SnowBrains Trips = 489 Skiers Told Us Where to Go – Revelstoke Won by 1 Vote…

489 of you took the SnowBrains Trips survey (woulda been more but I broke the damn survey software right when peeps were really hitting it, doh!).

Here’s what you told us about where you wanna go and when and here’s who won $2,163 in gear.

5 brands put up the $2,163.95 in gear before we’d run a single trip.

Thank you.

• • • ATK gave the biggest prize in the pool, a Freeraider 15 EVO
    • POC put in a helmet and a goggle together, because a helmet without goggles is half a setup
    • LEKI sent poles and gloves, and is shipping them to Maui, which is not cheap
    • Intuition is letting the winner pick their own liner model
    • Hestra was the only brand that put in 2 prizes

Revelstoke, BC, Won by 1 Vote

We asked which single destination you’d book first.

It came down to 1 vote out of 489.

By Destination:

• Revelstoke, BC — 96
• The Dolomites, Italy — 95
• Chamonix, France — 66
• Zermatt, Switzerland — 62
• Banff-Lake Louise, AB — 54
• Jackson Hole, WY — 30
• Whistler, BC — 29
• St. Anton, Austria — 28
• Palisades Tahoe, CA — 11
• Park City, UT — 9
• Vail, CO — 7
• Vermont-Quebec — 2

By Region:

• Western Canada 277
• Europe 216
• Japan 210
• Western US 164
• Eastern US/Canada 12

When You Can Actually Go

• February-March — 430
• Late March-April — 240
• Early December-January — 180

What Kind of Trip You Want

6 to 7 ski days was the runaway answer at 273, against 181 for 4 to 5 days, and 35 for a long weekend.

Deep powder is what makes the trip for 206 of you, with expert steeps at 118.

On trip vibe, “max vertical, ski hard” took 316 votes, well ahead of multi-resort road trip at 224 and social events and great dinners at 205.

Only 76 picked meeting new ski partners.

You want to ski hard.

Copy that.

Who’s Coming With Ya

• 204 with a partner
• 161 with a group of friends
• 124 solo

What You’ll Pay

• $2,500-4,000 per person excluding airfare — 249
• $1,000-2,500 — 179
• $4,000+ — 61

And 127 of You Said You’d Put Money Down Today

• Yes, today — 127
• Probably, closer to the date — 266
• Just dreaming for now — 96

We need 14 people to run a trip.

127 of you said you’d hold a spot right now.

Game on!

The 6 Winners

Drawn at random on August 28 from 421 eligible entries.

All 6 have been notified by email.

• • ATK Freeraider 15 EVO binding, $799.95 — Brett, California
  • POC Fornix Mips helmet and Opsin goggle, $390 — Dennis, Louisiana
  • LEKI Wyldbird Vario poles and Tyton Pro TR gloves, $340 — Jeff, Hawaii
  • Intuition liners, winner’s choice of model, $259 — Ken, California
  • Hestra Fall Line gloves, $190 — Billi, Washington
  • Hestra Army Leather Heli Ski gloves, $185 — Allan, Nevada

What Happens Next

We’re checking availability now at the destinations you picked.

Rooms come first.

Once we have them held, Trip #1 goes live with real dates, a real price, and a way to hold a spot.

If you took the survey, you’ll hear before anyone else.

Thanks for 2 minutes of your time.

It genuinely changed what we’re building.