SnowBrains Forecast: Early Season Storm Could Bring 24-36″ Snow to Colorado’s San Juan Mountains This Weekend Forecast from 10/16/2024 at 10:30 pm MDT An early-season winter storm will move into the interior western U.S. this Thursday and Friday, October 17 and 18, bringing much-needed precipitation to most of the region and widespread mountain snow. Precipitation will move into the area along the front side of a trough that digs in from the northwest Thursday night. Related: […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 17, 2024 0 Comments
The Steepest Ski Run in the U.S. Rambo, located at Crested Butte Ski Resort in Colorado, is the steepest ski run in the United States. The pitch is an astounding 55 degrees, meaning you’ll hold on for dear life at almost every turn. You’ll be dodging many trees and navigating through many moguls on your way down, increasing difficulty in making it to the bottom of the […] Matt Scribner | August 15, 2024 28 Comments
Wasatch Mountains, UT, Report: Ski Day #189 = “Suicide Chute” | 11,045′ Mt. Superior Report from June 4, 2024 On Tuesday, I drove to Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah with a plan to ski Main Chute at Alta. I was tired after 188 days of skiing this season. As I drove past Mt. Superior, I saw that there was snow from Suicide Chute right down to the road. I hit the brakes and swerved […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 6, 2024 0 Comments
Trip Report: Snowbird, UT | “Pipeline Couloir” Report from June 5, 2024 Yesterday was my last ski day of the Northern Hemisphere winter. Ski day #190. Ski day #463 of the past 546 days. I’ve been skiing 6 days per week for 17 months straight (78 weeks). I’m exhausted… 11,489โฒ American Fork Twin Peak, UT โPipeline Couloirโ Details Summitย (actually a notch):ย 11,300โฒ Car:ย 7,900โฒ Vertical From Car:ย […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 6, 2024 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn Brand Ambassador for โWest Best Secret” Known as the “West Best Secret” is Three Forks Ranch, Colorado, an all-inclusive exclusive mountain resort that provides its guests with a beautiful wilderness getaway. This resort is located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains just 40 miles north of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It is open year-round and offers guests wellness retreats and treatments (in partnership with Mayo Clinic), […] Industry News Samantha Gates | May 8, 2024 1 Comment
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
Solitude, UT, Report: Skiing “Ortovox Chute” on 9,850′ Evergreen Peak Report from April 3, 2024 Yesterday morning I met up with Juan and Martin for a stroll up Fantasy Ridge at Solitude, UT. Fantasy Ridge is terrain that only opens a few days per year. It’s challenging, wild, beautiful, alpine, short, and sweet. It’s also one of the 97 lines in legendary Andrew McLean’s “Chuting Gallery” book. He calls the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 4, 2024 0 Comments
Trip Report: “The Y Couloir Alternate” in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Report from April 2, 2024 I drove from Tahoe to Utah 2-days ago. Yesterday, I decided to go for a classic: “The Y Couloir” in Little Cottonwood Canyon. I’d skied The Y Couloir with Martin & Daryn back in 2019 and loved it. I haven’t been in Utah for 2 months and I wasn’t familiar with the snowpack but I […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 3, 2024 0 Comments