Who’s Ready for FASTER Accessed Terrain At Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA? Just when we thought Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows couldn’t get any better, a brand new chairlift will grant skiers and riders quicker access to even more dreamy pow lines. The Treeline Cirque, a $10 million detachable, high-speed quad, will transport skiers and riders from the base area to Sherwood ridge in a total of five minutes, where the journey once […] Industry News Emily Crofton | November 14, 2019 6 Comments
Last Frontier Heliskiing, BC Report: Simply Stunning Snow-Plastered Terrain Report from March 19th, 2019 Yesterday, we experienced another brilliant, sunny day with Last Frontier Heliskiing via their Ripley Creek Lodge in Stewart, BC. The terrain up here is impressive. Big, long, jagged, endless terrain. The views from the helicopter and from standing on the high peaks were stunning yesterday. Last Frontier Heliskiing has the largest heliski tenure on Earth […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 20, 2019 0 Comments
Insane Big Mountain Terrain For Thrill Seekers At Alyeska Resort, AK [Sponsored By: Alyeska Resort, AK] Welcome to the Show! The full force of winter has arrived to Alyeska Resort. It’s a meteorological signal that locals know well. The season for slashing Alaska powder snow is upon us. Mount Alyeska, and the resort that shares its name has topped the Last Frontier’s ‘must-ski’ hit list for sixty years. Its flanks are […] Featured Article Paulie | January 11, 2019 0 Comments
Interactive Topography Map: What Would You Design? The cost of moving significant volumes of earth, much less changing the entire topography of a mountain, is so great that the ski industry could never support it. Only the promise of uncovering precious metals or other valuable natural resources prompts enough activity to even begin making a dent. And let’s face it, mining operations aren’t exactly leaving behind […] Brains Jon Roubik | January 11, 2019 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, CO Conditions Report: Chalky, Rocky and Steep With 135 of 145 runs now open, Arapahoe Basin is almost 100%. Some of the only terrain left closed is the East Wall, which typically doesn’t open until late winter anyways. Snowpack for the region is currently sitting at 111% of average.Coverage is good, allowing most of the resort to remain open. With little-to-no recent snowfall since Christmas, conditions have […] Conditions Report Jon Roubik | January 6, 2019 3 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, CO to Add New Lifts and Expand Terrain by 400 Acres The US Forest Service has accepted Arapahoe Basin’s proposal to add a new lift, a new rope tow, and expand their terrain by 400 acres. The new lift will be a quad that will gain 1,500 vertical feet in elevation. Arapahoe Basin is one of the most ‘core ski resort in the US with a base area at 10,800 feet […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 25, 2013 0 Comments
4 Days in the Las Leñas, Argentina Backcountry | Valle Hermosa, August 19th – 22nd When the snow was good this season, the boys were getting after it in Las Leñas, Argentina.  Once the lines close to the ski resort were tracked out, this crew headed to Valle Hermosa in the Las Leñas backcountry and the big hut out there to get some alone time. Valle Hermosa has world class freeride terrain and you can’t […] Backcountry SnowBrains | August 26, 2013 2 Comments