Jackson Hole Plans On Building New Gondola to Ease Tram Lines Ever since Jackson Hole Mountain Resort got rated the number one ski resort in North America, it has slowly become more and more blown out with lines and tourists. Although this is good for business, it is a quick surefire way to irk locals. On a pow day, people start lining up as early as 6:30 AM to catch […] Keenan Grady | March 8, 2016 0 Comments
Meet Tater, Jackson Hole’s Newest Ski Patrol Member Jackson Hole has a new puppy in training for the Jackson Hole Ski Patrol. Tater, an 8-week-old Golden Retriever, showed up in Jackson two days ago. His full name is Sir Tater Tot of the Tetons. An avalanche dog can search one hectare (2.5 acres) in about 30 minutes. It would take 20 humans around 4 hours to cover an equivalent area using avalanche probes. The speed with which an “avy dog” locates an avalanche victim is absolutely vital. Around 90% of avalanche victims will survive if recovered in the first 15 minutes after burial […] ameliatraynor | April 16, 2015 2 Comments
Jackson Hole Dreams – Griffin Post Jackson Hole is the place to ski this winter. If snowfall is measured by people doing snow dances, then Jackson Hole has become a giant flash mob, with already 210 inches this season!! Jackson Hole presents TGR rider and US Free Skiing Champion, Griffin perfectly titled segment “Jackson Hole Dreams”. Just don’t be surprised that while watching this video you subconsciously booked a trip out to Wyoming’s winter wonderland. You wont regret it, just go make some dreams become […] Michael Etezadi | January 13, 2015 0 Comments
35″ of Fresh: Jackson Conditions Update + Photo Tour With 35” of new snow in the past three days, and the upper mountain on hold on Monday, today at Jackson Hole promised to be a good day, and it was indeed. The entire mountain was ripping this morning, it didn’t matter where you were, the skiing was good. Tram laps were […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | January 7, 2015 2 Comments
VIDEO: How To Get Strong for Ski Season | “The Monster Factory” Located in a warehouse just south of Jackson, WY, Mountain Athlete is an unconventional gym to say the least. There are no fancy machines and most of the exercises don’t require much beyond some free weights, a pull-up bar, and maybe a sandbag. Founded by Rob Shaul, Mountain Athlete provides specialized training for a variety of outdoor pursuits such as mountain guiding, climbing, kayaking, and skiing. Dubbed “The Monster Factory,” it has produced top-level athletes such as Griffin Post, Crystal Wright, and Kit DesLauriers just to […] Liza Sarychev | August 27, 2014 0 Comments
Throwback Thursday: Spring Break in Jackson Hole It’s Thursday, and hence its everyones favorite day to reminisce on the past with the classic #throwbackthursday. We here at Snowbrains thought we would get on the Throwback Thursday Train and highlight some of our best videos from last season, and with roughly four months to go before winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re all itching for snow. This Thursday we take you back to late March with Tydel and […] Jesse Cassidy | August 21, 2014 2 Comments
Jackson Hole Tram Jam | Not Just Another Tram Ride… This is a brilliant idea! Jackson Hole hooked announced a private show in the tram with Michael Franti, the first 45 people in line got the ride of a lifetime. We hope there will be more and this wasn’t some sort of celebration of […] SnowBrains | April 1, 2014 0 Comments
Cody Peak, Corbet’s, & Moose, 3 Days in Jackson Hole| Trip Report, Video & Photo Tour “You guys are on a ski bender” said Clem Smith as we left the Lost Trail Lodge after an overnight backcountry trip with Tecnica Blizzard in Tahoe. In a way we were, as we loaded up the car and drove for 14 hours straight to Jackson. We arrived around 2am Wednesday morning and slept in the car as temps hovered around zero. The next day was the first of three insanely awesome days at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort […] Backcountry Jesse Cassidy | March 24, 2014 1 Comment
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