Prescription Mother Nature to the Rescue: Experience Winter in Mammoth Lakes Brought to you by Mammoth Lakes Tourism Covid got you down? After months of the mundane, you dream of adventure, crave a change of pace, and long for a deeply satisfying breath of fresh mountain air. Luckily for you, weโve got a prescription that will fulfill these wishes and more. Itโs a remedy to the blues, a medicine for the […] Featured Article Spencer Cox | March 15, 2021 0 Comments
The True Value Of A Backcountry Guide: Why and How To Hire One In this world of strong-minded athletes willing to learn by trial and error and DIY attitudes, weโve forgotten about an easier way of learning and progressing in the backcountry. The guide. Out there every day assessing snowpack, evaluating terrain and implementing the best safety techniques are incredible mountain guides who have chosen to make it their livelihood spending time outdoors […] Brains Alex K | February 8, 2020 0 Comments
Black Ops Valdez Offers the Best Skiing in the World with the Most Experienced Guides Brought to you by Black Ops Valdez If youโve ever dreamed of heli-skiing, no crowds, no lift lines and bottomless untracked powder every run on some of the most beautiful terrain on earth, then look no further than Black Ops Valdez. Located in the middle of the eastern Chugach Mountains surrounding Valdez and Thompson Pass, Black Ops Valdez offer over […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 27, 2020 1 Comment
Mountain Guides Accept Plea Bargain as they Face Charges of Manslaughter Over Avalanche Death of Skier they were Guiding Two mountain guides haveย accepted a plea bargain overย the death of a British banker after an off-piste expedition in the Italian Alps turned to disaster, reports the Telegraph. Graeme Porteous was killed when fresh snow turned to liquid beneath him, sweeping him 100-feet down a mountain. During a trip to north-west Italy in February 2015, Mr. Porteous and two friends employed […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 17, 2018 1 Comment
Avalanche Airbags – They Donโt Make You Invincible… Our good friend, SnowBrains author, and skier with more avalanche terrain experience the most of us combined, DโArcy McLeish, just wrote this great piece for Last Frontier Heli in Northern British Columbia about Avalanche Airbags.DโArcy touches on some very important topics that we all need to keep in mind when weโre using avalanche airbags. (video of avy airbag being used […] Avalanche SnowBrains | August 15, 2013 6 Comments