[VIDEO] Spooky Powder Day in Main Chute at Alta, UT | 6th Time Down Main Chute This Month – Ski Day #284 Report from November 16, 2023 It was pissing rain at my house all night last night and into this morning. The forecast was for snow up high and rain down low. My strategy was this: Try to hit Alta as late as possible and hope for some clearing and that the wind would woosh through the canyon and buff out […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 16, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] “Spicy” Entrance Into Main Chute Leads to Chalky Snow on 11,000′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT – Ski Day #282 Report from November 14, 2023 Yesterday, I got up and into Alta’s crevasses for the 5th time this month. What I mean to say is, I skied Main Chute again for the 5th time. The last time I skied it, November 11, the entrance was about as spicy as it gets. Yesterday was ski day #282 of my “300” project. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 15, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] “Nasty, Sketchy” Entrance to Main Chute on 11,000′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT Right Now… | Ski Day #279 Report from November 11, 2023 Today was ski day #279 on my way to 300. I hiked up and skied Main Chute on 11,000′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT. Every foot of the run was earned. Despite taking 5-days off to chill in the Caribbean at a family reunion, I was still bushed… I did have my best time of […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 11, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: “Icy, Rocky, Sh**ty, & Sketchy” | I’m Done with Main Chute on 11,000′ Mt. Baldy for Now – Ski Day #277 Report from November 4, 2023 Yesterday I hit Main Chute on 11,000′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT for the 3rd time in 4 days. Yesterday was ski day #277 toward my “300” project. I was worked… I oozed uphill like a globular amoebic puddle. Fatigue pain the entire hike. I made it to the top in 2 hours and 5 […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 5, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: “The Dirty Entry Rainbow” | 2nd Day in a Row Down Main Chute on 11,000′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT – Ski Day #275 Report from November 2, 2023 Yesterday, I hiked back up 11,000′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT to ski the legendary Main Chute once again. Ski day #275 of “The 300 Project.” The entrance is getting very steep and dirty… I took it as a good omen that a cirrus cloud rainbow appeared above Main Chute just after I’d exited it. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 3, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: Snowbird, UT – “Pipeline Couloir” on July 21, 2023 Report from July 21, 2023 “Pipeline Couloir” at Snowbird, UT yesterday was a buck-wild adventure ski! Maybe the best adventure skiing I’ve ever had anywhere… Rockfalls, waterfalls, evil melted-out black bomb holes, second-thought-inducing steeps, convoluted/corrugated snow, violent pitch changes, unholy spine-chokes, a large rocky waterfall mid-chute, and more rocks-embedded-in-snow than you can shake a stick at. I actually removed about […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | July 24, 2023 2 Comments
Alta, UT Report: 903″ of Snow Turned “Main Chute” Off 11,068′ Mt. Baldy Into “Main Bowl” Report from April 28, 2023 Yesterday, I drug my extremely tired keester up 11,068′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT to ski the legendary Main Chute. On Thursday, this hike took me 1 hour and 40 minutes. Yesterday, it took me 2 hours and 10 minutes… I was tired… I was so tired I even sat in my car in the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 29, 2023 0 Comments
Wasatch Mountains, UT Report: Powder Stash in Secret Chute Report from March 17, 2023 We knew the sun had gotten to most of the snow in Utah when we awoke yesterday morning. Martin had a secret stash, though… Good tree skiing to a hidden chute. I blindly trusted him, got out there early, and follwed. He was right. The snow up high in the trees was perfect powder. The […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 19, 2023 0 Comments
Wasatch Mountains, UT Report: Fast Powder on Little Superior at Dawn Report from March 16, 2023 We did the Salt Lake City thing today: Wake up early and started skinning with headlamps in the dark Waking up early hurt. Hiking up was critically cold. Once the sun first hit, it all felt worth it. I kinda get it now. I especially got it once we started driving down the canyon at […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 16, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT, Report: High Speed Storm Skiing Fun Report from March 15, 2023 The pouring rain in Tahoe freaked me out yesterday. At 2pm it hit me that even once the sun came out, Tahoe wasn’t gonna be good… I scrambled, cleaned the house, packed my stuff, forgot my ski socks in the drier, and hit the road by 3pm PT. In general, my rule is not to […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 15, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Why “The Abyss” Off the Peak 5 Chair at Park City, UT, Is Rad Report from January 4 & 5, 2023 We’ve been ripping around Park City ski resort, UT, for the past couple of days. Utah has been seeing record-breaking amounts of snow and Park City is very filled in. Conditions have been chalky and good on north-facing slopes. Honestly, I mostly go straight to the Peak 5 chair and ski The Abyss […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 5, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: 447″ of Snowfall Already This Season & High Rustler Laps Report from January 26, 2023 Today was an interesting one. I drove to SLC, dropped my car off at the shop, took an Uber to the Park & Ride then rode the bus up to Alta. The bus to Alta is pretty dreamy. I gotta buncha work done on the ride up and ride down and it stops very little. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 26, 2023 0 Comments
Wasatch Mountains, UT Report: 9″ of Fresh Snow That Skied Like 0″ Report from January 25, 2023 Yesterday morning I awoke wasted from a 10-hour drive from the California delta to Park City, UT. The plan was to have a mellow morning and ski a few laps in the afternoon. When I looked at my phone I saw 9″ of new snow and cold temps at Alta. Damn! Got up, threw gear […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 26, 2023 0 Comments
Wasatch Mountains, UT Report: “The Hallway” & “Little Superior” in Deep, Exquisite Snow [arve url="https://youtu.be/OnX12BlsW8Q"] Miles Clark | January 5, 2023 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
[VIDEO] 2 Blackhawk Helicopters Crashing at Snowbird, UT View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Here is a video of the Blackhawks crashing while we were riding down Mineral Basin around 9:30 am. Military buddy I was riding with recognized the Hawks coming in to land. So far sounds like everyone was ok from what we’ve heard. Thankfully! Video cred: Tom Carney #snowbird pic.twitter.com/JKTAqndqdE […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 22, 2022 0 Comments
Mt. Superior, UT’s Suicide Chute Report: Wind-Buffed Bliss & Corrugated Snow Nightmare Report from December 14, 2021 Crawling. I crawled up at least a 3rd of the chute due to rotten snow and breakable crust. Suicide Chute on 11,000′ Mt. Superior, UT is still hanging in space as the bottom doesn’t go and you have time to climb up into it. Once I got into the chute proper, I almost turned around… […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 15, 2021 0 Comments
Mt. Superior, UT Report: “Suicide Chute” – As Much Rock As Snow Yesterday Report from November 6, 2021 When I talked to Ben 2-days ago about what he wanted to ski on Saturday and he said: “I was thinking Suicide.” I was thinking about it too, but wasn’t going to go for it without a bit of coercing due to the long shale rock scramble to get up to and back from it. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 7, 2021 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Embarrassed & Humbled on Day #1 in Main Chute Yesterday Yesterday morning, Martin & I walked up to the top of Main Chute on 11,000′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT. This was my very first day of the 2020/21 winter season. It was cold and windy and wintery and foggy. 2 skimo guys in spandex and no backpacks rolled up to the top of Main Chute near the summit […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 3, 2021 7 Comments
Trip Report: 11,045′ Mt. Superior, UT | The Legendary “South Face” Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report From May 4, 2021 Yesterday, May 4, 2021, Daryn & I walked up 11,045′ Mt. Superior in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah and skied its legendary South Face directly fall line off the top – which I’d never done. This past January, I skied 4 lines off Mt. Superior in 5-days and had […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 5, 2021 1 Comment
How Alta Avoided Glitz & Glam and Stayed True To Its Roots Nestled atop Little Cottonwood Canyon, in Utah’s Wasatch Mountain Range, lies the holy grail for powder hounds, young and old. A sacred relic for where it all began, this slice of heaven proudly boasts the true roots of the pure sport of alpine skiing. A beacon of hope for generations of loyal followers, this cherished ski area embodies the core […] Featured Article Emily Crofton | April 5, 2021 8 Comments