Revelstoke, BC, Report: Long Groomers, Stellar Sidecountry, and “C’est Magnifique” Burgers Report from January 14, 2025 Yesterday we rolled out to Revelstoke at about 9 am. The Selkirk Sea (low river valley clouds) was kickin’ down low and thin clouds were driftin’ up high creating a classic BC cloud sandwich. We were skiing some glorious groomers inbounds when we saw a big hole developing in the upper cloud layer to the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 15, 2025 0 Comments
Chamonix, France, Report: The World-Famous Vallée Blanche Report from Sunday, January 12, 2025 We had plans to ski a classic 6,000-foot descent in Italy from Hellbronner but the mountains squashed those for us. Avalanche. Morning before. Fucked up the whole run. SO we had to pivot our plans. A few of our party wanted to backtrack and ski some south-facing runs into Italy—a few of which I […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | January 15, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Chris Tomer’s Mountain Weather Update: Arctic Front Bringing Significant Snowfall and Frigid Temperatures to MT, WY, and CO Denver-based meteorologist Chris Tomer is one of the most accurate forecasters we know. Check out and subscribe to his mountain weather forecast videos to see where North America will get the most snow. “Arctic Cold Front hits MT/WY/CO/NM/UT 1/17-1/19 with snow accumulation and coldest air of the season so far (-15F to -25F air temps). A minor trailing cold front […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 14, 2025 0 Comments
Revelstoke, BC, Report: 5,620-Vertical-Feet of Hell Yes Report from January 11, 2025 Yesterday we got out at Revelstoke Ski Resort in British Columbia, Canada. This is one of my homes away from home. I’ve spent many months here over the years and just being here makes me happy. We rolled onto the hill about 9 a.m. yesterday. They saw about 4 centimeters of new snow overnight. The […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 12, 2025 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Chris Tomer’s Mountain Weather Update 1/9: Next Storm System 1/10-1/12 Will Bring Moderate to Heavy Accumulation MT/WY/UT/CO Denver-based meteorologist Chris Tomer is one of the most accurate forecasters we know. Check out and subscribe to his mountain weather forecast videos to see where North America will get the most snow. Next storm system PM 1/10-1/12 with moderate to heavy accumulation MT/WY/UT/CO followed by colder air. Snow Timeline: Big Sky: AM 1/9(L), Late 1/10-1/12(H) Wasatch: Late 1/10-1/11(M/H), 1/12(L) […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 9, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] ‘Unfiltered’ – An Elisabeth Gerritzen Portrait Portraits: Short Film Series – The Faction Collective She rose to fame on the global freeride stage with bold line choices and unwavering determination. In the second episode of the Portraits short film series, Unfiltered, we reflect on Elisabeth Gerritzen’s remarkable competitive skiing career. After a 7 year campaign on the Freeride World Tour, Elisabeth—fondly known as “Eli”—won the crown […] Featured Video SnowBrains | January 9, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Hotdog Hans 5 Drops—Hans Travels to Schilthorn, Switzerland Debbie might do Dallas, but Hotdog Hans does Switzerland. The fifth installment of the infamous Hotdog Hans series dropped today, January 7. Hotdog Hans 5–or shall we say “Fünf?”—sees the old washed-up skier showing his 80s hotdogging tricks in Switzerland. From annoying the locals to shocking the European ski crowd with his antics, everyone’s favorite crotchety skiing-grandpa does not disappoint. […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 8, 2025 0 Comments
BC Backcountry Hut Report Day #1: Fast, Sluffy, Stable Powder in Stupendous Terrain Report from January 3, 2024 Fourteen of us flew out to a remote backcountry hut in the Selkirk mountains of British Columbia, Canada, yesterday. This is our 8th BC hut trip, and they’ve all been spectacular with great snow and terrific skiing. Luck lead to us being the first group flown in. After going over the hut functionality with the […] Miles Clark | January 4, 2025 0 Comments