Avalanche in Jackson, WY Backcountry Severely Injures Skier Yesterday A 32-year-old male skier was caught in an avalanche at 10,100-feet on Jackson Peak in the Gros Ventre Range just east of Jackson, WY on Sunday afternoon. He reportedly suffered a severe hip/leg injury and is currently in the hospital. “Scott Dixon, 32, from Teton Valley, Idaho was airlifted to St. John’s Medical Center with a hip injury after he was caught in a slide off Jackson Peak at approximately 4:30 p.m. A hard slab break at 10,100 feet was recorded with the Bridger- […] Avalanche SnowBrains | November 11, 2013 17 Comments
Over 60” This Season @ Jackson Hole | Photo Tour: The crew at Jackson Hole is getting ready for their opening on November 28th, 2013. In doing so, they cruised up the tram and took a few photos on Tuesday, November 5th. The snow drifts at the top of the tram were beyond what anyone had expected. It’s wintertime at 10,450-feet at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. They’ve received 10” of new snow in the past 48 hours, 5” in […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | November 8, 2013 2 Comments
5 Runs You Need to Ski Before You Die: Outside Magazine recently put together a list of 5 runs that you need to ski or snowboard before you die. It’s a good list and it got us thinking. We need to come up with a list like this of our own. Maybe two lists. One list of 5 runs you need to ride inbounds before you die and one list of 5 runs you need to ride in the backcountry before you […] SnowBrains | November 5, 2013 6 Comments
“How Do You Get Ready for Winter?” – Jackson Hole Jackson Hole is asking us what we do to get ready for winter. Well, what do you do? Squats? Lunges? Plyometrics? Trail Running? Abs? Swimming? Mountain Biking? Olympic Lifts? Cleans? Jerks? Pull Ups? What? Personally, I do plyometrics, abs, run, and surf. The plyometrics likely go the furthest, but the running helps with cardio and abs are always good. The surfing likely does […] SnowBrains | October 16, 2013 2 Comments
“Wyoming Triumph” = 26-Minutes of Quality Big Mountain Skiing This movie will make you wanna move to Jackson Hole. In 26 minutes this video delivers the flavor, culture, powder, and big mountains of Wyoming in a way that hasn’t been done yet. The video is very well produced and has some big sponsors. This group of guys and gals spends 2012/13 charging all over Wyoming’s multiple mountain ranges in […] Featured Video SnowBrains | October 16, 2013 3 Comments
NOAA: Winter Storm Warnings TODAY for Wyoming, Colorado, Montana | 6-18” of New Snow A winter storm is plowing across the Northern Rockies today leaving a slew of Winter Storm Warnings in its path. Wyoming, Montana, & Colorado will see big snow out of this system. Spotters are already reporting 2-4 inches of new snow in many areas. Up to 14” of new snow is expected in many high elevation locations. These winter storm warning remains in effect until 6pm this evening. …AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW IN […] Weather SnowBrains | October 4, 2013 1 Comment
Ski FREE @ Jackson Hole on November 29th, 2013 Jackson Hole ski resort in Wyoming was just ranked the #1 ski resort in North America by Ski Magazine (we also ranked them #1 in our Top 10 List). In light of this ranking, Jackson Hole will be celebrating by offering free skiing to all on November 29th, 2013. This day will be their 2nd day of operation for the 2013/14 winter ski season. Crested Butte, CO always has their very first day of the season free to […] SnowBrains | October 1, 2013 3 Comments
Alaska & Jackson Hole Big-Mountain-Powder Ski Movie: “Frosty Flakes” This is what a lot of us are looking for. Powder, big mountain, air, amazing locations. A movie that shows us just what we are looking and none of the rest. Frosty Flakes’ trailer is jus that. It’s Alaska and Jackson Hole powder and big lines. It’s underground and real. It’s skiing and riding the right way. The flakes are falling fast […] Movie Trailer SnowBrains | September 27, 2013 3 Comments
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