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B.C. Pillow Skiing Edit from Record Snow Year 2018

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Miles Clark | May 18, 2018
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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 […]

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Miles Clark | March 19, 2018
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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 […]

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Miles Clark | February 8, 2018
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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 […]

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Kiwi Brains | August 14, 2017
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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 […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 8, 2017
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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 […]

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Miles Clark | March 7, 2017
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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 […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | February 11, 2017
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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
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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 […]

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Miles Clark | December 18, 2016
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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:    

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | December 16, 2016
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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 […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | December 13, 2016
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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 […]

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Reid Pitman | December 8, 2016
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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 […]

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Guest Author | December 5, 2016
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VIDEO: 13-Seconds of “Oh My God” at Alta, UT Yesterday

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | December 1, 2016
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VIDEOS: Deep @ Whistler Blackcomb, B.C. Yesterday | 67″ of Snow Past 7 Days

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 25, 2016
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Top Early Season Snowfall Totals Across North America

Ripping that big ol' backside pow slash

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
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“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 […]

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Oz Brains | July 15, 2016
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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 […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 3, 2016
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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 […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 1, 2016
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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. […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | February 11, 2016
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