Meier Skis: Handmade Skis From Colorado Trees Custom, handmade, and proudly produced in Colorado, Meier Skis has been gaining notable attention across the ski industry for its uniquely, sustainably built products. Designing and manufacturing hand-crafted, high-performance skis since 2009, its focus is driven not only by the desire to create unique skis but also to utilize sustainable material right outside their doors. While many ski companies strive […] Gear Emily Crofton | October 9, 2020 0 Comments
Did You Know That Trees Go To ‘Sleep’ at Night? The next time you are out on your evening stroll, be mindful of your sleeping neighbors — the trees. That’s right, the hundreds of thousands of towering ancient plant species that occupy 31% of Earth’s land surface follow a circadian rhythm, similar to humans, animals, and small plants. Such findings were discovered by a curious team of scientists from Austria, […] Brains Emily Crofton | July 10, 2020 0 Comments
Dendrochronology: History From a Tree’s Perspective Dendrochronology is, most simply, the study of tree rings. But why should we care about the rings on a tree that you can usually only see after a tree has been cut down? Leonardo da Vinci was the first person to note that tree’s rings responded to their surrounding climate. After his observation in the early 14th-century dendrochronology progressed slowly as […] Brains Alex Camerino | June 26, 2020 0 Comments
Ethiopia Taking Strides to Tackle Climate Change Ethiopia is taking ambitious strides to combat climate change by planting five billion trees this year, an initiative started by the prime minister Abiy Ahmed. The first step in a larger plan to build a green climate-resistant economy, the end goal is to plant 20 billion seedlings by 2024. The project, named the Green Legacy, strives to combat environmental degradation while […] Brains Emily Crofton | June 12, 2020 0 Comments
Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA Report: Cold Temps, Excellent Conditions Report from Christmas week With temperatures remaining low, snow conditions have stayed excellent at Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA. Whether you’re out there to carve up groomers, search for tree lines and pow stashes, or you’re wanting to get radical with the squad in one of the five Sierra Playgrounds Terrain Parks, the conditions are optimal in all aspects. The holiday crowds don’t […] Conditions Report Josh Lease | January 3, 2020 0 Comments
Ethiopia Breaks Record for Most Trees Planted in 12 Hours Ethiopia planted over 353 million trees in 12 hours, which shattered the previous 66 million tree record. The incredible burst of tree planting was part of Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative. Abiy Ahmed, the country’s Prime Minister, founded the project. Ahmed encouraged millions of Ethiopians all over the country to take part in the challenge. After the 12 hour period, Ahmed announced […] Taliana Potts | August 16, 2019 0 Comments
Trees Ripped Up During Colorado’s Historic Avalanche Season to Remain Despite Beetle Threat The trees ripped up during Colorado’s historic avalanche season will stay where they are for now, despite fears that the avalanche debris could attract the bark beetle, Forestry officials claim. “I understand from entomologists that blown-down spruce trees are the perfect breeding ground for spruce beetles,” said Scott Fitzwilliams, White River National Forest supervisor. “It’s definitely a concern, but there’s […] Avalanche AvyBrains | July 12, 2019 0 Comments
Hundreds of Millions of Dead Trees are Seriously Hindering Wildfire Firefighters in California The 2010-2017 drought and bark beetle infestations have killed over 129 million trees in California, and millions more drought-stressed trees are expected to die in the coming years. The scale of the die-off is unprecedented in the recorded history of California. The majority of these dead trees are located in the central and southern Sierra Nevada. This situation presents two significant problems […] Fire Firebrains | August 29, 2018 1 Comment
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
“Quick n’ Dirty” Crystal Mountain, WA. Conditions Report: Wax Your Powder Skis! [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/w1YWOhObXyo”] Well after some good days of recycled powder and hard charging resort laps the “winter storm advisory” finally happened! Not the huge dumps that hit further north, Tahoe and Jackson. But enough to stop me from thinking of mountain bikes, sunny days at the crag and what wearing shorts must be like. Instead had a wax […] Reid Pitman | March 8, 2017 0 Comments
Sierra Nevada Trees Are Moving To Higher Elevations Due To Warmer Temperatures According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the tree lines are getting higher on some Sierra Nevada Peaks. Some tree species in the high Sierra Nevada forests, including mountain hemlock, red fir and western white pine, are shifting toward higher elevations that provide a cooler environment. Warmer weather in California over the past five years, along with a […] Industry News Chris Wallner | June 9, 2016 1 Comment
Last Frontier Heliskiing Conditions Report: If it’s been dry where you’re living and you want some motivation to keep your head high when you tell your friends, “winter is coming back, I promise.” – check out these photos of heli-skiing in British Columbia at Last Frontier Heli-Ski. These photos were taken at Ripley Creek (Last Frontier’s second lodge) in Stewart BC, near the Alaskan border. […] Keenan Grady | March 11, 2016 0 Comments
Check Out This Guy Shredding Japow…Shirt Not Included The Snocru team is currently in Japan filming in the backcountry. Naturally some guy on the crew realized this was his time to shine. He shows off his many chest hair in this epic clip. By the end of it- he practically turns into the yeti! For all the ladies out there, it is believed this man is single- […] Keenan Grady | February 18, 2016 0 Comments
Japanese Man Killed In Avalanche While Skiing Backcountry Sunday February 1st, 2016, in the Gunma Prefecture, a man triggered an avalanche while skiing outside of marked boundaries in Katashina Village. The high number of avalanche related deaths as of recent are truly shocking. Avalanche Keenan Grady | February 4, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Huge Italian Avalanche Mows Down Trees Like Toothpicks & Buries House This huge avalanche could have been a 200-year event. The only reason we feel comfortable saying this is because the trees that the avalanche mows are clearly big and old. Those trees were probably around 200 years old. We watched this footage today with a group of skiers and riders and everyone of us was blown away. This was an […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 8, 2014 3 Comments
Candide Thovex Skiing Dangerously Through Trees We all know that Candide is amazing in park, amazing on the big mountain, amazing at ski resorts, and now we have videographic evidence that he’s amazing in trees. We suspect that some/most of these shots are sped up. Nevertheless, Candide can mob through trees. It’s fun to watch how hard Candide charges in marginal conditions. I think this season we can all take a tip from his style. Even if it’s not great out, you can […] SnowBrains | December 23, 2013 2 Comments
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