B.C. Pillow Skiing Edit from Record Snow Year 2018 [arve url="https://vimeo.com/270121966"] Miles Clark | May 18, 2018 38 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Dream Lines w/ Black Ops Valdez, AK on Saturday On Saturday, the sun came out in Alaska after a storm dropped 4-feet of snow the previous 4 days in Valdez, Alaska. I flew with Black Ops Valdez Heli. My guide was the legendary 25-year Chugach heli ski veteran, Jerry Hance. The day featured great snow, steep terrain, and no wind. We skied 12 runs and dropped around 40,000-vertical-feet. Jerry […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 19, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Deep BC Pillow Madness… Last Sunday, we returned to a special “Double Secret Location” in BC and skied some pillows. We were the only ones in the zone that day and it had snowed about a meter the previous 2 days. Trail breaking was deep, intense, and slow. The snow was perfect. Simply perfect. We all skied pillow line after pillow line until we […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 8, 2018 0 Comments
New Zealand Just Got Buried In Snow | Up to 1.2-Meters (47″) of New Snow! New Zealand just got smashed with big snow the past 2 days. Mt. Hutt is claiming 1.2m (47″ of new snow). “1.2 metres of new snow along with delayed opening of 10 etc…” – Mt. Hutt, today Many ski resorts in NZ have been closed that past day or two including Mt. Dobson who has been closed everyday since August […] Conditions Report Kiwi Brains | August 14, 2017 1 Comment
Caltrans: 9,624′ Sonora Pass, CA Will OPEN Tomorrow at Noon! UPDATE 1pm PST June 9th, 2017: Caltrans announced 50 minutes before noon today that they will NOT be opening Sonora Pass due to a snowstorm. read more here: 9,624′ Sonora Pass, CA Will NOT Open Today As Scheduled Due To Approaching Snowstorm original article: 9,624′ Sonora pass holds some of the best spring backcountry skiing and riding in North America […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 8, 2017 1 Comment
Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report: A Spectacular Day… 48″ of Snow in 48 Hours video of throwing backflips and hucking drops at Squaw today Yesterday, I drove 13-hours across the barren deserts of Nevada just to throw a backflip off one cliff at Squaw today: My Air. It didn’t go great, so I did it again. Didn’t go great again. But I was fortunate enough to run into professional freeskier Connery Lundin and he […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 7, 2017 0 Comments
Heli-Skier Dies in Tree Well Accident Near Revelstoke, B.C. Yesterday A 60-year-old German tourist died in a tree well incident in Alberta Canyon while heli-skiing near Revelstoke, B.C. on Friday. The incident happened on the last run of the day yesterday at 2:30pm. When the heli-skiing group got to the bottom of the run, one man was missing. Canadian police report that the guides were able to quickly locate the man […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 11, 2017 0 Comments
NOAA: Another Atmospheric River Possible for Tahoe Next Week! Tahoe just got buried in snow. Squaw just saw 97″ of snow in the past 7 days. Squaw has seen the most snow they’ve ever recorded in January – 269″ in January as of today. That’s 23 feet of snow in 23 days… Now NOAA is hinting at ANOTHER Atmospheric River storm in Tahoe next week. Fingers crossed! “Forecast models have […] WeatherBrains | January 25, 2017 1 Comment
Brighton & Alta, UT Conditions Report: -6ºF, Deep Blower Snow, & Sunshine On Saturday, we skied Brighton just outside Salt Lake City, UT in deep snow, fierce cold, and afternoon sunshine. Today, we skied Alta in deep snow, powerful cold, and life giving sunshine. On Saturday, Brighton started about at about -6ºF yesterday morning with cloudy skies, light winds, and 24″ of new snow and clearing skies throughout the day. We had a ball […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 18, 2016 0 Comments
Mammoth Mountain, CA = 4 Feet of Snow in 24 Hours… Mammoth Mountain ski resort in California got 39-56″ of snow. The sign at the top of Mammoth is 18.5 feet tall. Not much of that sign is sticking out after this storm… SnowBrains has reports who will be at Mammoth today and tomorrow documenting the madness that will be Mammoth this weekend. SNOW NUMBERS: FORECAST: PHOTO TOUR: Conditions Report SnowBrains | December 16, 2016 0 Comments
Skier Dies in Deep Snow Tree Well at Alpental Ski Resort, WA The King County, WA Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a skier died at Alpental ski area, WA after falling into a tree well on Saturday. 45-year-old Richard Glade was found face down in a tree well in deep snow at around 2pm on Sunday. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office reported on Monday that the cause of death was […] SnowBrains | December 13, 2016 0 Comments
Crystal Mountain, WA Conditions Report: “Choker Blower” Powder Daze Report from Monday, December 5th, 2016 Crystal had a steady start this season from an average opening snow depth with plenty of “early season conditions” to quite possibly the best snow I’ve ridden in my 9 years here! An overnight dump of 19″ of right side up pow fell Saturday night and made for all time storm riding Sunday for […] Conditions Report Reid Pitman | December 8, 2016 0 Comments
Mt. Baker, WA Conditions Report: Cold Smoke Under Bluebird Skies by Frankie We knew it was going to be good at Baker on Sunday. Everyone in Washington did, or they just weren’t paying attention. With heavy snow falling on Saturday night and temps dropping into the mid twenties we were all ready for a killer day. As we rolled into the parking lot, we could see that the tracks from […] Conditions Report Guest Author | December 5, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: 13-Seconds of “Oh My God” at Alta, UT Yesterday [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmarcuscastonpowder%2Fvideos%2F1126166327478841%2F&show_text=0&width=400″] This video is from Alta ski area, UT yesterday. Alta just got 54″ of snow in 48 hours… Skier: Marcus Caston Video: @skibrown Conditions Report SnowBrains | December 1, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEOS: Deep @ Whistler Blackcomb, B.C. Yesterday | 67″ of Snow Past 7 Days [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwhistlerblackcomb%2Fvideos%2F10154289534713402%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] Whistler Blackcomb, B.C. has seen 67″ of snow in the past 7 days. 26″ in the past 24 hours. 14″ in the past 12 hours. A video posted by Austin Ross (@austinross88) on Nov 24, 2016 at 2:29pm PST These videos are all from Blackcomb yesterday, which opened for the season yesterday. Whistler opened for the season […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | November 25, 2016 0 Comments
Top Early Season Snowfall Totals Across North America With winter dropping in on some of the mountains in North America for another quick visit to close out an already wonderfully white October, it’s time to prep for the upcoming season by taking a look at the existing snowpacks. A handful of ski resorts in California just picked up a few extra inches of white (see Snowfall Totals for more […] Dylan Cautela | October 31, 2016 1 Comment
“Once-In-A-Decade Storm” Buries Australia in Up to 70cms on New Snow | Photo Tour: Australia just got buried in up to 70cms (28″) of new snow this week. Australia doesn’t generally get big dumps like this, so it’s a big deal. MountainWatch.com is calling it a “Once-In-A-Decade Storm”. Cool! Aussie ski resorts currently own 6 of the 10 deepest snowpacks on Earth right now. Top 10 Deepest Snowpacks in the Southern Hemisphere: Lets look […] Conditions Report Oz Brains | July 15, 2016 2 Comments
ThrowBack Thursday: SnowBrains’ 2013 Japan Highlight Video from April 3rd, 2013: 2013 in Japan was silly. 17 powder days in a row. A coupla days off. Then 19 more powder days in a row. Not bad. Not great. Just normal, unremarkable, stupidly deep Japan. These islands are some sort of snow utopia that Americans haven’t even come close to tapping into yet. Theres’ really nothing to wait for. Come now before all these Japanese ski resorts go […] SnowBrains | March 3, 2016 4 Comments
Grand Targhee, WY Breaks 300″ of Snowfall This Season | Photo Tour of “The Deep” at Targhee Grand Targhee ski resort in Wyoming broke 300″ of snowfall this past Sunday! They’re sitting pretty with 303″ of snowfall this season and a 90″ snowpack. Targhee is where you go in the Tetons for deep snow, big air, and no lift lines – ever. It’s been a damn fun year at Targhee this year and the photo below show […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | March 1, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Near Death Experience in a Tree Well in Idaho Ethan's Near Death Experience All, I've decide to reactivate my Facebook page only to share with you "THE" most frightening experience I have had as a father, and the dangers of tree wells. What you're about to see is a very real threat and there are many who die each year. Fortunately I was there to pull my son out. […] SnowBrains | February 11, 2016 1 Comment