Sundance, UT, Report: Trying To Keep Up With World Cup Ski Racer & Hometown Hero Steven Nyman Report from January 24, 2023 Yesterday World Cup ski racer Steven Nyman invited me to go ski at his home resort of Sundance, UT. I’d been wanting to ski Sundance for years. We jumped in his big truck and rumbled around the backside of the Wasatch Mountains and into the tight canyon leading up to Sundance. Steven Nyman on The […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 25, 2024 0 Comments
Eldora, CO, Report: Weekend Warriors Arrive Report from January 21, 2024 The Resort Eldora is located about 45 minutes from Denver. On IKON boasting 1,400 vertical feet, 680 acres and 10 lifts, it’s a smaller hill for Colorado. But close to Denver and offers great terrain. Skiing We started the morning in Kremmling, CO, and made the drive to Winter Park for a few laps (and […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | January 25, 2024 0 Comments
Wasatch Mountains, UT, Powdersurfing Report: A Fast and Playful Wave in Grizzly Gulch Report from Monday, January 22, 2024 There’s no better way to start the workweek than going powdersurfing with your friends. We found a nice-looking, south-facing, low-angle wave at the top of Grizzly Gulch in Utah’s Little Cottonwood and went for it. It had snowed 2″ the day before, on top of about 6″ from the day before that, all of […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | January 24, 2024 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor, OR, Conditions Report: Bigger Base, Cascade Concrete Report from January 22, 2024 Mondays are no fun at work, so I talked my partner, Katie, into a quick trip to Bend to catch the snow on the east side of the Cascades. We drove from Portland around 4:00 A.M. to ensure we would make opening bell at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon. Mt. Bachelor is my home mountain and it […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | January 24, 2024 0 Comments
Uinta Mountains, UT, Backcountry Snowmobiling Report: Powdersurfing in a Whole New World Report from Sunday, January 21, 2024 With the avalanche danger at a deadly level throughout most of Northern Utah, it was a lovely day for a snowmobile ride. To make it interesting, we decided we’d scope out a different mountain range than what we were used to in search of some white waves to powdersurf—the Uinta Mountains east of Park […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | January 24, 2024 0 Comments
Whitewater Ski Resort, BC, Report: A Few Inches of Quality Snow and Zero Liftlines This report is from January 21, 2024 Whitewater Ski Resort is a five-lift (one rope tow and four chairlifts) ski hill 12 miles from Nelson, British Columbia. Six miles of that is a plowed logging road, taking you to the base lodge, overlooked by Ymir Peak, an iconic mountain that tops out at 7850 feet. The drive can be interesting […] Conditions Report Ben Davies | January 23, 2024 0 Comments
Conditions Report: Skiing La Vallée Blanche, Chamonix, France Report from January 13, 2024 La Vallée Blanche La Vallée Blanche is arguably the most famous off-piste ski run in the world. Starting atop the Aiguille du Midi, average people take 4-6 hours to ski the 22 km (13.5 mile) glacier run with a 9,000-foot descent. If you have any questions or have never skied it, it is necessary to […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | January 22, 2024 0 Comments
Chamonix, France, Conditions Report: Sunny Skies at Brévent and Flégère Report from January 12, 2024 Chamonix The Chamonix region in France includes five main ski areas. La Balme, Les Grands Montets, Brévent, Flégère, and Les Houches. Unlike most places in Europe, Chamonix does not have a mega resort where all resorts in the area are connected by lifts. Although from town Brévent/Flégère are connected and the closest areas to the […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | January 21, 2024 0 Comments