โTahoe = Most Iconic, Influential Ski Region in North Americaโ – Powder Mag | Keep Tahoe True: โThe teaser to a four-part series about the most iconic and influential ski region in North Americaโ โ Powder Magazine โWith 15 ski areas and 183 chairlifts attracting three million skiers every winter, Lake Tahoe is one of the most iconic ski zones in the country. But while scenic beauty and numerous ski celebrities have always kept it in the limelight, the people and communities you donโt see are what maintain the areaโs authentic […] SnowBrains | November 13, 2013 0 Comments
Powder Magazine Calls โBullSh*tโ on Avalanche Video Last week, we published a video of a freeskier getting trapped in a large avalanche. The whole video was an ABS avalanche airbag backpack advertisement, literally. The video shows Aymar Navarro getting caught in a huge avalanche in the Spanish Pyrenees. Itโs certainly a large scary avalanche and Aymar is lucky to have survived. “There is another video where Aymar describes the incident, saying that the sun broke through after a week of storms and 12 feet of new snow, with another foot of fresh overnight. He says they evaluated three slopes and tried to […] Avalanche SnowBrains | October 14, 2013 2 Comments
Powder Magazine & Greg Stump Present โLegendsโ with Scott Schmidt Powder Magazine and Greg Stump are doing one โLegendsโ article and video each month. ย This month, October, theyโre covering Scott Schmidt. ย Here they cover Scott Schmidt and his famous Steep Tech clothing. ย Admittedly, the video is pretty boring, but itโs always cool to hear anything from Scotts angle. Powder TV presents the second installment of Legends, a series produced by […] SnowBrains | October 3, 2013 0 Comments
Powder Magazineโs October 2013 Issue in Video Format: Powder Magazine is blowing up itโs digital presence this year for the first time. Great stuff wonโt stop pumping out of this cyber-media machine. Now, theyโre creating video reviews of each of their magazine issues. Now, you can enjoy Powder Magazine in video form. Powder Magazineโs October 2013 Issue: RED POW An exclusive look at Russiaโs transformation of a powder paradise for Olympic glory FREE BIRDS Gritty and unafraid, the competitors on the Freeride World Tour are the toughest skiers in the world. THE UNSUNG MASTER Back in the mountains with quiet legend Darren Johnson. INTO THE MINDS From avalanche […] SnowBrains | October 1, 2013 0 Comments
โSnowmaking Will NOT Save Us…โ by Powder Magazine Powder Magazine is taking a strong stance on global warming. They are quoting scientist who are saying there might not be skiing in the USA in 75 from now. Some people think that snowmaking will save the ski industry. Powder is here to say โyour wrong.โ Why it isn’t the answer to decreasing snowfall […] SnowBrains | September 25, 2013 8 Comments
Travis Rice on Shane McConkey | Powder Magazine Video Powder Magazine brings us this exclusive video interview with Travis Rice speaking on Shane McConkey. This will be a new weekly series that will feature iconic athletes talking about Shane McConkeyโs influence. Travis Rice leads off Icons, an exclusive series featuring renowned athletes from a variety of sports talking about the influence of Shane McConkey. Produced by Red Bull Media House, Icons features […] SnowBrains | September 19, 2013 1 Comment
Powder Magazine Video = “Behind the Cover: October 2013” Powder Magazineโs October 2013 issue comes out today. Sean Cochrane is on the cover ripping pow on a snow shed in B.C. To explain how they got the shot on the cover, Powder made this video. Powder is getting very very digital this year and we are digginโ it. They have a lot to offer and now they are making videos in addition to their photos and words. On the cover of POWDER’s October edition (Volume 42, issue 2), Sean Cochrane scores pow on a snow shed protecting motorists on Rogers Pass, British Columbia. “We were driving to go ski atop the pass, and decided to stop and get this […] SnowBrains | September 17, 2013 3 Comments
โThe Future of June Mountainโ by Powder Magazine June Mountain is special because it gives us access to some of the best backcountry skiing in the USA and it drives the local communityโs economy. June Mountain closed last winter for financial reasons. June will reopen in 2013/14 and this is fantastic news for skiers and riders. June Mountain is a legend that has taken a fall and hopes to get […] SnowBrains | September 12, 2013 6 Comments