[GEAR REVIEW] Arc’teryx Cerium Hoody—Dependable When You Need it Most *SnowBrains carries some affiliate marketing links, which means we earn commission on sales of some products when users click through a link from the site. Our editorial content is NOT influenced by affiliate partnerships. The Cerium Hoody by Arc’teryx is top of its class. It’s reliable, dependable, light, and stylish. The streamlined, lightweight, down hoody filled with 850-fill European white […] Gear Martin Kuprianowicz | December 16, 2022 1 Comment
[GEAR REVIEW] Why I Chose Mountain Hardwear for My Jacket, Gloves, and Backpack in the Backcountry This Winter Winter rolled in hard and fast this year. At the time of this writing on December 7, 2022, my home range of the Wasatch in Utah has already seen over 12 feet of snow with base depths in Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons at 5-6 feet. It’s been a banner early winter thus far and we sit at 154% of […] Gear Martin Kuprianowicz | December 6, 2022 0 Comments
Gear Review: The SCOTT Pro Shield Sunglasses—My Daily Driver for Mountain Biking Eyewear Winter has come and gone but bike season has happily arrived to save my sanity from boredom and help me get my daily mountain ‘fix’. I’ve never been much of a cyclist, but with Salt Lake City’s legendary Corner Canyon trail system a short 25-minute ride from my house, it’s a no-brainer that I get into the sport this summer. […] Gear Martin Kuprianowicz | July 14, 2022 0 Comments
Gear Review: 4FRNT Raven with Patented 4-Lock Technology Designed by legendary freeskier Eric “Hoji” Hjorleifson, the Raven is created to maximize uphill efficiency while still providing full-charging capabilities on the ski down. The ski is ridiculously light and shreds hard. From gladed tree terrain to the high alpine, the Raven is the perfect balance of a lightweight ski with maximum stability. The Raven is equipped with 4FRNT’s Reflect […] Gear Martin Kuprianowicz | March 25, 2022 0 Comments
LEKI USA Drops an Awesome New Lineup of Backcountry-Specific Ski Poles Brought to you by LEKI USA Backcountry-specific ski poles are one of the most useful and often overlooked pieces of gear you should have in your quiver. At the resort, just about anything will suffice, but on the skin track the right set of poles can make or break your day. I’ve tried a lot of options over the years […] Gear Mike Lavery | January 5, 2022 0 Comments
Gear Review: Insta360 One X2—The Hottest Camera in Action Sports Right Now Brought to you by Insta360 The Insta360 One X2 is a sleek, durable, pocket-sized action camera sure that’s dominating the action sports market right now. The One X2 is jam-packed with incredible features to take any ski edit to the next level—like its invisible selfie stick. The camera is small and waterproof up to 10 meters and has not one but […] Gear Martin Kuprianowicz | December 21, 2021 2 Comments
[EXCLUSIVE] Limited-Edition SnowBrains x Glade Adapt Goggles – Only 100 Pairs Available The limited-edition SnowBrains x Glade Adapt goggles: the perfect gift for skiers and snowboarders this holiday season. Based out of Breckenridge, Colo., Glade makes the best goggles on the market for half the price. While competitors are stuck with legacy manufacturing processes and outdated distribution models, Glade is not. Buy the limited-edition SnowBrains x Glade Adapt goggles HERE before they’re all […] Gear SnowBrains | December 8, 2021 2 Comments
Gear Review: Mountain Hardware Snoskiwoski 40 Pack Snoskiwoski 40 $220 MSRP The Snoskiwoski 40 has ALL the bells and whistles and has enough to take you into the backcountry or into long mountaineering endeavors. It’s the pack ski-mountaineers love. The Snoskiwoski Pack is an ultra-lightweight carrying system made for done-in-a-day missions and long hauls that lean on efficiency. Drawing on the expertise of world-class alpinist Vivian Bruchez, […] Gear Martin Kuprianowicz | December 1, 2021 0 Comments
Gear Review: 2021-2022 DPS Foundation 106 C2 Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, DPS Skis has always been known to push the boundaries of materials and technology, ultimately resulting in high-quality, performance-driven skis. Newly updated for DPS’s 2021-2022 fleet is the Foundation 106 C2, now available for their Dreamtime Sale. Here’s what DPS has to say about the ski: “The Foundation 106 C2 has undergone some key updates, […] Gear Clay Malott | July 31, 2021 0 Comments
Long Term Review: 2020-2021 WNDR Vital 100 This past winter and spring, I had the pleasure of skiing on WNDR’s brand new Vital 100 ski. All too often in the ski industry, equipment is reviewed for a handful of days and then is sent back to the brand. I had the incredible opportunity to ski over sixty days on these skis this season, which has given me a […] Gear Clay Malott | June 15, 2021 0 Comments
Gear Review: 2020/2021 Line Blade This season I got the chance to test out the brand new Line Blade at Alta and Solitude Ski Resorts in Salt Lake City, Utah. There’s no getting around it, this ski looks weird, but it’s the most entertaining groomer ski I’ve ever ridden. Line’s new “Gas Pedal Metal” construction and a unique aggressive sidecut came together to make for […] Gear Calvin Giddings | April 14, 2021 0 Comments
Gear Review: 2021 K2 Mindbender 108Ti 2021 K2 Mindbender 108Ti Stats: Lengths: 172 cm, 179 cm, 186 cm, 193 cm Rocker: Tip and Tail Stiffness: 8 out of 10 Weight per Ski: 2225 grams per ski [186cm] Dimensions: 136 / 108 / 125mm [186cm] Sidecut Radius: 22.8m [186cm] Construction: Aspen and Fir Core with Titanal Aluminum Y-Beam Reviewer Stats: Name: Phillip Cullinane Days skied on 2021 K2 Mindbender 108Ti [186cm]: 14 […] Gear Phillip Cullinane | February 22, 2021 0 Comments
Gear Review: 2021 K2 Mindbender 98Ti Alliance Ski 2021 K2 Mindbender 98Ti Alliance Skis Lengths: 154 cm, 162 cm, 168 cm, 175 cm Rocker: Tip and Tail Stiffness: 7 out of 10 Weight per Ski: 1833 grams per ski [168cm] Dimensions: 134 / 98 / 120mm [168cm] Sidecut Radius: 15.6m [168cm] Construction: Aspen Veneer Core with Titanal Aluminum Y shaped Layer Factory Recommended Mount Point: -10.5 cm […] Gear John Persons | December 11, 2020 0 Comments
Line Skis Introduces ‘The Blade’ — Created To Carve Line Skis, infamously known for their twin-tipped, freestyle-inspired skis, is boldly branching out and releasing a ski designed for carving deep trenches, tight turning, and slicing up groomers. The all-new Line Blade features gas pedal metal construction with 100% Aspen wood and independent titanal pieces in the tip and tail, providing torsional stability while still providing that energetic, snappy feel. While […] Gear Emily Crofton | June 26, 2020 0 Comments
Gear Review: Pit Viper’s Gogglés The Pit Viper Gogglés deliver. French for “goggles,” (don’t fact check me) I can’t tell you just how magnificent these puppies really are because, frankly, it’s immeasurable. I can tell you, though, that in the week that I have owned and been testing these Gogglés, I have gotten more compliments for a pair optics than I have ever gotten for […] Gear Martin Kuprianowicz | February 24, 2020 3 Comments
2020 Marker Kingpin 13 Gear Review The 2020 Marker Kingpin does it all. It the no-brainer choice when it comes to picking one binding to bridge the gap between resort skiing and backcountry laps. It’s a durable binding meant to charge hard even on the most hardpack of days, yet will still bring stability and stoke when riding soft powder. I try to stay away from […] Gear Martin Kuprianowicz | January 10, 2020 1 Comment
Gear Review: Arc’teryx Cerium LT Hoody: Amazing Weight-to-Warmth Ratio The 2020 Cerium LT Hoody by Arc’teryx is top of its class in terms of what gear you want to be wearing out in the mountains. The streamlined, lightweight, down hoody filled with 850 white goose down excels as a backcountry mid-layer or standalone jacket in cool, dry conditions. I was most impressed with the mid-layer’s warmth-to-weight ratio, along with […] Gear Martin Kuprianowicz | December 20, 2019 0 Comments
2020 Lib Tech UFO 105 Review: Surprisingly FUN! I recently got my hands on a pair of Lib Tech’s UFO 105 and I’m pretty impressed initially with the ski. New for the 2020 ski season, the UFO 105 is Lib Tech rider Lucas Wachs’ go-to all-mountain charger. At first, I unboxed the skis and didn’t really know what to expect and to be honest I wasn’t expecting much. […] Gear Greg Obernesser | November 29, 2019 7 Comments
IceBRKR: The Best Way to Jam Out on the Slopes Everybody loves jamming out to music while skiing or boarding, but it’s not always so easy going. Wired headphones get all tangled up, there is the chance you’ll lose expensive wireless headphones, and having a bud in your ear all day can be uncomfortable. Introducing IceBRKR: by combining a quality ski goggle with bone conduction audio technology, you can jam […] Gear Joseph Phillips | July 26, 2019 0 Comments
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