Eric Behn, Author at SnowBrains

Reviewed: Instance Socks

This winter Stance Socks (also know as Instance Socks) sent us a few pairs of their snowboard socks to test out. These socks have seem all sorts of use from everyday wearing to multi-day backcountry missions. We were provided with both synthetic acrylic and merino wool socks to sample from. The Stance snow socks are […]

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Eric Behn | March 4, 2014

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Reminder: What Snowboarding Is

It seems like every sentence published with the word “snowboarding” has included either “Shaun White”, “Olympics”, or “12 year does old triple” along with all the other crazy headline-esq media crazes that have consumed snowboarding this season (thanks Buzfeed, you ruined the internet). To say the least, a huge chunk of the snowboard community has forgotten what snowboarding is all […]

Eric Behn | March 3, 2014

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I/S Eyewear BOMBER Goggle Review

I/S Eyewear is a goggle, sunglass, and apparel company based out of North Vancouver, Canada. I/S, short for Iris Snow, was started by a group of snowboarders, including snowboard legend Devun Walsh, and still today is one of the best known snowboarder inspired goggle brands; but rest assured, these goggles are good for […]

Eric Behn | February 19, 2014

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Mount Baker & Northwest Conditions Report: 50″ Storm Total

To say it’s been a slow start in the Northwest (Baker, Whistler and Vancouver’s North Shore) would be an understatement. A cold, dry November followed by warm December left little to no snow on key mountains making opening dates slow and bleak, but this weekend gave the west coast snow scene a huge boost. […]

Conditions Report

Eric Behn | January 13, 2014

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Behind the Curtains of the Calgary Ski Scene with 403Media

If you enjoyed Sherpas Cinema’s INTO THE MIND Calgary segment with JP Auclair and Tom Wallisch, you know that Calgary, Alberta (where the segment was filmed) isn’t just a big city in the middle of farm and oil country, but also a mecca for urban skiing. 403Media spearheads the Calgary ski scene and played a key role in guiding and helping Sherpas Cinema through the filming of the Calgary […]

Eric Behn | December 26, 2013

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Patagonia Men’s Untracked Pants Review

Patagonia Untracked Pant available at evo.com Words: Eric Behn | Photos: Jaycee Clarkson Overview: Patagonia is one of the largest manufacturers of outdoor recreation clothing providing high quality products to climbers, skiers, fly fishers and more; and the Untracked snow pant is no exception to the type of quality that can be expected from this well known brand. The Untracked Pant is a GORE-TEX® […]

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Eric Behn | December 18, 2013

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Widow Of Dead Skier Sues Ski Buddy

British Columbia, Canada The Canadian Broadcast Cooperation reported Monday that the widow of a backcountry skier, who died on a heli-ski tour in 2009, will be suing her late husbands “ski buddy”. To be clear: though the incident occurred in B.C. Canada, the Plaintiff is lives in the United States of America, the defendant lives in the United Kingdom. Mark […]

Industry News

Eric Behn | December 5, 2013

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Huge Ski Resort Proposed Next to Whistler Blackcomb | “Garibaldi at Squamish” Resort

If the Sea to Sky Gondola is any indication that Squamish wants a piece of the Whistler pie then the Garibaldi at Squamish resort proposal might be the next piece to that puzzle. Garibaldi at Squamsih has been an idea on paper for many years, but after some reconsideration of how the project […]

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Eric Behn | November 21, 2013

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