Keenan Grady, Author at SnowBrains

Doctors Experiment With Alternative Torn A.C.L. Solutions

In the active sports world that we live in, injuries are common: unfortunately one of those most common injuries is a torn ACL. As it stands the traditional way of repairing the Anterior Cruciate Ligament is through grafting a piece of ligament from either the hamstring or the patella. This technique is generally fairly successful, but after looking at […]

Keenan Grady | March 28, 2016

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Video: Pep Fujas & Jonny Moseley Shred 19″ Powder Day at Snowbird

Talk about blower! Snowbird racked up 19 inches of the fresh stuff over the last couple days; thanks to Johnny Moseley, Pep Fujas, and Mckenna Peterson we have a quick clip of some of the moment of sheer epicness from Wednesday, March 23rd. The clip starts out with Pep ripping some classic surf-style butters in the powder. Mckenna follows […]

Keenan Grady | March 25, 2016

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Whistler Extends Season Til May 30th

Thanks to an excellent snow pack in British Colombia this year, Whistler is planning on extending the spring season by an extra week. This means that the resort will remain open until May 30th. This season’s snowfall statistics at Whistler: 1177cm (463in) of total snowfall 292cm (115in) so far this march The 10 year average snowfall is 1163cm […]

Keenan Grady | March 22, 2016

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2nd Avalanche Death In Small Region of B.C. In 2 Weeks

This season has been one for the books in terms of avalanche fatalities. There was a 34 year-old Sicamous man who was riding his sled solo and was trapped in an avalanche on March 10th. Read that article here. More recently, this week, there was another fatality recorded in British Columbia. He was part of a group of snowmobilers that […]

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Keenan Grady | March 21, 2016

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VIDEO: Backcountry Snowblades are Here… Finally!

Despite the fact that the Swiss have been involved with serious ski mountaineering for many years, they continually push the envelope on what is possible. Sometimes they even try to invent new trends that they think will be cool- for example the backcountry snowblade. Maybe in idea it seems alright, somewhere of a hybrid between skiing and snowshoeing for someone […]

Gear

Keenan Grady | March 19, 2016

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14,023-Foot Wilson Peak, CO Conditions Report + Photo Tour:

Yesterday I got the chance to hike Wilson Peak, one of the many 14,000ft peaks of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. More specifically this peak is near Telluride and known by many as the mountainous logo on the Coors can. Just a note, we didn’t have the intention of reaching the summit, it was more of a skin and scope mission to […]

Conditions Report

Keenan Grady | March 18, 2016

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Miracle March: California’s Reservoirs Are Filling Up Fast

March truly has been a miracle for California residents. Over the last two weeks of storms, the two largest reservoirs- Oroville and Shasta, have surpassed historical averages for this year, for the first time since 2013. If this wet weather continues throughout the month and into May, some of the water restrictions might even begin to get phased out. Felicia […]

Weather

Keenan Grady | March 18, 2016

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Video: Fat Bike Snow Park?

Have you ever dreamed of taking your fat bike through a ski resort’s terrain park? Well these guys had that dream, and rapidly set to their local ski hill at Buck Hill, MN. The squad is rolling pretty deep with fat-bikers and an ATV to help shuttle them up the half pipe. This is pretty amazing and might actually […]

Biking

Keenan Grady | March 16, 2016

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Friday Fun: Teton Jong Research- Back and At It

JONG: Jack-Off-Newbie-Gaper. Used in skiing to describe someone who is new to the sport but has no idea what they are doing, or why they are doing it. It looks like these dudes are giving TGR some competition in the Jackson scene. It seems that year after year, more people are finding out about these guys! Just […]

Backcountry

Keenan Grady | March 11, 2016

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Last Frontier Heliskiing Conditions Report:

If it’s been dry where you’re living and you want some motivation to keep your head high when you tell your friends, “winter is coming back, I promise.” – check out these photos of heli-skiing in British Columbia at Last Frontier Heli-Ski. These photos were taken at Ripley Creek (Last Frontier’s second lodge) in Stewart BC, near the Alaskan border. […]

Keenan Grady | March 11, 2016

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Missing Man Found Buried in Avalanche in British Columbia, Canada

An unidentified man went out for a solo sled mission to Owl’s Head mountain range on Sunday afternoon near Sicamous, B.C. He was expected to return sometime Monday, but when he didn’t show, his family began to worry. He was found dead buried beneath avalanche debris by search and rescue crews on Tuesday. “The Sicamous RCMP immediately activated the Shuswap […]

Avalanche

Keenan Grady | March 10, 2016

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Jackson Hole Plans On Building New Gondola to Ease Tram Lines

Ever since Jackson Hole Mountain Resort got rated the number one ski resort in North America, it has slowly become more and more blown out with lines and tourists. Although this is good for business, it is a quick surefire way to irk locals. On a pow day, people start lining up as early as 6:30 AM to catch […]

Keenan Grady | March 8, 2016

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February 2016: Earth’s Warmest Month On Satellite Record

At this point, climate change is no longer deniable. The evidence is everywhere around us from warmer than average sea surface temperatures to extreme drought and storms. February 2016 was the hottest month ever in the lower atmosphere, as gathered through data from satellites. On average, temperatures were 0.83 degrees Celsius warmer than the long term average, according to […]

Weather

Keenan Grady | March 8, 2016

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Swiss Develop Radar Avalanche Detection System

[iframe id=”https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/swi/embed?urn=urn:swi:video:41981254&start=” align=”center” mode=”normal” autoplay=”yes”] Leave it to the Swiss to develop the next best thing after the army knife; now they have an early avalanche detection system that will reduce the time between avalanche threat and road closures. The system is being tested in Zermatt, a popular tourist destination in Switzerland. The access road to Zermatt is passes through multiple […]

Avalanche

Keenan Grady | March 4, 2016

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Dog Killed In Skier Triggered Avalanche in Alaska, Skier (Owner) Takes 1,000′ Ride in Same Avalanche

A dog was killed in a D2.5, R3 avalanche in the South Fork Eagle River area by Harp Mountain’s 2 Bowls, Alaska on February 25th, 2016. A skier (we’re guessing the owner) was carried down in the avalanche for 1,000-feet but not fully buried and was uninjured. It’s not often that you hear of this situation, but it is truly unfortunate […]

Avalanche

Keenan Grady | March 3, 2016

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Chicama: First Nationally Protected Wave

The wave itself can break for two and a half miles, but no one has reportedly ever ridden the entire wave. Experienced riders are able to make it down the entire length of the beach in usually 3-5 waves. It is very exciting news that this is the first nationally protected surf break- this will only promote the sustainable surfing […]

Surf

Keenan Grady | March 2, 2016

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Despite Dry February, Lake Tahoe is Rising! | Only 9″ Below It’s Natural Rim

The good news: Tahoe is only 9.2″ below the natural rim (it was 11″ below the natural rim on Feb. 1st) The bad news: Average for this time of year is 28″ above the natural rim More good news: a big pattern change is currently forecast for Tahoe with lots and lots of snow and rain forecast this month… Thanks […]

Industry News

Keenan Grady | March 1, 2016

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VIDEO: Competitor Send It Huge with HIGH Consquences in Hard Pack Snow at Crested Butte Extreme Comp 2016

The competition scene these days is going through the roof. Athletes are pushing it harder, faster, and bigger than ever before. This video of Murray Elliott is truly nuts. Competitions force skiers and riders to go big in conditions that may not exactly be ideal. On one side of the coin, huge props to Murray for taking this line, […]

Crash

Keenan Grady | March 1, 2016

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VIDEO: Jet Engine Powered Snowmobile…

It sure looks like it! Svarthalet racing just had their speed days, where they go out and test all sorts of vehicles on the Black Sea during a solid freeze. One of the competitors felt the desire to build a pulse-jet engine snowmobile. I would say the results were a screaming success- although I would like to actually know the […]

Keenan Grady | February 27, 2016

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Update: Skier Fatality From Avalanche Near Golden, BC

Of the thirteen skiers that were on a self-guided tour last Sunday in the backcountry near Sunshine Lodge in Golden BC, seven of them were injured in a slide that occurred last Sunday. Of those seven, two were evacuated by helicopter- one man to Calgary, the other to Kamloops, meanwhile the other five with injuries were treated in Golden. […]

Avalanche

Keenan Grady | February 27, 2016

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