Sun Valley Resort, ID, Shares Exhilarating Drone Footage of New Trail Big improvements have been underway at Sun Valley Resort with its Warm Springs Enhancement Project. The highlight of the project is two new lifts, but people might start to get even more excited about the extension of the Flying Squirrel trail after the resort shared this footage last week. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sun Valley […] Industry News Brent Thomas | September 18, 2023 0 Comments
K2 and the Commercial Exploitation of a Deadly Peak K2 is the second-highest mountain above sea level, with an altitude of 8,611m/28,251ft. However, it is known to be more difficult to climb than Mount Everest. Unlike Everest, K2 is not located in the Himalayas but further north at the Chinese/Pakistani border in the Karakoram range, making the climate colder and the snow deeper. Its steep faces and extreme weather […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | August 14, 2023 2 Comments
Capturing Stunning Drone Photos and Video Just Got Easier with New Technology from Skydio It is hard to deny that some of the most astounding photos and videography come from those captured with a drone. Sure, those POV and follow-camera shots are nice, but they just can’t capture the incredible angles and perspective that a drone can. Drone technology is continuously changing, and no other company is offering best-in-class software like Skydio. New features […] Featured Article Brent Thomas | November 15, 2022 0 Comments
[Drone VIDEO] 30-Seconds of The Spines & Lakes of Patagonia Report from August 20, 2022, in Bariloche, Argentina After 7-days of storm, snow, wind, and amazing tree skiing, the sun came out on August 19, 2022, and cooked all the snow. We ventured out in hopes of finding some soft snow on due south faces and were badly mistaken… It was a gorgeous day out there, nonetheless and we took […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 23, 2022 1 Comment
Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: Drone Shot of Endless Soft Powder Chute Skiing in Evening Light Report from August 10, 2022 Wednesday was our third bluebird powder day in a row here in Patagonia. Well, it wasn’t exactly bluebird all day. The sun didn’t show up until 1pm – before that it was foggy, cloudy, and socked in. And yeah, it also wasn’t exactly a powder day either… Most of the snow had been cooked by […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 12, 2022 0 Comments
Drones to the Rescue? How Drones are Changing the Landscape of High Mountain Rescue Efforts Imagine for a moment that you were this unfortunate snowboarder trapped on the side of a cliff for two hours, frightened, cold, and not understanding what’s going to happen next? Related: Snowboarder trapped on cliff-face at Whistler Blackcomb Now imagine how it might feel to be in that same position (yes as frightening as it was!) but also able to […] Avalanche Ryan Kime | April 26, 2022 1 Comment
Thompson Pass, AK: Hot Corn Skiing Submerged in Some of the Best Views on Earth Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from April 21, 2021 We went for a long walk on Thompson Pass, AK on Tuesday. Owen Leeper, Gabby, and I made the voyage with Gabby as our guide. It was hot out. Really hot. Sweat pouring off my chin on the way up. After 3,500-vertical-feet of climbing, we finally got to the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 25, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Aerial Footage Shows Just How Epic Jackson Hole’s Side Country Really Is [arve url="https://vimeo.com/412559211"] SnowBrains | April 30, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
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