Trip Report: Mt. Timpanogos, UT – “Grunge Couloir” Yesterday, May 26th, 2020, I walked, bushwhacked, and crampon-ed my way up the legendary “Grunge Couloir” of Mt. Timpanogos in Utah. I’d be lying if I said I’d slept great the night before skiing this thing. I was scared of the constant rockfall, of the ice in the chute, of the steepness at the top, and of the 62ยบ no-fall-zone […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 28, 2020 7 Comments
Trip Report: Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT – “Tanners Gulch” Today, May 21st 2020, I endlessly bootpacked my way up the north side of Little Cottonwood Canyon to ski down the legendary “Tanners Gulch”. Tanners received Andrew McLean’s mythical โThe Chuting Galleryโ guidebook’s highest rating:ย 3-stars. I’d been eyeing this line all season long but I never quite understood what was going up there until I recently acquired Andrew’s book […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 22, 2020 2 Comments
Antelope Island/Great Salt Lake , UT Trip Report: The Baja California of Utah… But With Buffalos Report from May 17th, 2020 Yesterday, we ventured out to Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake just west of Salt Lake City. I’ve seen this island from afar 100 times, but never really thought about heading out there. Yesterday we did and we were blown away. Right away, we saw buffalo and buffalo are too cool. I’d only ever […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 20, 2020 10 Comments
Trip Report: Snowbird, UT – “Pipeline” Today, May 18th 2020, I strolled up Snowbird ski resort in Utah to ski a chute called “Pipeline”. I, like many others, have been staring at this chute for years, but it’s almost never open. “One of the more gawked at and obvious lines at Snowbird and the Wasatch, for that matter.” – Andrew McLean in “The Chuting Gallery“ “Pipeline” […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 19, 2020 1 Comment
Trip Report: Mt. Superior, UT | “South Face” Yesterday, May 14th 2020, Martin & I cruised up Mt. Superior and skied its legendary South Face. Superior’s South Face is one of the “50 Classic Ski Descents of North America”. “The South Face of Superior is the ultimate Wasatch gem, offering excellent skiing in an incredible location.” – Andrew McLean in “The Chuting Gallery“ South Face โ Mt. Superior, […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 15, 2020 1 Comment
Trip Report: Mt. Timpanogos, UT – “Cold Fusion Couloir” Yesterday, May 12th 2020, Martin, Ben, & I walked up Mt. Timpanogos in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah to ski a line called “Cold Fusion Couloir” that is one of the “50 Classic Ski Descents of North America“. We climbed up the furthest north peak of the Mt. Timpanogos massif that tops out at 11,383′ and dropped directly into Cold […] Trip Report Miles Clark | May 14, 2020 3 Comments
Still Thinking About; Soda Springs Mountain Resort, CA A Pre-COVID-19 Closure Report brought to you by Ski California Thanks to diligent, on-going media coverage the world is aware that threat of a human-transmitted, novel virus, COVID-19 has created a new and sadly necessary social barrier among society. It has seized global economies, put the clamps on industry, and generally raised pulses. But however weird the wind may blow […] Trip Report Paulie | March 26, 2020 0 Comments
Tucked Away for Next Time; a Glance at Woodward/Boreal Mountain, CA A Pre-COVID-19 Closure Report brought to you by Ski California Thanks to diligent, on-going media coverage the world is aware that threat of a human-transmitted, novel virus, COVID-19 has created a new and sadly necessary social barrier among society. It has seized global economies, put the clamps on industry, and generally raised pulses. But however weird the wind may blow […] Trip Report Paulie | March 20, 2020 0 Comments