miles clark

CEO & Founder of SnowBrains, UC Berkeley graduate - molecular cell biology major, professional freeskier, professional mountain guide, Alaska heli-ski guide. Skiing, surfing, guiding, travel, reading, writing, language, Ella Fitzgerald.

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 […]
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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. […]
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4,200-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Safari | Days #28 & #29 = Skiing Powder Above The Sea in Tierra Del Fuego

Report from October 29 & 30, 2023 Extremely rough weather sent us home from Antarctica early. Our last ski day was a bluebird powder day on October 24 at Port Lockroy. Since that day it’s been nothing but heavy wind, big seas, and vicious storms. Day #28 & 29 Details: Miles Driven:  0 (drove up to Martial Glacier and back each […]
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3,600-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Safari | Day #12-15 = A Trip to the ER, Guide Training, & Skiing in Tierra Del Fuego, ARG

Report from October 15-18, 2023 Day #12 – 15 Details: Miles Driven:  0 (drove up to Martial Glacier and back each day, but we aren’t counting that) Total Miles Driven: 2,112 Hours of Driving:  0 Latitude:  54.8ºS Good Food Eaten:  Karma – chocolate almond dessert/everything… Lodging: Random Airbnb in Rio Gallegos – Finisterre in Ushuaia October 15 Skiing the Martial Glacier Zone […]
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3,600-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Safari | Day #10 & 11 = El Chalten, ARG to Rio Gallegos, ARG to Ushuaia, ARG | Guanacos on the Fence, Rheas, Crossing The Straights of Magellan

October 13, 2023 We awoke to sunshine in El Chalten, Argentina, and hit the road for Rio Gallegos. On the way, we saw likely around 1,000 Guanacos (fuzzy llamas). We also saw about 500 dead Gunacos… Day #10 & 11 Details: Miles Driven:  669 Total Miles Driven: 2,112 Hours of Driving:  13 Latitude:  49.3ºS → 54.8ºS Good Food Eaten:  Isabel  […]
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3,600-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Safari | Day #9 = Skiing Cerro Vespignani in El Chalten, ARG With The Fitz Roy Towers in Our Faces

Report from October 12, 2023 Thursday was our last ski day in El Chalten, Argentina. Last November, I’d skied the lower flanks of Cerro Vespignani just above the electric blues of Lake Huemul and in the shadows of the 11,171′ Fitz Roy Towers. Although I’d skied it before, I really wanted to show the zone and its face-melting views to […]
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