A Dog’s Breakfast | E83

A Dog’s Breakfast | E83

From Mind the Track by @Pow_Bot and @trail_whisperer

April 2, 2026 · 1h 45m · Season 4 · Episode 6

About this episode

The episode discusses a recent ski trip to Ice Creek Lodge, avalanche safety, and various outdoor topics including mountain biking and wildlife management.

After two weeks of bi-polar weather in Canada chasing pow and getting rained on, aka a “dog’s breakfast”, the boys recount the trip to Ice Creek Lodge and the wisdom gained from the jedi master of snow, Russell Hulbert. Meanwhile, back home in the Sierra, a dismal March left zero inches of snow on Donner Summit, the first time in recorded history, capping off a Winter to forget. Moving on to Spring things, the boys chat about a variety of topics including DOPE or DERPs on 32” mountain bike wheels, uphill or downhill traffic having the right of way on trails and reintroducing grizzly bears into the Sierra Nevada. Other topics include introducing a new AI-generated Mind the Track theme song, Trail Whisperer almost getting maced by a hiker while logging out a trail with his chainsaw, Lost Sierra trail conditions updates, a class-action anti-trust lawsuit against Vail Resorts and Alterra and has social media ruined April Fools Day? 2:10 – New intro song for Mind the Track created by AI. Maybe AI is good for something. 4:30 – Recapping a wild Canada ski hut trip to Ice Creek Lodge. 8:00 – Watching avalanches come down all around the crew at Ice Creek Lodge. 9:00 – Russell Hulbert…

People in this episode

Hosts: @Pow_Bot, @trail_whisperer

Topics covered

  • skiing
  • mountain biking
  • grizzly bear reintroduction
  • trail conditions
  • AI in music
  • avalanche safety
  • social media impact

Keywords

  • pow skiing
  • avalanche beacons
  • trail maintenance
  • grizzly bears
  • AI-generated music
  • ski conditions
  • social media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vail Resorts, Alterra

Places: Ice Creek Lodge, Sierra Nevada, Donner Summit

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