The SnowBrains Podcast

Connery Lundin - Naked on Cover of Powder Magazine, Freeskiing World Tour Champ, MSP & Warren Miller Ski Movie Star Episode #40 Brought to you by Ikon Pass & Valle Nevado, Chile My guest today is Connery Lundin: Connery is fully naked on the cover the 2nd to last ever Powder Magazine cover He was the overall champion of the Freeskiing World Tour in 2015 Connery has been in 7 ski movies including Warren Miller - "Winter Starts Now" (2021) Matchstick Productions - "Huck Yeah!" (2020) Warren Miller - “Timeless" (2019) Matchstick Productions - “Drop Everything” (2017) Matchstick Productions - “Ruin and Rose” (2016) Powder Magazine - “Monumental: Skiing Our National Parks” (2016) Connery grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, went to Colllege at the University of California at Boulder, was raised on Squaw Valley Palisades Tahoe, is addicted to Jackson Hole, is a summertime cliff diving genius, and is one of the smoothest freeskiers on Earth.  This episode is brought to you by Ikon Pass: It all starts now – Ikon Pass is on sale for the 22/23 season. It's time to keep the stoke alive, seek a season of fun in the mountains, and DO YEWWW across 50 of the best ski destinations in the world. Whether it's the immediate spring access, hooting and hollering down your favorite runs next season, or connecting with the crew for an afternoon brew, there's always an adventure for how you ride. This year – DO YEWWW with an Ikon Pass in hand – whether you're hunting bluebird days, scoring après scenes, or tearing through cold smoke, however your ride, there's an adventure waiting for you. Score the best prices on winter 22/23 and get all the early season goods: Upon purchase, Buy Now Ride Now with immediate spring access to 3 mountains, and a total of 10 destinations by April 11. Save up to $200 in child passes with the purchase of an adult pass. 21/22 pass holders can claim up to $100 off in renewal discounts for 22/23. And, pay it all forward with a payment plan as low as $0 down and 0% APR. Claim your pass at IkonPass.com. For 22/23, Ikon Pass is dialing up the stoke and welcoming 3 new legendary destinations to its family of mountains. Get ready to explore the storied slopes of Chamonix in France, the sun-drenched scenes of Sun Valley in Idaho, and the powder-pillow deep history of Snowbasin in Utah. With so much to explore, it's time to DO YEWWW. Claim your pass at Ikon Pass.com.  This episode of the SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Valle Nevado, Chile: Valle Nevado, Chile's premier ski resort located 90 minutes from Santiago with the largest skiable domain in South America and world-class heli-skiing deep in the Andes Mountains. Valle Nevado celebrates 34 years of offering North Americans summer skiing from June to September. Spectacular Andean views, empty slopes, no lift lines, and delicious cuisine paired with Chile's famous wine are all the hallmarks of a Valle Nevado vacation. Valle Nevado is a member of Ikon and Mountain Collective and offers all-inclusive packages for every price point. It's no wonder so many international ski teams and pro skiers and snowboarders call Valle Nevado home every summer. Live the Endless Winter! And don't let your skis get lonely. Ski and ride the magical Andes this summer at Valle Nevado starting June 17.  Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #40 - Connery Lundin - Naked on Cover of Powder Magazine, Freeskiing World Tour Champ, MSP & Warren Miller Ski Movie Star Recorded on April 1, 2022, in the Valdez, AK (Miles Clark) and Lake Tahoe, CA (Connery Lundin). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Jonny Moseley - Olympic Gold Medalist, Skiing Pioneer, Voice of Warren Miller, TV Personality Episode #39 Brought to you by Valle Nevado, Chile & Ikon Pass My guest today is Jonny Moseley: Jonny Grew up skiing at Squaw Valley/Palisades Tahoe, CA He made the US Ski Team at 18 years old in 1993 Jonny Won the Olympic gold medal in moguls in 1998 with the 360º mute grab that hugely changed skiing He won a silver medal at the 1999 X Games in big air, making him the first skier to win medals at both an Olympics and X Games Jonny won 2000 U.S. Freeskiing Open slopestyle At his second Olympics in Salt Lake in 2002, he earned a fourth-place finish in the moguls competition and gained notoriety for performing his signature move, the Dinner Roll, a 720-degree off-axis spin that did not have a high point value at the time but was influential in pioneering the sport Jonny Won 15 World Cup events during his career and 4 overall titles He's in the US Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame Rolling Stone added Jonny to their Sports Hall of Fame In 2007 he was inducted into the US National Ski Hall of Fame Jonny Took over the voiceovers in the legendary Warren Miller movies Jonny is also a major television personality who has hosted MTV's Real World and Road Rules, he's announced at least 3 Olympics with NBC, he's announced many World Cup events with NBC, he's hosted Saturday Night Live, he's hosted American Ninja Warrior, and much more  This episode of the SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Valle Nevado, Chile: Valle Nevado, Chile's premier ski resort located 90 minutes from Santiago with the largest skiable domain in South America and world-class heli-skiing deep in the Andes Mountains. Valle Nevado celebrates 34 years of offering North Americans summer skiing from June to September. Spectacular Andean views, empty slopes, no lift lines, and delicious cuisine paired with Chile's famous wine are all the hallmarks of a Valle Nevado vacation. Valle Nevado is a member of Ikon and Mountain Collective and offers all-inclusive packages for every price point. It's no wonder so many international ski teams and pro skiers and snowboarders call Valle Nevado home every summer. Live the Endless Winter! And don't let your skis get lonely. Ski and ride the magical Andes this summer at Valle Nevado starting June 17.  This episode is brought to you by Ikon Pass: It all starts now – Ikon Pass is on sale for the 22/23 season. It's time to keep the stoke alive, seek a season of fun in the mountains, and DO YEWWW across 50 of the best ski destinations in the world. Whether it's the immediate spring access, hooting and hollering down your favorite runs next season, or connecting with the crew for an afternoon brew, there's always an adventure for how you ride. This year – DO YEWWW with an Ikon Pass in hand – whether you're hunting bluebird days, scoring après scenes, or tearing through cold smoke, however your ride, there's an adventure waiting for you. Score the best prices on winter 22/23 and get all the early season goods: Upon purchase, Buy Now Ride Now with immediate spring access to 3 mountains, and a total of 10 destinations by April 11. Save up to $200 in child passes with the purchase of an adult pass. 21/22 pass holders can claim up to $100 off in renewal discounts for 22/23. And, pay it all forward with a payment plan as low as $0 down and 0% APR. Claim your pass at IkonPass.com. For 22/23, Ikon Pass is dialing up the stoke and welcoming 3 new legendary destinations to its family of mountains. Get ready to explore the storied slopes of Chamonix in France, the sun-drenched scenes of Sun Valley in Idaho, and the powder-pillow deep history of Snowbasin in Utah. With so much to explore, it's time to DO YEWWW. Claim your pass at Ikon Pass.com. Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #39 - Jonny Moseley - Olympic Gold Medalist, Skiing Pioneer, Voice of Warren Miller, TV Personality Recorded on April 1, 2022, in the Valdez, AK (Miles Clark) and Lake Tahoe, CA (Jonny Moseley). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

H.A.P.E. & The Ghost of La Anciana - Mexican Ghost Stories From 18,000 Feet Episode #38 Brought to you by Valle Nevado, Chile This episode is going to be a little different: I'm going to tell you a ghost story. A ghost story from 18,000 feet up.  A ghost story I first heard while evacuating a patient off a high volcano in Mexico.  This story still gives me the shivers when I think of it... This episode of the SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Valle Nevado, Chile: Valle Nevado, Chile's premier ski resort located 90 minutes from Santiago with the largest skiable domain in South America and world-class heli-skiing deep in the Andes Mountains. Valle Nevado celebrates 34 years of offering North Americans summer skiing from June to September. Spectacular Andean views, empty slopes, no lift lines, and delicious cuisine paired with Chile's famous wine are all the hallmarks of a Valle Nevado vacation. Valle Nevado is a member of Ikon and Mountain Collective and offers all-inclusive packages for every price point. It's no wonder so many international ski teams and pro skiers and snowboarders call Valle Nevado home every summer. Live the Endless Winter! And don't let your skis get lonely. Ski and ride the magical Andes this summer at Valle Nevado starting June 17. Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #3 - H.A.P.E. & The Ghost of La Anciana - Mexican Ghost Stories From 18,000 Feet Recorded on March 29, 2022 in the Valdez, AK Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, editor, and creator = Miles Clark

Elyse Saugstad - Ski Movie Star, Freeride World Tour Champion, Skier of the Year, 3X Best Line of the Year, In ESPN's Top 50 Women in Action Sports Episode #37 Brought to you by Ikon Pass My guest today is Elyse Saugstad: Elyse won the Freeride World Tour in her 1st year on tour, in 2008 She won the Freeride World Tour's "Best Female Line of the Year" in 2009 Elyse won Powder Video Awards "Best Female Performance" twice! 2013, 2018 She was Freeskier Magazine's "Female Skier of the Year" in 2018 Elyse won the IF3 International Freesport Film Festival's "Best Female Freeride Performance 3 times in 2014, 2018, and 2019 She was nominated for Powder Video Awards' "Best Female Performance" 8 times. 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Elyse was Voted Top 5 Overall in Teton Gravity Research's Co-Lab contest in a field of over 40 men and was the only female to make it into the final She was even named one of ESPN's "Top 50 Women in Action Sports" in 2014 Elyse has seen a lot in her skiing career and her perspective into how this industry works is one of a kind This episode is brought to you by Ikon Pass: It all starts now – Ikon Pass is on sale for the 22/23 season. It's time to keep the stoke alive, seek a season of fun in the mountains, and DO YEWWW across 50 of the best ski destinations in the world. Whether it's the immediate spring access, hooting and hollering down your favorite runs next season, or connecting with the crew for an afternoon brew, there's always an adventure for how you ride. This year – DO YEWWW with an Ikon Pass in hand – whether you're hunting bluebird days, scoring après scenes, or tearing through cold smoke, however your ride, there's an adventure waiting for you. Score the best prices on winter 22/23 and get all the early season goods: Upon purchase, Buy Now Ride Now with immediate spring access to 3 mountains, and a total of 10 destinations by April 11. Save up to $200 in child passes with the purchase of an adult pass. 21/22 pass holders can claim up to $100 off in renewal discounts for 22/23. And, pay it all forward with a payment plan as low as $0 down and 0% APR. Claim your pass at IkonPass.com. For 22/23, Ikon Pass is dialing up the stoke and welcoming 3 new legendary destinations to its family of mountains. Get ready to explore the storied slopes of Chamonix in France, the sun-drenched scenes of Sun Valley in Idaho, and the powder-pillow deep history of Snowbasin in Utah. With so much to explore, it's time to DO YEWWW. Claim your pass at Ikon Pass.com. Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #37 - Elyse Saugstad - Ski Movie Star, Freeride World Tour Champion, Skier of the Year, 3X Best Line of the Year, In ESPN's Top 50 Women in Action Sports Recorded on February 15, 2022, in the Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Tahoe City, CA (Elyse Saugstad). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Scot Schmidt - The Original Freeskier Episode #36 Brought to you by Ikon Pass  My guest today is the legendary Scot Schmidt: Scot was the very 1st professional freeskier in North America He created the genre and he did it with style Scot's intro into the ski industry was him dropping a 100' cliff at Squaw Valley Palisades Tahoe, California in the 1983 Warren Miller Ski Movie and as he drops the monstrous cliff Warren says:  "Scot Schmidt, his parents raised him wrong." Scot has been in at least 46 ski movies His style is smooth and tight and cameramen ate it up upon first sight Scot was discovered by a Warren Miller filmmaker who was visiting Squaw Valley in 1983 - all the filmmaker had to do was say:  "I wanna film whoever it is making those tracks" It was Scot who was making "Those tracks" the tracks that stood out and took him to the highest heights of ski stardom Scot traveled the world making ski movies for 25-years before settling down in Big Sky, Montana so he could ski more (there's a lotta standing around in ski movie making) Scot was even a stunt double for Dexter Rutecki in the legendary Hollywood ski movie:  "Aspen Extreme" Scot has been sponsored by the North Face for 30-years and while there he designed a line of ski mountaineering clothing called Steep Tech that is worth 3 times more than what it sold for back in the 80s and 90s. Scot has seen it all in this industry and he helped reinvent it. His stories of skiing all over the world are truly an inspiration This episode is brought to you by Ikon Pass: It all starts now – Ikon Pass is on sale for the 22/23 season. It's time to keep the stoke alive, seek a season of fun in the mountains, and DO YEWWW across 50 of the best ski destinations in the world. Whether it's the immediate spring access, hooting and hollering down your favorite runs next season, or connecting with the crew for an afternoon brew, there's always an adventure for how you ride.   This year – DO YEWWW with an Ikon Pass in hand – whether you're hunting bluebird days, scoring après scenes, or tearing through cold smoke, however your ride, there's an adventure waiting for you. Score the best prices on winter 22/23 and get all the early season goods: Upon purchase, Buy Now Ride Now with immediate spring access to 3 mountains, and a total of 10 destinations by April 11. Save up to $200 in child passes with the purchase of an adult pass. 21/22 pass holders can claim up to $100 off in renewal discounts for 22/23. And, pay it all forward with a payment plan as low as $0 down and 0% APR. Claim your pass at IkonPass.com. For 22/23, Ikon Pass is dialing up the stoke and welcoming 3 new legendary destinations to its family of mountains. Get ready to explore the storied slopes of Chamonix in France, the sun-drenched scenes of Sun Valley in Idaho, and the powder-pillow deep history of Snowbasin in Utah. With so much to explore, it's time to DO YEWWW. Claim your pass at Ikon Pass.com. Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #36 - Scott Schmidt - The Original Freeskier Recorded on February 17, 2022, in the Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Big Sky, MT (Scot Schmidt). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Lel Tone - Alaska Heli-Ski Guide for 23-Years, Winner of National Geographics "Ultimate Survival Alaska", Ski Patroller for 28-Years, Avalanche Professional Episode #35 Brought to you by A Golden State & Killington My guest today is Lel Tone: Lel has been an Alaska heli-ski guide for 23-years She won the National Geographic Reality Show "Ultimate Survival Alaska" in 2015 Lel's been a Squaw Valley Palisades Tahoe ski patroller for 28 years She's been an EMT for 33 years! Lel is an avalanche professional and does avalanche forecasting for the Union Pacific Railroad She grew up in Switzerland speaking Italian before moving to the US at the age of 10 And Lel is an incredibly empathetic, kind, and tough as hell human being who has so much to teach us This episode is brought to you by A Golden State: Today's SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by A Golden State, the California leader in premium cannabis flower. Born in Northern California under the watch of the Cascade Mountains, A Golden State's plants are hand-watered with snowmelt from Mount Shasta, and sustainably grown in their carbon-neutral, hydroelectric cultivation facility. What started from humble beginnings, long before the cannabis renaissance, is now California's highest quality flower. A Golden State's proprietary, exotic strains are carefully curated for recreation or relaxation, sharing with friends, or unwinding solo. Their artisanal whole flower is available in eighths and pre-rolls at dispensaries across California. Find the perfect headspace for euphoric enjoyment. A Golden State is not a brand or a place, it's a state of being. This episode is brought to you by Killington: Make the most of any spring weekend—head to Killington, the East Coast's biggest mountain resort. The Beast of the East has everything you need to enjoy a winter getaway—from the best ski and snowboard terrain to one-of-a-kind dining options and fabulous apres-ski experiences. Vacation packages are available now, visit Killington.com to learn more. Big mountain skiing and riding meet small mountain charm at Vermont's Pico Mountain. Ski or ride Pico and save up to 40% off the ticket window rate when you purchase online in advance. Cancellations are always easy too, so save money and skip the line at the ticket window – purchase your tickets today at picomountain.com/tickets. Take advantage of the longest season in the East with the Killington Spring Pass. Pay just three-hundred and forty-nine dollars for unlimited ski and snowboard access to Killington Resort from March 18th through the end of the 2021-22 season. With Killington's history of stretching the season into late May, that could be six weeks of prime spring skiing and riding, so grab your Spring Pass today, before prices increase on March 18. Learn more at killington.com. Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #35 - Lel Tone - Alaska Heli-Ski Guide for 23-Years, Winner of National Geographics "Ultimate Survival Alaska", Ski Patroller for 28-Years, Avalanche Professional Recorded on February 6, 2022, in the Jackson Hole, WY (Miles Clark) and Idaho (Lel Tone). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Julian Carr - 210-Foot World Record Cliff Invert, Pro Freeskier, Discrete Founder, X-Games Gold Medalist, Cirque Series Founder Episode #34 Brought to you by Killington & A Golden State “Fear is very present. Fear's a great thing, you should definitely listen to it most of the time. But I learned that just because something's scary, doesn't mean you can't do it.” - Julian Carr My Guest today is Julian Carr Julian is a professional freeskier who regularly hucks 100' cliffs including 2 world record cliff jumps to his name Julian won the George Mallory Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021 He won an X-Games gold medal Julian came in 3rd in Powder Magazine's most influential skier poll And Julian is a businessman Julian founded Discrete clothing in college and it flourished into a very successful brand Julian founded the Cirque Series 6 years ago and it has become a premier mountain running event spanning 7 mountain events each summer Julian's latest business, Blake Bronco, is centered around fixing up 1978 and 9 Ford Broncos and selling them Julian is a fascinating human being how changed the ski industry forever  This episode is brought to you by Killington: Make the most of any spring weekend—head to Killington, the East Coast's biggest mountain resort. The Beast of the East has everything you need to enjoy a winter getaway—from the best ski and snowboard terrain to one-of-a-kind dining options and fabulous apres-ski experiences. Vacation packages are available now, visit Killington.com to learn more. Big mountain skiing and riding meet small mountain charm at Vermont's Pico Mountain. Ski or ride Pico and save up to 40% off the ticket window rate when you purchase online in advance. Cancellations are always easy too, so save money and skip the line at the ticket window – purchase your tickets today at picomountain.com/tickets. Take advantage of the longest season in the East with the Killington Spring Pass. Pay just three-hundred and forty-nine dollars for unlimited ski and snowboard access to Killington Resort from March 18th through the end of the 2021-22 season. With Killington's history of stretching the season into late May, that could be six weeks of prime spring skiing and riding, so grab your Spring Pass today, before prices increase on March 18. Learn more at killington.com.  This episode is brought to you by A Golden State: Today's SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by A Golden State, the California leader in premium cannabis flower. Born in Northern California under the watch of the Cascade Mountains, A Golden State's plants are hand-watered with snowmelt from Mount Shasta, and sustainably grown in their carbon-neutral, hydroelectric cultivation facility. What started from humble beginnings, long before the cannabis renaissance, is now California's highest quality flower. A Golden State's proprietary, exotic strains are carefully curated for recreation or relaxation, sharing with friends, or unwinding solo. Their artisanal whole flower is available in eighths and pre-rolls at dispensaries across California. Find the perfect headspace for euphoric enjoyment. A Golden State is not a brand or a place, it's a state of being. Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #34 - Julian Carr - 210-Foot World Record Cliff Invert, Pro Freeskier, Discrete Founder, X-Games Gold Medalist, Cirque Series Founder Recorded on February 6, 2022, in the Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Jefferson, CO (Julian Carr). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Park City Professional Ski Patrol - Battling Vail Resorts For a Living Wage Episode #33 Brought to you by A Golden State & Killington  My guest today is Park City Professional Ski Patrol's business manager Patrick Murphy: Park City Pro Patrol has been battling Vail Resorts for a living wage and more for years They've been through 50 negotiating sessions with Vail Resorts in the past year Ski Patrollers are highly trained individuals and the most important people at any ski resort and we believe they deserve a living wage and more  This episode is brought to you by A Golden State:  Today's SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by A Golden State, the California leader in premium cannabis flower. Born in Northern California under the watch of the Cascade Mountains, A Golden State's plants are hand-watered with snowmelt from Mount Shasta, and sustainably grown in their carbon-neutral, hydroelectric cultivation facility. What started from humble beginnings, long before the cannabis renaissance, is now California's highest quality flower. A Golden State's proprietary, exotic strains are carefully curated for recreation or relaxation, sharing with friends, or unwinding solo. Their artisanal whole flower is available in eighths and pre-rolls at dispensaries across California. Find the perfect headspace for euphoric enjoyment. A Golden State is not a brand or a place, it's a state of being.  This episode is brought to you by Killington:  Make the most of any spring weekend—head to Killington, the East Coast's biggest mountain resort. The Beast of the East has everything you need to enjoy a winter getaway—from the best ski and snowboard terrain to one-of-a-kind dining options and fabulous apres-ski experiences. Vacation packages are available now, visit Killington.com to learn more. Big mountain skiing and riding meet small mountain charm at Vermont's Pico Mountain. Ski or ride Pico and save up to 40% off the ticket window rate when you purchase online in advance. Cancellations are always easy too, so save money and skip the line at the ticket window – purchase your tickets today at picomountain.com/tickets.  Take advantage of the longest season in the East with the Killington Spring Pass. Pay just three-hundred and forty-nine dollars for unlimited ski and snowboard access to Killington Resort from March 18th through the end of the 2021-22 season. With Killington's history of stretching the season into late May, that could be six weeks of prime spring skiing and riding, so grab your Spring Pass today, before prices increase on March 18. Learn more at killington.com.  Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #33 - Park City Professional Ski Patrol - Battling Vail Resorts For a Living Wage Recorded on February 10, 2022, in Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Park City, UT (Patrick Murphy). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Eddie Taylor - Member of "Full Circle Everest" 1st All-Black Team to Attempt Summit of 29,000' Mt. Everest Episode #32 Brought to you by Grand Targhee Resort & Scott Sports My guest today is Eddie Taylor: Eddie is a member of Full Circle Everest, the 1st all-black team to attempt to summit 29,000' Mt. Everest, the highest peak on Earth. There have been over 6,000 summits of Mt. Everest and only 10 of those were black people The 1st black person to summit Everest didn't occur until the year 2003, 40-years after the first American expedition reached the summit of Everest Full Circle's goal is to showcase the tenacity and strength of black climbers and highlight the barriers that continue to exist for Black communities in accessing the outdoors. This historic attempt will inspire the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts, educators, leaders, and mountaineers of color to continue chasing their personal summits Eddie Taylor has some very strong high altitude experience under his belt already He just summited and skied 18,700' El Pico de Orizaba in Mexico in November Eddie has skied from the summit of 20,000' Denali in Alaska He's skied off the summit of 14,000' Mt. Rainier in WA Eddie executed a 20-pitch rock climb to summit og 16,000' Mt. Kenya in Africa He's even been on top of 23,000' Aconcagua in Argentina Eddie was a decathlon athlete in college and is currently a high school teacher in Colorado   This episode is brought to you by Grand Targhee Resort. Home to the best snow in Wyoming. Delivering an average of 500 inches of snow annually, you'll find uncrowded slopes and a unique Targhee vibe served on the daily. With good times served daily at Grand Targhee Resort; it's time to embrace the vibe. Escape the crowds and get back to enjoying skiing and snowboarding the way it was meant to be. From our family-friendly Kids Adventure Zone and uncrowded runs, to the wide-open terrain for all abilities, the big mountain feel, and Western charm makes Grand Targhee a must-visit winter destination. With over 20 feet of snowfall to date, heading to the Tetons is a must-do. We invite you to experience and be part of the Targhee Vibe at Grand Targhee Resort! This episode is brought to you by Scott Sports: Technology, innovation and design is the name of the game and that's exactly what SCOTT Sports is; It's in their DNA. Skiing is about testing yourself – seeing the possibilities that you are presented with and pushing yourself to seize the greatest challenges. SCOTT Sports has the gear to help you do just that. To learn more check out scottsports.com and see what real innovation looks like. Skip the lift lines this year and get in the backcountry! With all the new SCOTT winter essentials, you're set to have a safe and fun time in the mountains. Check out their new product line at scottsports.com Looking to test the boundaries but fearful of high-risk situations? SCOTT Sports knows the danger, that's why they've developed the Patrol E1 Avalanche Backpack. It's the ultimate freeskiing avalanche backpack, pushing the boundaries of innovation. The supercapacitor technology, along with exceptional design, results in one of the lightest electric airbag backpacks on the market to date! To learn more go to scottsports.com Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #32 - Eddie Taylor - Member of "Full Circle Everest" 1st All-Black Team to Attempt Summit of 29,000' Mt. Everest Recorded on November 18, 2021, in Tahoe Vista, CA (Miles Clark) and Northfield, MN (Eddie Taylor). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Dr. Russ Costa PhD - Why People Do Dumb Shit in the Mountains!! Episode #31 Brought to you by Grand Targhee Resort My guest today is Dr. Russ Costa: Dr. Russ Costa is a cognitive scientist, skier, and mountaineer who studies why people do dumb shit in the mountains! He's an expert on human attention and performance, he is interested in how distracted, fatigued, or otherwise impaired minds and brains perceive the world, particularly in high-risk, high-consequence environments - especially in the mountains and in avalanche terrain Russ loves to chat about decision-making in avalanche terrain, in the mountains in general, and at high altitudes. Russ' research work utilizes a broad range of methodologies, from electroencephalography (EEG) to applied behavioral analysis in the natural environment. After two decades of conducting primarily laboratory-based theoretical work on cognition, Russ has moved parts of his research program outside, studying cognition and neuroscience in the mountains. His current work examines how hypobaric hypoxia at high altitude affects human attention, decision-making, and error. Russ currently teaches a broad slate of courses in the Honors College and in the Neuroscience and Psychology programs at Westminster College in Salt Lake City.  This episode is brought to you by Grand Targhee Resort. Home to the best snow in Wyoming. Delivering an average of 500 inches of snow annually, you'll find uncrowded slopes and a unique Targhee vibe served on the daily. With good times served daily at Grand Targhee Resort; it's time to embrace the vibe. Escape the crowds and get back to enjoying skiing and snowboarding the way it was meant to be. From our family-friendly Kids Adventure Zone and uncrowded runs, to the wide-open terrain for all abilities, the big mountain feel, and Western charm makes Grand Targhee a must-visit winter destination. With over 20 feet of snowfall to date, heading to the Tetons is a must-do. We invite you to experience and be part of the Targhee Vibe at Grand Targhee Resort! Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #31 - Dr. Russ Costa PhD - Why People Do Dumb Shit in the Mountains!! Recorded on November 18, 2021, in Park City (Miles Clark) and Salt Lake City, UT (Dr. Russ Costa). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Tom Day - Emmy Winning Cinematographer, 38 Years as Warren Miller Director/Filmer/Skier, "Blizzard of Aahhhs" Ski Movie Star, Smoothest Skier on Earth Episode #30 Brought to you by Grand Targhee Resort  “[I made my dreams a reality] by following my heart. I can't think of another reason why it happened… Especially with skiing, I knew from a very young age I was going to be skiing was going to be my life. And I was able to keep that I didn't deviate from that and the rest falls in place if you've got a good anchor.” - Tom Day My guest today is Tom Day: Tom has been a filmer, director, and skier for Warren Miller ski movies every year since 1984 - that's 38 years of Warren Miller + Tom Day Tom has been the principal filmer and director since the year 2000 Tom Day won an Emmy in 2021 for his work on Life Below Zero Tom has worked on big Hollywood movies such as Molly's Game and Triple X Tom was a skier in the legendary, game-changing ski movie Blizzard of Ahhhs from 1988 Tom is still such a badass freeskier that he skied the Chimney at Squaw Palisades Tahoe only 2 years ago at the age of 58 - Very few people have the guts to ski this line in their prime... Tom is one of the best and smoothest skiers I've ever witnessed Tom grew up skiing Bolton Valley in Vermont and has spent his adult life in Squaw Valley Palisades Tahoe where he still resides Toms stories from behind the scenes in the ski movie world are absolutely priceless   This episode is brought to you by Grand Targhee Resort.  Home to the best snow in Wyoming. Delivering an average of 500 inches of snow annually, you'll find uncrowded slopes and a unique Targhee vibe served on the daily. With good times served daily at Grand Targhee Resort; it's time to embrace the vibe. Escape the crowds and get back to enjoying skiing and snowboarding the way it was meant to be. From our family-friendly Kids Adventure Zone and uncrowded runs, to the wide-open terrain for all abilities, the big mountain feel, and Western charm makes Grand Targhee a must-visit winter destination. With over 20 feet of snowfall to date, heading to the Tetons is a must-do. We invite you to experience and be part of the Targhee Vibe at Grand Targhee Resort! Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #30 - Tom Day - Emmy Winning Cinematographer, 38 Years as Warren Miller Director/Filmer/Skier, "Blizzard of Aahhhs" Ski Movie Star, Smoothest Skier on Earth Recorded on November 23, 2021, in the Jackson Hole, WY (Miles Clark) and Olympic Valley, CA (Tom Day). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Doug Fish - The Genius Who Created The Indy Pass, The Fastest Growing Multi-Mountain Pass on Earth with Over 80 Ski Resorts Episode #29 Brought to you by Hakuba Valley Japan & Scott Sports “It's our goal to increase awareness about how great it is to ski at these smaller resorts. You don't need a big resort to have a great day, and you don't need to spend 200 bucks a day for a lift ticket.” - Doug Fish “Our goal is to have at least one resort within a day's drive of every skier in North America. And I think we can get there.” - Doug Fish My guest today is Doug Fish Doug is the genius who came up with the idea for the Indy Pass Doug is the CEO and founder of the Indy Pass The Indy Pass is the fastest-growing multi-mountain pass on Earth The 1st season of the Indy Pass was 2019/20 and they had 45 ski area members that 1st year This year is their 3rd season and they now have over 80 ski area partners mostly in North America with 28 US states represented, 2 Canadian provinces, and even 4 ski areas in Japan The Indy Pass only costs $300 and you get to ski 2 days at each resort The Indy Pass saw 9,000 skier visits the first year The Indy Pass saw 96,000 skier visits the second year This year they're forecasting 300,000 and 400,000 skier visits We're talking about the pass growing 3,000 to 4,000% in only 3 seasons and who knows where it'll go from there... This episode is brought to you by Hakuba Valley Japan  Just under 3 hours from downtown Tokyo, at the base of the Northern Japan Alps, sits HAKUBAVALLEY, Japan's largest snow resort. Expect abundant snowfall averaging 32 feet per season, 131 trails, and 96 lifts across the Valley's 9 resorts. From gentle groomers to extreme mountain terrain, HAKUBAVALLEY has something for everyone. Visit hakubavalley.com to learn more.  Discover Japan's largest snow resort with the HAKUBAVALLEY Day Pass. Get access to 9 resorts and the Valley shuttle for under $60 (USD) a day. Or show your Epic or Epic Australia Pass to claim 5 complimentary and consecutive days to HAKUBAVALLEY with no blackout dates. Explore untracked powder and world-class terrain at HAKUBAVALLEY, Japan. With 9 resorts and 131 trails, HAKUBAVALLEY has something for everyone! Discover deep powder, big mountain terrain, and snow activities for the whole family at Japan's largest snow resort. Visit hakubavalley.com to learn more.  This episode is brought to you by Scott Sports: Technology, innovation and design is the name of the game and that's exactly what SCOTT Sports is; It's in their DNA. Skiing is about testing yourself – seeing the possibilities that you are presented with and pushing yourself to seize the greatest challenges. SCOTT Sports has the gear to help you do just that. To learn more check out scottsports.com and see what real innovation looks like. Skip the lift lines this year and get in the backcountry! With all the new SCOTT winter essentials, you're set to have a safe and fun time in the mountains. Check out their new product line at scottsports.com Looking to test the boundaries but fearful of high-risk situations? SCOTT Sports knows the danger, that's why they've developed the Patrol E1 Avalanche Backpack. It's the ultimate freeskiing avalanche backpack, pushing the boundaries of innovation. The supercapacitor technology, along with exceptional design, results in one of the lightest electric airbag backpacks on the market to date! To learn more go to scottsports.com Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #29 - Doug Fish - The Genius Who Created The Indy Pass, The Fastest Growing Multi-Mountain Pass on Earth with Over 80 Ski Resorts Recorded on November 23, 2021, in the Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Portland, OR (Doug Fish). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Tommy Moe - Olympic Gold Medal Ski Racer, Alaska Heli-Ski Guide, Co-Founder of Tordrillo Mountain Lodge in Alaska Episode #28 Brought to you by Tamarack Resort & Alta Ski Area "The great thing about skiing that I really enjoy is just the fact that you're in control of everything that's happening. It's like you can turn your brain off and start making turns down the mountain; you just don't think it's all reaction. I'm 51 years old now and I still feel like a little kid when I'm on the slopes.” “Downhill ski racing sure is fun. I mean, it's like being your own race car, but there's no frame around you to save you. It's just aerodynamics, skis, a skin tight suit - zip it up, pull up your tidy whities and go for it.”- Tommy Moe My guest today is Tommy Moe. Tommy made the US Ski Team at 16 years old He started competing on the World Cup at 20 Tommy was the 1st American male ski racer to win 2 medals at 1 Olympics - 1 gold and 1 silver both at the Lillehammer Norway Winter Olympics in 1994 He wore a Cowboy Hat at the Gold Medal Ceremony He went to three Olympics - 1992 in France, 1994 in Norway, and 1998 in Japan. Tommy was on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1994 He was a 5-time national champion Tommy podiumed 7 times on the World Cup & skied in 3 world championships He was on the World Cup for 9 years and on the US Ski Team for 12 years After his impressive ski racing career, Tommy co-founded a world-class Alaska heli-ski company named Tordrillo Mountain Lodge in a roadless, remote zone in Alaska Tommy is a lead heli-ski guide and his company hosts some of the best skiers and riders in the world including Travis Rice & Cody Townsend Tommy was elected to the US National Ski Hall of Fame in 2003  Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Scott Sports: Technology, innovation and design is the name of the game and that's exactly what SCOTT Sports is; It's in their DNA. Skiing is about testing yourself – seeing the possibilities that you are presented with and pushing yourself to seize the greatest challenges. SCOTT Sports has the gear to help you do just that. To learn more check out scottsports.com and see what real innovation looks like. Skip the lift lines this year and get in the backcountry! With all the new SCOTT winter essentials, you're set to have a safe and fun time in the mountains. Check out their new product line at scottsports.com Looking to test the boundaries but fearful of high-risk situations? SCOTT Sports knows the danger, that's why they've developed the Patrol E1 Avalanche Backpack. It's the ultimate freeskiing avalanche backpack, pushing the boundaries of innovation. The supercapacitor technology, along with exceptional design, results in one of the lightest electric airbag backpacks on the market to date! To learn more go to scottsports.com This episode is also brought to you by Tamarack Resort: Nestled in the west-central mountains of Idaho Tamarack boasts 1,100-acres of terrain, 2,800-vertical-feet, and an independent spirit and community vibe unmatched in the west you might come to Tamarack Resort for the views that unfold across the valley, or the unspoiled terrain and vast open bowls. Maybe you'll come to uncover a place that's a little different, that's down to earth and at home on the path less traveled. But we know you'll come back because there's a community of people at Tamarack who make you feel like you're in the right place, at the right time. For the free-spirits that hear the call of the undiscovered and believe the future truly is boundless, Tamarack Resort is the place for you. And we can't wait to welcome you with arms wide open. Find it. Together. At TamarackIdaho.com *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #28 - Tommy Moe Recorded on November 22, 2021, in the Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Jackson Hole, WY (Tommy Moe). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Travis Ganong - Badass World Cup & Olympic Ski Racer, World-Class Freeskier Episode #27 Brought to you by Tamarack Resort & Alta Ski Area “The one simple thing that I do [to get into the right mindset before a race] is 10 seconds before I go, when I'm in the start gate, I always kind of hit the pause button and look out from the start… and I just give myself a little time to have perspective. I'm like, wow, I'm so lucky.… It always makes me smile, which I think also triggers something in my mind.” - Travis Ganong My guest today is Travis Ganong. Travis is a badass World Cup & Olympic ski racer who just got 3rd place in Super G in Colorado this month. Travis made the US Ski Team at age 15 He's been ski racing in the World Cup since 2009 He's won 2 World Cup Downhill Races Travis was the 1st American male ever to win Germany's Garmisch downhill Travis has podiumed 4 times in World Cup Downhill He's had 38 Top-10 finishes on the World Cup He got 5th place in Downhill at the 2014 Sochi Russia Olympics Travis was 9th overall in World Cup Downhill in 2014 He won 2 US Championship Titles in Downhill and 1 in US Championship Title Super G And even more impressive to me, Travis is an insanely talented Freeskier who was already been in Warren Miller and TGR ski movies. I've freeskied with Travis including Palisades Tahoe's legendary Chimney and the guy absolutely rips. Legendary freeskier Cody Townsend said this about Travis' freeskiing: “If Travis hung up his downhill boards today, he'd be one of the better big-mountain skiers in the world tomorrow.  Even though backcountry big-mountain skiing takes a high level of experience and mental preparation, Travis' pure physical skills on a pair of skis could put him on any film trip with any film crew.” Please enjoy! *** This episode is also brought to you by Hakuba Valley, Japan:  Just under 3 hours from downtown Tokyo, at the base of the Northern Japan Alps, sits HAKUBAVALLEY, Japan's largest snow resort. Expect abundant snowfall averaging 32 feet per season, 131 trails, and 96 lifts across the Valley's 9 resorts. From gentle groomers to extreme mountain terrain, HAKUBA VALLEY has something for everyone. Visit HakubaValley.com to learn more. Discover Japan's largest snow resort with the HAKUBAVALLEY Day Pass. Get access to 9 resorts and the Valley shuttle for under $60 (USD) a day. Or show your Epic or Epic Australia Pass to claim 5 complimentary and consecutive days to HAKUBA VALLEY with no blackout dates. Explore untracked powder and world-class terrain at HAKUBA VALLEY, Japan. With 9 resorts and 131 trails, HAKUBA VALLEY has something for everyone! Discover deep powder, big mountain terrain, and snow activities for the whole family at Japan's largest snow resort. Visit HakubaValley.com to learn more. This episode is also brought to you by Tamarack Resort: Nestled in the west-central mountains of Idaho Tamarack boasts 1,100-acres of terrain, 2,800-vertical-feet, and an independent spirit and community vibe unmatched in the west you might come to Tamarack Resort for the views that unfold across the valley, or the unspoiled terrain and vast open bowls. Maybe you'll come to uncover a place that's a little different, that's down to earth and at home on the path less traveled. But we know you'll come back because there's a community of people at Tamarack who make you feel like you're in the right place, at the right time. For the free-spirits that hear the call of the undiscovered and believe the future truly is boundless, Tamarack Resort is the place for you. And we can't wait to welcome you with arms wide open. Find it. Together. At TamarackIdaho.com *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #27 - Travis Ganong Recorded on November 20, 2021, in the Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Lake Tahoe, CA (Travis Ganong). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Dr. Ethan Greene - Why Did The USA Have The Most Avalanche Deaths in History Last Season? Episode #26 Brought to you by Tamarack Resort "It's early in the winter and I wish that everybody has a great rest of the season. Think about avalanches, but don't let them prevent you from going out into the backcountry; there's great recreation out there. Pick your days, pick your routes carefully, and have a really fun and safe winter." - Dr. Ethan Greene My guest today is Dr. Ethan Greene. Dr. Greene has been the director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center since 2005. He's worked in the snow and avalanches since 1990. He grew up in Boulder, CO and worked as a ski patroller at Big Sky Montana and as a backcountry avalanche forecaster for the Utah Avalanche Center. Dr. Greene has an undergraduate degree in meteorology. A Masters in atmospheric science. A Ph.D. in geoscience. He's written 2 books on snow science and avalanches and has over 45 publications in the snow science world and he is obviously an avid backcountry skier. Please enjoy! *** This episode is also brought to you by Tamarack Resort : Nestled in the west-central mountains of Idaho Tamarack boasts 1,100-acres of terrain, 2,800-vertical-feet, and an independent spirit and community vibe unmatched in the west you might come to Tamarack Resort for the views that unfold across the valley, or the unspoiled terrain and vast open bowls. Maybe you'll come to uncover a place that's a little different, that's down to earth and at home on the path less traveled. But we know you'll come back because there's a community of people at Tamarack who make you feel like you're in the right place, at the right time. For the free-spirits that hear the call of the undiscovered and believe the future truly is boundless, Tamarack Resort is the place for you. And we can't wait to welcome you with arms wide open. Find it. Together. At TamarackIdaho.com *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #26 - Dr. Ethan Greene - Why Did The USA Have The Most Avalanche Deaths in History Last Season? Recorded on November 29, 2021, in the Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Leadville, CO (Dr. Ethan Greene). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Ingrid Backstrom - Legendary Freeskier, Fierce Competitor, Game-Changer, Ski Movie Star Episode #25 Brought to you by Tamarack Resort & Alta Ski Area My guest today is Ingrid Backstrom. Ingrid is a legendary freeskier who made a huge impact on the ski industry and forever changed freeskiing. She started out dominating the North American freeskiing competitions ending up on the podium in 12 of the 14 contests she entered. After getting noticed by the owners of Matchstick Productions while winning a freeskiing comp in Crested Butte, CO, Ingrid exploded onto the freeskiing scene in 2004 and has never looked back. After her very first ski movie with Matchstick Productions 2004 movie Yearbook, Ingrid took home both "Best Female Performance" & "Breakthrough Performace" at the 2005 Powder Awards. Ingrid won Powder Magazine's Reader Poll every year from 2005-2015. Ingrid's aggressive, hard-charging, graceful, seemingly effortless style simply blew people's minds on the big screen. Ingrid has also proven herself on some of Earth's highest mountains skiing off 26,000' Gasherbrum II in the Himalaya, and harvesting the first decent of 20,000' Reddomaine in China not to mention her first descents in Greenland, Baffin Island, and more. Ingrid's humble background of spending weekends in a 1954 bookmobile turned RV in the Crystal Mountain parking lot and ski racing at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA are fascinating and pivotal to her success. Ingrid has been in over 20 ski movies and was even included in ESPN's 50 Most Influential People in Action Sport in 2013. Ingrid was a joy to speak with and we learned a lot about life in chatting with her and we're confident that you will as well. Please enjoy! *** This episode is also brought to you by Tamarack Resort : Nestled in the west-central mountains of Idaho Tamarack boasts 1,100-acres of terrain, 2,800-vertical-feet, and an independent spirit and community vibe unmatched in the west you might come to Tamarack Resort for the views that unfold across the valley, or the unspoiled terrain and vast open bowls. Maybe you'll come to uncover a place that's a little different, that's down to earth and at home on the path less traveled. But we know you'll come back because there's a community of people at Tamarack who make you feel like you're in the right place, at the right time. For the free-spirits that hear the call of the undiscovered and believe the future truly is boundless, Tamarack Resort is the place for you. And we can't wait to welcome you with arms wide open. Find it. Together. At TamarackIdaho.com This episode is brought to you by Scott Sports : Technology, innovation, and design is the name of the game and that's exactly what SCOTT Sports is; It's in their DNA. Skiing is about testing yourself – seeing the possibilities that you are presented with and pushing yourself to seize the greatest challenges. SCOTT Sports has the gear to help you do just that. To learn more check out scottsports.com and see what real innovation looks like. Skip the lift lines this year and get in the backcountry! With all the new SCOTT winter essentials, you're set to have a safe and fun time in the mountains. Check out their new product line at scottsports.com Looking to test the boundaries but fearful of high-risk situations? SCOTT Sports knows the danger, that's why they've developed the Patrol E1 Avalanche Backpack. It's the ultimate freeskiing avalanche backpack, pushing the boundaries of innovation. The supercapacitor technology, along with exceptional design, results in one of the lightest electric airbag backpacks on the market to date! To learn more go to scottsports.com *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #25 - Ingrid Backstrom Recorded on November 17, 2021, in the Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Leavenworth, WA (Ingrid Backstrom). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Scott Gaffney - Matchstick Productions Editor, Producer, Filmer, the G in Shane McConkey's G.N.A.R., Lake Tahoe Surfer, & Badass Freeskier Episode #24 Brought to you by Tamarack Resort & Alta Ski Area "You should not be doing things with the objective of making a social media post about it. Go do things for the experience, not because you get to make a post." - Scott Gaffney My guest today is Scott Gaffney. Scott is the filmer, director, and editor of the famous Matchstick Productions who makes some of the strongest ski movies in existence. Scott is literally the G in Shane McConkey's game of GNAR (Gaffney's Numerical Assessment of Radness) that we all love so well. He even edited and produced the movie GNAR. Scott has been all over the world and witnessed some of the most face-melting ski sessions that have ever done down. His love for Squaw Valley Palisades Tahoe shines through all he does and his stories of spending time with and watching the progression of his best friend Shane McConkey are absolutely golden. Scott's affinity for surfing in freezing cold Lake Tahoe during the winter is weird and fascinating. Scott is a world-class skier in his own right and is still crushing it at 52-years-old. Scott is truly an inspiration and what he's seen go down in the ski world is intensely unique. Please enjoy! *** This episode is also brought to you by Tamarack Resort : Nestled in the west-central mountains of Idaho Tamarack boasts 1,100-acres of terrain, 2,800-vertical-feet, and an independent spirit and community vibe unmatched in the westYou might come to Tamarack Resort for the views that unfold across the valley, or the unspoiled terrain and vast open bowls. Maybe you'll come to uncover a place that's a little different, that's down to earth and at home on the path less traveled. But we know you'll come back because there's a community of people at Tamarack who make you feel like you're in the right place, at the right time. For the free-spirits that hear the call of the undiscovered and believe the future truly is boundless, Tamarack Resort is the place for you. And we can't wait to welcome you with arms wide open. Find it. Together. At TamarackIdaho.com This episode is also brought to you by Alta Ski Area: Alta is an independent ski area where the soul of skiing continues to live on for 84 winters. Alta is a skier's only mountain, celebrated for its frequent powder days, averaging 540” of snowfall each winter. With an 84-year history, Alta is a place that is steeped in history and tradition. We're not talking about your grandfathers or grandmothers mothbally ski sweater tradition. We're talking about the birthplace of avalanche research in North America kind of tradition. Alta is a place where the five independent lodges still offer the tradition of family-style dinners and ski bars that generations of skiers have frequented. Alta's opening day is set for November 20th, conditions permitting. We will see you out there. And as Alta likes to say. Come for the skiing. Stay for the skiing. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #24 - Scott Gaffney | Brought to you by Tamarack Resort & Alta Ski Area Recorded on November 11, 2021, in the Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Tahoe City, CA (Scott Gaffney). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Hello SnowBrains Podcast Fans, I'm your host, Miles Clark, with a quick Thanksgiving Week Update.  We're taking this week off from the podcast, we'll be right back into again next week, and I wanted to give you a quick update on some of the amazing guests we have coming up this season  Coming up on the podcast this season we have:  Legendary Professional Freeskier Ingrid Backstrom.  The conversation I had with her went deep and we pulled out some really pivotal turning points in her life including how Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington may have been a key to her successful professional freeskiing career, how she has changed after her brother Arne passed away, and how losing her passport put her in the ski movies.  Matchstick Productions Filmer and Editor Scott Gaffney.  Hearing Scott go over how the Game of GNAR came to be is pretty hilarious along with his funny stories from all the time he spent with his best friend Shane McConkey, his Lake Tahoe surfing addiction is also super interesting.  PhD Psychologist & ski mountaineer Russ Costa who goes over Decision Fatigue, avalanche heuritics, how altitude effects the brain, and we basically cover why people do dumb shit in the mountains.  Olympic Gold Medal Ski Racer and Alasaka helisking legend Tommy Moe sat down with us and told us all about his gold medal experiece, how it profoundly changed his life, we talking partying too much at times, and all kinds of Alaska heliskiing and mountain guiding in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  Current World Cup & Olympic Skier Travis Ganong joins us and talk about the upcoming Olympics, what it's like to ski on the World Cup, and his insane freeskiing ability.  I've skied a bit with Travis at Squaw Palisades Tahoe and this guy could be perennially in the ski movies and already has been in a few major ski movies including Warren Miller.  Founder and President of the Indy Pass, Doug Fish - I'm going to be speaking with Doug today and I'm fired up to learn more about the indpendent ski resorts of North America and what they're doing to  So that's it for this update.  Have a great thanksgiving week and we'll look forward to beig with you next week on The SnowBrains Podcast

Todd Offenbacher - Comedian, Mountain Guide, Body Builder, Badass Rock Climber, TV Personality, Climbing Community Builder Episode #23 Brought to you by Tamarack Resort & Killington  “I've done a lot of first ascents around the world, but it's at this point in my life, reflecting on that, I'd have to say [my greatest achievement is climbing is] a lot of the easy and moderate route development that I've done here around my community. You know, you're not gonna get on the cover of a magazine putting those routes up, but they're the most rewarding. It really feels good. And I think, you know, maybe my grandkids will climb there. My daughter's already climbing there.” - Todd Offenbacher My guest today is Todd Offenbacher. Todd is one of the most amazing, hilarious, and entertaining people I know. He's a mountain guide, a badass rock-climber with first ascents in Pakistan, China, Peru, Alaska, Antarctica, and more, he's a Lake Tahoe television personality for Outside TV, he used to be a Body Builder at Muscle Beach in LA, he's currently in the middle of a community-building passion project where he puts in climbing routes all over Lake Tahoe for beginner and intermediate climbers and kids, he's the founder of Tahoe Adventure Film Festival, he's a professional speaker, and essentially a stand-up comedian. No one has a bad time when Todd's around and his story-telling is world-class. Please enjoy! *** This episode is also brought to you by Tamarack Resort : Nestled in the west-central mountains of Idaho Tamarack boasts 1,100-acres of terrain, 2,800-vertical-feet, and an independent spirit and community vibe unmatched in the westYou might come to Tamarack Resort for the views that unfold across the valley, or the unspoiled terrain and vast open bowls. Maybe you'll come to uncover a place that's a little different, that's down to earth and at home on the path less traveled. But we know you'll come back because there's a community of people at Tamarack who make you feel like you're in the right place, at the right time.   For the free-spirits that hear the call of the undiscovered and believe the future truly is boundless, Tamarack Resort is the place for you. And we can't wait to welcome you with arms wide open. Find it. Together. At TamarackIdaho.com This episode is brought to you by Killington: Make the most of any winter weekend—head to Killington, the East Coast's biggest mountain resort. The Beast of the East has everything you need to enjoy a winter getaway—from the best ski and snowboard terrain to one-of-a-kind dining options and fabulous apres-ski experiences. Vacation packages are available now, visit Killington.com to learn more. The eyes of the winter sports world will be on Killington Resort this Thanksgiving Weekend as The Beast of the East hosts the HomeLight Killington Cup. It's a weekend full of Audi FIS Ski World Cup racing, outstanding musical entertainment and more. Watch women from more than 20 nations compete in giant slalom and slalom and enjoy concerts from renowned artists O.A.R., DJ Z-Trip, and G. Love. Learn more and purchase tickets at killington.com/worldcup. Big mountain skiing and riding meet small mountain charm at Vermont's Pico Mountain. Ski or ride Pico this season and save up to 57% off the ticket window rate when you purchase My Pico 3-Packs. My Pico 3-Packs give you three days of skiing and riding for one low price. Use them yourself or share with friends, but be sure to get them before they're gone – My Pico 3-Packs are only available through December 16. Learn more at picomountain.com. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #23 - Todd Offenbacher | Brought to you by Tamarack Resort & Killington Recorded on July 31, 2021, in the California Delta (Miles Clark) and Lake Tahoe, CA (Todd Offenbacher). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Bjarne Salen - Filmer of "The Fifty" w/ Cody Townsend, Hardcore Ski Mountaineer, Adventurer, Philosopher Episode #22 Brought to you by Alta & Scott Sports My guest today is Bjarne Salen. Bjarne is best known for his talents behind the camera filming The Fifty Project with Cody Townsend where Bjarne documents Cody climbing and skiing the 50 Classic Ski Descents of North America. This video series has been insanely popular with somewhere around 15-million views on the 35 or so videos they've already created thus far. That part of Bjarne we already know a bit about. What was fascinating to me was learning about Bjarne's extensive ski mountaineering history all over the world including Chamonix, Patagonia, New Zealand, Alaska, all over North America, and more. Bjarne's skill, resilience, and ability to stay calm in the mountains is remarkable. Bjarne was filming his close friend Andreas Franson when Andreas passed away in an avalanche with legendary freestyle skier JP Auclair deep in Chilean Patagonia in 2015. Like so many of us who dedicate our lives to the mountains, this was not the only close friend Bjarne has lost. Learning Bjarne's perspective on life, his willingness to confront drastic change head-on and his vicious passion for the mountains changed me, and hope it changes you. Please enjoy! *** This episode is also brought to you by Alta : Alta is an independent ski area where the soul of skiing continues to live on for 84 winters. Alta is a skier's only mountain, celebrated for its frequent powder days, averaging 540” of snowfall each winter. With an 84-year history, Alta is a place that is steeped in history and tradition. We're not talking about your grandfathers or grandmothers mothbally ski sweater tradition. We're talking about the birthplace of avalanche research in North America kind of tradition. Alta is a place where the five independent lodges still offer the tradition of family-style dinners and ski bars that generations of skiers have frequented. Alta's opening day is set for November 20th, conditions permitting. We will see you out there. And as Alta likes to say. Come for the skiing. Stay for the skiing. This episode is brought to you by Scott Sports: Technology, innovation and design is the name of the game and that's exactly what SCOTT Sports is; It's in their DNA. Skiing is about testing yourself – seeing the possibilities that you are presented with and pushing yourself to seize the greatest challenges. SCOTT Sports has the gear to help you do just that. To learn more check out scottsports.com and see what real innovation looks like. Skip the lift lines this year and get in the backcountry! With all the new SCOTT winter essentials, you're set to have a safe and fun time in the mountains. Check out their new product line at scottsports.com Looking to test the boundaries but fearful of high-risk situations? SCOTT Sports knows the danger, that's why they've developed the Patrol E1 Avalanche Backpack. It's the ultimate freeskiing avalanche backpack, pushing the boundaries of innovation. The supercapacitor technology, along with exceptional design, results in one of the lightest electric airbag backpacks on the market to date! To learn more go to scottsports.com  *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains:SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #22 - Bjarne Salen - | Brought to you by Alta & Scott Sports Recorded on July 29, 2021, in the California Delta (Miles Clark) and Hood River, OR (Bjarne Salen). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Doug Stoup - More North & South Poles Than Anyone on Earth, Pro Soccer Player, Mountain Guide, Founder Ice Axe Expeditions Episode #21 Brought to you by Scott Sports & Alta  My guest today is Doug Stoup. Doug has been to the north and south poles more than any other person on Earth. Doug has been to Antarctica 49 times. Doug has mountaineered all over the world including Ama Dablam and Earth's 6th highest peak Cho Oyu in the Himalaya. He's guided and skied for the camera with Warren Miller. Doug is the founder and owner of Ice Axe Expeditions a guiding service that takes guests all over the world including Antarctica, the north pole, Iceland, Greenland, Svalbard, the Amazon and more. Oh and he was a pro soccer player. No biggie... Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Scott Sports:  Technology, innovation and design is the name of the game and that's exactly what SCOTT Sports is; It's in their DNA. Skiing is about testing yourself – seeing the possibilities that you are presented with and pushing yourself to seize the greatest challenges. SCOTT Sports has the gear to help you do just that. To learn more check out scottsports.com and see what real innovation looks like. Skip the lift lines this year and get in the backcountry! With all the new SCOTT winter essentials, you're set to have a safe and fun time in the mountains. Check out their new product line at scottsports.com Looking to test the boundaries but fearful of high-risk situations? SCOTT Sports knows the danger, that's why they've developed the Patrol E1 Avalanche Backpack. It's the ultimate freeskiing avalanche backpack, pushing the boundaries of innovation. The supercapacitor technology, along with exceptional design, results in one of the lightest electric airbag backpacks on the market to date! To learn more go to scottsports.com This episode is also brought to you by Alta :  Alta is an independent ski area where the soul of skiing continues to live on for 84 winters. Alta is a skier's only mountain, celebrated for its frequent powder days, averaging 540” of snowfall each winter. With an 84-year history, Alta is a place that is steeped in history and tradition. We're not talking about your grandfathers or grandmothers mothbally ski sweater tradition. We're talking about the birthplace of avalanche research in North America kind of tradition. Alta is a place where the five independent lodges still offer the tradition of family-style dinners and ski bars that generations of skiers have frequented. Alta's opening day is set for November 20th, conditions permitting. We will see you out there. And as Alta likes to say. Come for the skiing. Stay for the skiing. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains:SnowBrains.comFacebook: facebook.com/snowbrainsInstagram: instagram.com/snowbrainsTwitter: twitter.com/snowbrains  *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #21 - Doug Stoup - | Brought to you by Alta & Scott Sports Recorded on July 28, 2021, in the California Delta (Miles Clark) and Lake Tahoe, CA (Doug Stoup). This episode was edited by Jared White. Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

Daron Rahlves - 4 Time Olympian, King of Kitzbühel, and World Jet Ski Champion Episode #20 Brought to you by Ikon Pass  "To me, downhill is number one. It is the most thrilling, most dangerous, highest speeds, and biggest air. My top speed recorded was 91mph. The fastest ever recorded was 100.6mph by a French guy." - Daron Rahlves on The SnowBrains Podcast My guest today is four times Olympic skier Daron Rahlves. Daron was on the US Ski Team from 1993 to the year 2010. He has twelve World Cup victories, 28 World Cup podiums, three World Championship wins, seven US National titles, and in 2008 he was an X-Games gold medalist for skier cross. He's the only American in the World Cup era to win the Super Bowl of skiing; the Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzbühel, Austria. Daron is also the only American to win the Super-G in Kitzbühel. Daron saw seven podiums in only five years in Kitzbühel which is unmatched in American history - Kitzbühel is just such a big deal. He has been to three Olympics as a ski racer, then one as a skier cross athlete. He was also the world jet ski champion in 1993. His Dad had the world waterski jump record at 158-feet back in 1964, which is insane! Daron has done the Baja 1000 motorcross race on a motorcycle in 2006, and took a terrible crash which he tells us about. In 2010, Powder elected him for 'Line of the Year' in their video awards, which is nuts. He's also been an athlete for TGR, MSP, Warren Miller, and Rage Films. Most of these he's just crushing big lines in Alaska and all over the world. Daron has been a Red Bull athlete since 2003. Daron grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, and now calls Truckee, CA home. "I had a run of hip dislocations. Six. It was brutal; it is a pain you do not want to experience. I ended up having surgery after my last one because I figured there was something wrong. I had these two that to me felt like something was wrong." - Daron Rahlves on The SnowBrains Podcast Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Ikon Pass: A brand-new season unlocked the promise of adventures ahead, and endless stoke on the horizon. Now on sale, own it all with Ikon Pass.  With pass options starting at only $399, adult – and exclusive spring savings – there's an adventure for every type of rider, both new to the mountain and longtime shredder. Lock in the 21/22 season with: • up to $200 savings on child passes • up to $100 in renewal discounts • and a new payment plan from as low as 0 dollars down and 0 percent APR   From the second you score your pass, you've got an entire season of sweet stuff to look forward to. Explore pass options at IkonPass.com. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #20 - Daron Rahlves - | Brought to you by Ikon Pass Recorded on April 20, 2020, in Valdez, AK (Miles Clark) and Truckee, CA (Daron Rahlves). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson.  Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Angela Hawse - President of the American Mountain Guide Association | Brought to you by Ikon Pass Episode #19 of The SnowBrains Podcast “I was one of the rescuers first on the scene to a guy who had fallen over 1000 feet. Off of Fitzroy. And he survived to tell the tale which is remarkable. But it took us three days with an international rescue effort, and it took us three days to get this kid down from where he landed. He was unconscious the entire time. It was certainly a harrowing experience where there was considerable risk to the rescuers." - Angela Hawse on The SnowBrains Podcast My guest today is Angela Hawse - the president of the American Mountain Guide Association or AMGA. Angela has over 30-years of mountain guiding experience and is a fully certified IFMGA mountain guide. Angela is the 6th of only 11 women to have ever been fully certified in the USA. In 2011, Angela was awarded the "AMGA Guide of the Year". Angela is a senior instructor team member for the AMGA and was the first woman to join their elite group of instructors in 2006. She's been on the AMGA board of directors for over 10 years. She's been the lead guide for Ice Axe Expeditions Antarctica ski trip for the past four years. Angela also guides heli-skiing for Telluride Helitrax and she guides all over the world. As a minority in a male-dominated profession, Angela does her best to mentor and encourage other women getting into the outdoors and guiding. She was a former co-owner of Chicks Climbing and Skiing and has been a key player in their work teaching women self-reliance in technical mountain sports since 2000. Angela is engaged in inclusion and diversity work with the AMGA and several of her sponsors that are making positive change in the outdoor industry. In this episode, Angela & Miles discuss what it's like to be the president of the American Mountain Guide Association (AMGA), being selected as the AMGA Guide of the Year, inclution in the mountains, guiding all over the world, heli ski guiding for Telluride Helitrax, getting fully IFMGA guide certified, climbing Mt. Everest, Avalanches, climate change, and more. Angela Hawse answers these potent questions: There are only 138 fully certified guides in the USA and only 13 of those are women. Why does the USA have so few fully certified guides as opposed to Europe and other parts of the world? What has it been like being president of the AMGA and what has it been like being president during a major crisis like COVID? What can we all do to help be more inclusive in the mountains? Have you ever been in an avalanche? What happened? What evidence of climate change have you seen in your life? What's your biggest accomplishment in life? What challenges you most intellectually on a daily basis? What's your favorite book or books? More... Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Ikon Pass: A brand-new season unlocked, the promise of adventures ahead, and endless stoke on the horizon. Now on sale, own it all with Ikon Pass. With pass options starting at only $399, adult – and exclusive spring savings – there's an adventure for every type of rider, both new to the mountain and longtime shredder. Lock in the 21/22 season with:• up to $200 savings on child passes • up to $100 in renewal discounts • and a new payment plan from as low as 0 dollars down and 0 percent APR From the second you score your pass, you've got an entire season of sweet stuff to look forward to. Explore pass options at IkonPass.com. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #19 - Angela Hawse - President of the American Mountain Guide Association | Brought to you by Ikon Pass Recorded on February 18, 2020, in Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Ridgeway, CO (Angela Hawse). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Jeremy Jones - Legendary Big Mountain Snowboarder, Climate Change Activist, CEO/Founder of Jones Snowboards | Brought to you by Ikon Pass Episode #18 of The SnowBrains Podcast “I've got a lot going on, I'm running a business, I cant spend my time trying to win over haters. And so I do not look at comments on Instagram. Apologies to any thoughtful discussion that I miss out on. And that is due to the excessive, aggressive, trolling. Some of it professional trolls. You know the downside of that is that meaningful person and I do feel bad about that… My intentions are pure, they are backed by science. I'm fighting for clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet for future generations. How that makes me the worst person in the world in some people's eyes? I don't know. It is what it is and I refuse to let them alter my views or get to me... I feel deep down in my soul that we are on the wrong path, and this is what I really care about. I'm going to put that on Social Media. To not do that because I'm worried about a bad comment? I couldn't look myself in the mirror and I sure as shit couldn't look at my kids in the eye if I did that.” - Jeremy Jones on The SnowBrains Podcast Jeremy Jones is widely regarded as one of the best big mountain snowboarders on Earth. He was voted “Best Big Mountain Rider of the Year” by Snowboarder Magazine 10 times and he's starred in over fifty snowboard movies worldwide, including his own award-winning movie series that started in 2010 "Deeper, Further, Higher." Jeremy was nominated for National Geographic's "Adventurer of the Year" in 2013. ESPN ranked him #12 in their "50 Most Influential People in Action Sports". Jeremy is the founder and CEO of Jones Snowboards and also founded Protect Our Winters - a non-profit formed to unite the winter sports community against climate change. Jeremy was recognized as a Champion of Change by President Barack Obama. Jeremy has appeared frequently in worldwide media including CNN, Outside Magazine and TV, Men's Journal, ESPN, Fox News, NBC, MTV and National Geographic, and now, SnowBrains, he he. In this episode, Jeremy & Miles discuss big mountain snowboarding, switching from helicopters to human-powered snowboarding, Alaska, Founding Jones Snowboards, Founding Protect Our Winters, "Deeper, Higher, Further" movie project, that insane Himalayan spine he rode, surfing, getting caught in avalanches, and more. Jeremy Jones answers these potent questions: Why did you start Protect Our Winters? Why did you start Jones Snowboards? How has Alaska developed you? What does your snowboarding look like now that you've made this change to human-powered snowboarding? How did you find that burly Himalayan spine you rode in "Further"? Have you ever been in an avalanche? What happened? What's your biggest accomplishment in life? What challenges you most intellectually on a daily basis? What's your favorite book or books? More... Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Ikon Pass: A brand-new season unlocked, the promise of adventures ahead, and endless stoke on the horizon. Now on sale, own it all with Ikon Pass. With pass options starting at only $399, adult – and exclusive spring savings – there's an adventure for every type of rider, both new to the mountain and longtime shredder. Lock in the 21/22 season with:• up to $200 savings on child passes • up to $100 in renewal discounts • and a new payment plan from as low as 0 dollars down and 0 percent APR From the second you score your pass, you've got an entire season of sweet stuff to look forward to. Explore pass options at IkonPass.com. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #18 - Jeremy Jones - Legendary Big Mountain Snowboarder, Climate Change Activist, CEO/Founder of Jones Snowboards | Brought to you by Ikon Pass Recorded on January 20, 2020, in Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Truckee, CA (Jeremy Jones). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Dr. Michael Fischman M.D. - COVID Vaccine: When Will Ski Resorts Go Back To Normal? | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Episode #17 of The SnowBrains Podcast Dr. Michael Fischman M.D., M.P.H., FACOEM is an occupational & environmental medicine physician and toxicologist. He serves as a consultant in these fields to large organizations such as Intel & Pixar. Dr. Fischman is a Clinical Professor in and Assistant Chief of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Fischman received his medical degree at the University of Michigan and his master's degree in public health, in environmental health sciences, from the University of California, Berkeley (Go Bears!). He did his residency training in internal medicine and in occupational medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and is board-certified in both fields. Dr. Fischman is also my dad. Dr. Fischman guides us through where we're all headed with the COVID vaccines, how the vaccines work, what we can do to protect ourselves with and without the vaccine, and when ski resorts will return to normal. “Since the recording of this podcast on February 12, 2021, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been approved for US use, and is a single shot with 72% efficacy” Dr. Fischman answers these critical COVID questions: How do the COVID-19 vaccines work? How many vaccines are out there? Why do they require different numbers of doses? How effective is the vaccine against Coronavirus after only one dose? What percentage of the US population needs to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity? Both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines claim around 90% efficacy, do you think that is holding true in the population of people who have been vaccinated? What about the new virus variants, such as the U.K. strain? How are our current vaccines doing against those? Do you recommend a particular vaccine? When are the vaccines going to be available to everyone and what can I do now to help protect myself from getting COVID-19 until I am able to get a vaccine? If I have already had COVID-19 and recovered, do I still need to get vaccinated? Do I still need to wear a mask and socially distance? Can I get COVID-19 from the vaccine? Are there any side effects? How is it possible that the vaccines have been created so quickly? Do you think any steps were missed? My understanding is that the fastest vaccine ever created was for the mumps and it took 4-years back in the 1960s. Why are we being told to continue to wear face masks and practice social distancing once we have received a vaccine? Will Coronavirus be eliminated by this vaccine or might it stay around and linger and become something akin to the flu or common cold? When do you think we'll be able to stop using masks at ski resorts? More Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area, celebrating 83 years of "The Greatest Snow on Earth." *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #17 - Dr. Michael Fischman M.D. Occupation & Environmental Medicine Doctor to Intel & Pixar & more. Recorded on February 12, 2020 in Jackson Hole, WY (Miles Clark) and San Francisco Bay Area, CA (Dr. Michael Fischman M.D). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Mark Staples - Director of the Utah Avalanche Center "27 Avalanche Deaths in Only 29-Days in the USA... Why Did the US Just See Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle of All-Time?" Episode #16 of The SnowBrains Podcast *** This is another podcast that's gonna a little different. The USA just went through its deadliest avalanche cycle in history with 27 avalanche fatalities in only 29-days from January 30th, 2021 to February 27th, 2021. This terrible streak of avalanche deaths is very much affecting our mountain communities. My guest today is Mark Staples, the director of the Utah Avalanche Center who is here to talk us through what's happening in the Utah snowpack right now and why we are seeing so many avalanche fatalities & multi-victim avalanches in such a short time period in the USA. This podcast was recorded on February 22, 2021. Within an hour of recording this podcast, Mark had texted me an article about an avalanche fatality that occurred that very day in Wyoming. Since recording this podcast one other person passed away in an avalanche on February 27th, 2021 in Idaho. The USA has now seen 33 avalanche fatalities this season. We are now only 3 avalanche deaths away from the worst avalanche season on record. If the US continues seeing avalanche deaths at the current rate, the final total would be over 40 avalanche deaths this season. In this episode, Mark Staples tells us the Mill Creek avalanche story where 4 people perished in a deadly avalanche in Utah in February 2021. MILL CREEK AVALANCHE STORY “There were two groups one came from Big Cottonwood, and one came from Little Creek. They had actually done three laps down, so they'd put a total of 14 tracks on the slope, that's the slope that avalanched. So that gives you some sense of the nature of these avalanches. They were on their way back up, and they were going to head out. Near the top of the slope. Meanwhile, Another group of three had approached from the bottom… So this group of three was down below, and this other group was a group of five, but one of them opted out… Of that group at the top, that group of four, three of them are carried down and buried. The fourth person lunges for a tree, Grabs onto it, hits it so hard it knocks the wind out of him. He musta been on the uphill side. He somehow managed to hang on. Because this never happens. No one ever hangs on. He hangs on, is totally engulfed in the Avalanche, total blackness. Meanwhile, the avalanche goes on, and catches and buries the three people below.  So now you have six people buried in the avalanche when it comes to rest…  Steve and Chris head down to try to find everyone involved. The thing was, they didnt know there was another group below them. So they go down, they get their first beacon signal. They probe, they strike someone, they start digging, they uncover the first person, his name was Nate. As soon as they see who he is their first thought is “Who the heck are you?” They don't waste time. They get him out, they turn off his beacon… They start giving him instructions. “Get your shovel out, turn your beacon off, lets get to work” … Immediately they pick up Ethan, who was buried about two feet away from him. Chris and Steve, now with the help of Nate, who was unconscious just a few minutes ago, Dig out Ethan, unconscious but breathing… They get another signal, and this time, and this time its Chris's partner and Long time girlfriend, Sara. They dig her out, but she's unconscious and not breathing… Chris continues CPR on her while Nate and Steve go to look for the next person. They find the next person, start digging, and at that point, Chris joins them. Having to walk away from his partner, realizing that at this point CPR wasnt going to do any good, and there were other people still buried... They dug out six people who were all buried anywhere from two to six feet deep” Mark Staples told The SnowBrains Podcast" on February 22, 2021 Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains Epidosde #16 | Mark Staples | Director of the Utah Avalanche Center "27 Avalanche Deaths in Only 29-Days in the USA... Why Did the US Just See Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle of All-Time?" Episode #16 of The SnowBrains Podcast Recorded on February 22, 2020, in Jackson Hole, WY (Miles Clark) and Salt Lake City, UT (Mark Staples). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Dr. Ethan Greene - Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center "Why Did The USA Just Have Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle in History?" Episode #15 of The SnowBrains Podcast *** This podcast is gonna a little different. The USA just went through its deadliest avalanche cycle in history with 16 avalanche fatalities in only 10-days from January 30th, 2021 to February 8th, 2021. I think it's really affected all of us in our community. My guest today is Dr. Ethan Greene, the director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center who is here to talk us through what's happening in the Colorado snowpack right now and why we are seeing so many multi-victim avalanches in the USA. Sadly, since Dr. Ethan Greene and I recorded this podcast on February 11th, 2021, 8 more people have died in avalanches in the USA bringing the total to 25 avalanche deaths in only 22-days in the USA - by far the deadliest avalanche cycle in US recreational history. 3 of these latest avalanche deaths occurred on Valentine's day, February 14th, 2021. Two of the Valentine's day avalanche fatalities were in Colorado. Then there was one avalanche death per day for 4 days right up until February 20th, when there were 2 avalanche deaths. There was one avalanche death on each of these days: February 16th, February 17th, February 18th, February 19th, and then 2 avalanche deaths on February 20th bringing the total to 25 avalanche deaths in only 22-days. We have now lost 31 lives to avalanches in the USA in the 2020/2021 winter season and it's only February 22nd. The USA averages 27 avalanche fatalities per season. If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains Episode #15 | Dr. Ethan Greene | Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center "Why Did The USA Just Have Its Deadliest Avalanche Cycle in History?" Episode #15 of The SnowBrains Podcast Recorded on February 11, 2020, in Jackson Hole, WY (Miles Clark) and Boulder, CO (Dr. Ethan Greene). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Bode Miller - The Winningest American Male Ski Racer of All-Time | Brought to you by Sun Valley Resort On Fear: “I don't think I have a lot of fear. I think I'm very respectful of the mountains and understand the danger that's inherently there. The unpredictable nature of being in the mountains and snow conditions and I think I have a healthy dose of awareness, but I wouldn't call it fear. It's more understanding that you're constantly putting yourself in environments that are unforgiving. Fear is more of a mindset. I don't consider myself afraid." - Bode Miller On Danger: “When I was eight, I was following two local ski bums who I guess I would call them my friends, but they were 20 years older than me probably. I don't know that they would have called me their friend at that time. But I just chased them around the mountain all the time. I watched a guy walk out of a pair of MRR bindings, old markers and go straight into a beach tree at like 50 miles an hour. No helmet. I was the first one there because I was just 200 yards behind him, and he was just exploded. His head was just apart, still bubbling breath. That was a pretty nasty eye-opener. He passed away while I was right there." - Bode Miller Bode Miller is the winningest American male ski racer of all time. Bode has won 6 Olympic Medals - 1 of them a gold medal. He's podiumed 79 times on the World Cup with 33 of those podiums being 1st place. He's won 2 World Cup Overall Titles. He's one of only 5 men in history to have won world cup events in all 5 alpine ski disciplines. And he's the only skier with five or more victories in each discipline. What I found out in this podcast is that Bode is a general all-around mountain badass who has been most everywhere and done most everything in the mountains including getting caught in gnarly avalanches, throwing misty 720s, and double front flips, and losing over 50 friends and acquaintances in the mountains. His stories are one of a kind and so is he. In this episode, Bode & Miles discuss skiing in the Olympics, skiing on the World Cup, losing friends in the mountains, throwing a 360º in competition, his "CBS 60-minutes" hung-over skiing controversy, the dangers of ski racing, and much more. Bode Miller answers these heavy questions: Which ski racing discipline is your favorite and why? How dangerous is ski racing? I've heard you say in the past: "I'm amazed more people don't die ski racing". What makes you say that? How do ski racers make money? Is a good system in place? I recently watched the movie "American Downhiller" and they really focused on the rivalry between Americans and Europeans in male world cup ski racing. What did you experience in your ski racing career in Europe? Are you the only ski racer in history to have thrown a 360º on the racecourse in World Cup competition? Are performance-enhancing drugs prevalent in ski racing? What was it like partying in the Olympic Village? Have you ever been in an avalanche? What happened? What's your biggest accomplishment in life? What challenges you most intellectually on a daily basis? What's your favorite book or books? More... Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Sun Valley Resort North America's original destination ski resort and home to 380 acres of brand new inbounds terrain for the 2021 season. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #14 - Bode Miller - The Winningest American Male Ski Racer of All-Time Recorded on January 3, 2020, in Jackson Hole, WY (Miles Clark) and Big Sky, MT (Bode Miller). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Adrian Ballinger - Climbing Mt. Everest & K2 Without Supplemental Oxygen | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area "I was heli-ski guiding in Alaska, and through a series of communications breakdowns between me my co-guide and my pilot, we ended up getting out of a helicopter my 6 clients me and a co-guide, and it turned out we were on top of a cornice. The cornice broke 18 feet back as the helicopter lifted off. Me and 2 clients were on the wrong side of that break and took an 1800- foot fall. The first 200 feet over cliffs, and then through a huge avalanche runout zone, two people buried, a bunch of broken bones between all of us, and really bad injuries. Took a long time to get comfortable around cornices again." - Adrian Ballinger "Made it really close. I was probably 400 vertical feet from the summit, at well over 28,500 feet. I got to the point where I couldn't feel my hands to behind my wrists, So I could no longer clip devices onto the fixed rope. So then I had to solo because I couldn't use the rope. I was still going up, and Im soloing, and I cant feel my hands, started to think about the consequences of frostbite when I have a girlfriend who is a professional rock climber. It still took a long time, but I did ultimately decide to turn around… Im sure thats what saved my toes and fingers." - Adrian Ballinger Adrian Ballinger's list of accomplishments is over-the-top. It's too much. Here are some of his career highlights. First person to ski Manaslu from the summit (6th tallest peak in world) Only American with 3 complete 8000m ski descents 4th American to summit Everest and K2 without supplemental oxygen (first in 25 years) 8 summits of Mt Everest, 13 seasons on the mountain, over 100 clients on top 17 total 8000-meter peak summits 6 total 8000-meter peak ski attempts Summited Mt. Everest twice within 3- weeks on 2 separate occasions Guided/led more than 150 international expeditions Founder of Alpenglow Expeditions, in 2004 Guided on Kilimanjaro (14 times by 4 different routes), Denali (by the West Rib), Alpamayo (14 times by 3 different routes), Cotopaxi (more than 30 times), and many other expeditions on many other high peaks all over the world. Ballinger has also led successful expeditions to more than 25 Himalayan summits over 6000 meters, including twelve ascents of Ama Dablam, which is a highly technical 6800m peak next to Everest. In this episode, Adrian & Miles discuss extreme skiing at extreme altitude, the best stories from Adrian's insane high mountain guiding and climbing career, summiting Everest without Oxygen, summiting K2 without Oxygen, avalanches, getting the IFMGA full certification in only 3 years, Alpenglow Expeditions, and much more. Adrian Ballinger answers these mountain-y questions: You were the very first person to ski 26,781' Manaslu from the summit - this is the 6th tallest peak in the world. What was that experience like and why had no one ever skied before you? In 2016 you decided it was time to try Everest without supplemental oxygen. You failed and you said you almost got yourself killed only hours from the summit. What happened there? How are you able to climb above 26K feet without supplemental oxygen? Is there something genetic or biologic about you that helps at altitude? You've spent so much time on Everest - I'd love to hear your perspective on the overcrowding of Everest and the effects that it's having. Please tell us a bit about the Sherpa people. What are they like and please explain exactly what they do. It sounds like without the Sherpa, climbing Everest would nearly be impossible. Why did you decide to climb K2 without supplemental oxygen? What are the Pakistani people like? What's the craziest or funniest thing you've seen on Everest? What's the scariest accident you've had in the mountains? Where's your favorite place to ski? Favorite place to climb? Favorite mountain ranges? What evidence of climate change have you seen in your lifetime? What challenges you most intellectually on a daily basis? What's your favorite book? More Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area - home of the deepest average annual snowfall in the Rocky Mountains. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #13 - Adrian Ballinger - Climbing Mt. Everest & K2 Without Supplemental Oxygen Recorded on January 3, 2020, in Jackson Hole, WY (Miles Clark) and Moab, UT (Adrian Ballinger). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Randall Osterhuber - Winter Survival Instructor, Search & Rescue Badass, Snow Scientist, Avalanche Forecaster, Mountain Guide - | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area “He was almost naked…He had very little clothes on… Frozen to the snow surface… Right when we skied up I thought for sure this guy was dead, but he had a pulse, he had slight respiration… So we assemble the sled, this is all up in this raging wind and snowstorm. Got a couple of sleeping bags inside each other inside a bevy sack, and we grabbed this guy, peeled him off the snow.. and went high speed back towards I-80 where a Truckee fire ambulance was waiting… The ER physician invited us into the trauma room to help with the rewarming. He had a core temperature of 79 faranheit when he was admitted to the hospital, and he was slowly warmed up, he went kinda backward through the whole hypothermia thing. His temperature hit the low 90s he started shivering…spent one night in the hospital, was discharged the next day, no frostbite, no organ damage. He walked away! Amazing.” - Randall Osterhuber Randall Osterhuber is ridiculously well certified and qualified to do just about anything in the mountains and his accolades are too extensive to list them all here so I'm just gonna go with the highlights. Randall has been a search & rescue leader for Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue for 39 years. He has a degree in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Nevada, Reno, and a masters in Hydrology & Fluvial Geomorphology from UC Berkeley. He's been an avalanche forecaster for Washoe County, Nevada for the past 22 years. He was the lead scientist at the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab for 24 years. He's been the owner and lead guide of Donner Summit Avalanche Seminars for the past 24 years. He's a Snow Safety Consultant to CalTrans, Liberty Utilities, Vail Resorts, & the North Tahoe Fire Protection District for the past 16 years. He's been a Technical Advisor to Sierra Avalanche Center for the past 15 years. He's been ski mountaineering all over the world for the past 40 years. He's even a winter survival instructor. Randall is the author of more than 50 technical papers on snow, snow hydrology, snow-zone climatology, and snow avalanche dynamics. Basically, no one has seen more in the mountains than Randall and his stories from search and rescue in the depths of winter are simply astonishing. In this episode, Randall & Miles discuss the best stories from Randall's illustrious search & rescue career, avalanche airbag backpacks, the best ways to stay out of avalanches, what's actually happening with climate change, what he's seen as a snow scientists the past 25-years, how we could improve avalanche beacons, and much much more. Randall Osterhuber answers these nerdy questions: Can you share a story from your experience as a search and rescue leader? A story that stands out from the rest? What was your most challenging rescue? Is it OK to backcountry ski solo? What's the best way to stay out of avalanches? What's the #1 tool available to backcountry skiers & riders in avalanche terrain? What's your opinion on the effectiveness of avalanche airbag backpacks? Should we all be wearing one? Is Donner Summit, CA one of the snowiest places on Earth that we know of? What did you learn working at the Snow Lab on Donner Summit for 24 years? What evidence of climate change have you seen in your lifetime? Personally and on a data level? What climate trends are you seeing? What's your prediction for the future of our climate? What do you think has to happen to see real progress in the fight against climate change? If you could work on any scientific study about snow, what would you work on? What would be your fantasy study? Could ground-penetrating radar could both find a buried human and potentially be used to analyze the snowpack using spatial variability? Many more... Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area - home of the deepest average annual snowfall in the Rocky Mountains. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #12 - Randall Osterhuber - Winter Survival Instructor, Search & Rescue Badass, Snow Scientist, Avalanche Forecaster, Mountain Guide Recorded on December 10, 2020, in Jackson Hole, WY (Miles Clark) and Truckee, CA (Randall Osterhuber). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Cody Townsend - Star & Producer of The Fifty Project - | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area “I shit my pants in a Helicopter Once… Just like trying to press a fart out way too hard and maybe had a little something bad to eat the night before We were forced to land the helicopter because the pilot got so pissed off.” - Cody Townsend “We almost got killed by Vladimir Putin, like truly…we got ran off the road while we were driving down this like two-lane highway, all of a sudden a cavalcade of like limos and army cars come racing around the corner in the middle of the road going like 70 miles per hour. We had to slam off into this cliff wall, on the other side was like 400 feet of cliffs. Nearly got ran off the road and killed by Vladimir Putin himself.” - Cody Townsend Cody Townsend, a California beach kid from Santa Cruz who was the high school quarterback dating the head cheerleader while simultaneously winning the Junior Olympics Downhill ski race at 16 years old, and ended up becoming a legendary freeskier out of Lake Tahoe, California. He's done Hollywood stunts for Vin Diesel, he skied "The Most Insane Line Ever" in Alaska, he's in approximately 1 zillion amazing ski movies, and he now is the star and producer of The Fifty Project where he's attempting to climb & ski the 50 Classic Ski Descents of North America. In this episode, Cody & Miles discuss the best stories from The Fifty Project, poohing in helicopters, growing up on the beach in Santa Cruz, climate change, "The Most Insane Line Ever", Noah Howell, Cody's favorite mountain ranges to ski, Shane McConkey, Cody's company Arcade Belts, being a stunt double for Vin Deisel, surfing, avalanches, Cody's favorite books, and much more. Cody Townsend answers these questionable questions: What's the funniest accident you've had in the mountains? What's challenges you most intellectually on a daily basis? What's your favorite book? How Long are you giving yourself to finish The Fifty Project? What are your 3 favorite lines from The Fifty thus far? Which was the hardest, most grueling from The Fifty? Please tell us about the Joffre Peak rescue where you saved a life. What is "The Crack" (most insane line ever) and how did you find this thing? How did Arcade Belts come about? What's next? Many more... Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area - home of the deepest average annual snowfall in the Rocky Mountains. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #11 - Cody Townsend, Star & Producer of The Fifty Project Recorded on December 1, 2020 in Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Tahoe City, CA (Cody Townsend). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Chris Davenport - Legendary Freeskier, Ski Mountaineer, Mountain Guide - | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area “We decided we would go rally this [borrowed] Nissan Pathfinder around in the deep snow and just see what it was capable of, and we ended up upside down on the roof, we flipped it, crashed it, hit a telephone pole, everyone was ok, but we had to drive that thing to the dealership the next day and… I didn't film for Warren Miller for a couple of years after that. Big Trouble.” - Chris Davenport Chris Davenport was the world extreme skiing champion in both 1996 and 2000. He's been in over 30 Warren Miller ski movies and a multitude of other ski movies doing things like huck 100' cliffs in Alaska. Chris' ski mountaineering achievements are unparalleled. He was the first to ski all 54 of Colorado's 14,000' peaks in a single year. The guy even skied the Lhotse face at 27,000' in the shadow of Mt. Everest. Oh, and then he summited Everest while guiding. No biggie. Chris is also an author, a TV commentator, a professional speaker, a professional mountain guide, a first descent aficionado, and an all-around good guy. In this episode, Chris & Miles discuss skiing the Lhotse face, climbing Mt. Everest, Chris' favorite mountain ranges to ski, skiing all 54 of Colorado's 14,000' peaks within 1-year, climate change, ski guiding, Chris' favorite books, Chris' funniest accidents, the glory days of extreme skiing contests, and much more. Chris Davenport answers these insightful questions: Best part/worst part of summiting Mt. Everest? What was it like skiing the Lhotse Face at 27,000'? The 14er project was a genius idea, Chris. How did you come up with this concept? What was it like skiing in the glory days of the extreme contests against Shane McConkey and crew? Have you ever been in an avalanche? What happened? What evidence of climate change have you seen in your lifetime? Tell us about writing the legendary book " 50 Classic Ski Descents of North America". How has your body changed over your career and what are you doing differently now to stay in great shape? Why did you stop starring in the big ski movies? Where do is your favorite place to ski? “I love to go wherever it's good…I'm just gonna list out my favorite places: The Chugach mountains of Alaska, The Coast Range of British Columbia, The island of Hokkaido in Japan, Aspen Snowmass where I live in the elk mountains right here, The San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado, the Tetons of Wyoming and Idaho, the Swiss Alps, and to a degree the French Alps as well, and the Dolomites of Italy, I skied my first trip in Morocco, in the Atlas Mountains last spring… That place is Stunning, and then Portillo Chile… the Antarctic Peninsula, one of the greatest destinations for ski touring in the world.” - Chris Davenport Many more... Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area. Come for the skiing, stay for the skiing. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #10 - Chris Davenport, Recorded on November 17, 2020 in Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Aspen, CO (Chris Davenport). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Marc Riddell, Director of Communications at Whistler Blackcomb | Whistler Blackcomb - Climate Change, The Future of Summer Skiing, COVID | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area "Climate change is real. Whistler Blackcomb has been proactive for decades to prepare for it. The Horstman T-bar, yeah, it's an iconic lift. We hadn't used it for 3-years. But it's [closing of the Horstman T-bar for summer skiing] certainly had to do with changes in the profile of the glacier. What we do know is that glaciers in British Columbia and around the world are receding. We're not immune and we shouldn't expect to be immune." - Marc Riddell, Director of Communications at Whistler Blackcomb Marc Riddel is the director of communications at Whistler Blackcomb, the largest ski resort in North America. In this episode, Marc & Miles talk about climate change, summer skiing & riding, the melting of the Horstman Glacier, the closing of the Horstman T-Bar, the future of Whistler Blackcomb, COVID restrictions, Australians, going 100% cashless, the biggest challenges for Whistler this season. Marc Riddell answers these in-depth questions: Is this going to be THE season to be at Whistler Blackcomb because of less people? Will Whistler's terrain parks and half pipes be affected by Coronavirus restrictions? Does Whistler Blackcomb attribute this to climate change? What is Whistler Blackcomb doing to address climate change? Will summer skiing & riding on the Horstman Glacier continue in the summer as it has each year since 1987? What is the future of summer skiing and riding at Blackcomb? What will be the silver linings of this Coronavirus ski season? Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area, home of the deepest average annual snowfall in the Rocky Mountains. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #9 - Marc Riddell, Director of Communications at Whistler Blackcomb Recorded on October 27th, 2020 in Santa Cruz, CA (Miles Clark) and Pemberton, B.C., Canada (Marc Riddell). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Andrew McLean, The Big Mountain Scientist - Part 2 | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Disclaimer: So, right off the bat, I wanna let our listeners know that Andrew and I are friends and that we've spent weeks together confined in small sailboats in Svalbard, Norway and well-spaced from each other in big boats in Antarctica so this conversation is gonna be fun, it's gonna be frank, and I'm excited to have this venue to really dig in and ask tougher questions than normal - so watch out... “The style of the writing came about because I never expected it to be a real book [The Chuting Gallery]. It was gonna be like 'here Miles, here's this book you can read on the toilet and get a laugh out of.'” - Andrew McLean in Part 2 Andrew McLean is a legendary ski mountaineer, author, inventor, and Big Mountain Scientist. In 2017, Powder Magazine voted Andrew as one of the "48 Most Influential Skiers of All Time". Andrew is one of the best ski mountaineers on the planet having skied first descents on every continent and has been featured in a myriad of ski movies including the Big Mountain Skiing documentary: "Steep." Andrew is the inventor of the "Whippet Self Arrest Ski Pole" among many other groundbreaking inventions in the mountaineering universe. Andrew has skied over 100 first descents all over the world. Andrew graduated from the very prestigious Rhode Island School of Design and went on to become a product designer for Black Diamond in Salt Lake City, UT for 14-years. Andrew was even an avalanche forecaster for the Utah Avalanche Center for a year. Andrew wrote the most legendary, hilarious guide book ever created called "The Chuting Gallery - A Guide To Steep Skiing in the Wasatch" that is simultaneously considered The Bible & Holy Grail of steep skiing in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. Andrew is a gifted writer and has written articles for Powder Magazine, Backcountry Magazine, Skiing Magazine and many other publications. Andrew is most likely the very first professional ski mountaineer on Earth. Andrew McLean lives in Park City, Utah with his wife Polly, their 2 daughters, and 2 poorly behaved canines. 2 PART PODCAST: Andrew McLean is so goddamn interesting, he has so much to teach us, and has so many hilarious stories that we had to break this interview into 2 Parts. This is Part 2 of Andrew McLean, the Big Mountain Scientist - we pick up where we left off with phase 6 of Andrew McLean's exotic life. In this episode, Andrew & Miles talk about how "The Chuting Gallery - A Guide to Steep Skiing in the Wasatch" came to be, accidents in the mountains, the explosion of backcountry skiing & riding, winning many ski mountaineering races, favorite ski mountaineering expeditions, Andrew's unique avalanche philosophy, Andrew's favorite places to ski guide, conservation efforts in the Wasatch Mountains, being a professional avalanche forecaster, and how Andrew became one of the first-ever professional ski mountaineers. Andrew McLean answers these meddlesome questions in Part 2: What drove you to write "The Chuting Gallery - A Guide to Steep Skiing in the Wasatch"? How did winning many ski mountaineering races change your life's direction and how did it feel to win? What was being a professional avalanche forecaster like and why didn't you continue in that career direction? How did you become one of the first-ever professional ski mountaineers? You have a unique avalanche philosophy, don't you? What is it? What is it about expedition skiing that calls to you? What is it about steep skiing that makes you crazy? Where's your favorite place to ski guide? Please tell us about the types of accidents you've seen out there and which ones have affected you the most. Backcountry skiing and riding has exploded in the past few years - what have you seen out there and how do you feel about the growth? Please tell us about your conservation efforts in Utah, what you're fighting against, what you're fighting for, and what your level of involvement is. When did family happen for you and how has it affected your decision-making in the mountains. Many more... Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area. Alta averages 40 snow events each winter with 18 of those storms dropping at least a foot of snow on Alta. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #7 - Andrew McLean, The Big Mountain Scientist Recorded on October 29th, 2020 in Santa Cruz, CA (Miles Clark) and Park City, UT (Andrew McLean). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Andrew McLean, The Big Mountain Scientist - Part 1 | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Disclaimer: So, right off the bat, I wanna let our listeners know that Andrew and I are friends and that we've spent weeks together confined in small sailboats in Svalbard, Norway and well-spaced from each other in big boats in Antarctica so this conversation is gonna be fun, it's gonna be frank, and I'm excited to have this venue to really dig in and ask tougher questions than normal - so watch out... “We had a lot of snow and I went to dig out the outhouse, and the whole thing collapsed and I fell into it [& human poop]…. I had to use a pancake scraper to basically scrape my pants off. It was totally disgusting” - Andrew McLean in Part 1 Andrew McLean is a legendary ski mountaineer, author, inventor, and Big Mountain Scientist. In 2017, Powder Magazine voted Andrew as one of the "48 Most Influential Skiers of All Time". Andrew is one of the best ski mountaineers on the planet having skied first descents on every continent and has been featured in a myriad of ski movies including the Big Mountain Skiing documentary: "Steep." Andrew is the inventor of the "Whippet Self Arrest Ski Pole" among many other groundbreaking inventions in the mountaineering universe. Andrew has skied over 100 first descents all over the world. Andrew graduated from the very prestigious Rhode Island School of Design and went on to become a product designer for Black Diamond in Salt Lake City, UT for 14-years. Andrew was even an avalanche forecaster for the Utah Avalanche Center for a year. Andrew wrote the most legendary, hilarious guide book ever created called "The Chuting Gallery - A Guide To Steep Skiing in the Wasatch" that is simultaneously considered The Bible & Holy Grail of steep skiing in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. Andrew is a gifted writer and has written articles for Powder Magazine, Backcountry Magazine, Skiing Magazine and many other publications. Andrew is most likely the very first professional ski mountaineer on Earth. Andrew McLean lives in Park City, Utah with his wife Polly, their 2 daughters, and 2 poorly behaved canines. 2 PART PODCAST: Andrew McLean is so goddamn interesting, he has so much to teach us, and has so many hilarious stories that we had to break this interview into 2 Parts. This is Part 1 of Andrew McLean, the Big Mountain Scientist. In this episode, Andrew & Miles talk about surviving a 500-foot fall, being covered in human poop on a glacier, being on the Colbert Report TV show, being the first professional ski mountaineer, mountain unicycling, getting arrested, getting caught in avalanches, losing friends in the mountains, and Andrew's favorite mountain ranges to ski. Andrew McLean answers these invasive questions in Part 1: How the hell did you become the first professional ski mountaineer ever? You and your friends coined the very popular term "Dawn Patrol," how did that happen? Why did you get arrested twice while attending the Rhode Island School of Design? What was your experience being on the Colbert Report TV show? How did you invent the wire-gate carabiner and the "Whippet Self Arrest Ski Pole? What's the funniest accident you've had in the mountains? The New Yorker called you a "Mountain Scientist," do you think that's an accurate portrayal - Mountain Scientist? Many more... Please enjoy! *** Join us next week for Part 2 of Andrew McLean, The Big Mountain Scientist where we discuss the explosive growth of backcountry skiing and riding, Accidents in the mountains, losing friends in the mountains, & Andrew's battle-hardened sense of humor. "The style of the writing came about because I never really expected it [The Chuting Gallery] to be a real book. It's just gonna be like 'here Miles, here's this book you can read on the toilet and get a laugh out of.'" - Andrew McLean in Part 2 Join us, won't you? This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area. 8.5%? Nope, we aint talkin' 'bout beer... We're talking about the average density of Alta's snow. The density that provides perfect powder flotation. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #7 - Andrew McLean, The Big Mountain Scientist Recorded on October 29th, 2020 in Santa Cruz, CA (Miles Clark) and Park City, UT (Andrew McLean). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Mike Maughan, Alta Ski Area's General Manager | Alta Ski Area - Skiing First, COVID, Canyon Traffic, & Silver Linings | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area "It's the vibe, it's the people, it's the character of this place. You put those 3 things together - it's a beautiful, majestic place with its own character and just world-class skiing." - Mike Maughan Mike Maughan is the General Manager of Alta Ski Area in Utah. Mike is only the 4th General Manager in Alta's 83-year history. Mike has been working at Alta since 1990 making this his 30th year at Alta. In this episode, Mike & Miles converse on Alta's unique skiing-centric culture, solutions to Little Cottonwood Canyon's (LCC) traffic situation, improving LCC's traction control law, Alta being less busy this season, Alta's COVID-19 policies, and more. Mike Maughan answers these critical questions: How has Alta preserved its authentic, skiing-first vibe and not gone the bigger, better, more route? What's the latest news on the approved Mt. Baldy Tram? Why doesn't Alta allow snowboarders? What will be Alta's COVID-19 operational strategy with regards to masks, lift tickets, season passes, chairlift riding, gondola capacity, lift lines, social distancing, & indoor dining? Will this be THE season to be at Alta due to less skiers being allowed on the mountain each day? Why did Alta lets skiers and riders hike up and ride down Alta after the COVID shut down last year and even groom runs for them? What will the apres-ski scene be at Alta and the surrounding lodges: The Peruvian, Alta Lodge, The Rustler, The Goldminer's Daughter? Many more... Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area, the birthplace of avalanche research in North America. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #6 - Mike Maughan, Alta Ski Area's General Mountain Recorded on October 22nd, 2020 in Santa Cruz, CA (Miles Clark) and Alta, UT (Mike Maughan). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Ron Cohen, Squaw Alpine President & COO - Renaming Squaw Valley, CA & Squaw Alpine's 2020/21 COVID Strategy | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area "When you say 'well who's in charge of the [renaming] process?' - ultimately it's me, I'm accountable, that's what happens when you take the job." - Ron Cohen Ron Cohen is the President & Chief Operating Officer of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows in Lake Tahoe, California. Ron has been the President and COO of Squaw Alpine since April 2018. Ron brings 17 years of outdoor industry experience to Squaw Alpine and has been an attorney for many years. Ron's experience includes serving as Alterra Mountain Company's Deputy General Counsel in 2017-18. Prior to Alterra, Ron held a number of positions during an eight-year tenure at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, where he ultimately served as Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel. Ron is a graduate of the University of California Santa Barbara and of Northwestern University School of Law. He started his career practicing law in Los Angeles and then Mammoth Lakes before purchasing Tioga Pass Resort, a backcountry ski and summer resort, with a group of other investors, and running it from 2002-2010. ***Correction: In this podcast, Miles states that Ron and his wife Stacy Corless are on the Mono Country Board of Supervisors - only Stacy is on that board. In this episode, Ron & Miles discuss why Squaw Valley is changing its name, what the renaming process looks like, what the likely new name candidates are, as well as Squaw Alpine's COVID-19 operational procedures will be. Ron Cohen answers these critical questions: Why is Squaw Valley changing its name? When will the name be changed? When will the new name be announced? What does the renaming process look like? Why is Squaw changing its name now? Is Squaw considering naming the resort after the Washoe Native Americans who used to live there? What will be Squaw Alpine's COVID-19 operational strategy with regards to masks, lift tickets, season passes, chairlift riding, gondola capacity, lift lines, social distancing, & indoor dining? What is the plan for the new Base-To-Base Gondola between Squaw and Alpine? Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area, come enjoy Alta mid-week magic this season. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #5 - Ron Cohen, Squaw Alpine's President & COO Recorded on November 3rd 2020 in Cambria, CA (Miles Clark) and Olympic Valley, CA (Ron Cohen). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Mark Staples - What's The #1 Tool Available To Skiers & Riders in Avalanche Terrain? | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area "Imagine as your diving home thru the neighborhood and you're going just 25mph, which seems kinda slow, right? Stick your head outside the car and nail a mailbox with your head and your neck. You can imagine how that would feel and that's what's gonna happen in an avalanche. 25mph is nothing, they'll be going 60mph." - Mark Staples Mark Staples is the director of the Utah Avalanche Center. Mark was a professional ski patroller at Big Sky Ski Area in Montana before earning a Master's degree in Engineering at Montana State University as part of their Snow Science Program. Mark wrote his thesis on the energy balance at the snow surface and weak layer formation. After grad school, Mark worked as a backcountry avalanche forecaster for the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center in Bozeman, Montana. Mark has an undergraduate degree in engineering from the University of Virginia. Mark is also a passionate skier, snowmobiler, and ice climber, as well as a father of 3. In this episode, we will be discussing all things avalanches. Mark & Miles truly connect on having lost loved ones in the mountains, being tolerant in the busy backcountry this Coronavirus season, and learning from mistakes in the mountains. Mark Staples answers these pivotal avalanche questions: What's the #1 tool available to backcountry skiers & riders in avalanche terrain? What's your opinion on the effectiveness of avalanche airbag backpacks? If you met someone who was planning on backcountry skiing or riding for the 1st time this season, what advice would you give that person? How fast do avalanches travel? Why is it important to report avalanche accidents and observation to your local avalanche center as soon as possible? Are big groups or small groups better in avalanche terrain? When is the most dangerous time to backcountry ski & snowboard in Utah? What percentage of avalanche accidents are caused by avalanches triggered by the victim or someone in the victim's party? How long can you survive buried in an avalanche? Does early season snow cause dangerous weak layers in the Utah snowpack that can last all season like it does in Colorado? How does having over 1 million people so close to great backcountry skiing and riding in such consequential avalanche terrain affect the Wasatch backcountry? more... Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area, home of the highest annual snowfall in the Rocky Mountains. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #4 - Mark Staples, director of the Utah Avalanche Center Recorded on October 21st, 2020 in Santa Cruz, CA (Miles) and Salt Lake City, UT (Mark Staples). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Dr. William Montgomery M.D. - Why Do Skiers Tear Their ACL's So Frequently? | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area "Remember the old X-Screams? Remember those? Salomon X-Screams? Oh, baby! Remember those? I blew those puppies right out! They were destroyed..." - Dr. William Montgomery M.D. Dr. Montgomery is an orthopedic surgeon at Dignity Health Medical Foundation in San Francisco, California. Dr. Montgomery has performed over 1,000 ACL surgeries in his career and was the team physician for the San Francisco Giants Baseball Team for 3 years in the late 90s early 2000s. Dr. Montgomery is the current team physician for the University of San Francisco. Ok, his resume is just insane... I'll paraphrase and just say that he has over 35 years of surgical experience, he's been the team physician for lots of important teams, he's been on many important boards, he's already in the University of San Francisco Hall of Fame, he's won lots of awards, he's in lots of impressive societies, he has over 20 publications, has given no less than 144 presentations lectures and labs on orthopedic surgery. Dr. Montgomery also performed ACL reconstruction surgery on my left knee and microfracture surgery on my left femur in 2015 after I experience a vicious ski crash in Japan that winter. In this episode, we will be discussing ACL injury and reconstruction. The ACL is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament of the human knee. The ACL is crucial in many important processes of knee movement and tearing it is a very common injury in cutting & pivoting sports such as skiing, basketball, soccer, tennis, football, baseball, and more. According to the University of Wisconsin, Madison: "There are four main ligaments that stabilize the knee. The anterior cruciate ligament is responsible for stabilizing rotational movements at the knee that occur during cutting and pivoting activities." Dr. Montgomery talks us through everything you could want to know about ACL injury, reconstruction, and recovery for athletes as well as everyday people. Dr. Montgomery answers these critical ACL questions: How do you know if your ACL has been torn? What was it like being the team physician for the San Francisco Giants baseball team? What are the odds of someone fully tearing the same ACL twice? Who blows their ACLs more: skiers or snowboarders? Why? Why do skiers blow their ACL's so frequently? Why are women more susceptible to ACL tears than men? After ACL surgery when can one return to skiing and snowboarding? When will one be back to 100% after ACL surgery? How important is it to have a physical therapist during your ACL recovery and for how long? How important is it to use a brace after ACL surgery? What is your #1 piece of advice for people recovering from ACL surgery? What should one be eating to maximize recovery? Who doesn't need their ACL replaced? How many times can you repair the same ACL? What is the future of ACL surgery and recovery? What's more important after ACL surgery, full extension or full flexion of the leg? more... Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area, home of the highest annual snowfall in the Rocky Mountains. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #3 - Dr. William Montgomery M.D. Orthopedic Surgeon at Dignity Health Medical Foundation in San Francisco, California. Recorded on September 30th, 2020 in Santa Cruz, CA (Miles) and San Francisco Bay Area, CA (Dr. Montgomery). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Dr. Michael Fischman M.D. - Are Ski Resorts Safe To Visit During COVID-19? | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area "I'm not sure that we're ever going to get back to the old normal..." - Dr. Michael Fischman M.D. Dr. Michael Fischman M.D., M.P.H., FACOEM is an occupational & environmental medicine physician and toxicologist. He serves as a consultant in these fields to large organizations such as Intel & Pixar. Dr. Fischman is a Clinical Professor in and Assistant Chief of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Fischman received his medical degree at the University of Michigan and his master's degree in public health, in environmental health sciences, from the University of California, Berkeley (Go Bears!). He did his residency training in internal medicine and in occupational medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and is board-certified in both fields. Dr. Fischman is also my dad. Dr. Fischman guides us through whether he thinks ski resorts are safe to visit this season via all the intricacies involved: chairlift riding, lift lines, masks, which masks are best, social distancing, ski lodges, and more. Dr. Fischman answers these critical COVID questions: How easily could Coronavirus spread at a ski resort? Do you think that's it's possible that the USA experiences another shutdown this winter due to the Coronavirus? How easy could Coronavirus spread on a chairlift? Is it safe to wait in line for a ski lift? Is it OK to enter a ski lodge? How important is mask-wearing? Which masks should we wear? Are neck-gaiters affective masks or not? Once a vaccine is here, how long will it take before we can "return to normal"? Should we get the flu vaccine this year? more Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area, celebrating 83 years of "The Greatest Snow on Earth." *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #2 - Dr. Michael Fischman M.D. Occupation & Environmental Medicine Doctor to Intel & Pixar & more. Recorded on September 29th, 2020 in Santa Cruz, CA (Miles) and San Francisco Bay Area, CA (Dr. Fischman). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Dr. Ethan Greene PhD - Why Is Colorado's Backcountry the Deadliest in the USA? | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area. "Avalanches kill more people in Colorado than any other natural hazard." - Dr. Ethan Greene Dr. Ethan Greene PhD is the director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) who has an undergraduate degree in meteorology, a master's degree in atmospheric science, and a PhD in geoscience. He's written 2 books on snow science and avalanches, he has over 45 publications in the snow science world and he is obviously an avid backcountry skier. Dr. Greene grew up in Boulder, Colorado and has been skiing the Colorado mountains nearly his entire life. Dr. Greene walks us through how his team covers 30,000 square-miles of avalanche terrain in their daily avalanche forecast with a team of only 10-16 humans. 96 people were caught in avalanches in Colorado in 2019/20 which is up 70% compared to average with a third of those avalanche accidents coming after the Coronavirus shut-down. Dr. Greene answers these poignant questions: • Why do more people die in avalanches in Colorado than in any other state? • Why is the Colorado snowpack so dangerous? • What advice would you give a first-time backcountry skier/rider for 2020/21? • When is the most dangerous time to backcountry ski & ride in Colorado? • When is the safest time to ski & ride the Colorado backcountry? • What happened in the Colorado backcountry after ski resorts closed on March 15th, 2020 due to Coronavirus? • What do you think will happen in the Colorado backcountry this Coronavirus 2020/21 season? • Why is Spring corn skiing better in maritime snowpacks (California, Oregon, Washington) than in continental snowpacks (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana)? • Why is it important to report avalanche accidents and observation to your local avalanche center as soon as possible? • more Dr. Greene talks us through 10 striking avalanche numbers in Colorado in 2019/20 including 96 people caught in avalanches in 2019/20 which is up 70% compared to average. Finally, Dr. Greene gives our host Miles Clark expert feedback & advice via watching Miles' video of his terrifying avalanche off the summit of Mt. Superior in Utah in January 2019. Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area, an independent mountain with a laid-back vibe that averages 547'' of deepness every winter. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #1 - Dr. Ethan Greene director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Recorded on September 28th, 2020 in Santa Cruz, CA (Miles) and Boulder, CO (Ethan). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.