Ryan Mulcahy, Author at SnowBrains

Why Ski Bums Become Successful:

In most modern societies being a ski bum is looked down upon and many people don’t quite endorse it or have hopes of their kids to take that path in life. With all justification this is a good thing. True Ski Bumming is hard, requires lots of strategy, and at times challenges who you are. But at the same time this challenge makes you stronger and enables you to developed skills, knowledge, and ability to overcome other challenges life will inevitably throw your way. When ski bumming the priority is or at least should be above all to ski. That is stating the obvious I know, but with that said skis bums do

Ryan Mulcahy | March 3, 2021

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Remembering CR Johnson 10 Years Later

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Ryan Mulcahy | February 24, 2020

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South American September Shred Sessions: Portillo Chile Official Report

The 15/16 northern hemisphere ski season for me was amazing. I was very fortunate and lucky to ski the terrain and snow that I did, and have the ability to travel to many awesome places. I give thanks daily for my blessings.
After closing out my North American season where I grew up on Kachina peak New Mexico in June of 2015 I was forced to be a responsible adult and focus on my career. Thus working 60hr plus weeks from early June all the way up until September. Appling the ski bum mentality working hard all summer in order to pursue skiing all winter.

Ryan Mulcahy | October 9, 2016

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Closing Out the Season: Spring Touring High Alpine New Mexico

I started my North American ski season making my first turns of the year on a mountain I grew up on and where my family has been skiing for the better part of 30 years, Kachina Peak in Taos New Mexico I toured up Kachina the week before Thanksgiving was rewarded with record deep snow and epic pow. El Nino was predicted to treat Taos well and for the most part this came true.

Ryan Mulcahy | June 14, 2016

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A Dream Come True: Helicopter Skiing in Cordova Alaska Report

As I worked 60 hour weeks throughout the 2015 summer and fall, only staying sane by surfing barrels almost every morning, I began to plan my winter on all and every level. Reading weather prediction reports and planning logistics, I knew that Japan was a go to, California would be killer due to EL Nino and the western part of the lower 48 would be legit as well.

Ryan Mulcahy | April 10, 2016

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Chasing El Nino around the Lower 48: A Snowbrains Lower 48 Tour

The 2015/2016 North American ski and snow season had much hype due to the return of El Nino and predictions for massive amounts of snowfall across the western portion of the United States and Canada. Being that I had moved away from a ski town and gone to the beach last summer to pursue a huge employment opportunity I began to wonder, being a ski bum at heart, how I would take advantage of all the snow predicted to fall in the western US.

Ryan Mulcahy | April 4, 2016

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Hakuba, Japan Conditions Report: Deep Snow, Big Terrain, Amazing Culture

As many skiers and riders have come to know over the past 5 years or so, Japan is the place of bottomless deep powder, great terrain, and big mountains that rival almost any mountain range in the world. Speaking with any long time locals it becomes obvious that the place has really blown up for skiing over the past 5 years.

Conditions Report

Ryan Mulcahy | February 3, 2016

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Ski Touring Kachina Peak Taos New Mexcio

As I had made last minute plans to be back in Northern New Mexico for a funeral service for a great mentor of mine Mr. Cliff Odom, I felt that a ski tour was in need and with El Nino treating Taos very well thus far this season I figured I would go big and bang out a tour up the legendary Kachina Peak, the 2nd tallest peak in NM.

Ryan Mulcahy | November 25, 2015

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