Exactly How To Ski & Ride The Highest Gondola On Earth | Gulmarg, India How To Ski & Ride the Highest Gondola on Earth Gulmarg, India: Yes it’s possible to ski in India. India holds the highest gondola on Earth: the Gulmarg Gondola that drops you off on the top of 13,780′ (4,200m) Afarwat Peak. When most people think about India they picture the Taj Mahal, Bollywood dancing or the Ganges. What most people forget […] Marian Krogh | February 22, 2017 1 Comment
Come Ski the Himalaya With Us in 2016: The Himalayas are legendary, awesome, fearsome, and still quite mysterious. There really isn’t any easy way to access nor ski them, except for Indian Kashmir’s Gulmarg ski resort. Gulmarg is big [33 named bowls], Gulmarg is high [13,054 feet], and Gulmarg is long [4,265-vertical feet]. They have the world’s second highest gondola that gives you access Gulmarg averages 590 inches of annual snowfall and a busy day means only about 200 people at the resort. One run will cost you $5. Not bad. […] Miles Clark | June 18, 2015 0 Comments
Johnny Collinson’s Season Edit: Bolivia, India, B.C., Alaska Johnny Collinson is a buddy of ours. Yes, he looks like a girl – and never more than in the beginning of this video. Yes, he wears feathers in his hair. But there’s no denying the kid can ski. You might notice that this video mostly shows Johnny in gnarly mountain terrain such as: Denali National Park, Bolivia, and India. Johnny is a mountaineer. No, like a real one. Johnny had climbed all Earth’s “Seven Summits” before the age of 17. Not bad This edit show’s Johnny’s wide range of mountain skills. The kid isn’t afraid of high elevations nor marginal conditions; he’ll still charge. You can really […] Miles Clark | September 1, 2014 0 Comments
How to Execute the IDEAL Ski Season = Whistler, Japan, India, Chamonix, Alaska Is there an equation for the perfect snow season? Is there a way to NEVER go wrong with powder? Never say never, right? But, there certainly are ways to be in the right places at the right times in order to maximize your powder potential. Just think of what the pros do all season. They jump from […] Featured Article SnowBrains | August 3, 2014 8 Comments
One Dead After 6 Swiss Skiers Caught in Avalanche @ Gulmarg Ski Resort, India Six Swiss skiers were caught in an inbounds avalanche at Gulmarg ski resort in India on Friday, January 24th, 2014. One of the Swiss skiers, a 59-year-old male, did not survive the avalanche while his 2 of his 5 companions were injured in the event. “The three people were skiing in the upper reaches of Gulmarg when the avalanche hit the area […] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 25, 2014 1 Comment
Brain Post: Which Country Has More English Speakers Than the USA? English is the second most spoken language on Earth right behind Mandarin. 508 million people on Earth speak English. English is the official language of more countries than any other language: Hong Kong, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, England, Ireland, Singapore, whoa… this list is long. Lets just have a look at the wikipedia list below. The United States […] Brains SnowBrains | November 22, 2013 10 Comments
“Surf the Ganges” India Photo Slide Show | Kings Beach, CA Tomorrow Night, July 10th Local Lake Tahoe professional photographer Ryan Salm will be showing off his best photos from his 2013 trip to the Ganges River in India during one of India’s largest holy festivals. Ryan and a few friends stand up paddleboarded down the Ganges River through this enormous festival and the images and stories they have are priceless. If you’ve never been […] Surf SwellBrains | July 9, 2013 1 Comment