Cerro Catedral, Argentina, Report: Tasty Tree Skiing as Ice Finally Turns to Powder in Patagonia Report from September 2, 2024 August was a rough month here. Cold, icy, un-snowy. Our hopes were set on a snowy September and on Day 1 of September, it snowedโฆ We got out there on Tuesday, September 2, to sample the goods. Our first run in the trees was splendid. The snow wasnโt perfect, it wasnโt deep, and we were [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 4, 2024 0 Comments
Trip Report: The Sensational Views of a Ski Adventure on Cerro Lopez, Argentina Report from August 29, 2024 One of the most gorgeous places on Earth is Bariloche, Argentinaโs 6,811โฒ Cerro Lopez. The most breathtaking hike of my life was summiting this mountain and taking its north ridge right down into Lake Nahuel Huapi in March 2009. In July 2009, I skied from just above Refugio Lopez but never from the summit proper. [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 1, 2024 0 Comments
Cerro Catedral, Argentina, Report: Long, Slushy Laps in the Sun With the Legendary Santa Rosa Storm Incoming Report from August 30, 2024 The sun finally came out and slushed up the mountain on Friday. Weโd been waiting for this dayโฆ We showed up about noon ready for the corn harvest and it didnโt disappoint. The line was long on Nubes, so we opted for Nire to Lenga laps. We also snuck in a couple of Nubes laps [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 1, 2024 0 Comments
Cerro Catedral, Argentina, Report: 1 Day of Chalk + 1 Day of Corn on 4 New World-Class Chairlifts Report from August 11 & 12, 2024 The past two days at Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina have been a hoot. Yesterday was cold, crisp, and chalky. Today was warm, slushy, and splashy. Which day was better? I think a ski racer would have liked yesterday but as a freerider, I loved the spring snow today. Nubes, the highest chair [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 12, 2024 0 Comments
Patagonia Backcountry Report: Whip Cream Spines & Granite Towers Report from August 6, 2024 Today, we went for a jaunt in the alpine. Bad weather has kept us out of our favorite zones for the past 7-days. Yesterday we got hoodwinked by the weather and missed out on a glimmering powder run in a fierce wind. Today was also forecast to be cloudy, so we slept in a bit. [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 7, 2024 0 Comments
Patagonia Backcountry Report: Sunshine, Powder, & Granite Towers on Day 1 of Season #14 Report from July 29, 2024 I just got down to Argentine Patagonia last night after 52-hours of travel. Well, it woulda been only 28 hours of travel but I missed my flight in Santiago, Chile, because my phone was still on Utah time and I didnโt realize it until it was too lateโฆ Yeah, that hurt. A full unplanned 25 [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | July 29, 2024 0 Comments
Wasatch Mountains, UT, Report: Ski Day #189 = โSuicide Chuteโ | 11,045โฒ 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 [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 6, 2024 0 Comments
Trip Report: Snowbird, UT | โPipeline Couloirโ 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. Iโve been skiing 6 days per week for 17 months straight (78 weeks). Iโm exhaustedโฆ 11,489โฒ American Fork Twin Peak, UT โPipeline Couloirโ Details Summit (actually a notch): 11,300โฒ Car: 7,900โฒ Vertical From Car: [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 6, 2024 1 Comment