Greg Obernesser, Author at SnowBrains

Body Of Missing Whitefish Skier Since February Found

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Greg Obernesser | May 14, 2018

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Ski Mountaineering Motivation 101

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Greg Obernesser | May 11, 2018

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Incredible Backcountry Survival Story on Lookout Pass in 2016

What happened? Three backcountry skiers left Lookout Pass ski area though one of the boundary gates on January 13th, 2016 in search of some fresh turns during a storm. The skiers skied a questionable slope, which one group member had skied recently, and triggered an avalanche. One skier was hurt severely exposing bone and started to bleed profusely. It was evident […]

Avalanche

Greg Obernesser | May 10, 2018

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Things I Learned While Backcountry Skiing:

The following are some insights I’ve made while backcountry skiing. After writing up a conditions report on the Silver Couloir, it reminded me of the first time I tried to ski it and got horribly lost after skiing down the wrong couloir. The couloir we skied cliffed out at 130 feet and we were out on the mountain for about […]

Abandoned (movie) Skiing The Remains of Old Colorado Ski Hills

New documentary seeks to explore the remains of Geneva Basin Ski Area. According to Colorado Ski History, it was originally named Indianhead after the English family who developed Indianhead ski area in Michigan. It first opened in the early 1960s, but had financial issues due to the underdeveloped state of the access road on Guanella Pass. It exchanged hands of […]

Conditions Report: Skiing a Colorado Classic | Silver Couloir on Buffalo Mountain

The Silver Couloir is a not just a Colorado classic ski descent, it is one listed in Fifty Classic Ski Descents in North America. It is in the book for good reason, the line is monstrous and can be seen from while heading west just out of Eisenhower tunnel. Buffalo Mountain is the peak that literally looks like a buffalo […]

Trip Report

Greg Obernesser | May 7, 2018

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Snowpacks Across Western United States For May:

How is the Western United States doing for snowpack? While most Coloradans are jumping for joy regarding the recent snow fall across the state that left areas east of the continental divide with +15 inches of fresh, lets take a step back and look at the how the whole west is doing as of May. ABOVE AVERAGE SNOWPACKS: Washington Montana AVERAGE SNOWPACKS: […]

Weather

Greg Obernesser | May 4, 2018

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The Aspen Chairlift Pusher Is Seeking To Be Released From Mental Hospital

Thomas Proesel, infamously known as the Aspen Chairlift Pusher, is legally seeking his release from a mental health institute in Pueblo, Colorado. According to The Aspen Times, Proesel filed a petition in February asking District Judge Chris Seldin to appoint him a public defender, to schedule an independent psychiatric evaluation, and a release hearing before of a jury of 6 […]