Diamond Peak, NV, Opening Day Report: Great Skiing, Better Views, Now Bring on the Snow Report from December 5, 2024 Another ski resort in the Lake Tahoe Basin has officially opened for the season! Diamond Peak Ski Resort, Nevada, kicked things off on Thursday, December 5, and it was an absolutely beautiful day. We arrived just minutes before the lifts started spinning, geared up, and wandered over to the Lakeview Quad. It was my first […] Conditions Report John Cunningham | December 8, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] One Track Mind Ep. 2 – Failure & Redemption – Josh Daiek Courtesy of friend of SnowBrains Josh Daiek This week’s episode takes us into the heart of Nevada for a line that overtook my thoughts, kept me up at night and literally almost took my life. This is a story of mistakes, stubbornness, and redemption, bittersweet as it may be. After successfully skiing the line I’ve obsessed over, another beautiful couloir […] Backcountry SnowBrains | March 1, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mountain State 2.0: Josh Daiek is Back in Search of Nevada’s Best Hidden Ski Spots Redemption. In the end, that was the objective for Josh Daiek and his crew in this sequel to last year’s adventure. In the first Mountain State, they embarked on a quest to find solitude and challenging lines in the middle-of-nowhere Nevada. But that one line had gotten the best of them, and there was no way they weren’t going back […] Backcountry SnowBrains | October 18, 2023 0 Comments
Skiing Options Near Las Vegas, NV While Las Vegas (also known as Sin City) is very popular in terms of bright lights, casinos, and entertainment, they aren’t known for ski resorts. Luckily, there are ski resorts not far from Sin City to satisfy ski fanatics even in one of the driest climates in America. The closest resort for skiers and snowboarders is about a one-hour drive […] Industry News Breya Bergom | August 5, 2021 0 Comments
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