[VIDEO] Direct Weather Preliminary Winter 2025-26 Forecast: Where Will it be Cold and Snowy? Winter 2025-26 Snow & Ski Forecast Summary The preliminary winter 2025-26 forecast points to a cold and snowy winter across much of the central and eastern U.S., while warmer, drier conditions are expected in the West—especially the Southwest and southern Rockies. Related: [UPDATED: July 18] NOAA Winter 2025-26 Outlook: Long-Lead Seasonal Outlook Gives Sneak Peek of Next Winter Related: Winter […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 10, 2025 1 Comment
80 Days Until the Release of “Downhill Skiers—Ain’t No Mountain Steep Enough” Movie Mark your calendar—in just 80 days (that’s October 23, 2025), the ski racing world’s most anticipated documentary of the year hits theaters across Europe: “Downhill Skiers–Ain’t No Mountain Steep Enough.” Directed by Gerald Salmina and co-produced with Red Bull Media House, Amazon, ORF, and CH Media, this cinematic road movie offers a rare look behind the curtain of elite downhill […] Featured Video Julia Schneemann | August 4, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Great Trango Tower in Pakistan Sees First-Ever Ski Descent A team of elite ski mountaineers has made history with the first-ever ski descent of Pakistan’s Great Trango Tower, a 6,000-meter granite spire in the heart of the Karakoram. The expedition, led by professional skiers and mountaineers Jim Morrison, Christina Lustenburger, and Chantel Astorga, was documented in the short film Trango, which showcases the challenges and triumphs of descending one […] Climbing Martin Kuprianowicz | July 31, 2025 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Back to Corbet’s: The Untold Story of Jackson Hole’s Historical Double Backflip In this video, Parkin Costain and Jake Hopfinger return to the steep, narrow chute that defined their careers when they executed double backflips at the 2020 Kings & Queens of Corbet’s competition at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming. Related: World Ski & Snowboard Tours, Explained: Kings & Queens of Corbet’s “Parkin Costain and Jake Hopfinger return to the legendary Corbet’s […] SnowBrains | June 24, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mt. Hood Jake’s Japow 2025 Director’s Cut Powder Edit Japan continually lives up to its lofty “powder paradise” reputation, with super fun trees and unreal snow quality. But a pow safari to Japan is so much more than that. A welcoming culture, delicious food, relaxing onsens, beautiful natural landscapes, and superb wildlife are just a few of the attractions. As well as the good times to be had […] SnowBrains | June 23, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Direct Weather Winter 2025-26 Forecast: Models and History Agree on Brutal Cold and Snowy Winter Ahead Winter may be in the rearview mirror, but the anticipation for next season is already building. As summer officially begins tomorrow, a handful of ski resorts across the globe are still spinning lifts for late-season turns, and the southern hemisphere’s ski season is just getting underway. For many, the end of one season marks the start of planning for the […] Weather SnowBrains | June 20, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] “The Grizzly Column Project” With Tom Wallisch Features Award-Winning Photographer Noah Wetzel and His 140-Hour Pursuit of a Unique Skiing Image The Grizzly Column Project features award-winning photographer Noah Wetzel and his 140-hour pursuit of a unique skiing image in late May 2023 in Alta, Utah, with Tom Wallisch, a global freeskiing icon and pioneer, X-Games Gold Medalist, DEW Tour Champion, ESPN’s Action Sports Athlete of the Year 2012’, and NBC Olympic Commentator as well as X-Games Commentator. This project […] SnowBrains | June 12, 2025 0 Comments
Eastern Sierra, CA, Report: Steep, Well-Walled, & Short | The Lower Lamarck Lake Chutes Report from May 27, 2025 My last day of backcountry skiing for the season was in the Lower Lamarck Lake Chutes. Lee and I set off at a casual 7:00 a.m. from Mammoth, and we were hiking by around 8:30 a.m. We walked the trail to the lake, then had to route-find around the lake, where we finally encountered snow […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 1, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] 8-Year-Old Snowboarder Rides 105 days Last Season at Vail Mountain, CO An eight-year-old second grader named John John LaConte capped off winter 2024-25 with 105 days on the slopes to earn a coveted 100-day pin from Vail Mountain—an impressive feat chronicled by his father, Vail Daily reporter John LaConte. Martin Kuprianowicz | May 28, 2025 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: Going for the D-Spin 720º at 47-Years-Old View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Report from May 25, 2025 I woke up at 1 am last night and everything was so clear. I’d wake up at 5:45 am, drive to Palisades Tahoe, land the D-Spin 720, and roll back down to Mammoth for Tall Carl’s party. Tahoe had been off the table because […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 26, 2025 0 Comments
Trip Report: 13,994′ Mt. Humphreys, CA | “Northeast Couloir” With A Crew of 9 Report from May 23, 2025 Mt. Humphreys is one of 4 Eastern Sierra peaks on my wedding ring. I’d skied one of the east chutes last year. It was time to go back for the classic Northeast Chute. But I wasn’t alone. We were a huge crew of 9 marauding uphill. 13,996′ Mt. Humphreys “Northeast Couloir” Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 26, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Olympian Mikaela Shiffrin Shocks Bublé and Kelsea with Her Musical Talents on The Voice Live Finale Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin swaps a ski lesson for voice coaching with Bublé and Kelsea when she stops by the Voice set. For more The Voice, watch NBC on Peacock. SnowBrains | May 21, 2025 0 Comments
Eastern Sierra, CA, Report: The “Bat Cave Chutes” In 5-Star Corn Snow Report from May 16, 2025 2 days ago, we saw this zone on our hike up University Peak and I loved the look of it. Convoluted, spines, chutes, and open faces all in one zone. We came back for it the next day, yesterday. 2 days ago, it was cool in the morning. Yesterday was hot. We battled up that […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 17, 2025 0 Comments
Trip Report: The East Face of 13,595-Foot University Peak, CA Report from May 15, 2025 I knew we wanted to start south this year in the Eastern Sierra, CA, but I didn’t make it here until May 10 due to a family issue. Even more reason to start in the south. Fox had just been down there to a zone I’d never been to and said it was special. I […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 17, 2025 1 Comment
Eastern Sierra, CA, Report: 113mph Winds, Lenticular Clouds, & Crazy Long Chute In The Sun Report from May 13, 2025 Yesterday was insanely windy in the Eastern Sierra, CA. Mammoth Mountain saw winds up to 113mph and didn’t open for the day. We brainstormed all morning on where to ski and ended up heading to the “Trailer Park Chutes.” These chutes don’t look like much from below, but man, they are long and fun. The […] Backcountry Miles Clark | May 14, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] GoPro Announces April’s “Line of the Winter” Winners GoPro announced the winners of the “Line of the Winter” for April, and will be announcing the “Overall Line of the Winter” winners in a few days. April’s Line of the Winter winners were Craig Murray in men’s ski and Manon Loschi in women’s ski, while the snowboard winners were Lucas Merli for the men and Tiphanie Perrotin for the […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 14, 2025 2 Comments
Eastern Sierra, CA, Report: Gorgeous Chute With Mini-Mandatory Air in the “Dirt Bike Chutes” Report from May 11, 2025 I awoke in Pennsylvania on Friday at 4:20 am, drove to New York, got on a plane, pit stop in Detroit, landed in Salt Lake City, UT, up to Park City, packed my bags, dropped by the POC office in Park City, grabbed a full-face helmet for my new e-bike, dropped by the Momentous office […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 11, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] I Climbed a Secret Ridge on Mont Blanc—And it was Hard “Today I’m talking you on the Aiguille Dorees, an amazing ridgeline in the eastern part of the Mont Blanc Range, in Switzerland. I’ve been fascinated by the aesthetics of this mountain ever since I saw a picture of it, and completing this traverse was an absolut dream of mine. Join me and my friend Marco Malcangi on this epic adventure.” […] Climbing CragBrains | May 8, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Chris Tomer’s Mountain Weather Update 5/6: May Storm to Bring Feet of Snow to Colorado and New Mexico Denver-based meteorologist Chris Tomer is one of the most accurate forecasters we know. Check out and subscribe to his mountain weather forecast videos to see where North America will get the most snow. “Panhandle Hooker storm system en route 5/5-5/7 with feet of accumulation above 9,000ft in CO & NM. Deep CO upslope favors Divide-East locations. Snow levels PM 5/6 […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 6, 2025 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Heli-Skiing Report: 14 Glorious Runs on the Best Day of the Season & Mom’s Birthday Report from April 25, 2025 Friday was my Mom’s birthday. She left us in 2023. We’ve had a difficult weather month here in Valdez this year but on Mom’s birthday, it went blue… We started early on Friday with Pulseline Adventure. Legendary guide Jessica Baker was our lead guide on this day and she crushed it. Powder, steeps, long runs, […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 28, 2025 0 Comments
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