Nimbus Independent + Snowmobiles in B.C. = “Trading Hits” Chris Benchetler and Bryan Fox got deep into the B.C. backcountry with their snowmobiles last year. The spent their time there jumping off of things: cliffs, cornices, rollers, and man-made jumps. As per usual, this Nimbus edit has a mellow song, a relaxed vibe, and very flowy lines. “Trading Hits” is short edit based on a sled trip to BC with Chris Benchetler and friend Bryan Fox. The two go hit for hit in the backcountry and show the parallels between Chris’s style of skiing […] SnowBrains | November 4, 2013 1 Comment
Jumbo Pass, B.C. Conditions Report Video | 26” on Oct. 13th These guys really wanted it. It’s a big hike to get up to the snow at Jumbo Pass, B.C. right now and these boys were rewarded handsomely for putting in the effort. The allure of 65cms (26”) of fresh was just enough to validate the dry forest slog up and down the hill. Conditions up top looked pretty fun, especially for October 13th. It’s amazing how many locations in the Western USA have yielded extremely early season snow this year. NOAA is saying that we have record snow coverage in North America this year and it’s not hard to […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 15, 2013 0 Comments
Andrew Whiteford, Ridiculously Deep Snow, Retallack, B.C. Jackson Hole’s Andrew Whiteford got a big taste of British Columbia last year and he liked it. This video show’s andrew scoring big with the Orage crew at Retallack cat ski operation in B.C. The snow is deep, the snow is dry, the skiing is good, it’s just hurts our feelings to watch this. This is the kinda skiing we […] SnowBrains | October 4, 2013 1 Comment
Whistler, B.C. Snow Report & Photo Tour | September 29th All photos taken on Sunday, September 29th, 2013 at Whistler, B.C. Whister caught the edge of the vicious storm that has been clobbering Mt. Baker, WA with 13-Feet of snow. Whistler was forecasted on Saturday to receive 4.25 feet of snow in the alpine. From these […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 30, 2013 1 Comment
Powder Magazine Video = “Behind the Cover: October 2013” Powder Magazine’s October 2013 issue comes out today. Sean Cochrane is on the cover ripping pow on a snow shed in B.C. To explain how they got the shot on the cover, Powder made this video. Powder is getting very very digital this year and we are diggin’ it. They have a lot to offer and now they are making videos in addition to their photos and words. On the cover of POWDER’s October edition (Volume 42, issue 2), Sean Cochrane scores pow on a snow shed protecting motorists on Rogers Pass, British Columbia. “We were driving to go ski atop the pass, and decided to stop and get this […] SnowBrains | September 17, 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