Alta, UT Report: Cream on Crisp w/ Big Snow Falling Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from December 17, 2020 Check out SnowBrains Instagram Story for more I showed up at Alta at the crack of 1pm today and it was snowing. It gradually seemed to keep snowing harder and harder. While I was skiing it felt like about 2-4″ of new snow. You could still feel the bottom […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 17, 2020 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Backside Opens With Fresh Powder & Fun Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from December 16, 2020 Video by The Daily Pow Alta opened the backside today – Greely. We weren’t the very first ones out there, but it was still great when we got there with fresh powder and plenty of open space. It’s still thin, so we recommend taking it slow and easy. We […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 17, 2020 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: New Snow Stoke Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from December 14, 2020 Alta Ski Area in Utah reported a couple of inches overnight last night and it was forecast to snow all day today. We showed up at about 10:30 and it proceeded to snow harder as the day went on. We did explore the off-piste a bit off the Collins […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 15, 2020 0 Comments
Wasatch Mts, UT Backcountry Report: Suicide Chute on Mt. Superior in Low Tide Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from December 2nd, 2020 Yesterday, Martin & I climbed up and skied down Suicide Chute on Mt. Superior in Utah in some classic low-tide conditions. According to Andrew McLean’s “The Chuting Gallery – A Guide to Steep Skiing in the Wasatch”, Suicide Chute is 1,500-vertical-feet, 40º steep, and a 2 out of […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 3, 2020 2 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Fake Snowstorms Are Making It Softer, Smoother, & Funnerer Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from December 2nd, 2020 The snow guns at Alta are cranking around the clock right now due to very cold temps and a hard-working crew. Last week, the groomers were getting a touch firm due to no new snow and skiers scrapping them around. This week, the snow guns are making the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 3, 2020 0 Comments
Jackson Hole, WY Report: Opening Day, 6″ of Fresh Snow, & 133% More Lifts Open Than Scheduled Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from Thanksgiving Day 2020 Jackson Hole reported that they were only going to have the 3 lifts open today: Sweetwater Gondola Apres Vous Chairlift Teewinot Chairlift Instead, they opened 7 lifts: Sweetwater Gondola Bridger Gondola Apres Vous Chairlift Teewinot Chairlift Casper Chairlift Teton Chairlift Marmot Chairlift The 6″ of fresh snow overnight […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 26, 2020 0 Comments
Summary: Utah Avalanche Center 2019-2020 Annual Report The Utah Avalanche Center (UAC), responsible for the 9 Utah forecast regions, put out a 21-page annual report for the 2019-2020 season. Here are some of the main points: Statistics: Snow/avalanche 109% average snowpack 314 human triggered avalanches 28 people caught 15 people buried 2 people killed Budget $1,013,000 total budget 32% from federal, state, county governments 68% from private […] Avalanche Clay Malott | July 24, 2020 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Report: Fun Powder Day on the Last Day of Season… Squaw Valley, CA finally had a true powder day after 56-days without significant snowfall. The last significant snowfall was on Jan. 17th, 2020. Today was very fun. Today Squaw announced that they will be closing “until further notice” due to Coronavirus along with all their Alterra resort brethren. List of All Ski Resorts CLOSED Due To Coronavirus Alterra CLOSES All […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 15, 2020 0 Comments
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