Valdez, AK, Report: Skiing Through an Ice Cave & Epic Powder on a Heli-Assisted Ski Touring Trip Report from April 14, 2024 On Sunday I got the nod to take a fun group of skiers on a heli-assisted ski tour with Pulseline Adventure. Malou Peterson, Etienne, and Carson. We chose to get dropped off near “Girls” and drop down into the Hoodoo Glacier zone. The first run held happy, fun, blower powder. The second run was right […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 17, 2024 0 Comments
Head and Tyrolia Launch Ski Touring Product Range HEAD/Tyrolia, the world’s largest independently-owned ski, boot, and binding manufacturer, introduces the CRUX Collection, a complete ski touring solution that combines lightweight agility with the brand’s renowned downhill performance. Available in the fall of 2024, CRUX includes four models of skis, two binding options, plus boots, skins, poles and a backcountry pack. “Our product team took a very intentional, methodical […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 31, 2024 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA Report: Disturbingly Fun Terrain Park Laps With Bernie Rosow In Touring Bindings Report from July 7, 2023 On Friday I showed up to Mammoth Mountain hoping to rip some park laps. They had taken down the small of the 2 big jumps and I was too scared to hit the big one so I went to the mini park on Forest Trail. To my delight, they’d beefed up the mini jumps just […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | July 9, 2023 0 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT, Now Allowing Uphill Access For Touring Powder Mountain closed out the season with 566″ of snowfall, shutting down operations two weeks ago. Yet dozens of feet of snow still sits on the mountain, which currently has a 90″ base despite its lifts not running. To make use of that deep snowpack, Pow Mow has decided to allow uphill access for touring this spring. Here are the […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 3, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Avalanche Near Mont Blanc, France, Kills 6 Touring Skiers A massive avalanche of about 1,640ft (500m) width occurred on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023, below Les Dômes de Miage at the Armancette Glacier near the famous Mont Blanc in France. At least 14 people were caught in the avalanche and buried. The avalanche occurred around 11:30 a.m. in the commune of Les Contamines-Montjoie in Haute-Savoie. It raced down almost […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | April 10, 2023 0 Comments
Avalanche in Austria Buries 14 Touring Skiers A massive avalanche in Schruns, near the ski resort Montafon in Austria, swept away and buried 14 touring skiers on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The group of 18 German touring skiers had set out on a ski tour to Öfapass when a cornice above them at 7,218 ft (2,200m) gave way. The weather was not optimal, with light snowfalls, poor […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | March 13, 2023 0 Comments
Dynafit Launches Touring-Alpine Hybrid Ski Boot For 23/24 Dynafit Tigard is best known as the Ski Touring boot of choice. Now the Ski Touring brand Dynafit is launching the new Tigard 130 (110) which bridges the gap between Ski Touring and Alpine skiing, by offering a boot that combines the light weight of a touring boot with the flex and technology of an alpine ski boot. “Fast as […] Gear Review Julia Schneemann | February 27, 2023 0 Comments
Timberline Lodge, OR, Report: Silky Spring Skiing and Touring Toward the Summit of Mt. Hood Report from Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 It had been about three weeks since I had been skiing, so I was pumped to be able to hit up Timberline Lodge for some late May turns. I checked their website the night before and found out the lifts start spinning at 8 AM, not 9 AM like I thought. I made a […] Conditions Report Brent Thomas | May 25, 2022 0 Comments