Squaw Conditions Report: Soft Wintry Snow & Sun After a weekend of high snow levels and a lot of rain, the last push from the storm that hit Tahoe came in a little bit colder, and ended with a decent amount of snow. Squaw reported a storm total of 2′, now while the jury is still out on whether that is true, one thing is for sure, the skiing at Squaw is killer right now. Monday saw the last push of the storm, and some cloudy skies with a bit of snow, Tuesday and Wednesday however went blue, and people got after it. From the Pocket to the Palisades, Tahoe skiers enjoyed wintery snow once again, and everyone was commenting on how the last three days have been the best all […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | February 11, 2015 1 Comment
Squaw Conditions Report: Skiing in the Rain Over the last few days Tahoe finally received some precipitation as the “Atmospheric River” slammed into California. As Storm Super Soaker 15′ hit Tahoe on Friday, it began with high winds, power outages, and rock slides, followed by rain, lots and lots of rain. Friday night did see snow up high with Squaw reporting 15″, unfortunately however it got warm and started raining again, not before […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | February 8, 2015 3 Comments
Christmas Week in Tahoe, the Best it Could Be| Squaw & Bronco The Holidays always prove to be a busy season in Tahoe, no matter good snow or bad. This year was no exception, while the snowfall was less than desirable, the skiing was actually really good. During the holiday week, most passes at Squaw & Alpine are blacked out, but for those select few (Gold, Student…) the skiing is some of the best it will be all season. And this season was no exception, while lack of snow put a damper on the skiing, the skiing was still ripping at Squaw, and the backcountry offered even better options. Eric and Jesse got after it during their winter break, and made the best of the dismal snow pack, large holiday […] Jesse Cassidy | January 12, 2015 1 Comment
Armada Headquarters Leaving Sunny SoCal for the Greatest Snow on Earth Armada Ski Company is packing its bags and heading east, leaving its long time Costa Mesa, California offices and heading to Park City, Utah. The move puts Armadas headquarters closer to the mountains than their previous location of sunny Southern California, where the closest resort, Big Bear is a two hour drive, and Mammoth close to six. Park City will […] Jesse Cassidy | December 15, 2014 0 Comments
Halloween Fun: Strahan of the Dead | Bikes and Zombies In honor of Halloween, we thought we’d share one of our favorite Aaron LaRocque videos, Strahan of the Dead. This awesome video combines zombies and biking, and features Strahan Loken trying to survive in world overtaken by zombies in a 28 days lateresque scenario. What more do you want than zombies and sick bike riding? […] Cycle Jesse Cassidy | October 30, 2014 0 Comments
Throwback Thursday: Spring Break in Jackson Hole Itโs Thursday, and hence its everyones favorite day to reminisce on the past with the classic #throwbackthursday. We here at Snowbrains thought we would get on the Throwback Thursday Train and highlight some of our best videos from last season, and with roughly four months to go before winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, weโre all itching for snow. This Thursday we take you back to late March with Tydel and […] Jesse Cassidy | August 21, 2014 2 Comments
Throwback Thursday: Searching for Snow in Alta, UT Itโs Thursday, and hence its everyones favorite day to reminisce on the past with the classic #throwbackthursday. We here at Snowbrains thought we would get on the Throwback Thursday Train and highlight some of our best videos from last season, and with roughly four months to go before winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, weโre all itching for snow. This week we take you back to January, where Tahoe saw little snow and people began to seek alternatives. Eric and […] Jesse Cassidy | August 13, 2014 1 Comment
Throwback Thursday: The History of the 1960 Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley USA The 1960 Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley, CA, were special for California and the United States for a multitude of reasons, first and fore most, it was the first Winter Olympic Games ever held in the Americas. Alex Cushing completed the impossible by convincing the IOC that the winter olympic […] Jesse Cassidy | July 24, 2014 1 Comment