Grand Targhee, WY, Report: Best Tree Riding in the US? Brought to you by Visit Idaho and Ski Idaho Report from Wednesday, February 22, 2023 After today, I have snowboarded at over 25 resorts spanning across eight state lines; Grand Targhee easily just had the most fun tree runs I’ve ever been through. Targhee has over 2,500 acres of skiable terrain and averages around 500 inches (40+ feet!!) of annual snowfall. The quaint […] Conditions Report Jesse | February 23, 2023 0 Comments
Teton Range, WY Report: Endless Perfect Powder Runs, Big Old Sloppy Backflips, Triple Drops, Good Snow & Weird Snow Report from February 20 & 21, 2023 The past 2 days have been a roller coaster in the Teton Range, WY. I drove up here from Park City, UT on Sunday. We got out early on Monday morning – President’s Day – and it was windy as heck. The snow in the backcountry was wind pressed, slabby, avalanchey, warm, and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 22, 2023 0 Comments
Pebble Creek, ID: Presidents’ Day Powder, Trees, and Cliffs Brought to you by Visit Idaho and Ski Idaho Report from Monday, February 20, 2023 Snowboarding at Pebble Creek, Idaho, on Presidents’ Day was the most fun that I have had in a while. Despite the ski area only reporting a few inches of fresh snow overnight, it felt like much more than that. I cannot begin to explain how much this place […] Conditions Report Jesse | February 21, 2023 2 Comments
Utah Report: Skiing the Mythical, Bedeviled Red Rock Hoodoos of Utah Report from February 17, 2023 Yesterday, we found another ethereal zone that altered our very perspective on life and skiing. Utah Report: Skiing The Red Rock Hoodoos of Lore South faces beckoned between crumbling, red rock hoodoos. We stared awestruck. We hoped for better snow than we’d found the previous day. As we climbed, we realized the snow was going […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 21, 2023 2 Comments
Steamboat Resort, CO, Extends Ski Season to April 16, 2023 Steamboat Resort, CO, announced on Monday, February 20, 2023, that the resort will extend its ski season until Sunday, April 16, 2023. The resort was slated to close a week earlier but now has extended its season by a week. Loryn Duke, communications director at Steamboat Resort, said: “There’s no doubt it’s been a phenomenal winter in Steamboat. The resort […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 21, 2023 0 Comments
Flagstaff, AZ, Just Had Its 3rd Snowiest January Ever January was quite a good month for Northern Arizona’s snowpack. With 61.4 inches of snow falling during the first month of 2023, Flagstaff is in the midst of an amazing year that has been among the best since snowfall totals began being recorded in 1898. This total of over 5 feet of snow is good for third overall in the record […] Industry News Matt Scribner | February 7, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Mammoth Mountain, CA, Main Lodge Surpasses 400″ of Snowfall This Season The latest storm system to hit the Eastern Sierra dropped 9–11″ of new snow over the past 24 hours, bringing the weekend’s storm total to 16–24″ of new snow for Mammoth Mountain. This means that Mammoth has now officially passed 400″ of snowfall at Main Lodge for this season! Check out the photos from this past weekend below—it’s looking deep out […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | February 6, 2023 0 Comments
The Power of Elevation: Why Not All Snow Is Created Equal Any serious skier will tell you that not all snow is created equal. Light, fluffy powder, dense, wet snow, and icy sleet all start as the same thing: moisture in the air. An intricate dance of atmospheric moisture, environmental conditions, and resort geography all combine to create the spectrum of snowfall that snowsports enthusiasts crave. Despite the numerous factors that […] Featured Article Lucas Gauthier | February 2, 2023 3 Comments