Swell Saturdays: 2013 Billabong Pro Tahiti Day 1 & 2 Highlight Videos & Photos The Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupo’o is happening right now. Well, today is actually a down day with waves at only 2-4 foot. But yesterday conditions were perfect for day 2 of the comp. The sea was a sheet of glass, there was no wind and the tubes were perfect and overhead. We definitely stayed up way too late watching […] Surf SwellBrains | August 17, 2013 1 Comment
2013 Fall Weather Forecast for Lake Tahoe, CA Fall can be very important for Lake Tahoe. Remember 2011 when we got 5 feet of snow the day before opening day at Squaw? If we have a good Fall in Tahoe, it’s nothing but laughs and smiles. Fall is when we expect low snow, the white ribbon of death, and monotonous laps on made made snow. If Fall is […] Weather SnowBrains | August 14, 2013 6 Comments
Enduro World Series | 2013 Whistler Crankworx Photo Coverage Photos by Chris Pilling | Words by Eric Behn The fourth Enduro World Series took place in Whistler, Sunday on the third day of Crankworx festivities. The event which consisted of 5 timed descents accompanied by non-timed, yet limited climbs. The five stages wound throughout Whistler Mountain, Whistler Valley and through Whistler Mountain Bike Park. Though controversy over shuttle use in practice […] Cycle Eric Behn | August 13, 2013 2 Comments
How Good Was Las Leñas, Argentina Last Week? This Good: Our good buddy Matthias Weishcelbaumer has been in Las Leñas all season. It’s been a trying experience. Especially since Matthias knows exactly how good it can be. Until last week, Leñas was looking bad. There was talk of closing early. The bottom lifts had completely melted out and weren’t useable. Then, a miracle happened. 60 inches of blower powder fell […] SnowBrains | August 12, 2013 4 Comments
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
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