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Utah’s West Desert Backcountry Report: Beautiful, Clandestine Spring Desert Skiing

Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from Friday, April 2, 2021 I woke up in the desert in the back of Landon’s van. We were lost. Turns out we ventured an hour in the wrong direction in what could have been Egypt for all I knew—there was nothing out there besides salt flats and a strange compound-like structure with […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | April 3, 2021
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The Teton Surf Classic – Where the Surf Meets the Snow at Grand Targhee, WY

The ski community never ceases to amaze when it comes to new events. One of these fairly young events, The Teton Surf Classic, hosted at Wyoming’s Grand Targhee Resort has combined surfing, skating, and snowboarding into an event that everyone should experience. The event has been hosted 2 times since starting in 2018 and has lived up to the hype. […]

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Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | March 23, 2021
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Why You Should Choose Mammoth Lakes, CA Over Just About Anywhere

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Brought to you by Mammoth Lakes Tourism As destinations from all over the world begin their multi-phase plans to reopen society and bring life “back to normal,” there may be no better time to release yourself back into the wild, to find new adventures and explore endless opportunities. For the last year, we have been navigating unfamiliar territory in our […]

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Alex K | March 18, 2021
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Prescription Mother Nature to the Rescue: Experience Winter in Mammoth Lakes

Brought to you by Mammoth Lakes Tourism Covid got you down? After months of the mundane, you dream of adventure, crave a change of pace, and long for a deeply satisfying breath of fresh mountain air. Luckily for you, we’ve got a prescription that will fulfill these wishes and more. It’s a remedy to the blues, a medicine for the […]

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Spencer Cox | March 15, 2021
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Snow Fleas? Keep an Eye Out for them this Spring

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Dominic Gawel | February 12, 2021
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VIDEO: Epic Spring Skiing Session With Markus Eder

Professional skier Markus Eder put together a stretch of skiable snow and hit some incredible jumps with fellow skiers Paddy Graham, Tom Ritsch, Dennis Ranalter, Simone Canal, and Lukas Schäfer.

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Clay Malott | October 20, 2020
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The Spirit of Skiing is Alive and Well in Minnesota!

298-feet of pure frozen fun. Is that a ski hill or just the other side of the ditch? I can’t tell, but they keep the lights on till 10 pm and my mom gave me $5 for a chicken sandwich and fries.  Related: Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Mad River Glen, VT: Ski It If You Can I grew up in Hudson, […]

Elliot Levey | June 8, 2020
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Avalanche Kills Skier Near Crested Butte, CO Tuesday Morning

Mount Emmons near Crested Butte, Colorado claimed a life today. A skier in his 40s was caught in an avalanche on Tuesday morning while skiing the Climax Chutes and succumbed to his injuries sustained from the slide. The man was a Crested Butte local with ‘extensive experience’ in the backcountry, according to Crested Butte News. RELATED: UPDATE: Final Report Published For […]

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AvyBrains | April 29, 2020
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March Weather Overview: Warm Storm Inbound for Much of the West

This video provided by meteorologist Chris Tomer provides an excellent weather outlook for the first week of March 2020, comparing this year’s current weather to last year’s at around the same time. Last year, much of the West was hit with a cold, hard-hitting atmospheric river during the first week of March. This year, a warm, high-pressure system will commence […]

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WeatherBrains | March 6, 2020
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Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report: 8 Glorious Hours on 12,558′ Bloody Mountain

Report from May 14th, 2019 Yesterday morning, we decided to go for a long walk up Blood Couloir on 12,558′ Blood Mountain near Mammoth Lakes, California. Bloody is a verified classic – especially since it’s in Chris Davenport’s “Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America.” We started as low as you can possibly start on that climb which made for […]

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Miles Clark | May 17, 2019
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From Sunglasses To Airbags | Our Top 5 Picks For Spring Skiing Gear:

[Sponsored by: SCOTT Sports] Bittersweet ides of waning winter are made better by arrival of annually anticipated favorite, spring skiing. Call it corn, the mash, or spring-fling; it’s all soft, fun and, usually, bathed in full sun. POW days may get the pedestal, but sumptuous semi-summer ski days conclude each season in style. For SCOTT and Sunski, sports-meet-lifestyle companies founded for love […]

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Paulie | April 22, 2019
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Alta, UT Report: Mt. Baldy 100% Open + Wiggle Season Begins!

Report from April 19th, 2019 Big mountain skiing and wigglin’ it on the same day?   Yep, that’s Alta right now. Alta Ski Area in Utah opened legendary 11,068′ Mt. Baldy wall-to-wall yesterday for the 2nd day in a row. The snow was still fun up there and the options plentiful. I strolled up and cruised down “Little Chute” simply because […]

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Miles Clark | April 20, 2019
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Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA — The Spring Skiing Capital™

[Sponsored by: Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA] Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows plans to host the longest ski season in Tahoe once again. After witnessing 315 inches of snow in February alone, it was clear that we are currently in the middle of a record-breaking season. With 642 inches recorded at Squaw’s Upper Mountain as of March 27th, the resort plans to […]

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Katy Shipley | April 15, 2019
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Alta, UT Report: 50″ Storm Total Makes For Killer Spring Skiing

Report from April 13th, 2019 Alta just picked up 50″ of snow from the storm that hit Wednesday-Friday this week. Yesterday was a stellar day at Alta ski area, UT. The day started out stormy and dark and ended sunny and bright. The snow was leftover chopped up powder, packed powder, big powder patches, and a few lightly skied zones. […]

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Miles Clark | April 14, 2019
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Where to Make Your Spring Turns | Roundup of Utah Ski Resorts Closing Dates

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An epic winter has left Utah with the deepest spring snowpack in many years, which when combined with sunshine, live music, costumes, and pond skims should make for some epic late season shredding and partying. Related: Despite “Abundant Snowfall and Excellent Conditions” Park City, UT Resorts Will NOT Extend Season Resorts are still finalizing closing dates for the 2019 season, with some […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 12, 2019
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Epic Events + Awesome Snow = April At Alyeska, AK

Alyeska Resort rolls out a rowdy carpet with their calendar of notorious April events. Powered by prolonged ski operation hours and the local’s love for all things snow-culture, season finale festivities along the Last Frontier are a ski industry mainstay. And, as Alaska’s leading ski destination, Alyeska Resort enhances its reputation for the steep and deep by adding a line-up […]

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Paulie | April 8, 2019
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Kirkwood Ca, Report: All-time Springtime

Report from March 29th, 2019 Fresh snow, spring weather on a bluebird day, and exceptional snow coverage made for a perfect combination. The day began with fast fresh powder over a compact snowpack.  On my second run I tried an alternate entrance into the classic chute, Once is Enough. I found out that certain areas of the mountain featured very different […]

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Adrian Dolatschko | April 2, 2019
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Prime Time: 6 Reasons to Visit Revelstoke this Spring

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May Powder Summary: Miracle May at Squaw Valley, CA Was A-MAY-zing!

Miracle May at Squaw Valley, CA was a-MAY-zing! Thursday, May 16, 2019, we arrived just after 8 am but lifts were being held for avalanche mitigation and rime ice. There were reports of at least seven inches of fresh powder on the upper mountain and we could see operation teams scurrying. Before long they got us up the hill and […]

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Rochelle Swanson | March 4, 2019
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Squaw Valley, CA Report: Memorial Day Was One of the Best Days of the Year

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Rochelle Swanson | March 3, 2019
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