Season in Avalanche Statistics and Trends This season has been strange; the weather patterns (can they really be called patterns?) kept even the best weather shamans guessing. Long periods of clear dry weather throughout the West were punctuated by occasional storms burying weak layers within the snowpack. These layers have been especially treacherous […] Avalanche Chaz Diamond | March 18, 2014 2 Comments
Sean Pettit’s 2013 Season in 11-Minutes: “Remember to Fly” Sean Petit is good at skiing and has huge balls. This video, besides the weird inserted rap video parts, just shows Sean going big and not going home. Trick wise, there’s not a whole this kid can’t do. A remastered Super Proof edit of Sean Pettit’s 2013 season. “Remember To Fly” is just a sneak peak of the style of short films Super Proof will be […] SnowBrains | February 6, 2014 0 Comments
1st Snow in Egypt in 100 Years | Video & Photos A snow storm hit the middle east on Friday creating a combination of chaos and beauty. Egypt got it’s first snow in over 100 years. Jerusalem (elevation 2,400 ft) received nearly 3 feet of snow and all the roads in and out of Jerusalem were shut down. This was the biggest snowstorm in Israel since 1953 […] SnowBrains | December 14, 2013 4 Comments
Breckenridge OPENS Tomorrow | Details: Breckenridge ski resort in Colorado will open for the season tomorrow, November 8th. Breckenridge is the most popular ski resort in the USA receiving more skier visits per year than any other ski resort in the nation. One thing that helps rack up those skier visits is opening early and Breck […] SnowBrains | November 7, 2013 0 Comments
NOAA: November 2013 Forecast for USA NOAA has issue their long range forecast for the month of November in the USA. The news isn’t too exciting as they are aren’t forecasting below average temperatures nor above average precipitation ANYWHERE. Boo. NOAA’s November temperature forecast is showing near average temperatures for most of the USA except for the American Southwest and Texas which are forecasted to see above average temperatures. NOAA’s November precipitation forecast is showing near average precipitation for most of the […] Weather SnowBrains | October 22, 2013 0 Comments
2013 Squaw Magazine is Online: The 2013 Squaw Magazine is 100 pages, is out, and is online here: Squaw Magazine 2013 The magazine comes out once a year and the first one was a huge success as it featured bios on all of Squaw’s favorite people like Robb Gaffney, Tom Day, Ingrid Backstrom, and more. This year’s Squaw Magazine features: 1. Interview with Ingrid Backstrom (who actually left Squaw for Crystal Mountain, WA this year) 2. Old photos of the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley 3. Info about the proposed new village 4. SnowBrains co-founder Eric Bryant looking like a total cheeseball on Page 27 in a Marmot Ad […] SnowBrains | October 16, 2013 3 Comments
Entertaining the Variable @ Cardrona Ski Field, New Zealand A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure to visit Cardrona Ski Field for a few days. Cardrona caters to everyone and really does ‘love you.’ From families to park skiers, off piste warriors to sidecountry enthusiasts, they really have a lot to offer. Speaking of the terrain parks, now that Snow Park NZ has shutdown, Cardrona is now THE place to visit during the North American Summer for park skiing With my skiing partner Miles Holden, we couldn’t have had two more different days on this trip. The first day was shut down early for insane weather, and the second day was a mix of every type of light, snow condition and terrain[…] Casey Cane | October 2, 2013 1 Comment
Ski FREE @ Jackson Hole on November 29th, 2013 Jackson Hole ski resort in Wyoming was just ranked the #1 ski resort in North America by Ski Magazine (we also ranked them #1 in our Top 10 List). In light of this ranking, Jackson Hole will be celebrating by offering free skiing to all on November 29th, 2013. This day will be their 2nd day of operation for the 2013/14 winter ski season. Crested Butte, CO always has their very first day of the season free to […] SnowBrains | October 1, 2013 3 Comments
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