Mammoth, CA Report: Splendiferous Skiing w/ Surfer Steve in June! Report from June 1 & 2, 2022 It’s June. It’s June and Mammoth is still skiing splendiferously! I was blown away by how good it skied today and yesterday. It didn’t hurt that we got about 4 or 5 hard freezes in a row. Skiing in a T-shirt and shorts? Not exactly this May and June. It’s often been cool […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 2, 2022 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA Report: “I’ll Surf or Ski!” | Fast, Fun, Top-To-Bottom Groomers & Lazy River Surfing Report from May 19, 2022 Today was yet another stellar day in Mammoth. We got out there at 7:30am and the upper mountain was already soft enough for carving. Scottie’s off the top was a little weird as it felt like it didn’t freeze properly last night and maybe it had just enough east in it to get a bit […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 19, 2022 1 Comment
Powder Mountain, UT Report: Lazy Slush Surfing Report from Sunday, March 27, 2022 Beach weather beckons surfing. So we went to Powder Mountain where the surf was slushy and the vibes were good. We escaped the heat of the valley and got to Pow Mow at 9:30 today when the snow was already starting to get grabby. No refreeze since last Wednesday meant slushy, grippy, generally unsupportable […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | March 29, 2022 0 Comments
The SnowBrains Podcast #24 | Scott Gaffney – Matchstick Productions Editor, Producer, Filmer, the G in Shane McConkey’s G.N.A.R., Lake Tahoe Surfer, & Badass Freeskier Brought to you by Tamarack Resort & Alta Ski Area “You should not be doing things with the objective of making a social media post about it. Go do things for the experience, not because you get to make a post.” – Scott Gaffney My guest today is Scott Gaffney. Scott is the filmer, director, and editor of the famous […] Podcasts Podcast | December 1, 2021 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Oblivious Surfer Almost Grabs Shark’s Dorsal Fin While Paddling Off San Diego, CA View this post on Instagram A post shared by Scott Fairchild (@scott_fairchild) This Great White Shark doesn’t even flinch as the surfer paddles just inches above it, almost grabbing its dorsal fin with his right hand. Related: Sharks Discovered Living in a Volcano Surf SwellBrains | November 5, 2021 0 Comments
17-Year-Old Surfer is 3rd Person to Go Missing From Santa Cruz, CA Coastline in 2-Weeks A 17-year-old is still missing after going body surfing at Laguna Creek Beach, 13-miles north of Santa Cruz, CA, on Monday. He is the third person to go missing from that stretch of coastline in two weeks. Cash Ebright was body surfing and was last seen wearing black swim trunks. Crews continue to search for Ebright around Laguna State Beach. “The ocean […] Surf SwellBrains | September 23, 2021 0 Comments
WATCH: 19-Year-Old French Surfer Rides One of the Biggest Swells Ever Recorded at Teahupoo, Tahiti Last Weekend World-famous surf hotspot Teahupoo was absurdly large last weekend—perfectly adequate for Friday the 13th. Watching this video above of Kauli Vaast drop in on this monster of a wave and then get swallowed by it is emotional, to say the least. Kauli Vaast, a 19-year-old professional surfer from France, called the wave a “wave of a lifetime” and the […] Surf Martin Kuprianowicz | August 18, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Brazil’s Italo Ferreira Wins First Surfing Gold Medal in Olympic History in Tokyo Brazil’s Italo Ferreira defeated Kanao Igarashi with a score of 15.14 to 6.60 in the men’s surfing final at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. Ferreira claimed the event’s first-ever gold medal! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Surfline (@surfline) Olympics SwellBrains | July 27, 2021 0 Comments