Music Mondays | Iggy Azalea At the age of 16, Iggy Azalea went on holiday to Miami from her native Australia, once there she decided she wasn’t going home, and was going to pursue a rap career. In the seven years since, Iggy has seen a vast amount of success, and will be releasing her first full length album in April of this year. She […] Jesse Cassidy | March 10, 2014 0 Comments
“Life’s short, Live it Fast” | Andrew Kurka, Representing the U.S. at the Paralympics With the Olympic games long gone, and Putin invading Ukraine, its easy to forget that some of our American athletes are still in Sochi. Yes the Paralympic games begin in two days and stretch from March 7th to the 16th in Sochi. Andrew Kurka is currently representing the United States with the help High Fives in Sochi at the Paralympic Games in the Adaptive Ski division, and has been unheard of for the most part unfortunately. I had to opportunity to speak with Andrew over the last few weeks heading into the games and would like to […] Olympics Jesse Cassidy | March 5, 2014 1 Comment
The Shreddit Showdown Prize Video | You Could Win 1 of Only 250 Blizzard Spur The Shreddit Showdown is in full swing, and with the recent snowfall, and more on the way, it’s time to start submitting your videos. In the video above, Tyler and Jesse walk you through the amazing prizes being offered. There is honestly no reason not to enter, the prizes are awesome, and the chances of winning are even better. So […] Jesse Cassidy | March 3, 2014 0 Comments
Dust On Crust = Ripping Skiing @ Squaw Valley | Conditions Report & Photo Tour With an entire 1/8th of an inch of fresh snow on Wednesday, the conditions at Squaw were most certainly dust on crust. The skiing however was still ripping, variable, but quite fun. The conditions remained firm all day up top with pockets here and there of fresh soft windblown snow. Down near the base the skiing was weird, either slushy or […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | February 20, 2014 5 Comments
Living Room Video Gear Review: Orage Edition Jacket & Belmont Pants In Tahoe you need outerwear that can do it all. With weather that can change from full on winter to sunny California in a matter of hours, the right jacket and pants are key. That’s where Orage steps in with their full line of amazing outerwear. Recently, I had the privilege of throwing on the Orage Edition jacket as well […] Gear Jesse Cassidy | February 6, 2014 1 Comment
The Return of “Almost” Silent Skiing in Tahoe | Alpine Meadows, CA Conditions Report, Photo Tour With the biggest storm of 2014 come and gone, Tahoe was left with a refresher of snow, not much, but a lot better than before. With 6+ inches reported across the Tahoe basin, silent skiing almost occurred once again, but not really. It is still meager out there folks, better, but still less than desirable. Pow turns were had, core […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | February 1, 2014 0 Comments
Music Mondays | Sonreal While slowly gaining recognition in the Canadian Hip-Hop scene, rapper and emcee Sonreal has been for the most part been overlooked here in the states. However with increasing popularity in Canada, and a newly released album, One Long Day, it is only a matter of time before Sonreal starts to gain attention down south. And with skiers such as TJ Schiller and Justin Dorey reppin their friend […] Jesse Cassidy | January 27, 2014 0 Comments
Rain, Snow, and Sun, a Week in Alaska|Alyeska, AK Conditions Report, Video After a dry start to the season, Alaska is finally starting to come around with a little bit of snow, wet snow, but snow none the less. Last week I managed to make it back up there and shred around Alyeska with some friends and family for some of the deepest days of the season thus far. With a […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | January 21, 2014 0 Comments
Wet Pow and Backflips, Alaska is Starting to go Off|Alyeska, AK Conditions Report With a season snowfall total of 212″, just 4″ below that of Jackson, Alyeska in Girdwood Alaska is having one of its worst seasons on record. After an unusually dry December in Alaska, January is proving to be a lot better, albeit a lot warmer, with snow, and sometimes rain in the forecast for the next week out. And yesterday delivered with 6+” […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | January 15, 2014 0 Comments
The Tahoe Exodus Tour | Jackson Hole, WY With the dry pattern looking like it was going to continue in Tahoe, I decided against going back home anytime soon and made my way up from Utah to Jackson with a friend to meet some friends from Tahoe. While inbounds terrain at Jackson is harboring decent snow cover, the word from the locals was that the backcountry was going off. Unfortunately for us, we had very limited time and less than desirable weather which kept us […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | January 10, 2014 0 Comments
The Tahoe Exodus Begins | First Stop: Alta, UT With the holidays wrapping up, and no change in the forecast for Tahoe, a pattern is starting to develop, the Tahoe exodus. People want to get the hell out of Tahoe, and are starting to leave in droves. I myself decided to take a little time away from Tahoe and search for real snow, so I loaded up the skis and took off to visit a friend in Alta. While Alta has a hell of a lot more snow than Squaw, it is still low tide out here. The skiing however is awesome, with chalky snow and hidden stashes of soft turns to be found. Bluebird skies, cold temperatures, and great snow made for the best two days of my season thus far, sad […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | January 7, 2014 5 Comments
A Day in the Life of a Snow Starved Ski Bum With the snow conditions in Tahoe being sub-par at best, we took it upon ourselves the other day to have fun with it. With the holiday crowds out, and the upper mountain at Squaw shut down due to stinky conditions, we pulled out the ole jeans and Salomon Force 9’s to show everyone that even with the horrible conditions and snowpack, skiing is fun no matter what. There were a lot of dirty looks, a lot of smiles, and a whole bunch of people who were indifferent, and looked at us like we fit right in with em. The moral of the story is, the conditions in Tahoe are less than desirable, and it doesn’t look like it’s gonna get a whole lot better […] Jesse Cassidy | December 31, 2013 6 Comments
Music Mondays | Brad Sucks One man bands are generally, well, mediocre at best. Brad Turcotte however is the exception to that with his one man band Brad Sucks. Taking an alternative approach to the ever evolving music industry, Brad Sucks creates a sort of electro/experimental pop, that is a great addition to any playlist. The one man band with no fans began creating music in 2001 and has created three albums thus far. Brad Sucks takes an alternative approach to the music industry as he puts all his music online for free with no copyright, giving anyone the ability to remix and tweak his music. Go ahead and give em a listen, you’ll be glad you did. […] Jesse Cassidy | December 30, 2013 0 Comments
Squaw Christmas Day Conditions Report | Video & Photo Tour I’m not gonna lie, its not pretty out there people. Conditions in Tahoe are well, bad, meager, dry, not optimal, really just place any bad adjective here and it most likely applies. However, it’s what we got, and we have to make the best of it. While the conditions are not ideal per se, the skiing is still a lot of fun believe it or not. The holiday crowd was out in full force today, and from the looks of it, most […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | December 25, 2013 2 Comments
Music Mondays | Colourmusic Some of their songs aren’t even consider music by some critics, simply just noise. And with one listen to Colourmusics latest album, My ___ Is Pink, it is easy to see why. Mixing psychedelic, hardcore, experimental, and every other sort of musical genre in the mix, Colourmusic creates a one of a kind sound that some say is an acquired taste. Colourmusic doesn’t have a particular sound or genre associated with them, they simply […] Jesse Cassidy | December 9, 2013 0 Comments
Music Mondays | Chiddy Bang It’s everyones favorite day of the week once again, but to make things better we have snow in the forecast for much of the country, and some music that we here at Snowbrains would like to share with you. This week we think a hip-hop group by the name of Chiddy Bang belongs on that riding playlist we’ve all been working on for the […] Jesse Cassidy | December 2, 2013 0 Comments
Music Mondays | Bronze Radio Return Once again it’s Monday, and we’re here with some music that hopefully makes this Monday a little more bearable. For this week we bring you yet another reader suggestion that quite frankly is pretty damn good, and that is Bronze Radio Return. With a mix of indie rock and roots, Bronze Radio Return produces quality music, something that is becoming a rarity in todays music […] Jesse Cassidy | November 25, 2013 0 Comments
Win an Epic Pass for Life… The Epic Race | 26 Resorts, 4 Countries, 1 Season The Epic Race from Vail Resorts spans 26 unique resorts, across 4 countries, 2 continents, and has to be done in one season. Pretty intriguing right? The basic idea of the Epic Race is as follows, participants have to visit and ski all 26 resorts that vail owns in one season, and the first 10 to do so win Epic Passes for life. Along with the grand prize there will be random prizes from sponsors thrown in available to all participants. Sounds pretty cool if you ask me, and with 26 resorts spread […] Jesse Cassidy | November 13, 2013 3 Comments
Music Mondays | Cage the Elephant Happy Monday everyone, and happy Veteran’s Day to all those Vets out there. Now that it is Monday, it’s time for Music Mondays once more, and this week we bring you Cage the Elephant from Bowling Green, Kentucky. After seeing large International success in 2008 with songs such as “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked”, and “Back […] Jesse Cassidy | November 11, 2013 1 Comment
Brown Pow and Face-Shots, Biking is Still Ripping in Tahoe It’s finally that time of year again, it starts getting colder, snow dusts the mountain peaks, and Instagram and Facebook feeds are clogged with pictures of people getting their first turns of the season. With excitement building for the nearing ski season, it is easy to forget our two wheeled friend that has helped us get through our snow sliding withdrawals for months. So don’t trade out that bike for boards yet because […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | November 5, 2013 3 Comments
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