Top 9 Tributary Whitewater Trips That Absolutely Rip the Sierra Nevada’s Snowmelt Spring is officially in full swing, the change in season is dynamic, and its effects ripple through the environment. The days become longer, and the sun’s rays become more concentrated in the northern hemisphere. Temperatures increase and precipitation turns from snow to rain. The snowpack in the mountains begins to decrease rapidly and the last several months of snowfall melt […] Raft Luke Guilford | April 25, 2024 0 Comments
Book Now to Secure Last Few Spots on 2024 Antarctic Peninsula Adventure Cruise by Ice Axe Expeditions Join IceAxe Expeditions for a unique itinerary to the remote wilderness of the Antarctic Peninsula. The trips and itineraries are customized for those with an adventure-driven spirit; providing our clients with a unique opportunity to trek, ski and snowboard several of the White Continent’s untamed peaks. Journey deep into the rugged landscape of one of earth’s last frontiers while enjoying […] Featured Article SnowBrains | February 21, 2024 0 Comments
Letter From The Editor: Myths, Fallacies, and the Usefulness of Social Media in the Backcountry I took my role as Editor with SnowBrains four years ago, when I was a young college kid at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. I wanted to ski every day and find a way to make a living from writing, and by some cosmic chance I landed an internship with SnowBrains. Not long after that, I was […] Backcountry Martin Kuprianowicz | November 29, 2023 0 Comments
Swiss Artist Claudia Comte Chosen as Artist for 23/24 Lift Passes at Aspen Snowmass, CO Lift passes in Aspen Snowmass, Colorado, will this year feature artwork by Swiss artist Claudia Comte. Every year the Aspen Ski Company showcases the artwork of a different artist on their lift tickets and season passes. For the 23/24 season, world-renowned Swiss multi-medium artist Claudia Comte’s work was chosen as part of the Art in Unexpected Places project by the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 3, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Antarctica Ski Trip 2023 | Day #4 = 60 cm of Rodeo Powder View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Antarctica Ski Day #3 60cms of Rodeo Powder! In all the years we’ve been coming down here, we’d never had a bluebird, bottomless powder day in Antarctica before and it was savored. These wild powder hummocks were hilariously fun and a good challenge. Across the water at […] Trip Report SnowBrains | October 26, 2023 0 Comments
Mount Cook, New Zealand, Trip Report: Befriending The Hooker October 24, 2023 A straight-laced outdoor option—and insta-classic New Zealand trek. A roundly approachable and oh-so-popular track in Aoraki / Mt. Cook National Park, Hooker Valley offers a full menu of all-ages fun at only sample platter effort. With an aim to continue trail training the micro-groms in our number, the group decided to knock out this picturesque icon […] Trip Report Paulie | October 26, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Antarctica Ski Trip 2023 | Day #3 = Nansen Island in a Fierce Blizzard, Grease Ice, and Significant Avalanches View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Antarctica Ski Day #3 Yesterday = Nansen Island in a fierce blizzard! We’d never experienced such a white-out blizzard in Antarctica before, and we gotta say that it was exhilarating, and we can’t complain about powder skiing. We’d also never experienced “grease ice” (slushy sea ice) before, […] Trip Report SnowBrains | October 25, 2023 0 Comments
3,600-Mile Patagonia to Antarctica Safari | Day #10 & 11 = El Chalten, ARG to Rio Gallegos, ARG to Ushuaia, ARG | Guanacos on the Fence, Rheas, Crossing The Straights of Magellan October 13, 2023 We awoke to sunshine in El Chalten, Argentina, and hit the road for Rio Gallegos. On the way, we saw likely around 1,000 Guanacos (fuzzy llamas). We also saw about 500 dead Gunacos… Day #10 & 11 Details: Miles Driven: 669 Total Miles Driven: 2,112 Hours of Driving: 13 Latitude: 49.3ºS → 54.8ºS Good Food Eaten: Isabel […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | October 19, 2023 0 Comments