Booking a Private Lesson at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, is a Total Game Changer I recently had the privilege of visiting Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR), Wyoming, for the first time. I had heard so much about the famous resort and had even visited in the summer but had never been there for what it is truly known for, the skiing. That was about to change. I was on a weeklong road trip using […] Conditions Report Brent Thomas | March 13, 2024 1 Comment
IOC Announces First 11 Mentors for the 2024 Youth Olympic Games in Korea The International Olympic Committee (‘IOC’) yesterday announced the first batch of world-class athletes who will serve as mentors and role models to young athletes at the Youth Olympic Games (‘YOG’) in Gangwon, Korea, in 2024. These athletes will play a vital role in mentoring and shaping the future of young, aspiring athletes as part of the Athlete Role Model (‘ARM’) […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 1, 2023 2 Comments
The Old Farmer’s Almanac Winter Forecast 2023–2024: Get Ready for a Winter Wonderland Guess what? It will snow this winter, I can promise you that. Yay! But what we all want to know is, how much and where? Well, the Old Farmer’s Almanac (not to be confused with the Farmers’ Almanac) has just released its long-range winter weather forecast for the 2023/24 season. For over 230 years, the Almanac has been helping readers prepare […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 29, 2023 0 Comments
The 9 Most Frequent Dangers in the Mountains, and How to Avoid Them As enchanting as the mountains maybe, they are far from forgiving. Some dangers are external, like avalanches, wildlife, and massive storms, and some are internal, ones you cannot see coming, like altitude sickness, getting lost, and hypothermia. You must always stand guard while on top of the world if you’d like to make it back down. Below you can learn about the nine most […] Spencer Miller | December 15, 2022 5 Comments
LA Kings Announce Historic New Ice Rink Partnership in Mammoth Lakes, CA The New “LA Kings Ice at Mammoth Lakes” Will be Located Within the Town’s Brand-New Community Recreation Center and is Set to Open to the Public in 2023 The Town of Mammoth Lakes, Mammoth Lakes Tourism (MLT), and Mammoth Lakes Recreation have launched a historic new, community-driven partnership with National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, the LA Kings. As part of the […] SnowBrains | December 8, 2022 1 Comment
The Top 7 Olympic Winter Sports That Didn’t Make the Cut The Winter Olympic Games are not even 100 years old. The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France, and in those 98 years some disciplines and events have come and gone. For the 2028 games in Milan/Cortina, Italy, a new discipline was added with dual moguls, taking it to a total of 16 disciplines and 116 separate […] Olympics Julia Schneemann | October 11, 2022 4 Comments
United Kingdom Cuts Snowsports Funding After ‘Disappointing’ Performance in Beijing Winter Olympics The UK had its best start to the 21/22 season in decades with Dave Ryding famously winning the Kitzbühel FIS World Cup men’s slalom race in January of this year. It was the first time since 1931 that a Brit has won the famous race on the Hahnenkamm run, also known as the “Streif,” and, in fact, the first time […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 8, 2022 2 Comments
Yosemite, CA’s 1932 Winter Olympic Games Bid Some describe winter in Yosemite as magical. For many people, their visit to Yosemite National Park is filled with activities… typically those of the summer variety: hiking, backpacking, biking, swimming, rafting, climbing, sightseeing, horse riding, just to name a few. But, what about winter? A smaller number of visitors experience Yosemite in winter. It is a tranquil season here, when snow blankets the trails and roads that so recently were […] SnowBrains | February 27, 2022 0 Comments