VIDEO: A Mid-Summer Love Letter to Backcountry Skiing While the west bakes under intense heat and smokey skies, and the landscape is unrecognizable from the winter wonderland we love, here is one man’s ode to backcountry skiing… How long did it take you to appreciate the majesty of backcountry skiing? Backcountry SnowBrains | August 9, 2021 1 Comment
VIDEO: CopterPack – The Future of Backcountry Skiing? Manned drone | Backpack helicopter | Electric jetpack. Imagine how many more backcountry lines you could get in if you didn’t have to skin up and earn your turns… Watch the amazing first flight of CopterPack! SnowBrains | June 3, 2021 5 Comments
How to Plan a Day of Backcountry Skiing Backcountry skiing is an inherently complicated, dangerous activity. However, with the correct planning procedure, you can greatly reduce that risk and the headaches that come with it dramatically. When I plan a day of backcountry skiing, here’s what I think about before I’m out in the mountains. 1.) Know your objective The first thing to nail down about a backcountry ski […] Brains Clay Malott | May 27, 2021 0 Comments
Ski California: Bluebird Days, Backcountry Skiing, and the Best Months to Go Best Months to Ski In California California holds high elevations, a deep snowpack, and great weather. It can be tough deciding when to come here, considering resorts like Palisades Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain can run from November to July. Great skiing can happen on Thanksgiving or the Fourth, so how do you stand the best chance at scoring the most […] Katy Shipley | March 29, 2021 2 Comments
Idaho Powder Highway Compilation Ski Edit: 10 Days, 5 Ski Areas, and Backcountry Skiing in ‘The Gem State’ Brought to you by Visit Idaho and Ski Idaho Five Idaho ski areas. A day in the pristine Idaho backcountry. 1,600+ miles on wheels. All in 10 days. At the end of last month, I went from Salt Lake City, UT to Schweitzer to Silver Mountain, then from Lookout Pass to Lost Trail south to the Sawtooth Recreation Area before finally wrapping up […] Trip Report Martin Kuprianowicz | March 10, 2021 0 Comments
Backcountry Skiing: 30 Degrees and What it Means The 2020-2021 season has already been one of the deadliest avalanche years in the past few decades, partially due to the massive influx of new users due to COVID and partially due to rotten snowpack across the West. As of March 1, there have been a whopping 33 deaths so far this season, compared to just 23 over all of last […] Avalanche Clay Malott | March 2, 2021 0 Comments
Backcountry Skiing: How Well Do You Know the Forecast? Brought to you by SCARPA Backcountry Week One of the best tools we have for staying safe and making prudent decisions in the backcountry is by reading the avalanche forecast every morning before heading out. These forecasts are made by professionals who have dedicated their entire lives to keeping recreationists safe in the backcountry. It is our responsibility to understand these […] Backcountry Clay Malott | February 12, 2021 1 Comment
The Ultimate Guide to Backcountry Skiing & Ski Mountaineering Brought to you by SCARPA Backcountry Week The Ultimate Guide to Backcountry Skiing & Ski Mountaineering is a deep dive into all aspects of the sport. Countless hours have been invested by photographer, filmmaker, and IFMGA guide Mark Smiley making this a one-stop resource for beginners just starting, intermediate users who want to up their game, and even pros wanting […] Backcountry SnowBrains | February 10, 2021 0 Comments