Patagonia Backcountry Report: Spicy From Top to Bottom | A Mini Avalanche in a Technical Chute Report from September 19, 2022 I awoke uneasy yesterday. I awoke spun. I searched the mountain, the skies, the clouds, and my mind for reasons not to ski Alaska Chute. For reasons not to even go look at it. Bad snow, avalanches, too cloudy, not enough snow, I’m not up for it, it’s not in. When I got to the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 20, 2022 2 Comments
Cerro Catedral, Argentina = The Most Beautiful Views From Any Ski Resort on Earth? We’ve been very fortunate in having gotten to travel the Earth with skis. Of all the ski resorts we’ve been lucky enough to visit, Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina has the best view. The vista here is impactful regardless of how many times you’ve seen it. The views from the top include: Huge glacially carved lakes with islands Small alpine […] SnowBrains | September 18, 2022 2 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: “Wide Open” Freeride in Chute #4 in the Patagonia Chutes & Corn Project 2022 Report from September 13, 2022 Filmed with the Skydio 2 Drone Yesterday we got up and into our 4th chute in our 6-chute Patagonia Chutes & Corn Project. Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: One of the Coolest Chutes We’ve Ever Skied – ‘T Daddy’ Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: Chute #2 of 6 in Our Patagonia Chutes & Corn Project 2022 [VIDEO] […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 15, 2022 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: One of the Coolest Chutes We’ve Ever Skied – ‘T Daddy’ Report from September 12, 2022 Yesterday, we finally went for the crown jewel line in our mini spring project – The Patagonia Chutes & Corn Project. We’re calling this line ‘T Daddy’. It’s big, it’s long, it’s steep, and it’s spicy. This was chute #3 in our current 6-chute project. Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: Chute #2 of 6 in Our […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 13, 2022 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: Chute #2 of 6 in Our Patagonia Chutes & Corn Project 2022 Report from September 10, 2022 Our Patagonia Chutes & Corn Project 2022 lives on! There are six different long chutes in this very small zone. One of the chutes was so good that we skied it three days in a row last week. [VIDEO] 2,000-Vertical-Foot, 2-Minute-Long Gorgeous Patagonian Chute [VIDEO] Skiing A Whale of a Chute in the Patagonia Backcountry […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 11, 2022 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: 1-Inch “Powder Day” on the Mini-Spines Report from August 25, 2022 Yesterday morning we set out for the mini-spines we love in Patagonia. It had snowed 1-0″ the day before. The x-factor was high, or it would have been had Greggy not already gone out there the day before and scouted it for us. He reported fun, smooth, scratchy-at-times skiing that was better than a dull […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 27, 2022 1 Comment
A Tiny Mouse Found at 22,000 Feet is the World’s Highest-Dwelling Mammal The yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse has just shattered the world record for the highest-dwelling mammal ever documented. The tiny but mighty mouse has an elevation range of more than 20,000 feet, the world’s largest for any species of mammal. The mountaineering mouse surprised experts on a recent scientific expedition when one was discovered on Llullaillaco, the world’s second-highest active volcano and […] Brains Nick DeRiso | August 23, 2022 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: Fierce Winds, Tree Skiing, White Out = The Last Powder Day of the Big 7-Day Storm Report from August 18, 2022 Last Thursday, we had our last powder day of the big 7-day storm cycle that had been clobbering Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina. We think the upper mountain got about 6 feet of snow… We were high up on the mountain early on Thursday and the wind was insane…Â Â We skied the Nubes area and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 23, 2022 0 Comments