SnowBrains 2022 Utah Highlight Video | Mt. Baldy Or Bust! I really didn’t ski that much in Utah in 2021/22. Most of my skiing activity there that season was very early season and very late and almost all of that was on 11,000′ Mt. Baldy at Alta Ski Area before & after they were open for the season. Mt. Baldy is so fun in lower snowpack conditions when the chute […] Featured Video Miles Clark | September 11, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains 2022 Alaska Highlight Video – Feasting on Spines… 3-minutes of me ripping around Alaska with a 30+ pound pack! 2022 was our 1st ever season heli-ski guiding in Alaska for Pulseline Adventure in Valdez. We were up there for 2 months and we got to guide in the Tordrillo Mountains as well as in the Valdez zone. Skiing Alaska is like skiing a whole other world… This was […] Featured Video Miles Clark | September 4, 2023 1 Comment
Head to Bluebird Backcountry, CO, this Labor Day Weekend for Your Chance to Snap Up Some Bargains Bluebird Backcountry, CO, announced in July this year that the resort was closing down after just three years of operation. The backcountry-only resort was one of a kind, with no lifts operating but accommodation and on-mountain restaurants and other infrastructure in place. Related: Bluebird Backcountry, CO, is Permanently Closing Due to Lack of Funding and Remote Location The owner is […] Backcountry SnowBrains | September 3, 2023 0 Comments
Top 5 Zones in Otago Region’s Exquisite Backcountry in New Zealand There are so many spots to wander in the wilderness and snowy deserts of New Zealand (NZ) during winter. To help our readers choose the best place to strap skins on and earn those turns, I’ve narrowed it down to five incredible areas in the Otago region. These areas offer a range of fantastic backcountry terrain, from beginner touring to […] Backcountry Nathaniel Lewis | August 30, 2023 1 Comment
National Aviation Day: “Thank You, Helicopter Pilots” Helicopter pilots are the unsung heroes of big mountain skiing and riding, bringing a new meaning to the colloquial phrase “catching air.” Skiers and riders are familiar with gleaning modest elevation in terrain parks and off couloirs, but heli-ski outfits take bucket list skiers to unparalleled heights and remote terrain by way of helicopter. This Saturday, August 19, we celebrate helicopter […] Backcountry Lindsay Hayden | August 17, 2023 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: The Backcountry Paradise at Lester Mountain, CO Just a 45-minute drive north of Steamboat, CO, on the edge of the Zirkel wilderness you’ll find a privately owned ski resort by the name of Lester Mountain. Lester Mountain Ski Area is owned, operated and built by my uncle Patrick Chrisman. Patrick purchased what used to be the ‘Steamboat Lake Ski Area’ in 2017. The old Steamboat Lake Ski […] Backcountry Kiley Chrisman | May 25, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: Mid-May Ski Laps on Tuckerman Ravine, NH Report from May 11, 2023 Long before there were ski lifts in New England, there was Tuckerman Ravine. There’s a reason people have been skiing here for over 100 years. It’s wind buffed, rocky, beautiful and steep, and probably the best terrain most people will ever ski in the northeast. It’s a place of community and shared love for sliding […] Conditions Report Spencer McLaughlin | May 18, 2023 1 Comment
Wasatch Mountains, UT, Backcountry Report: Birthday Headwall Report from Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Pinch me, I must be dreaming—is it really May 9th? The current snowpack in Little Cottonwood Canyon is making it hard to tell. However, it’s the spring sunshine, songbirds birds, and trees turning bright green that give it away. We started at the trailhead at 7:30 and the snow was bulletproof, informing us that […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | May 10, 2023 1 Comment
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