Up to 28” of New Snow has Fallen in the Alps Overnight | Photo Tour Up to 70cms (28”) of new snow has fallen in the alps overnight. “Heavy snow has blanketed the eastern Alps, dumping up to 70cm of the white stuff in places. The heaviest snow has fallen in parts of the Tirol and the Salzburgerland in Austria, but almost the whole region has at least a […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 11, 2013 1 Comment
Front Range, CO Conditions Report Video: Storm, Sun, & Powder October 4th-6th The Front Range of Colorado saw big snow over the weekend, or at least big enough snow. Doug Evans got out there and got after it. This early season is kinda getting nuts. It’s impressive how many different places in the Western North America that have had good ski conditions already. […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 8, 2013 1 Comment
North Cascades, Washington Conditions Report Video: Powder & Sun on October 4th, 2013 Washington got hammered with snow last week. Mt. Baker proper reportedly got about 13-feet of snow on its summit. After reporting on that storm, we were really hoping people would let it settle, then get up there and ski it. Jacob & Andrew did. This video is of these guys skiing and riding in the North Cascades of Washington state on October 13th, 2013. Coverage looks exceptional and conditions look fun, especially for early […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 8, 2013 1 Comment
Purcell Range, B.C. Conditions Report Video & Photos | PERFECT Powder on October 1st, 2013 This video shows Trevor Sexsmith skiing in the Purcell Range of British Columbia, Canada on October 1st, 2013. All the photos shown here are taken from Trevor’s video. It’s insane how much early season snow there has been this year. People are have already skied and ridden in Alberta, Colorado, Idaho, and […] Backcountry SnowBrains | October 4, 2013 1 Comment
Argentina Powder Conditions Report: September 18th – 27th With all the recent snowfall in up in North America, you may have forgotten that things are still ripping down in South America. This detailed review of the past few weeks is brought to you by Casa Tours. Words and photos by Casa Tours’ David Johnson September 18, 2013 We arrived to Bariloche the day before. The “pinche puelche” (fuckin’ wind) shut us down at Volcan Villarica in Pucon […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 3, 2013 0 Comments
Alberta, Canada Conditions Report | Deep Snow, Long Couloirs on September 29th We meet at the Petro Can on the Highway, #1 Highway in Canada, my buddy Jesse shows up riding his motor bike with his skis attached, Ricky shows up with the truck. Yup, goes skiing on a motor bike. Bad ass. We jump in the truck and head to Highwood Pass which is the highest paved road in Canada and in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. SnowBrains | October 3, 2013 4 Comments
San Juan Mts, CO Conditions Report: Riding Big Lines on September 30th, 2013 I must admit, I’ve never skied in September. I’ve ridden my bike in the snow, I’ve thrown snowballs and I’ve enjoyed September surf sessions, but I’ve never skied in the month of September, until today. Luke and I were certainly happy with the outcome. Spirits were high as we left town early and began the drive into the high alpine. What we were looking for was shaded North facing slopes with enough wind deposited snow to make it count. What we found was exactly that, with surprisingly cold and dry winter snow. Autumn […] Kristofer Noel | October 2, 2013 7 Comments
Smooth Corn and Hot Pow | Mount Shasta Conditions Update + Photo Tour Mt. Shasta is always a spring skiing favorite, and with a bit of new snow in the past 24 hours things are skiing great up that way. While we only hiked to about 10,000 feet during a backcountry skills workshop hosted by Rich Meyer, the skiing was getting better and better with each foot of vertical gained. Starting from the […] Conditions Report Eric Bryant | May 18, 2013 4 Comments