + Happy Powder in the Sun Off the Pencil Glacier Report from March 26, 2023 I arrived in Alaska on March 21st for my 16th ski trip here and my 2nd season of heli-ski guiding. I went through 4 days of guide training with Pulseline Adventure: Crevasse Rescue Avalanche Rescue Medical Fuel Truck Dispatch Aircraft Safety After guide training, my clients arrived on Saturday and we were ready to roll […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 30, 2023 0 Comments
Photo Tour of Palisades Tahoe, CA Buried in Snow | 662″ of Snow & Counting Report from March 15, 2023 “I haven’t seen it this deep since 2006.” – Aaron Fox, 3/15/23 That quote kinda says it all… Palisades Tahoe is buried. We mean, really buried. 662″ of snowfall this season is starting to be excruciatingly noticeable. Especially that last 60″ or so of super wet snow that started on Friday. That wet stuff was […] SnowBrains | March 16, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT, Report: High Speed Storm Skiing Fun Report from March 15, 2023 The pouring rain in Tahoe freaked me out yesterday. At 2pm it hit me that even once the sun came out, Tahoe wasn’t gonna be good… I scrambled, cleaned the house, packed my stuff, forgot my ski socks in the drier, and hit the road by 3pm PT. In general, my rule is not to […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 15, 2023 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA Report: Fun Fingers Mini-Project Yesterday Report from March 9, 2023 Brought to you by Palisades Tahoe Yesterday, I showed up to a sunny Palisades Tahoe after a monster snow cycle consisting of 2 weeks of blower powder. The previous day, Wednesday, was especially good at Palisades. Palisades announced they were closed for the day due to severe weather, then sneakily squeaked out on Twitter that they […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 10, 2023 1 Comment
How to Calculate How Much Snow Your Roof Can Hold (Pay Attention, Tahoe) View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) It’s going down in Tahoe. Houses are already buried to the max in Lake Tahoe, and now an atmospheric river is forecast to slam the region and bring additional feet of snow. But how much can these houses take? They already look like literal igloos—at least the ones you […] Brains SnowBrains | March 9, 2023 1 Comment
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: Big Mountain Skiing in Perfect Powder Above an Azure Lake Tahoe Report from March 8, 2023 Yesterday, we awoke to a blizzard. Swirling winds, blasting snow, unplowed roads. All the snow came starting about an hour before dawn and it was already 8″ deep in town. Palisades Tahoe announced they’d be closed for the day due to extreme weather. The last time this happened (last Tuesday), but played it safe and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 9, 2023 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: Powder & Backflips Above Stunning Lake Tahoe Report from March 3, 2023 Yesterday was the last powder day of the monstrous 12-foot snow cycle here in Tahoe. Why the last day you say? Mostly because a 4-6 foot storm is forecast to hit Tahoe hard Saturday – Monday… We got out early, found no other humans, and skied shady, high quality powder. The views of Lake Tahoe […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 5, 2023 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry Report: Skiing One of the Most Beautiful Places on Earth Report from March 2, 2023 On Thursday, we went water skiing in one of the most beautiful places on earth above Lake Tahoe. The views were electric, the snow was lifeless… We thought 3°F dawn temps & a 9am drop-in was going to be early enough to avoid the snow sizzle, but we were woefully wrong. “Welcome to Tahoe in […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 4, 2023 0 Comments
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