[VIDEO] Snowboarder Snags First Face Shots of the Season in Main Chute at Alta Ski Area, UT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Justin Morgan (@jmosends) And so it begins. Park City-based snowboarder Justin Morgan showcases his deep-powder-slashing abilities in Main Chute at Alta Ski Area on Thursday, October 26, after an eight-inch storm blanketed the ski area. By the profundity of the face shots seen in the belly of the couloir, it’s safe […] Backcountry SnowBrains | October 27, 2023 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: Face Shots, Flat Light, & A Freakish Sunrise in 2 Chutes Around The “Big Finger” Report from July 26, 2023 The forecast was for an overcast, cool day at Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina on Wednesday. I was racking my brain for what I could ski that might have some contrast. I assumed the tree skiing had been pretty torn up from the day before (it was so fun). That left tight chutes. I didn’t […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | July 28, 2023 0 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT Report: High-Speed Storm Laps & Plenty of Face Shots Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from February 16, 2021 It just keeps getting better in the Wasatch this week. If Powder Mountain was boot-deep in lots of spots on Monday then it was knee-deep yesterday. I showed up late in the afternoon around 2 right during peak-intensity snowfall—it was DUMPING. With only a couple of hours of chair […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | February 17, 2021 1 Comment
VIDEO: Deep Turns and Face Shots at Alta, UT Yesterday, Sunday 8th November, 2020 Video and report from Sunday 8th November 2020 and brought to you by The Daily POW As of Saturday noontime Alta, UT had nothing but a dusting of snow on the highest peaks. Things were looking grim. Unless you were privy to the forecast. Related: VIDEO: Ski Utah Shares 60-Seconds of the Greatest Snow on Earth Winter arrived with a […] The Daily POW | November 9, 2020 0 Comments
PHOTO TOUR: Face Shots in 18″ Fresh Champagne Powder at Monarch Mountain, CO Yesterday Staff made the first turns of the year at Monarch Mountain, CO yesterday after Ullr dumped up to 18″ of fresh, light, fluffy powder on the resort Wednesday night. Related: Monarch Mountain, CO Teams Up with Local Microbrewery to Produce 80th Anniversary Beer While some were enjoying face shots, the cats were out packing down the fresh snow to start […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 25, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Powderchasers Going After 24″ Fresh Powder and Face Shots in Utah YESTERDAY After work I went out with my dog Noodle, he’s an Irish Goldendoodle, 1.5 years old. He loves the snow and for ~24” depth it was surprisingly bottomless. I followed some tracks of people who must’ve known where it was grassy because I didn’t feel anything. This is what Noodle looks like when he’s not choking on snow chasing me […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 11, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Skier Straps Baby Son to his Chest to Experience Face Shots Max a voulu bouffer de la poudre ce matin… Mais comment ne pas partager ce moment magique?! On se réjouit déjà de vos commentaires injurieux 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘 @woodspiritski😱 A post shared by Nicolas Falquet (@nico_falquet) on Mar 8, 2018 at 6:54am PST Surely it’s never too early to experience the delight that is face shots whilst skiing. Nicolas Falquet agrees and couldn’t wait […] Steven Agar | March 11, 2018 1 Comment
VIDEO: 4 Minutes and 47 Seconds of Face Shots I really don’t know where I am right now. I’m dreaming of winter’s arrival in the near future, watching videos that take place in the past, while being physically in the now. That can’t be healthy. Winter, please come soon. Here’s Jon Adgate’s season edit getting very pitted while splitboarding around Colorado. Backcountry SnowBrains | October 13, 2015 2 Comments