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Daryn Edmunds

I enjoy making myself tired, cold beer and profitable real estate investments... Contact me: Daryn_Edumds@yahoo.com

Niigata, Japan, Trip Report Pt. 2: Skiing During the Legendary Storm Cycle That Dropped 25 Feet of Snow in 12 Days

Report from February 2025. Snow Country, also known as Yukiguni in Japanese, is not only a place of beauty and a region with a tremendous amount of snowfall, but it is also the title of a famous novel by Japanese Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata.ย  History lesson aside, transitioning from the previous five days of insane powder skiing in the […]

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Daryn Edmunds | May 12, 2025
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Trip Report: Skiing Japan During the Legendary Storm Cycle that Dropped 25 Feet of Snow in 12 Days

“Hey Brent, guess what?”ย  “What?” “It’s still snowing…” This was the oft-repeated banter we exchanged over a 10-day period in early February 2025 in the lesser-known zones of Central Honshu, Japan, during the mother of all storm cycles that dropped up to 25 feet of snow in 12 days. Even after 9 previous trips to this magical land of powder […]

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Daryn Edmunds | March 12, 2025
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Grand Targhee | Conditions Report and Resort Rundown

With 5″ of new snow again last night it looks like Grand Targhee is still stacking up snow this season. A season total of 390″+ is as impressive as the incredible backside views of the Grand Teton that greeted us after a short traverse off the top of the Dreamcatcher high speed quad. We were lucky enough to get out and sample the product this past Thursday the 13th of March and it would be a lie to say that we didn’t have a blast shredding Targhee. The sun was out in force allowing us to take in the breathtaking views and get a good picture of the overall resort layout. The sun and […]

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Daryn Edmunds | March 15, 2014
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Jackson Hole, WY Conditions Report 3-11-2014 | Bluebird Pow!!!

When you think about what makes a fantastic powder day you probably would take a good overnight dumping of snow and sprinkle on a heavy dose of sunshine to go along with it. Well that is exactly what conditions were like today Tuesday March, 11th in Jackson Hole, WY. With 12″ of new snow reported overnight and the clouds being […]

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Daryn Edmunds | March 11, 2014
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2nd Track New Store Grand Opening Party Tonight | 9th and 9th Ski Party in SLC

The success of 2nd Tracks Sports spilling over into the higher rent neighborhood of 9th and 9th in SLC starting tonight. Come one, come all to check out the new store that will be featuring new product from several locally based gear companies. Top local athletes, photographers and bro brahs will be on hand to check out the store, have a few drinks, and talk about snow and other rad things . The party starts at 8:00pm and you can lean more about it here: 9th & 9th Grand Opening! Join us for the grand opening of our new 9th & 9th seasonal location! We will be displaying local […]

Daryn Edmunds | December 7, 2013
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How To: Compete on the Freeride World Tour | by Griffin Post

Griffin Post skier

If you are a TGR fan and have watched their last few movies the name Griffin Post should look familiar to you. Griffin has been scoring bigger and bigger segments with the premier ski movie producers lately along with his frequent travel buddy Todd Ligare. What you might not […]

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Daryn Edmunds | November 30, 2013
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Charging Hard @ Alta, Utah in Low Snow Yesterday:

Nate Fillnow and his people over at The Daily Pow are still getting after scraps of snow left at Alta even now. This edit is from yesterday and shows some really aggressive skiing on extremely thin snow in the High Rustler area. Hats off to you fellas for the bold skiing. Take care not to end the season before it starts… Alta Forecast:
– 3-5 Inches of snow forecasted for Friday
– 4-8 inches of snow forecast for Saturday […]

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Daryn Edmunds | November 13, 2013
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Over-The-Head-Face-Shots @ Alta Yesterday | Video & Photos

I can confirm that is video is actually from yesterday, October 30th, 2013. The snow guns were most definitely on and the snow was finally getting deep enough to let the skis run a little more. Props to Nate and company for getting into Eagles Nest. That is a great early season zone if you have the stones to go ski it. It is mad stumpy in there:) This photo is from a zone near the the top of the Collins chair at Alta. […]

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Daryn Edmunds | October 31, 2013
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