Courmayeur, Italy, Report: Moody Mini-Powder Day Fun in Awesome Terrain Report from February 25, 2025 We slept in and rested this morning and watched the storm hit the mountain. At times it was dumping chicken feathers and it was inspiring. We waited until 2 pm to give the mountain some time to fill in before venturing out. Martin and I rode 2 gondolas then slipped into the trees. It had […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 25, 2025 0 Comments
Small Ski Area, Switzerland, Report: Skiing an Invisible Chute in Powder Snow Report from February 23, 2025 Yesterday I awoke early and hit the road. Down from Courmayeur to Aosta then up over the hills and through the tunnel into Helvetia (Switzerland). We met up with my old buddy from Japan, Zach. He’s a ski instructor in Switzerland now and has been living out here for over 5 years. Z’s got it […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 24, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur, Italy, Report: 360s, Backflips, & 720s in the Sun-Splashed Terrain Park With Simonas From Lithuania Report from February 21, 2025 After skiing backcountry for the past 6 days, it felt like it was time to ski the resort. Specifically the terrain park. I started the day doing laps on the Aretu chairlift and hitting the park each run. I started just hitting one of the 2 big jumps then evolved to hitting them both. The […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 22, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur, Italy, Report: Larch Tree Chute Powder Hunt Report from February 20, 2025 Today we returned to Courmayeur to continue our hunt for powder in the larch trees. I still can’t get over pine trees that lose their leaves in the winter… How did I not know this was a thing!? We rode gondola to gondola to tram to sardine can again and boosted out into the sidecountry. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 20, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur, Italy, Report: Sneaky Italian Tree Skiing a Week After the Storm Report from February 19, 2025 The plan was to ski a line up high in powder snow yesterday. I’d convinced myself that I’d found a spot in the alpine right off the lift with good snow that was a long, wide wide-open run. When I got there I found the snow wasn’t great and it was actually a pretty short […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 20, 2025 0 Comments
Courmayeur, Italy, Report: Searching For Powder One Week After The Big Storm Report from February 18, 2025 We went in search of powder at Courmayeur ski resort in Italy yesterday. Gondola to gondola to tram to sardine can. The last tram, Arp, only fits 10 people! It’s so cute… From there we journeyed west on our search. It hasn’t snowed in about a week and the wind got to a lot of […] Backcountry Miles Clark | February 19, 2025 0 Comments
The 9 Best Resorts for Lift-Accessed Backcountry Riding in the U.S. These days more and more skiers and snowboarders are ditching the crowds and lift lines and taking their riding outside the traditional ski resort and into the backcountry. The allure of untracked powder and adventure is hard to resist for the most venturesome enthusiasts. One of the most convenient ways to access this wild playground is by using a ski […] Brains Brent Thomas | February 19, 2025 1 Comment
Skyway Monte Bianco, Italy, Report: Skiing The East Face of La Spalla 7,000-Vertical-Feet Above Town Report from February 17, 2025 Yesterday, we ascended the Skyway Monte Bianco with plans to ski the East Face of La Spalla. We were hoping for one last powder run before the sun finally took its toll on nearly all the snow on this south side of Monte Bianco. Just the ride up is exhilarating. We followed Marco and the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 18, 2025 0 Comments
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