Trip Report: Alpine Ski Tour: Mill Hollow Reservoir Area - Uintas


Alpine Ski Tour: Mill Hollow Reservoir Area - Uintas
By Kathleen Waller
SKI 02/15/2026 NTD+
Five skiers (one on telemark) and two split boarders departed onto Mill Hollow Road at the same time as Gail's snowshoe group. The snowshoe group headed for the reservoir while the ski/split-board group broke from the road about half way and merged onto a less used forest road. We soon entered an area with no sign of human travel and began taking turns putting in a skin track. We encountered one stream crossing and brave Karli was the first to cross. Tina got to lead for a while for her first time and did a great job putting in an uptrack. The group was very cohesive and worked together to navigate the area and make good group decisions. We ascended about 1500 feet to the top of a knoll with views of Neeley basin to the east and distant views of the Mirror Lake area peaks. We ripped skins and dropped into creamy snow and powder between pines and aspens on a north/north-west facing line. Back at the road, we slid with very little effort to the cars and head to Mirror Lake Diner to meet back up with the snowshoe group. We started the tour with a full AIARE departure check (Gear, Plan, Communication, and Transceiver Check). We ended the day with an AIARE debrief at the diner. Waller asked the group to consider the following question, "Did we have a good day because we made good choices or because we got lucky?" The group agreed it was a great day and the great day was a result of good planning, good group dynamics, and good decisions.

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