B.C. Backcountry Report: One Incredible, Ridiculously Long, Blower Powder Run in Brilliant Sunshine Report from December 9th, 2019 Brought to you by Alpenglow Expeditions Yesterday we went backcountry skiing in beautiful interior British Columbia. The sun was out, the mountains were out, the views were breathtaking. We walked a long way up a deep valley with towering mountains on both sides. After about 3 miles, we turned and began our climb up the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 11, 2019 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: Patagonian Powder Experience Report from August 22nd, 2019 Brought to you by Cerro Catedral The sun returned today after a long stint away and it brought fresh powder with it. The snow was of a heavier type that stuck to all the big rocks and towers of the area and made this morning simply stunning. It snowed just enough after closing yesterday to […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 23, 2019 0 Comments
Trip Report: Skiing Sunshine & Powder in Antarctica With Ice Axe Expeditions 2018 Sunshine. Sunshine dominated our trip to Antarctica in November 2018 with Ice Axe Expeditions. The 2018 trip was simply epic. ***If interested in skiing/riding Antarctica in 2021 or 2022, please email me: Contact@SnowBrains.com It makes me reel just thinking about it… We skied powder, soaked in mind-bending vistas, ate delicious food, hung out with penguins, watched whales fly, and laughed. […] Trip Report Miles Clark | August 19, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Rossignol Sushi Yama – Official Movie WARNING: Watching this video will make you want to drop everything, buy a Rossignol Sushi, and go ride neck-deep powder in Japan. Japan is known for incredibly deep snow, unique food, onsens (hot springs), and snow monkeys. Xavier De Le Rue and the Rossignol snowboard team traveled to Japan last winter to immerse themselves in Japanese culture and see what all the […] Featured Video Mitch McDermott | November 22, 2017 1 Comment
Legendary Whistler Split board Marker, Chris Prior, Has Passed Away On October 15th, Chris Prior, the owner and founder of Prior died. A professional windsurfer, turned snowboard and ski shaper extraordinaire, who believed in the 20cm rule, and enforced it in his Function Junction ” manufactory”. Chris took his experience shaping windsurf boards, and brought it to the custom snowboard industry, shaping boards for the alpine race scene, freeride, and […] Ben Davies | October 25, 2017 0 Comments
Can’t Decide Whether to Mountain Bike or Ski on Your Next Trip? Do Both! The evo Collective sent pro snowboarder Josh Dirksen and pro mountain biker Adam Craig down to Moab to prove that you don’t have to choose. The Utah spring had plenty of snow up top and tacky trails beckoning below, so why not bike and board in the same day? Josh and Adam couldn’t argue with that, and bit into “A […] Cycle Spencer Miller | June 20, 2017 0 Comments
Skiing & Splitboarding In The Indian Himalayas? | Come Check It Out This spring a unique splitboard and ski expedition will take place in the Indian Himalayas. Himalaya Alpine Guides owner Luke Smithwick will be joined by Tahoe based AMGA certified splitboard guide Jules Hanna and ski mountaineer Brennan Lagasse to make turns in this remote part of the world. Starting in Ladakh India, the expedition will be exploring a quiet portion of the Indian […] Industry News Chris Wallner | April 13, 2017 0 Comments
Crystal Moutain, WA Conditions Report: The Powder Days Just Won’t Stop A super fun week of rallying perfect cold groomers and hitting stashes of protected deep powder through the trees. My legs just aren’t getting a break! With Chair 6 running and Northway back open there was no shortage of places to go for long steep runs of recirculated light snow. Snow sharks are still lurking out there as the light […] Backcountry Reid Pitman | December 13, 2016 0 Comments