Alta, UT Report: Full Speed Down Little Chute w/ Mandatory Air Report from November 21, 2021 I started hiking at the crack of 1 pm yesterday. I generally avoid Little Cottonwood Canyon on weekends and especially powder weekends, so Iโd been trying to stay away, but it was clear that the 3+ inches of snow they got on Friday night had made things pretty sweet up high. I figured if I […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 22, 2021 1 Comment
Pack Your Skis! Alaska Airlines Announces New Nonstop Flights to Jackson Hole, WY From CA and WA It has been a challenging time, and for many, the great outdoors has become a safe haven. For Alaska Airlines guests, the Grand Tetons just got a bit closer. Last week the airline announced new seasonal service to Jackson Hole, WY, offering nonstop flights between Seattle; and the first nonstop flights from San Jose, CA and San Diego. Related: Non-Stop […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 1, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: “The Top 10 Sends of the 2020 Freeride World Tour” Although the 2020 Freeride World Tour was cut short this year due to a pandemic, things still got pretty wild at the tour’s destinations. Enjoy this video provided by FWT20. RELATED: VIDEO: Jackie Paaso Sends One of the Most Badass Airs in FWT History RELATED: VIDEO: FWT20 Kicking Horse, BC | Ski Highlights Martin Kuprianowicz | April 3, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Jesper Tjรคder’s New “Unrailistic 2” Edit is UNREAL [arve url="https://youtu.be/7X2ltgAvrbA"] SnowBrains | November 15, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry Report: Spine, Air, Sluff Crossing Fun Report from February 22, 2019 We went backcountry skiing in Lake Tahoe today, again. The snow was immaculate, again. We were exhausted from a big tour yesterday, so we chose something short and simple. Then, we ended up in a mini-zone that wasn’t so simple and it was crazy fun. A mini-spine to a mini-air to a mini-sluff crossing. I […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 22, 2019 0 Comments
Toxic Air Concerns Raised For Wasatch Front Picture 1.ย Along the Wasatch Front, Photo credit Scott G. Winterton/Deseret Newsย In mid-July Utah Department of Environmental Quality released the report on the toxic air quality of the Wasatch Front โ the mountain range that stretches approximately 160 miles from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States. The State of Utah has conducted air […] Claire Weiss | September 1, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Competitor Send It Huge with HIGH Consquences in Hard Pack Snow at Crested Butte Extreme Comp 2016 The competition scene these days is going through the roof. ย Athletes are pushing it harder, faster, and bigger than ever before. ย This video of Murray Elliott is truly nuts. ย Competitions force skiers and riders to go big in conditions that may not exactly be ideal. On one side of the coin, huge props to Murray for taking this line, […] Crash Keenan Grady | March 1, 2016 2 Comments
VIDEO: Snowboarder Rides Out Of Huge Avalanche In Switzerland Check out Kevin Bantli as he triggers and rides out of quite a large storm slab in Arosa Switzerland at the Weisshorn. ย The avalanche danger in the Alps is currently considerable (3/5 on the scale), which generally means that avalanches can occur and that human triggered avalanches are likely. All the new snow fallingย makes the skiing appear good everywhere, however […] Avalanche Keenan Grady | January 26, 2016 0 Comments