Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: Drone Shot of Endless Soft Powder Chute Skiing in Evening Light Report from August 10, 2022 Wednesday was our third bluebird powder day in a row here in Patagonia. Well, it wasn’t exactly bluebird all day. The sun didn’t show up until 1pm – before that it was foggy, cloudy, and socked in. And yeah, it also wasn’t exactly a powder day either… Most of the snow had been cooked by […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 12, 2022 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry Report: Our 1st Bluebird Powder Day of the Season! Report from August 9, 2022 Yesterday was our 1st bluebird powder day of the season. It was only our 5th day of the season here… That happened quick! Honestly, it can be damn hard to find a blue pow day here – the weather is just so rough here. We took full freakin’ advantage and were out into the backcountry […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 9, 2022 1 Comment
The Most Legendary Skier in California History? | “Snowshoe Thompson” Who’s the most famous, most legendary skier in California history? Many will blurt out modern names like McConkey and Schmidt – but no – it’s Thompson. Snowshoe Thompson. Snowshoe Thompson was quite possibly the most badass skier to have ever walked the face of the Earth, not just California, not just the USA. He was a skiing beast who charged 90-miles over the Sierra Nevada’s in the dead of winter – solo – on 10 foot skis carrying a 80-100 pound pack in only 3 days. Then, he’d turn around and charge the 90-miles back home in only two. The guy did this twice a month […] SnowBrains | August 3, 2022 19 Comments
15 Reasons Why I Won’t Date A Guy Who Can’t Ski… I think my sister said it best, “I can’t date him because he can’t ski!” One run down the mountain sealed this guy’s fate, and just like that he was ghosted. I know this sounds harsh, but all the lady skiers out there know what I’m talking about… You meet a nice boy, he takes you out on a date, and […] Industry News Lindsay Hayden | July 27, 2022 29 Comments
The World’s Highest Elevation Ski Resort = Chacaltaya, Bolivia @ 17,785-Feet | Closed Due to “Unprecedented” Glacial Retreat When we think about where the highest ski resort on Earth lies, visions of Switzerland, Austria, France, & Colorado fill our minds. Reality is strikingly different. The highest ski resort on Earth lives at only 16° south of the equator in the South American country of Bolivia. It is called Chacaltaya (bridge of ice in the Aymara Indian language). What […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 25, 2022 46 Comments
Come Ski & Snowboard Antarctica With SnowBrains in November 2022 | New Spots Just Opened Up SnowBrains’ CEO Miles Clark will be guiding two trips to Antarctica in November 2022. ***If interested in skiing/riding Antarctica in 2022, please email us: Contact@SnowBrains.com The first trip was already sold out, November 3-15, 2022, but four spots have just opened up. If you’re interested, please get in touch through the email above. The second trip, from November 24 to December […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 23, 2022 1 Comment
2-Feet of Fresh Snow on Going-To-The-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, MT Glacier National Park, MT reported 2′ of fresh snow at 6,250′ on the Going-To-The-Sun road yesterday, June 18, 2022. It’s been a very strange spring in North America with plenty of cold and snow after many areas saw almost no snow in January, February, and March this season. There is currently no estimate on when the road will open for […] Miles Clark | June 20, 2022 1 Comment
Alta, UT Report: Main Chute on 11,068′ Mt. Baldy | Still Firing Top-to-Bottom in June Report from June 8, 2022 Yesterday was my penultimate day of the 2021/22 ski season. It’s been a helluva journey. I decided to end it where I started it: Main Chute at Alta. Main Chute is where I experienced my 1st turns of this season on November 2, 2021, and I crashed horribly on my 4th turn of the year […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 9, 2022 3 Comments
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