Bariloche, Argentina Conditions Report + Photo Tour: Frigid Temps & Blower Snow Today was another wind buff powder day at Cerro Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina. The mountain was closed (more or less) yesterday due to wind. We just went through a wild cycle of rain to the top, 24 hours of powerful winds, and about 6″ of snow at the end. The snow at the end came with very cold temperatures. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 31, 2016 2 Comments
NOAA: Snow Forecast in Oregon This Week! It’s been a wild August in North America with snow all over Canada, enough snow in Montana to close Beartooth Pass, snow in Wyoming, and big snow in Colorado just yesterday. Now, NOAA is forecasting high elevation snow in Oregon this week! Yes, Timberline Lodge ski resort on Mt. Hood is still open… “Freezing levels will drop across the area this weekend […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 31, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Proposed Grand Canyon Gondola… [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAmericanRivers%2Fvideos%2F10157326460180291%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] Does the Grand Canyon need a gondola? This gondola would send up to 10,000 tourists into the Grand Canyon everyday. Industry News SnowBrains | August 31, 2016 1 Comment
9 U.S. Ski Resorts Put in New Ski Lifts This Summer: The snow is about to start flying in North America and it’s time to check in and what’s new at US ski resorts. We have 9 ski resorts installing new ski lifts this summer. All these lifts are making their ski resorts better. Mt. Bachelor, OR New Lift: Cloudchaser Chairlift Details: 1,448-vertical feet Will open up 635 acres of […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 31, 2016 5 Comments
Ohau, New Zealand Conditions Report & Photo Tour – One Chair Wonder We made a last minute decision to ski a day at Ohau on our way up to the club fields and boy are we glad we did. This is a smaller ski field that’s located about 2 hours northeast of Wanaka. It really has a small town, locals feel, with a cute lodge and just one slow double chair. There […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | August 30, 2016 0 Comments
Treble Cone, NZ Conditions Report + Photo Tour: Good Times photos & report by Josh A. Spring is here and today was one of those perfect ones with plenty of sunshine, powder in the shade, corn in the sun, and tussock in the middle. It’s a good time to go exploring. We chose Gotliebs for most of our day, side country just beyond the Mototapu Chutes. Even though there is […] Kiwi Brains | August 30, 2016 0 Comments
Pikes Peak, CO Got Big August SNOW Today! These photos are all from this morning, August 30th, 2016, on 14,115′ Pikes Peak Colorado. It’s hard to believe there could be this much snow in August, but there it is. MORE snow is forecast to fall on Pikes Peak all week! Photo Tour: [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNWSPueblo%2Fvideos%2F1253203864704244%2F&show_text=0&width=400″] Pikes Peak, CO Forecast: SnowBrains | August 30, 2016 2 Comments
Las Lenas, Argentina Conditions Report from Sage Cattabriga-Alosa: “Been hearing about this place for a long time. Stoked to finally be checking out the legendary Marte chairlift and the terrain of Las Lenas, snow is still chalky and cold up high, with some firmness underneath. Just being in these mountains is a dream.” – Sage Cattabrina-Alosa, today Guest Author | August 29, 2016 0 Comments
Trip Report: Cat Skiing Baguales, Argentina | The Real Patagonia One hour south of the bustle of Bariloche, Argentina is a special place called Baguales Mountain Reserve. Baguales is a large cat skiing operation with four huts, expansive terrain, exotic wildlife, and nothing around for miles. The amount and variety of terrain here is impressive. This is Patagonia. The Patagonia you read about in books and hear about in stories. When I arrived […] Trip Report Miles Clark | August 29, 2016 0 Comments
Big Sky, MT Announces $150 Million Resort Improvement Plan: “Big Sky 2025” Big Sky ski resort in Montana will be pumping $150 million into their ski resort in the next 9 years. IMPROVEMENT HIGHLIGHTS: Lone Peak Triple will be replaced with a six-person, high-speed, bubble chair with heated seats. Challenger Lift will be replaced with a new and improved triple chair. BIG SKY PRESS RELEASE: Big Sky Resort Announces Big Sky 2025: A […] SnowBrains | August 29, 2016 0 Comments
First Wolf Pack in 91 Years Confirmed in California Last Summer | The Shasta Pack CBS News 8 – San Diego, CA News Station – KFMB Channel 8 Two adult wolves and five cubs were photographed in Siskiyou County, California in August 2015. These are the first known wolves in California since 1924 (with the exception of the famous wandering OR7, who wound up living in Southern Oregon). Scientists are calling it an ecological breakthrough. California Department […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 29, 2016 0 Comments
More SNOW in Colorado Today & More Snow in the Forecast This Week! It’s snowing up high in Colorado right now. The above and below images are from the summit of 14,000′ Pikes Peak, CO. The forecast for this week is showing more snow at the highest elevations in Colorado. It’s been a fun week for snow in Colorado. Heavy snow even closed US-212 (Beartooth Pass) in Montana overnight on August 24th. PIKES PEAK, CO […] Conditions Report WeatherBrains | August 29, 2016 0 Comments
The Mountain Collective Pass VS. The Epic Pass | Which Pass Is Best? Everyone knows that skiing isn’t cheap, but there are ways to get around those pesky $150 daily lift tickets. The best way to save money as a skier is to pick out a season pass that meets your needs and buy it early in the off-season. In an effort to aid skiers in finding the perfect pass that meets their […] Industry News Chris Wallner | August 28, 2016 3 Comments
North Face Frontier 4*FWQ at The Remarkables, NZ The Remarkables hosted the North Face Frontier today in the famous Alta Chutes. The conditions were perfect with fresh snow overnight and sunshine for most of the day. The Alta chutes are consistently steep and offer many options for both skiers and snowboarders. There are the classic slightly wider Elevator and Escalator chutes with lots of rockier and narrower areas […] Marian Krogh | August 28, 2016 0 Comments
This VIDEO Will Make You Want to Backcountry Ski Australia… [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmisssnowitall%2Fvideos%2F1359355570745409%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] Australia’s having a good year… Backcountry tours are available at Falls Creek. Falls Creek Alpine Touring Program. Get out there and be safe! Conditions Report Oz Brains | August 28, 2016 0 Comments
Las Lenas, Argentina Conditions Report + Photo Tour: No New Snow Since July “La última nevada según yo recuerdo fue para fines de Julio. Tuvimos muchos dias de sol sin viento para poder caminar mucho la montaña buscando polvo. Muy buena nieve en los cerros altos y la mejor crema en las zonas más calientes por la exposición… ahora está nevando leve pero sólo sería por esta noche… luego se ven días de […] Conditions Report Guest Author | August 27, 2016 1 Comment
Crash of the Week: Monster 50-Foot Backflip to Vicious Faceplant… [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmikedouglas%2Fvideos%2F10153887548354639%2F&show_text=0&width=400″] “There have been a couple of grande @joshdaiek backflips fly across my edit screen this week, but nothing quite as epic as this beauty from a few years back. Funny what happens when you go so big that wind resistance over-powers gravity.” – Mike Douglas Crash CrashBrains | August 27, 2016 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Conditions Report: Wind-Buffed Powder & Incredible Vistas Today was a fun one at Cerro Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina. The skiing was solid and the views were outstanding. It snow a few inches last night and blew like crazy. The wind deposited the snow up to about 6″ deep up high turning today into a fun game of powder patch hunting. There were certainly icy spots lower down and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 26, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Skiing an Incredibly Long, Narrow, Steep Couloir in Argentina This chute is long, it’s narrow, it’s steep, and it has 2 rappels in it… Not for the faint of heart. This couloir is located in the backcountry near Las Lenas, Argentina. This video was filmed in August 2016. SnowBrains | August 26, 2016 0 Comments
Famous Local “Glider Bob” Dies in Crash at Telluride Ski Resort, CO on Wednesday Two people died in a glider crash in at Telluride ski resort, CO on Wednesday, according to the San Miguel Country Sheriff’s Office. Well known local pilot, Robert “Glider Bob” Saunders, 64, was one of the victims. Glider Bob was piloting the fixed-wing, motorized glider when it crashed for unknown reasons. The crash occurred in Prospect Basin in the Telluride Ski […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 26, 2016 0 Comments
Conditions Report
Weather
Industry News
Trip Report
Crash
