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[VIDEO] Headed to Japan? Don’t Forget Your Snorkel—Literally

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by 星野 元希 (@genhosi) Some chase powder. This guy dives into it. Caught on camera in Japan, a skier takes neck-deep conditions to the next level—rocking a full snorkel setup as he surfs through one of the deepest powder days imaginable. This isn’t just for show—Japan’s legendary snowfall can stack up to […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 24, 2025
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Crystal Mountain Weekly Report: Epic Re-Opening + 118″ of Snow

Unskied trees in the afternoon light at Crystal.

Earlier this month, Crystal Mountain opened for a few days and closed soon after due to a deteriorating snowpack. A week ago, on December 22nd, Crystal was able to reopen the upper portion of the mountain, allowing hungry weekday skiers to enjoy deep, dry, bluebird powder turns. At 7am that Monday morning some evo coworkers and I left Seattle in search of hot laps and heavy snow.

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Rachel Delacour | December 29, 2014
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Friday Fun: LEGO Deep Pow Freeskiing Video

I had Legos and I never made anything near this cool.  Why does stop-motion have such a great feel to it?  I suppose the obvious answer is that we still all love that old ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ movie.  Seriously, no matter who you are, your still not sure how that kid pulled out all of Bumbles teeth:

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 14, 2013
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