AERIAL PHOTO TOUR: Canadian Rockies Are Already Buried in Snow & Avalanching Parks Canada just released a photo tour of all the new snow in the Jasper, Banff, Yoho, Kootenay National Parks. Nakiska ski area saw up to 30″ of snow this week. Clearly, winter has arrived in the Canadian Rockies. SnowBrains will be on a hut trip at the Sol Mountain Lodge near Revelstoke, B.C. damn soon on December 2nd – 8th. We […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 4, 2018 0 Comments
Ice Climbers Narrowly Escape Massive Avalanche On Polar Circus, Canadian Rockies Alex Ratson and some climbing partners were scoping out the Icefields Parkway north of Banff when they spotted a parked car and it occupants most of the way up on Polar Circus, a 700-meter, WI5 route – one of the most coveted in the area. As they stepped out of the van, a giant avalanche ripped down from above the route, obscuring […] Avalanche Sergei Poljak | February 9, 2017 0 Comments
2 Professional Mountaineers Attacked By Grizzly Bear in Canadian Rockies on Sunday “Greg ran out of sight and the carnivorous freight train passed me, snorting and growling and bounding, dusting me with spindrift – it looked at me for a second, and for a second I thought this is it, this is really fucking it, but in that second the bear had spotted Greg had fallen.” – Nick Bolluck via his blog […] Industry News Miles Clark | December 2, 2015 2 Comments
First Snow of the Year for Montana, Wyoming, & Canadian Rockies! | Photo Tour Montana, Wyoming and the Canadian Rockies got their first snowfall of the season. A cold front came through last night and left a nice dusting in spots and a few inches in spots. Have a look at the photos below and begin your winter freak out. It’s not going to be long until we’re skiing again folks. Stubai Glacier ski […] Weather SnowBrains | September 18, 2013 5 Comments
Epic Australia Pass Has Added 6 Canadian Resorts The Australian Epic Pass has expanded its offering to its Australian passholders by offering access to six Epic resorts in the Canadian Rockies. For the 23/24 Northern Hemisphere ski season, Australia passholders will get five days access across the resorts of Fernie, BC, Kicking Horse, BC, Kimberley, BC, Nakiska, AB, Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC, and Stoneham, QC. For the 22/23 ski season, […] Oz Brains | April 5, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Rockies to Receive First Significant Snow of the Year Snow forecast written by Clay Malott on Thursday, September 8th, 2022, at 9 am PST. The first strong trough of the season will swing through the northern Continental United States this week, bringing the first significant snowfall of the season to the Rockies. The highest totals will be found in the Bighorn mountain range of central Wyoming. Snow levels should […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 8, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Significant Snowfall For Colorado Rockies, Dusting for Metro Areas This Week Two powerful winter storms will push through Colorado early this week, bringing significant accumulations to upper elevations with good probabilities of small amounts of snow in Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs. The highest accumulations will be found in the San Juan mountains with between 12 and 15 inches, with localized amounts of up to 20″ possible by the end of […] Weather Clay Malott | October 11, 2021 0 Comments
Fall Storm Forecasted to Bring Snow to PNW, Sierra, Rockies This Week UPDATE: The storm has shifted further north since the time of posting, which will yield much lower totals in Colorado. Winter is right around the corner, and the weather seems to agree as well! This weekend, a major fall trough system will move through the Western US and bring significant snow totals to upper elevation areas. The storm will […] Weather Clay Malott | September 16, 2021 0 Comments