A Tiny Mouse Found at 22,000 Feet is the World’s Highest-Dwelling Mammal The yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse has just shattered the world record for the highest-dwelling mammal ever documented. The tiny but mighty mouse has an elevation range of more than 20,000 feet, the world’s largest for any species of mammal. The mountaineering mouse surprised experts on a recent scientific expedition when one was discovered on Llullaillaco, the world’s second-highest active volcano and […] Brains Nick DeRiso | August 23, 2022 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: Fierce Winds, Tree Skiing, White Out = The Last Powder Day of the Big 7-Day Storm Report from August 18, 2022 Last Thursday, we had our last powder day of the big 7-day storm cycle that had been clobbering Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina. We think the upper mountain got about 6 feet of snow… We were high up on the mountain early on Thursday and the wind was insane… We skied the Nubes area and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 23, 2022 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: Shredding Cream Cheese Spines Through the Misty Mythical Fairy Forest! Report from August 16, 2022 This storm has been raging for 5-days at Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina. There was a brief break in the snow this morning, but not in the wind nor mist. We showed up early and were on the lifts by 9:15am. On the ride up the mountain, we looked at each other in disbelief over […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 17, 2022 1 Comment
Bariloche, Argentina Report: Some of the Best Tree Skiing on Earth… Report from August 15, 2022 It’s been storming here at Cerro Catedral for the past 3-days. Fierce storming at times with 1-inch diameter snowflakes – or clumps of snowflakes – coming down hard. The mountain has been more or less closed for 3-days due to fierce winds and avalanche danger. Somewhere around 3-4 feet of snow had already fallen by […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 16, 2022 2 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: Drone Shot of Endless Soft Powder Chute Skiing in Evening Light Report from August 10, 2022 Wednesday was our third bluebird powder day in a row here in Patagonia. Well, it wasn’t exactly bluebird all day. The sun didn’t show up until 1pm – before that it was foggy, cloudy, and socked in. And yeah, it also wasn’t exactly a powder day either… Most of the snow had been cooked by […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 12, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Upwards of 40+ Inches Possible For Parts of The Southern Andes Through Early Next Week Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 10:45 pm MDT, 8/10/2022 A powerful winter storm is on track to slam into the southern Andes tomorrow through early next week and bring DEEP snowfall to the region. By early next week, most resorts will likely see totals upwards of 40+ inches with some spots possibly seeing upwards of 60+ inches. […] Weather Eric McNamee | August 10, 2022 1 Comment
Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: Our 1st Bluebird Powder Day of the Season! Report from August 9, 2022 Yesterday was our 1st bluebird powder day of the season. It was only our 5th day of the season here… That happened quick! Honestly, it can be damn hard to find a blue pow day here – the weather is just so rough here. We took full freakin’ advantage and were out into the backcountry […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 9, 2022 4 Comments
The Legend of the Inca Lagoon at Ski Portillo, Chile Have you heard the legend of the Inca Lagoon at Ski Portillo in Chile? According to a social post by Ski Portillo, legend has it that the Inca Illi Yupanqui was in love with princess Kora-llé, the most beautiful woman in the empire. To celebrate their love, they got married high in the Andes at the peaks above a gorgeous […] SnowBrains | August 1, 2022 0 Comments
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