Keenan Grady, Author at SnowBrains

Snowboarding One Year Old!

14 month old Sloan Henderson takes her very first run in Park City, Utah. Her father Zach says that it is tough to find a snowboard her size. Despite this setback- it looks like Sloan is taking a liking to snowboarding and I can’t wait to see where she takes it in the future. Perhaps Sloan will be […]

Keenan Grady | February 6, 2016

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Avalanche Awareness: How To Find Safe Lines

This season has been one for the books so far. El Niño has been dumping more snow than we know what to do with in the West and Southwest. In this video, Flowing Freeride’s Blake links up with Utah Avalanche Center to talk the basics of avy danger. Thanks to Craig Gordon, avalanche forecaster, and Paul Diegel, executive director at […]

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Keenan Grady | February 4, 2016

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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.

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Keenan Grady | February 4, 2016

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Freeride Mountain Bike Legend Kelly McGarry Passed Away

Tragic news for the mountain biking community, Kelly McGarry, 33, freeride legend, just passed away Monday, February 1st 2016. RIP Kelly. Our thoughts are with your family and friends right now. The entire community has expressed an outpouring of emotion over the loss of this legend. His big smiles, big hair, and big air will never be forgotten. A […]

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Keenan Grady | February 1, 2016

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El Niño Helps Reduce California Drought | One Reservoir Rises 20′ in 10 Days!

Skiing in California right now is going off! they’re measuring their snow in feet. Why is this? El Niño of course! Skiers are rejoicing in the fact the California’s mountains once again have snow- following multiple terrible snow years. This isn’t the only positive to come out of El Niño. The water reservoirs in California were reaching all time lows, but thanks […]

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Keenan Grady | January 28, 2016

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VIDEO: Snowboarder Rides Out Of Huge Avalanche In Switzerland

Check out Kevin Bantli as he triggers and rides out of quite a large storm slab in Arosa Switzerland at the Weisshorn. The avalanche danger in the Alps is currently considerable (3/5 on the scale), which generally means that avalanches can occur and that human triggered avalanches are likely. All the new snow falling makes the skiing appear good everywhere, however […]

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Keenan Grady | January 26, 2016

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Man Frozen In Snow For 10 Hours Brought Back To Life

Justin Smith is one lucky guy. At age 26 he is a medical anomaly and a survivor to the coldest known body temperatures. February 25, 2015 is a day that Justin will never fully remember yet never forget. He was just going out with his friends to the bars the night before and that was the last he was […]

Keenan Grady | January 25, 2016

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Monster El Ninos: Get Used to Them

The weather this year has been all over the place and it is undeniably related to el Niño. Christmas on the East coast this year was spent BBQ-ing in tank tops and shorts. Meanwhile California is getting feet of snow- a stark contrast to last season’s drought throughout the region. Why is the weather so sporadic and seemingly unpredictable? The […]

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Keenan Grady | January 21, 2016

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