Black Ops Valdez Offers the Best Skiing in the World with the Most Experienced Guides Brought to you by Black Ops Valdez If you’ve ever dreamed of heli-skiing, no crowds, no lift lines and bottomless untracked powder every run on some of the most beautiful terrain on earth, then look no further than Black Ops Valdez. Located in the middle of the eastern Chugach Mountains surrounding Valdez and Thompson Pass, Black Ops Valdez offer over […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 27, 2020 1 Comment
5 Books You’ll Actually Read about Skiing Legends, Climate Change, Ultimate Human Performance & Survival For some of you athletes into adrenaline-pumping sports like skiing and snowboarding the idea of sitting still for hours and reading can seem daunting or almost impossible. If that is you, or if you’re like me and just looking for something to read other than your Facebook feed look no further. Here I have 5 books that you’ll actually finish. […] Brains Alex K | November 30, 2018 2 Comments
Snow King Mountain Resort, WY General Manager Pens Open Letter to Calm Jackson Locals After decades of neglect whilst other resorts plowed money into to expansions, upgrades, and improvements, Snow King Mountain Resort, Jackson, WY are planning on some major capital investment into infrastructure. Improvements like a first-class zip-line experience, downhill mountain biking, improved beginner and intermediate ski terrain, and modern lifts and facilities all sound awesome, but not everyone is happy about it. There […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 1, 2018 0 Comments
The Ikon Pass – Historic Big Mountain Destinations & The Biggest Legends [sponsored by Ikon Pass] The Ikon Pass is the means to ski and ride some of the most iconic destinations in North America. Places like Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Mammoth Mountain, Alta, Snowbird, Deer Valley Resort and Big Sky Mountain Resort. It’s a curated list out of big mountain history. It’s not just the terrain, it’s […] Featured Article D’Arcy McLeish | May 1, 2018 0 Comments
Why Alaska Has To Be on Your Bucket List: [sponsored by Alyeska Resort] Alaska. What do you think of or see when you hear that word? Vast, wild, rugged, free and adventurous? How about Images of massive glaciers cascading off huge peaks into the Pacific Ocean, Grizzlies the size of Jeeps, giant trout and salmon, flocks of Bald Eagle, raging rivers; these are all the common images that come […] D’Arcy McLeish | May 11, 2017 1 Comment
A Dream Come True: Helicopter Skiing in Cordova Alaska Report As I worked 60 hour weeks throughout the 2015 summer and fall, only staying sane by surfing barrels almost every morning, I began to plan my winter on all and every level. Reading weather prediction reports and planning logistics, I knew that Japan was a go to, California would be killer due to EL Nino and the western part of the lower 48 would be legit as well. Ryan Mulcahy | April 10, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: The Heros of Jackson Hole, WY Jackson Hole has a story to tell. After 50 years of incredible skiing and riding, they’ve made a video to tell that story. This particular story is about Jackson Hole’s heros. “Jackson Hole has always drawn out the best in skiers and riders. Travis Rice, Pepi Stiegler, Doug Coombs, Tommy Moe, the Jackson Hole Air Force, Teton Gravity Research, […] SnowBrains | October 20, 2015 0 Comments
Remembering the Skiers We Lost by Outside Magazine There have been a lot of articles the past week about what’s been going on with our ski and snowboard heros and why they keep dying. Outside Magazine wrote our favoirite thus far. They basically say: We don’t know why our ski and snowboard heros keep dying, but they do keep dying.” Then they go on to write a great piece about each of the 5 different ski and snowboard heros from someone who knew them. To anybody who follows sports in the Outside world, freeskiing has emerged as a shockingly dangerous pursuit. Over the past decade, so many of the sport’s luminaries have perished in the mountains that in December […] SnowBrains | October 5, 2014 0 Comments