Caroline Gleich captures The Chuting Gallery’s most recent story—and for good reason. In April 2017, Gleich, 31, became the first women to ski the book’s 90 lines, finishing the project with a descent of Ciochetti’s Ribbon, which traverses across Alta’s Devil’s Castle Buttress over hundreds of feet of exposure.
The Transplant: Adam O’Keefe on The Chuting Gallery
Midvale, Utah-based stock-market investor Adam O’Keefe has been living in Salt Lake County area for a decade with ample time to explore even the Wasatch’s most hidden lines. A transplant from the Midwest by way of Jackson Hole, Wyo., O’Keefe says he’s always been drawn to technical lines, so when he found out about Andrew McLean’s The Chuting Gallery within a few years of moving to Utah, he saw an opportunity to get even more acquainted with his new home.
The Conspirator: Noah Howell on The Chuting Gallery
Once a budding Utah-based skier and co-conspirator behind Powderwhore Productions with his brother, Jonah, Noah developed an interest in pursuing The Chuting Gallery’s lines that fueled his imagination and kicked off a lasting friendship and numerous expeditions with Andrew McLean.
My Gallery: Andrew McLean dishes on his famed Wasatch guidebook
The idea for The Chuting Gallery started in 1991 when a friend told me that, aside from Mt. Superior and Alta’s Main Baldy Chute, the Utah’s Wasatch Mountains didn’t have much steep skiing.
The Chuting Legacy: Andrew McLean’s cult-classic guidebook turns 20
It’s widely touted that Utah’s Wasatch Mountains are home to the best snow on the planet. And the terrain itself ranks highly, too. From Salt Lake City, peaks, faces and bowls beckon. The runs are steep, and the options abound for such a small range. But if you’re going to start somewhere, acclaimed ski mountaineer Andrew McLean has a mean list.
