Why Bariloche, Argentina is Really Great | Photo Tour: I probably shouldn’t write this story because of the intense bias I have towards Bariloche. I think it’s similar to when you say – “no offense but…”. It gives you free license to say whatever you want afterwards and no offense can possibly be taken, right? So it is with me declaring my bias for Bariloche. If I declare it, I can exaggerate Bariloche’s level-of-radness all I want, right? Ok, now that I got all that off my chest, I can start talking about the skiing. Catedral ski resort in Bariloche is suberb because of the simple side-country access. You ride lifts up, engage in a bit of hiking, and you’re into some killer terrain. Miles Clark | June 2, 2017 23 Comments
NOAA’s 2014/15 Winter Weather Forecast for the USA: Nov, Dec, Jan NOAA has released their long range forecast for the months of November, December, and January in 2014/15. What they are showing in these forecasts is typical of an El Nino pattern with above […] Weather SnowBrains | August 12, 2014 14 Comments
Flash Flood & Rockslide DESTROY Ski Resort in Slovakia: Photo Tour all photos from Vrátna ski resort facebook page Vrátna ski resort in northern Slovakia took a big hit this week when a flood and subsequent landslide destroyed the base area and gondola. We haven’t been able to find any news about this flood and destruction besides this short blurb: The ski resort of Vrátna in northern Slovakia was devastated by a flash flood that caused a mud and rock slide which engulfed a lift station. The photos they put on their facebook page say everything that you […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 28, 2014 12 Comments
Tahoe Scenes : Recent Photography From Around The Lake (July) This July will be remembered as the time that moisture happened in Tahoe… at least as far as the last few summers are concerned. The recent storms are a welcomed shift from the months of dry weather for many obvious reasons, but they also have the fun side effects of some really neat lightning shows and great sunsets. These photos are all from […] Matt Bansak | July 21, 2014 2 Comments
The END of the Swiss 4-Vallee Agreement: Verbier’s 102,000 Acre System Gets Dismantled… This is truly sad news. Verbeir, Switzerland’s 4-Vallees will no longer be connected by a single ticket. The famous 4-Vallee system in Verbier used to consist of 82 ski lifts and 101,807 acres of skiable terrain. This system encompassed the 5 ski resorts of La Tzoumaz, Nendaz, Veysonnaz, Thyon, and Verbier. “We wish to pass on the information that we have feared for some time already: the end […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 16, 2014 2 Comments
Bixby Bridge Base Jump @ Big Sur: “I’m gonna do it anyway!” Ever want to thwart arrest by base jumping from a bridge as an officer reaches out to grab ya? Well the guy in this video did, and it’s nothing short of hilarious. After bailing on his first attempt, he decides to return to the bridge only to have an officer arrive just as he’s about to jump.[…] SnowBrains | July 9, 2014 2 Comments
Tahoe Scenes : Recent Photography From Around The Lake These photos are all from the last few weeks around Lake Tahoe. I’m a photographer, web developer, designer, ski coach, and enjoyer of life. I’m fortunate enough to call Lake Tahoe and the mountains my home. It’s a beautiful and humbling place, and there are always opportunities to explore and adventure […] Matt Bansak | June 22, 2014 6 Comments
“A Tribute to Discomfort” | Watch This Video, Now. This video will hit you hard. It’s made to. Ideally, after you watch this video, you’ll push your chair back, look out the window and ask yourself: “what am I doing with my life?” This doesn’t mean that what you’re doing with your life isn’t just right. It’s just the point of this video. The point is to ask yourself that question. And if there is something else you’d rather be doing, we hope you at […] SnowBrains | June 6, 2014 0 Comments
Six Climbers Dead on Mt. Rainier After 3,000-Foot Fall | 2 Guides & 4 Clients Two guides from Alpine Ascents International and their four clients are missing on 14,411-foot Mt. Rainier in Washington State today. They reportedly fell 3,000 vertical feel down a steep rockfall on the challenging Liberty Ridge route. They were reported missing by Alpine Ascents International on Friday at 4:30pm. “There is no viable way they could have […] Miles Clark | May 31, 2014 0 Comments
VIDEO: Skier Sends Unplanned Huge Cliff @ Telluride A guy was skiing at Telluride ski resort in Colorado and decided to follow some tracks down a nice, mellow powder field. The field abruptly ended up in an enormous cliff named “Blowhole.” This skier realizes his impending doom just before careening off the Blowhole cliff and lets out a barbaric yawp. […] SnowBrains | February 19, 2014 4 Comments
Top 10 North American Snow Totals This Past Week: There were some ridiculous snow totals in North America last week. We feel that it’s very necessary to report and celebrate these silly snow totals. It’s been a rough year for so many locales and now it’s time to party. Mt. Bachelor got nuked on. Tahoe went from zero to hero. Colorado went off. Washington is getting into it now. We know we likely missed someone in here (wolf creeks’ website has been down). Let us know who we missed […] Weather SnowBrains | February 12, 2014 6 Comments
Top 10 Deepest Snowpacks in North America: It’s been an interesting year for snow in North America. That said, the ski resorts with the most snow in North America aren’t too different from a usual year. Alaska, Washington, and British Columbia are usually at the top of the list and this year is no exception. Everyone keeps talking about what a bad year Washington is having, but they have 100 inches of snow on the ground. How bad could it be? […] SnowBrains | January 31, 2014 15 Comments
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