Nature: A Proven Cure to Mental and Physical Health Issues As many people in the outdoor world know, a day spent outside feels much better than a day spent inside. In recent years there have been various studies released explaining the physical and mental health benefits of spending quality time in the outdoors. One of these studies, performed by students at Griffith University, Australia, determined that the national parks around […] Brains Ryan Nadiak | June 29, 2022 1 Comment
Mount Everest: A Deadly Yet Rewarding Summit The prospect of climbing Mount Everest draws many but turns away many others. Everest is not for the faint of heart considering the numerous dangers that you may encounter along the way. Avalanches, icefall, exposure, altitude, high winds, and even a simple fall are all likely causes of death upon the world’s highest summit. Raising to 29,029-feet above sea level […] Climbing Ryan Nadiak | February 27, 2020 1 Comment
Video: Nikolai Schirmer And Friends Tackling The Steeps In Chamonix Chamonix, France offers some dang steep skiing and loads of exposure. In this video Nikolai Schirmer, Krister Kopala, Jacob Wester, Flo Bastien, and a few others explore some of what this place has to offer. Many ski lines around Chamonix require not only expert skiing ability but also climbing, rappelling, and glacier navigation skills. It is not uncommon to have […] Featured Video Ryan Nadiak | February 11, 2020 0 Comments
Living The Dream Or Mentally Unstable? Mental Health Crisis In Mountain Towns BetterHelp is offering to match SnowBrains readers with a licensed therapist and give them a free month to communicate with the counselor on the Betterhelp platform. Living the ski bum dream in an iconic mountain town should bring only smiles and happy days, right? Well, this is quite far from being the case after years of studies performed across the […] Brains Ryan Nadiak | February 3, 2020 4 Comments
Chamonix, France Report: Powder Has Returned To The Chamonix Valley Report from 30th January 2020 The snow has returned to the Chamonix valley! There was a small storm cycle that came through a few weeks ago but was followed by very warm temps and no more precipitation. Beginning this past Monday, January 27th, a storm sank into the valley. The snow totals were high Monday night but were followed by […] Conditions Report Ryan Nadiak | February 3, 2020 0 Comments
Jumbo Glacier, BC Will Be Forever Wild! Mega-Resort Plans Finally Scrapped After nearly 30 years a major controversial ski resort plan has finally been shut down for good. Jumbo Glacier, located in south-eastern British Columbia, would have been a year-round resort and the highest-elevation ski area in North American. To many people’s delight, the final decision was made on January 18th, 2020 for full termination of the project. Related: We Don’t Need […] Industry News Ryan Nadiak | January 30, 2020 0 Comments
All of Colorado’s 14ers Climbed by Siberian Husky: Third Dog Ever To Do So Climbing Colorado’s 14ers has become a quite popular summer activity over the last 10 or so years, but how about bringing your dog to the summit of all 58 of them! Along the trail, you will see a good number of dogs and many of them will make it to the summit. To climb all 58 though is an accomplishment […] Climbing Ryan Nadiak | January 29, 2020 1 Comment
92-Year-Old Has Life Long Dream Come True, To Go Skiing Have you ever had a dream that you think may not be possible or just seems a little too far-fetched to accomplish? If so then you should reconsider and do everything you can to make it come true. Life is short and accomplishing a dream is always worth the effort. One such dream that a 92-year old care home resident […] Industry News Ryan Nadiak | January 17, 2020 1 Comment
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