Revelstoke, BC Report: Leg-Burning Long Runs in Fun Snow & Wild Terrain Report from December 7, 2021 We rolled out onto the hill at about 11 am today. It had snowed about 1cm overnight and it was cold. We met up with Sarah & Ryan after one run and they proceeded to show us around to the goods. Skiing inbounds at Revelstoke is a riot. The runs are long, they’re varied, and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 7, 2021 1 Comment
Revelstoke, BC Report: 60″ snowpack, 174″ of Snowfall Already This Season… Report from December 6, 2021 Yesterday we went for some great resort laps at Revelstoke Mountain Resort and went for a long walk in the sidecountry. Revelstoke had seen 2″ of new snow overnight. Revelstoke has already gotten so much snow this season that they are currently sitting on a mid-winter snowpack in only early December. 60″ snowpack 174″ of […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 7, 2021 1 Comment
Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC, Closed Yesterday Due to ‘Historic Event’ Causing ‘Extreme Avalanche Hazard’ Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC, made the decision not to open yesterday ‘out of an abundance of safety concerns’ due to ‘extreme avalanche hazard’. Related: Thanks to $10-Million Grant From Province, Avalanche Canada Expanding Forecasts to Vancouver Island and Adding Northern BC Field Team Revelstoke, who only opened for the season the previous day, had seen almost a foot of fresh […] AvyBrains | November 29, 2021 2 Comments
Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC Closed Today Due to COVID Related Staff Shortages Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC, announced yesterday that they will be closed today (Wednesday, March 31st, 2021). Due to covid-19 related circumstances, they will not have enough staff to open the mountain. On Monday 29th March 2021, the Province of British Columbia made an announcement enacting new restrictions in order to help reduce the spread of Covid-19 within the Province. The announcement […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 31, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: “Dane’s World” – ‘Powdahoundin’ with SCOTT Skis Athlete Dane Tudor at Revelstoke, BC – S1E1 View this post on Instagram A post shared by SCOTT Sports Winter Division (@scottfreeski) Brought to you by SCOTT Sports Welcome to “Dane’s World:” life through the goggle lens of SCOTT Sports athlete and professional freeskiing legend Dane Tudor. In the first episode of the first season of this Instagram video series by SCOTT Sports, Dane kicks off the […] Backcountry SnowBrains | March 19, 2021 0 Comments
Former Pro-Skier Shares Terrifying Near Death Avalanche Experience in Revelstoke, BC Backcountry A former pro-skier who starred in a number of 90s ski movies has shared his near-death avalanche experience with the Revelstoke Ski Tourers Facebook group. Andrew Sheppard hopes that others “can learn from his painful mistakes” and “it can act as a lesson to even one person out there; be very aware of “skier’s brain”, and how we can talk […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 14, 2021 0 Comments
Early Season Snowpack at Rogers Pass, Near Revelstoke, BC, is 300-400% of Average Weather stations in Glacier National Park are reporting that there is way more snow on the ground than normal for this time of year. This morning, there was a 19″ snowpack at 4,300-feet on Rogers Pass, an hour from Revelstoke, BC. The average of the last 54-years is 5″. Slightly higher, at 6,200-feet, the current snowpack is 43″, compared to […] SnowBrains | October 30, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Heli-Biking a 7,000-Foot Descent at Revelstoke, BC Crankworx Summer Series is wrapped up, so it’s back to riding bikes just for fun! Related: Heli Mountain Biking for Under $200! Whisper Ridge, UT Offers First of Its Kind in the Continental US A few friends and I decided that the Mount Cartier heli-biking drop in Revelstoke was the ticket. The trail definitely had a little bit of everything […] Cycle CycleBrains | August 21, 2020 0 Comments