Aaron Rice

Professional backcountry skier attempting to earn and ski 2.5 Million Vertical Feet in a year and break the current record. Follow along on instagram: http://instagram.com/airandrice/

Guide to Skiing the Refugio Frey Backcountry in Bariloche, Argentina:

Refugio Frey, Bariloche, Argentina.

So, you’ve booked a flight to Buenos Aires. The plan is to go ski in South America – The dream is coming true! However, as the trip gets closer you start realizing a few things. 1) You haven’t actually planned anything. 2) You aren’t a baller and your Northern Hemisphere winter job at a restaurant in a ski town isn’t going to allow you to ski the lifts for more than a few days. 3) The reports are coming in from down south that they are having the […]
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VIDEO: Ripping “La Oficinia” at Las Lenas, Argentina This Week

[iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fairandriceski%2Fvideos%2F647439692077600%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] video and words by Aaron Rice While much of Argentina has had a slow winter Las Leñas has been going off!! I’ve been lucky enough to be here for the last month. 100% human powered I’ve skied some classic steeps around Marte and found some amazing powder filled spines and cliffs in a little locals zone called La […]
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Skiing the East Coast on the 4th of July!!!

4th of July Bowl, Indy Pass, The Great One, Mt. Hood… Argentina?. There are plenty of classic places to go make some celebratory 4th of July turns. Skiing on the 4th is a fantastic tradition that exercises your freedom as an American to the max. I often here people say though that skiing on the 4th is only for Colorado, or Volcanoes in the Pac NW. If you are stuck on the East Coast you are […]
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2014/15 Utah = Lowest Snowfall on Record & Only 1 Avy Death | Snow & Avalanche Summary

Utah saw the lowest amount of snow they’ve ever recorded at 267.5″ of snowfall at Alta in 2014/15. They’re previous lowest snowfall amount of record. In 2015, Utah experienced 116 human triggered avalanches with 26 humans caught in avalanches, 3 injuries, and 1 fatality. “In short, the unprecedented 2014-15 season smashed all previous records for the least amount of snow and the warmest temperatures since records began at Alta […]
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Tuckerman Ravine, Mt. Washington, NH – Still Kicking!

New England is known for it’s seasonality. Cold, dark, long Winters – hot humid Summers – wet yet beautiful and rejuvenating Springs – and spectacular Falls with crisp air and bright leaves. However, the month of June falls by the wayside a bit. June is not known for anything special. Most plants are in the ground by now, spring is transitioning to summer, but the heat has yet to fully arrive. So what should June in New England […]
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A-Basin Conditions Report – Busy May Powder!!

Arapahoe Basin, CO yesterday. Full on 14" powder day. photo: aaron rice/snowbrains

With big snowfall totals in the forecast all of the die-hards in the front range made plans to go skiing. And with A-Basin being the only mountain still providing lift-serve turns it made for what was likely the most crowded day of the season. Those that arrived early were rewarded with great creamy untracked turns. Around 9:30 ropes dropped on the low traverse under the east wall making for some more great turns and even […]
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