Avalanche Death in Snake River Range, ID on Dec. 26th The same day that an avalanche took a skier’s life on Jackson Hole’s Pucker Face, another avalanche took another life in the Snake River Range. The day was December 26th, 2013.There was also a natural avalanche that occurred on Taylor Mountain, WY on Christmas day that involved no humans (see photo above). The Snake River Range avalanche occurred at 2:45pm on December 26th and involved […] Avalanche SnowBrains | December 30, 2013 0 Comments
Jackson Hole Avalanche Death Today on Cody Peak A snowboarder was buried in a soft slab avalanche and did not survive today on Cody Peak just outside the boundaries of Jackson Hole ski resort in Wyoming. The slide occurred at 1pm today on the popular Pucker Face on Cody Peak. Pucker Face is a steep, avalanche prone face that is only a short hike from the top of the Jackson Hole tram. […] SnowBrains | December 26, 2013 2 Comments
Santa Delivers Deep Snow in Jackson Hole | 21″ in 48 Hours It appears that Jackson Hole was not naughty this year. Santa rewarded their good behavior with ridiculously fun skiing and riding, deep snow, and face shot. Jackson Hole has now gotten 21″ of snow in the past 48 hours. They’ve gotten 153″ this season. That’s not bad, especially considering how dry some other USA zones are right now. […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | December 24, 2013 0 Comments
Jackson Hole Conditions Report Video: 119″ of Snow This Year Jackson Hole has had a good early season. 119″ of snow already and the Tram is open. Bridger gondola is open as well. Jackson Hole athlete Rob Kingwill and local skier Jeff Leger enjoy a day of great snow above a classic Jackson Hole inversion layer, also known as the “sea of dreams” Things are looking good in Jackson Hole with 4,139 vertical […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | December 20, 2013 0 Comments
Whiteford VS Kingwill | Jackson Hole Hits 10 Feet of Snow Jackson Hole has already received 10 feet of snow this winter. The tram is open and they just opened Headwall. To celebrate, two of Jackson Hole’s Freeride Team “duke” it out on the perfect powdery slopes of Headwall. Looks like Jackson is tapping into some of that competitive, who’s cooler Squaw vibe, huh? It’s on it Jackson Hole, with 10 feet of snow already this season, athletes Rob Kingwill and Andrew Whiteford challenge each other to a dual: skier vs snowboarder. Their first mission: powder turns on the Headwall. Who will rule the roost […] SnowBrains | December 13, 2013 0 Comments
Deep Powder Photos from Jackson Hole’s 1st Day on the Tram: Jackson Hole ski resort in Wyoming opened their world famous tram on Saturday for the first time this season. There was a lot of powder up there that needed to be skied and the boys and girls in Jackson Hole took care of it easily. Temperatures hovered around 0F all day on Saturday keeping the snow light and dry. Jackson Hole’s tram is now open and ready for business. The tram opened up along with Sublette today, giving Jackson Hole 4,139 […] SnowBrains | December 9, 2013 0 Comments
Jackson Hole Tram to OPEN Saturday Jackson Hole just announced that the Tram will open this Saturday, December 7th, 2013. Are you wondering if the tram is going to run this weekend? You might want to leave Saturday openโฆ – Jackson Hole They announced it in a round about way, but they still announced it. If youโre already in Jackson Hole, youโre […] SnowBrains | December 3, 2013 0 Comments
Jackson Hole OPENS Tomorrow, Free Ski Day on Friday Jackson Hole ski resort in Wyoming will open for the 2013/14 winter season tomorrow, November 28th, 2013. Jackson has already gotten over 7 feet of snow this fall and the mountain is looking good. Opening day will have the Teewinot, Apres Vous, Casper and Marmot chairs running starting at 9am. Nearly 3,000 vertical feet of skiing and riding will be available. On Friday, November 29th, Jackson Hole will offer a free ski day. […] SnowBrains | November 27, 2013 0 Comments