Miles Clark 2024 BC Highlight Video | Pillow Powder Madness Every year I head up to British Columbia, it never fails to disappoint me.ย While this year may have been frigid, the skiing was just as spectacular as usual. Pillows, powder, and stunning vistas were accompanied by some amazing friends.ย Thanks, BC! There truly is nowhere else on Earth that is like you. Related:ย SnowBrains 2021/22 British Columbia, Canada Highlight Video Stay […] Featured Video Miles Clark | September 9, 2024 0 Comments
Does Affordable Skiing Still Exist? The Top 9 Best Value Ski Areas in the United States With the advent of mega passes, higher participation in snow sports, and the desire to appear โsought afterโ, buying a day ticket at the resorts we know and love has now become a financial investment affordable to only the ultra-dedicated or financially well-off. A little over a decade ago, $100 ski tickets were unheard of. Now, the likes of Breckenridge, […] Industry News Tucker Morin | July 31, 2024 11 Comments
Tamarack, ID, Report: Sleeper Spring Pow Day Report from Thursday, March 28, 2024 After a couple of weeks of warm spring skiing, I thought Idaho had seen its last powder days for the season. A friend of mine had planned a trip out to Tamarack, Idaho, for the end of March, and I expected to be packing my Hawaiian shirt and my jorts. Turns out, winter had […] Conditions Report Zach Armstrong | April 1, 2024 0 Comments
Whitewater Ski Resort, BC, Conditions Report: Backcountry Delivers Five Inches of Cold Smoke Report from Sunday March 11, 2024 The backcountry at Whitewater, British Columbia, delivered cold smoke again on Sunday. Expectations were low in the morning when the car was getting loaded. Although it looked like it had snowed roughly to the belt buckle of the Viking gnome on the snow stake at Whitewater, the reports from the day before weren’t that […] Conditions Report Ben Davies | March 19, 2024 0 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT, Report: The Instant Classic ‘Lightning Ridge Relay’ Followed by Plentiful Powder Laps with Friends Report from Saturday, February 10, 2024 Halfway up the steep hill, touring faster than I probably ever have and wearing a Yoshi costume, I wondered to myself: “Why the hell did I agree to do this?!” Our team got fifth in Powder Mountain’s brand new Lightning Ridge Relay race that took place on Saturday and the three of us were […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | February 15, 2024 0 Comments
5 Reasons Why Japan Has Such Low Avalanche Danger โJAPOWโ – who has not heard of the famous Japanese powder?ย If you have been lucky enough to ski in Japan, you are probably smiling just thinking about it. And if you havenโt, you are probably hoping to one day go for some unparalleled powder turns. Niseko has an average snowfall of 590 in (15m) and Kiroro a staggering 826 in […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | December 16, 2023 0 Comments
How Much Does It Need To Snow For It To Be Considered A Powder Day? Everybody loves powder days.ย Itโs as simple as that; there is nothing better than floating down wide-open groomers, tree runs, or steep chutes with fresh snow under your feet. The stoke coming from the lift lines, watching others enter the white room from the lift, and wrapping the day reminiscing on the lines you skied. Powder days are skiing at its […] Conditions Report Will Hart | November 30, 2023 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Aspen Highlands, CO – The Versatile Locals Mountain that Caters to All As you pop out of the congested Aspen Roundabout onto Maroon Creek Road, suddenly you see itโthe holy grail. Towering above you at a lofty 12,392โ of elevation stands Highland Peak, the crown jewel of Aspen Highlands. It vanishes as quickly as it appears, yet the reminder of its presence releases some adrenaline on even the groggiest of mornings and […] Henry Shea | June 12, 2023 0 Comments