2013 State of Lake Tahoe Report Released | Clarity Goes Up, Long Term Looks Grim… UC Davis’ annual “Tahoe: State of the Lake Report 2013” yesterday. Davis researchers have been studying Lake Tahoe’s chemistry, biology, clarity, and physics since 1968. Their reports are in depth, well put together, and extremely interesting. Clarity in the lake has improved for the 2nd straight year from 68.7 feet to 75.3 feet (clarity was at 100 feet in 1968). This […] Weather SnowBrains | August 8, 2013 12 Comments
Portillo, Chile Conditions Report Video | July 21st It’s always tough to learn what current conditions are like in South America. This video is only a couple days old and it shows us exactly what it Portillo was skiing like. Portillo got snow last weekend. How much, we don’t know exactly as they don’t report snow totals on their website. But, it looks like they got a foot […] SnowBrains | July 24, 2013 1 Comment
2013 Las Leñas Video | The Boys Have Been Getting After It “Finally we arrived in Las Leñas, Marte chairlift opened, the chair brings you to paradise. A new winter starts, and we have three months to enjoy and exploit, in one of the best locations in the world. There is a recap of images, so you can see what might be a “summer” in Las Leñas. This is just the first […] SnowBrains | July 22, 2013 3 Comments
Beartooth Basin, MT to Close This Weekend “We’re still holding snow in the Basin. However the warm temps and rain are starting to deplete our supply…. This will be our LAST weekend in operation of 2013. We still have one park jump and rail up, and the steeps are skiing great! Come get some while the snow lasts!” – Beartooth Basin Beartooth generally stays open into early/mid-July. […] SnowBrains | June 19, 2013 1 Comment
Sammy Carlson Invitational @ Mt. Bachelor | Professional Photo Tour & Wrap-Up The 2nd annual Sammy Carlson invitation at Mt. Bachelor this past Sunday was genius in its simplicity. One jump. One wall ride. No podium. No medals. One huge wall-ride = 25-feet tall, 80-feet wide. “The wall was even sicker than last year, even though I didn’t think [creating a better wallride] was possible. This year, with the new PVC coping up […] Miles Clark | May 30, 2013 3 Comments
Swell Saturdays: Surfing the Heaviest Wave in the Word | Vicious Wipe-Outs & Timeless Glory on May 13th, 2013 Teahupo’o literally translates to “to severe the head” or “place of skulls” in Fijian. Teahupo’o, Tahiti is inarguably the heaviest wave in the world. To drop in here you have to either be a verified badass or simply insane. Both is good. This wave is a below sea level wave, with the thickest lip on Earth, that breaks in around […] Surf SwellBrains | May 25, 2013 3 Comments
Revelstoke Ski Resort, B.C. Bluebird Powder Day Revelstoke ski resort, British Columbia, Canada. Obviously, this was an unreal day with great powder snow everywhere. This was also the day that the FWT 2013 Revelstoke stop went down in January 2013. Bluebird. SnowBrains | April 18, 2013 0 Comments
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