The Brand New “Chamonix Skywalk” in the French Alps At the Aiguille du Midi in Chamonix, the French just installed a new glass structure called the Chamonix Skywalk. It was inspired by the Grand Canyon’s glass skywalk. But the Chamonix Skywalk takes this idea to next level by making the floor transparent. Visitor feel as if they are hovering 3,396 feet above the valley below. 1/2″ glass surrounds visitors as […] SnowBrains | December 19, 2013 5 Comments
More Proof the French are Crazy | Chamonix Skiers Going Nuts: in documentary “DownSide Up” “It’s a shame to get the rope out. Better to fall than get the rope out.” Eh, I dunno. I think I’d get the rope out. The whole “living on the edge” cliche is obnoxious at this point in mountaineering and skiing. Yet, I’ve got to use it here. These guys are living so close to the edge that a sneeze could be deadly. But, they’re clearly having fun and the places they go are stunningly beautiful. “With […] Movie Trailer SnowBrains | November 7, 2013 2 Comments
5 Runs You Need to Ski Before You Die: Outside Magazine recently put together a list of 5 runs that you need to ski or snowboard before you die. It’s a good list and it got us thinking. We need to come up with a list like this of our own. Maybe two lists. One list of 5 runs you need to ride inbounds before you die and one list of 5 runs you need to ride in the backcountry before you […] SnowBrains | November 5, 2013 6 Comments
Andreas Fransson Skis the Gnarliest Lines on Earth | Video Proof: Andreas Fransson might be the guy skiing the gnarliest lines on Earth right now. South face of Denali, AK solo? Only person to have ever skied it. Enough said. This guy is also a climbing machine. His endurance is matched by very few. He’s been through the ringer as well. In 2010, Andreas shattered his upper body in Chamonix […] SnowBrains | October 31, 2013 2 Comments
Chamonix Conditions Report Video: Nate Wallace & Pow in October American-gone-feral Nate Wallace has already been skiing in Chamonix, France. He’s been riding the Auguille du Midi and skiing down the Mer de Glace (sea of ice) glacier. The skiing involves mostly mellow pow &sun-cooked-pow down a gentle glacier… but it goes on for miles and miles. It’s a heck of a lot better than the skiing most of us […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 30, 2013 1 Comment
Chamonix, France Conditions Report Video | June 1-13th & It’s Still GOOD “ ‘The winter that just won’t stop.’ — June 1-13, 2013 I am wearing a tank-top and shorts, thinking about taking a swim. It is hard to believe that just a few days ago I was shaking my arms trying to unfreeze my hands,wishing that I had a down jacket and some hot tea. Summer and the green valley are […] SnowBrains | June 20, 2013 1 Comment
Chamonix Conditions Report: Late May Powder & Face-shots in Cosmiques Couloir words and video by Nate Wallace The end of May in Chamonix continued to deliver conditions that have not been seen in most people’s lifetime. Instead of going to sunny beaches to tan and look at half naked beautiful people, the hardcore snow addicts just kept skiing. After first being skied in a storm this spring by Andreas Fransson, the […] SnowBrains | June 6, 2013 2 Comments
251 People Stranded in France’s Legendary Aiguille du Midi Cable Car Yesterday | 45 Round-Trip Heli Extractions Needed… The experience of being trapped, dangling at 7,600 ft in one of the world’s longest tramways would be scary enough. Getting extracted via helicopter from the tram to get back down to safety would probably be terrifying for most people. Yet, there are likely a few people in here who’d have liked it… If you’ve ever been trapped on a […] SnowBrains | May 16, 2013 10 Comments
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