A Thing of Beauty: Snowboarder Pierre Vaultier’s ‘Floating Shapes’ For many, snowboarding is enjoyed by taking chairlifts to the top of epic mountains and riding down alongside your closest friends. But for French snowboarder Pierre Vaultier, the beauty of snowboarding can display itself in other ways. In a recent Red Bull video, Vaultier rides a pristine pump track on a glistening lake near his home in Serre Chevalier, France. […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | February 25, 2025 0 Comments
Girdwood, AK Report: Stunning Vistas, Complex Avy Danger, & Blower Powder on Ice by the Sea Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from April 5, 2021 I went for a long walk and a short ski in Girdwood, Alaska today. There was a good-looking zone with no tracks and great terrain so I put in a skin track up it. It was pretty clear that it was going to be deep dust on crust […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 6, 2021 0 Comments
Tahoe Is Losing Access To It’s Best Backcountry Skiing Terrain: Parking for access to many of the best backcountry skiing areas in Lake Tahoe has been closed due to the current California Highway 89 improvement project. This improvement project is aimed at reducing sediment runoff into Lake Tahoe and in doing so they closed an untold number of unpaved, roadside parking spots. “What is happening is some of the pullouts people use to park for backcountry skiing are being eliminated,” said Bob Rowen, chairman of the Snowlands Network, which advocates on behalf human powered, winter recreation Industry News SnowBrains | October 1, 2015 4 Comments
All Time Alaskan Tree Skiing New Year’s finally provided some much needed snow in Turnagain Pass, AK. Although the winds were fierce and any snow above treeline was becoming wind scoured, the trees were finally filling in. The snow was dense, soft and fast. Despite receiving over 24 inches in the upper elevations, it was skiing about three inches. The wind had completely buffed the snow over and made for some all time tree skiing. It felt great to finally play around in the trees again! There’s no shortage of fun features from pillows, to multiple staged drops to air off of and keep you on your toes! Currently, it’s been cold for about a week without precipitation. Much […] Featured Video Scott Rich | January 7, 2015 0 Comments
What a Season of Backcountry Skiing in Alaska Looks Like: Ever wondered what it would be like to ski a full season of backcountry in Alaska? Well, here ya go: Here is a backcountry edit of a few days in March and April. Alaska had one of the worst ski seasons seen in many years. plagued with a low and dangerous snowpack most of the season, it was hard to reach the desired terrain in the Chugach Mountains. By March our snow level was 45% […] SnowBrains | June 1, 2014 1 Comment
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