Valdez, Alaska, Report: Impeccable Snow & Big Sluff on an Amazing Shoup Glacier Island Report from April 9, 2024 Monday was the 2nd day of my 2024 Alaska heli-ski season. The day started cloudy and slowly started clearing. By 1:30pm, we were in the air. We bumped out to the Shoup Glacier, a place I spent 1 month camping and skiing with a buncha crazy Aussies back in 2014. Huge glacier. Gorgeous zone. We […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 11, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Shreds Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, with Professional Snowboarder Travis Rice Back in February, as part of his presidential campaign, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a stop in Jackson, Wyoming. The independent candidate was in town hosting a sold-out, private happy hour fundraising event. Professional snowboarder Travis Rice heard about the visit and reached out to Kennedy Jr. to invite him to take a couple of runs at Jackson Hole Mountain […] Industry News Brent Thomas | April 11, 2024 0 Comments
Valdez, Alaska, Report: 9-Runs in Explosive Powder on Phenomenal Terrain on Day #1 Report from April 7, 2024 (if you would like to heli-ski with Miles this April please email us:ย contact@snowbrains.com) Sunday was the first day of my 2024 Alaska ski season. This is my 3rd season heli-ski guiding for Pulseline Adventure and my 16th spring in Alaska. I consider skiing up here a completely different season because there’s nothing else like […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 9, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] AM Mountain Weather Update 4/8/24 – Up To 20″ of Snow on the Way Denver-based meteorologist Chris Tomer is one of the most accurate forecasters we know. Check out and subscribe to his twice-daily mountain weather forecast videos to see where in North America will get the most snow. “SPRING PATTERN NEXT STORM SYSTEM DELAYED, 4/15-4/16. WASATCH: L/M 4/15-4/16. TETONS: L Late 4/9, L 4/12-4/13, M 4/16-4/17. COLORADO: L/M 4/15-4/16. SIERRA: M 4/12-4/14.” – […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 8, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Swatch Nines 2024 Course Reveal – Bigger Course. Bigger Air. Bigger Show. Bigger course. Bigger air. Bigger show. The iconic โPerfect Hipโ is back, and itโs massive. Itโs a 21-meter marvel made for some mind-bending, history-making tricks. Given the remarkable surge of women’s talent in skiing and snowboarding, this will also be the first time that fearless female riders take on a hip of this height. Related: Swatch Nines at Schilthorn, Switzerland, […] SnowBrains | April 8, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Pro-Skier Shares Account of Close Call With Avalanche in Get Serious Chutes at Snowbird, UT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Inti Fernandez. ❄️ (@inti_fernandez_) This account from January 15, 2024, was submitted to SnowBrains by Inti Fernandez. Hello everyone, I’m Inti Fernandez, a professional skier in Salt Lake City, Utah. I hope your winter season has been filled with thrilling runs and abundant powder snow. My go-to ski area […] Avalanche Guest Author | April 5, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] PM Mountain Weather Update 4/4: Storm System Inbound For CA/ID/MT/WY/UT/CO Denver-based meteorologist Chris Tomer is one of the most accurate forecasters we know.ย Check out and subscribe to his twice-daily mountain weather forecast videos to see where in North America will get the most snow. Storm System Inbound 4/4-4/7 CA/ID/MT/WY/UT/CO. Strong Wind Gusts up to 75mph 4/5-4/6 UT/WY/CO. Wasatch: M 4/5, H 4/6. Tetons: M PM 4/5-4/6, L 4/7. Colorado: H […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 4, 2024 0 Comments
Solitude, UT, Report: Skiing “Ortovox Chute” on 9,850′ Evergreen Peak Report from April 3, 2024 Yesterday morning I met up with Juan and Martin for a stroll up Fantasy Ridge at Solitude, UT. Fantasy Ridge is terrain that only opens a few days per year. It’s challenging, wild, beautiful, alpine, short, and sweet. It’s also one of the 97 lines in legendary Andrew McLean’s “Chuting Gallery” book. He calls the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 4, 2024 0 Comments