North Peak's North Couloirs are not recommended.

Trip report from yesterday:

https://snowbrains.com/trip-report-north-peak-ca-50o-north-couloir-im-never-doing-that-again/

Solstice Couloir off Mt Dana and Banana Chute in Ellery Bowl were good fun on Friday.

Headed back up to that zone again today.

I was surprised how much snow is still up there but it won't...

I skied the Grunge Couloir on Mt Timpanogos on Tuesday.

Was neat.

Report:

https://snowbrains.com/trip-report-mt-timpanogos-ut-grunge-couloir/

Ah, my bad, they are 26.5.

Yes, in Squaw Valley, CA.

thx

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Brand New In-The-Box Nordica Strider 130 ski boots.

These boots are normally about $750 MSRP.

These are great boots because they are strong and have tech toes & heels & have a "walk...

Suicide Chute was great yesterday.

Last day of the season for me but there is clearly still lots more out there.

Video:

Wasatch Mts, UT Backcountry Report: “Suicide Chute” Splashy Fun on...

Main Chute at Alta was great yesterday.

Going go Suicide Chute today.

Photos/Video/Report:

Alta, UT Report: Main Chute Still Firing on July 1st

Hey Jindustry, I'm using the Rylo. It's easy and fun.

I wouldn't recommend this one...

Eastern Sierra, CA Report: 12,247′ North Peak | Heinous Suncups, Terrifying Bootpack, Scary Skiing

Avoiding suncup all together is likely not possible anymore -...

Hey Guys,

Still crazy fun up on Tioga Pass on Saturday!

Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report: “The Flume” Off 13,000′ Mt. Dana | Tioga Pass

This might have been my last tour of the...

I drove up the saddlebag lake road on Wednesday and it only went about a quarter mile before it was all snow. There were some 4x4 tracks on the snow and the snow was only about 18" deep. Looked...

It's insane how well Tioga Pass is skiing right now...

Mt. Dana & Ellery Bowl Report from yesterday:

Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report: Mini-Spine & Tight-Choke Fun On Mt. Dana & Ellery...

Hey Guys,

Chute Out alternate entrance was very fun today.

Video, photos, report:

Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report: Ellery Bowl’s “Chute Out” | Tioga Pass

Those big cornices in...

Ripper Chute and Banana Chute were great yesterday off Tioga Pass.

NOTE: We saw 3 large cornices come down yesterday. 11am: cornice failure at top of Ellery Bowl. 3pm: cornice failure 100...

JimW, very cool man. I didn't know that there was another entrance. That was my first time in Unknown. Thanks for the kind words.

We were eyeing that Bermuda triangle and we were gonna try it a...

Unknown Chute off Mt. Dana on Tioga Pass is scary.

Don't do it. :)

Report from Yesterday.

Finger of snow down to Poole Power Plant is done now...

Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report:...

Report from Solstice Couloir on Mt. Dana to Powerhouse Chutes yesterday.

Really fun.

That tongue of snow down to Poole Power Plant - it's days are limited...


Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry...

Ryan,

I've got your picket!

Shoot me an email.

I'm in Mammoth all of June.

contact@snowbrains.com

Recent Eastern Sierra Backcountry Reports.

Hope these are helpful:

June 6th: Mt. Dana → Dana Couloir → Power House Chutes | Tioga Pass http://bit.ly/2R0IzzC

June 5th: Power House Chutes -...

Hey Guys,

**2017 season...

I split my season between Squaw and Jackson last season. Squaw saw 728" of snow (2nd most on record). Jackson Hole saw 593" of snow (one of the biggest snow years...

Hey Guys,

Best season here since 2010.

Thought you might like these:

https://vimeo.com/231197743

https://vimeo.com/231130042

Thanks TJ,

I'm half time Jax, half time Squaw this year.

Loving the mix of the two.

I think this is the hack for global weirding... Feels like it's been nothing but pow this season.
...

Hey Guys,

Thought you might like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg6ef1Wnzis

Some big backflips and techy lines in the Chimney/Palisades at Squaw Valley, USA on Monday.

Thanks

Much better now, though.

https://vimeo.com/135835761

Hey Guys,

Yeah, it's all hype until it's on the ground, I know. But the hype itself if fun, right?

Right now, central Chile has 19-Feet of snow forecast in the next 4 days according to...

Thanks guys, fun stuff.

Nate, that boot pack was actually put in by Travis Rice. His whole crew of 12 was out there that day making some very "interesting" choices in some pretty complex...

Hey Guys,

It's been all-time in Japan this year with more snow on the ground in December than there was all year last year.

Good fun. Hope you dig the video.

https://vimeo.com/115747714
...

Atomic Atlas 193cm

2013 Atomic Atlas ski.

Unmounted, brand new, in plastic.

They Don't Make These anymore. This is a classic big mountain charger.

These make landing big airs simple....

Absolutely badass. Great work, boys. Strong motivation.

Hey Guys,

I know how Ullr oriented this zone is, so I thought you'd appreciate this one. It looks like Ullr ain't the God of snow and that a female giant turned goddess, Skadi, is.

This could...

Hey Guys,

We've gotten good info from 3 inside sources that Las Lenas will close on September 8th.

If they get big snow this week, they might extend, but likely only another week.

It's been...

Just noticed this thread.

Yesterday, Bariloche, Argentina Backcountry report: video, photos

http://snowbrains.com/bariloche-argentina-backcountry-report-wind-swept-beauty/

I arrived on...

One last bump.

Las Lenas and Bariloche are going off Right Now.

http://snowbrains.com/bariloche-argentina-conditions-report-good-gets/
...

Hey 406,

In Bariloche, they usually spin the lifts until Oct. 15th. Oct. 1st for sure. After Oct. 1st is pretty limited operations, tho.

Las Lenas usually goes until mid Oct. as well. ...

Hey Guys,

Just a spammy heads up that we're going to have weekly conditions reports from Las Lenas and Bariloche, Argentina this summer.

The reports just started in earnest today. I'll be...

Mike,

Yes, I'd be happy to give ya some pointers. Shoot me an email: contact@snowbrains.com.

9 days is short, but you're gonna have fun no matter what. The culture is half the fun. Such an...

Ha,

I thought I was being cool by not spamming. What do I know, just the Gopher, ya know?

SnowBrains.com

Lemme know whatcha thinks.

Hey Guys,

I know I'm sticking my neck out here, and just may likely get bashed, but:

have a look at SnowBrains dot com and let me know what you think. We're trying to keep it as original as...

https://vimeo.com/98209241

Hey Guys,

A little stoke for your summer. I spent 9 weeks in Japan and this video has the best I got on tape there in under 2 minutes.

We found some new zones...

Hey Guys,

Timy Dutton passed away today. The guy was an amazing skier and cool cat. I wrote this up about him today.

***

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I first met Timy Dutton in 2007. I’d heard his backstory...

Hey Charmander,

Stoked you're interested in Sugar Mountain. There isn't a whole of info online just yet. They do have a Facebook page with some info:
...

Hey Guys, I just spent 30 days in the Chugach Range, AK. 20 of them camping, climbing, and skiing on the Shoup glacier near Valdez. I wanted to share a conditions report and some photos of what has...

Thanks guys.

DHeli, I'm headed to Alaska or Italy for March/April. I'd prefer to simply head back to Squaw and have a classic Tahoe March/April, but I'm not sure if it's going to work out this...

Hey Guys,

This is the final installment from Japan this year. This was shot in Myoko. Fun place, lotza snow, lotza fences.

Just another goofy POV, but it's kinda fun to see the fences. If...

Hey Guys,

Just a touch more stoke from Japan. Crappy pov video again. Some neat zones in here, tho.


https://vimeo.com/85642105

Words and some fun photos here:
...

Thanks guys. Glad you dug it. The location in this vid is on the isle of Honshu. That's all the locals will let me say... They're super strict about these spots.

CMER, yeah, Myoko and Niseko...

Hey Guys,

Here's another goofy pov video installment from Japan. Glad you guys dug the last one.

We don't get a lot of sun here in Japan, but when we do get it with some stability, this place...

Hey Guys,

Japan in January is fun. Here's a crappy gopro edit and some pics of the fun.


https://vimeo.com/83677078

Some photos and words here:
...

Article about Incorporate Squaw Valley’s big achievement on SnowBrains.com. Legend Tom Day TV interview in there as well:
...

Hey Guys,

I thought you might dig this write up that I did on the gentleman who just became the oldest person to summit Everest. Yeah, he’s the same guy who is “The Man Who Skied Down Everest.” ...