2 Skiers Killed by Avalanche While on Guided Trip With CMH Heli Skiing Near Revelstoke, BC Two guests on a guided heli-ski trip with Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH) Heli Skiing were killed in an avalanche near Revelstoke, BC, yesterday. The avalanche occurred near the Alkolkolex tenure southeast of Revelstoke near an area known as Chocolate Bunnies. Brothers Timothy and Jonathan Kinsley, from Pennsylvania, and a guide were caught in an avalanche at around 2 pm on Monday, January […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 24, 2023 0 Comments
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The Sister Summit: A New Women’s-Only Freeski Competition Launching This Winter To kick off the upcoming winter season in style, pro skiers Lexi DuPont and Hedvig Wessel along with pro snowboarders Fanny Avril and Leanne Pelosi are hosting the first ever Sister Summit. The Sister Summit 2022 will bring together top female skiers and snowboarders from around the world for a week of riding and workshops to redefine together the standards of […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | August 24, 2022 0 Comments
‘Colour the Slopes Summit’ for BIPOC Adventurers Coming to Revelstoke Colour the Trails, Tourism Revelstoke, and Revelstoke Mountain Resort have partnered up to host an exciting new outdoor summit. The goal: celebrate winter pursuits and bring together BIPOC adventurer seekers. The first annual Colour the Slopes Summit is a four-day event, taking place from December 8 through 11, 2022 in Revelstoke, BC. The summit will be held specifically for Black, […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | August 8, 2022 0 Comments
Top 10 Small Ski Resorts in North America for Powder Hounds Putting together a “best of” list can seem rather arbitrary and so wildly subjective rendering the list almost meaningless. To stave off the naysayers, making the cut on this VIP inventory was restricted to those Small Ski Resorts that met all of the following criteria: copious amounts of deep, blower-light powder (300+ inches minimum), maximum of seven real-deal lifts (moving […] Robin Azer | July 6, 2022 20 Comments
Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC Shares Updates for 2022-23 Season—Plan for On-Mountain Staff Housing Awaiting Approval Monday’s 11-inch dump has brought Revelstoke’s season snowfall total to 434 inches, shaping up the 2021-22 season to be one of the top 5 snowiest seasons on record since the resort opened in 2007. Revelstoke’s closing day is set for April 18. Attached below the historical snowfall image is a press release from Revelstoke detailing its plans for next winter, […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 7, 2022 1 Comment
SCOTT Patrol E1 Airbags: The Ultimate Freeskiing Backpacks Brought to you by SCOTT Sports On January 18th, 2022, SnowBrains founder and SCOTT athlete Miles Clark was caught in an avalanche in the backcountry outside of Revelstoke, BC. Miles was wearing a SCOTT Patrol E1 electronic airbag pack, which he quickly deployed, and was able to ski off of the slide without being buried or injured. SCOTT’s lineup of Patrol […] Gear Review Mike Lavery | February 28, 2022 0 Comments
Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC, Report: Impressive Lines and Superb Views Report from week of January 24th, 2022 It’s been some time since we’ve visited Revelstoke. It’s our interior BC home-away-from-home and a place to escape from Whistler when inevitable snow dry spells hit. With COVID, then highway failures, it’s been over two years since we’ve visited for winter. Floods washed away The Coquihalla in the fall of 2021 and (amazingly quickly) […] Conditions Report Lee Lau | January 28, 2022 0 Comments