SnowBrains Gift Guide 2022: 11 Gifts to Make Skiing Better *SnowBrains carries some affiliate marketing links, which means we earn commission on sales of some products when users click through a link from the site. Affiliate partnerships do NOT influence our editorial content. Let’s be honest; skiing can be a major hassle between walking around in clunky ski boots, fogging goggles, cold feet, wet layers, and sideways freezing rain pelting […] SnowBrains | December 15, 2022 1 Comment
Video: Nikolai Schirmer And Friends Tackling The Steeps In Chamonix Chamonix, France offers some dang steep skiing and loads of exposure. In this video Nikolai Schirmer, Krister Kopala, Jacob Wester, Flo Bastien, and a few others explore some of what this place has to offer. Many ski lines around Chamonix require not only expert skiing ability but also climbing, rappelling, and glacier navigation skills. It is not uncommon to have […] Featured Video Ryan Nadiak | February 11, 2020 0 Comments
Three Weeks Left for First 2017 Freeride World Tour Stop | Full Calendar & Riders 5 events. 50 riders. Only three weeks left and Freeride World Tour riders will be hiking up in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc again, battling for the first win of the season. “The FWT is the worldwide circuit of freeride snowboarding and skiing with the best riders in the world competing on the most legendary and challenging alpine faces and the most renowned ski resorts across the world”. Freeride […] Matias Ricci | January 8, 2017 0 Comments
TOP GUN: The 5 Award Winning Men’s All-Mountain Skis of 2016 [this article is sponsored by evo.com] Top Gun = the Best of the Best. These are the strongest, fastest, tower-buzzingest All-Mountain Skis on the market as decided by the most reputable sources in the industry who put in the energy to test every 2016 All-Mountain Ski out there. We’ve aggregated the 5 Top Gun All-Mountain Skis of 2016 according to […] Gear Review Sponsored | November 7, 2015 6 Comments
VIDEO: In-Spire – A First Ski Descent of Liberty Bell Mountain’s North Face You would think that the weight of this man’s 90-pound-cohones would throw him off when he skis. On March 17th, 2020 Michael “Bird’ Shaffer made a historic ski descent on the North Face of Liberty Bell Mountain in Washington State. “After several attempts over the years, Bird finally had the eyes to see an entrance from the back side of […] Backcountry SnowBrains | October 16, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Dad Shreds Mammoth Mountain, CA on Father’s Day With Baby Son Strapped to Chest View this post on Instagram Father’s Day shenanigans with my little ski partner. He’s one happy baby in the warm weather. We even took a few laps with mommy. I ❤️ U @amberfeld @mammothmountain @blackcrows_skis @oakleyskiing @lebent_ @roxa_italian_skiboots @rylo @missioncriticalgear @surefootskiing #bluebird #spring #slush #skiing #babyman #skipartner #partybaby #gladtheyputabaron23 #helovesthechairlift #babyski #ifyouhaveanythingbadtosayjustunfollowme #causeillblockyouanyways #hatersgonnahate #idontrecomendthatmostpeopleskiwiththeirkidslikethis #itisntagoodideaformostpeople #wekeepitslowandmellow A […] SnowBrains | June 21, 2019 0 Comments
Sugar Bowl, CA Reveals Trail Map Including ENTIRE New Crow’s Peak Chair for 1st Time Sugar Bowl is currently building a chairlift to the top of Crow’s Nest Peak that will access solid freeride terrain.  The new chair has been rumored about for years and will finally come to fruition in the coming winter. A map showing the entire Crow’s Peak Chair was released for the first time today giving us all a better idea […] SnowBrains | July 3, 2013 5 Comments
Sugar Bowl, CA Installing NEW Chairlift that will Access Solid Freeride Terrain Sugar Bowl ski resort in Lake Tahoe, California will be installing a new chairlift this summer.  The chairlift will be put in on the far Western side of the resort to a spot known to local’s as the ‘Crow’s Nest.’  Sugar Bowl has named the new chair Crow’s Peak and it will allow access to some of the better freeride […] SnowBrains | June 19, 2013 13 Comments