Killington, VT Update: Open Today… Sort Of… “Bare spots are likely and walking may even be required by the afternoon.” – Killington today Killington, VT is open again this weekend after being open last weekend then closing during the week. They’re open today, but it’s raining with a high of 51ºF. Conditions are pretty funky so Killington isn’t selling day tickets and only accepting season pass and […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 25, 2015 1 Comment
Play Safe and Play all Season: 137 Avalanche Deaths Last Winter With the temperatures dropping and new product lines coming out, it brings us to the start of our favorite time of the year: when the snow DROPS! We want everyone to play hard all season long, so it is important to be educated on avalanche risks and procedures before you get out there. Last year their were 137 deaths due […] Avalanche Guest Author | October 24, 2015 0 Comments
New Ski Resort to OPEN in Utah This Winter | Introducing, Cherry Peak: In an era where it seems many resorts face so many legal challenges in expanding or developing, it’s nice to see a new ski resort popping up and making a go of it. Cherry Peak was planning to open last year. However, like many smaller ski areas they were unable to do so due to the lack of snow across […] Industry News Jack Lafeman | October 24, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: “Trouble on Everest” | The Story of the Sherpa Everest isn’t what it used to be. Brawls, crowding, inexperienced climbers, and the exploitation of the Sherpa. A brawl on Everest? Director Jennifer Peedom set out to uncover tension in the 2014 Everest climbing season from the Sherpas’ point of view and instead captured a tragedy when an avalanche struck, killing 16 Sherpas. Sherpa tells the story of how the […] Featured Video SnowBrains | October 24, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Sweetgrass Productions “DARKLIGHT” Mountain Bike Movie This 7-minute-mountain-biking-at-night-with-crazy-lights-on-movie by Sweetgrass Productions is a turn on. It’s different, innovative, and impressive. “The lights haven’t gone out yet! Sweetgrass Productions is back with Darklight, a film that takes viewers back into a world of light and color. Supported by innovative television manufacturer Philips TV, this is the third collaboration between the soulful filmmakers at Sweetgrass Productions and Swedish […] Biking CycleBrains | October 24, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: CHM Heli = The Best Skiing on Earth? | Salmon Freeski TV https://vimeo.com/107467444 “CMH, the longest running heliski operation in the world, claims to have the best tree skiing in the world. Mike, Cody and Alexis spend a week there trying to determine if the claim is true.” – Salomon Freeski TV SnowBrains | October 24, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Loveland, CO Looks Ready to Open… Loveland ski area in Colorado looks ready to open, right? This video and these photos make it look like it’s just about game time at Loveland… Loveland got 14″ of snow yesterday and their snowmaking is raging. It was 16ºF there this morning and the forecast looks cold. We’ve got our fingers crossed for early next week. PHOTOS: SnowBrains | October 24, 2015 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, CO Says “Won’t Be Long” Today | Photo Tour: In a 16-second, pre-dawn video by A-Basin this morning, COO Alan Henceroth says: “We’re one major step closer. Won’t be long.” And he meant it. He still isn’t confident to announce an opening date, but it it appears that it will be early next week. We’re hoping for Monday or Tuesday. “So this was a terrific snowmaking session for us. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 24, 2015 0 Comments
Friday Fun: Arapahoe Basin, CO’s Marijuana Policy Arapahoe Basin, CO is going to open this weekend or next week… we hope… They just got 12″ of snow in the past three days and they are making snow like crazy. We just stumbled on their Marijuana Policy and we thought we’d share it with you. It’s good to know that Al keeps up with Jon Stewart and the […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 23, 2015 1 Comment
Brain Post: Skier’s Avalanche Burial Injury Leads to Sudoku-Induced Seizures In a recent study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, a-25-year old male backcountry skier now experiences seizures when solving Sudoku puzzles after an avalanche burial damaged his brain via hypoxia (lack of oxygen). This skier was rescued after being buried in an avalanche for 15-minutes which led to him experiencing Sudoku-induced seizures after his recovery. The […] Avalanche Chris Wallner | October 23, 2015 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn Will Not Race at First World Cup Stop Due to Ankle Injury Lindsey Vonn broke her ankle on August 13th, 2015 while training in New Zealand. That injury is still causing her trouble and is the reason that she will not be competing in the first World Cup Competition in Soeldon, Austria tomorrow. “Being back on snow the last two days has been incredible. It never ceases to amaze me how much […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 23, 2015 0 Comments
Up to 20″ of New Snow in Colorado Today | Photo Tour of 15 Ski Resorts & 6 Mt. Passes Colorado got big snow in the past 24 hours. Here are some snow totals as reported by the ski resorts. COLORADO SKI RESORT SNOW TOTALS: Wolf Creek =20″ “Wolf Creek received 20 inches of new snow from our latest storm, leaving a 16 inch base!” – Wolf Creek yesterday Loveland = 14″ “7 more inches fell last night! That’s 14″ […] Weather SnowBrains | October 23, 2015 1 Comment
Hurricane Patricia = Strongest Storm EVER Recorded & Hitting Mexico Today “Patricia is the strongest hurricane on record in the National Hurricane Center’s area of responsibility (AOR) which includes the Atlantic and the eastern North Pacific basins.” National Hurricane Center today Hurricane Patricia was measured today to be the strongest storm ever measured on planet Earth and it’s headed straight to Mexico. Meteorologists are forecasting 40-foot waves on the Mexican coast […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 23, 2015 0 Comments
Taos, NM got Big Snow Today | VIDEO & Photos: First Storm at Taos Ski Valley! First storm of the season! El Nino is going to be good to us this year.. #skitaos Posted by Taos Ski Valley on Thursday, October 22, 2015 Taos ski resort in New Mexico got a healhty shot of snow today. NOAA forecasted about 10″ for Taos for today and we bet that’s how much […] Weather SnowBrains | October 22, 2015 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe’s Highest Ski Resort Plans to OPEN Next Week! Mt. Rose ski resort in Lake Tahoe, NV is currently planning on opening next week on Thursday, October 29th, 2015. If they can get open on that date, they’ll be the first ski resort open on the West Coast this winter. Mt. Rose has the higest elevation base of any ski resort in Lake Tahoe at 8,00-feet. Rose almost never […] SnowBrains | October 22, 2015 4 Comments
New Canadian Prime Minister Was Once a Whistler Ski Bum Staying in a Van Canada just elected a new Prime Minister on Tuesday, October 20th, 2015. The new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, was once a bit of a ski bum who, in the 1990’s, went to school at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and crashed on his buddy’s couch in Whistler while snowboard instructing at Whistler ski resort on weekends. Justin is […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 22, 2015 5 Comments
NOAA Storm Update: Up to 8 More Inches of Snow for Colorado Tonight! NOAA just updated this weather report at 3:51pm today stating that up to 8″ of snow is forecast to fall in Colorado between now and tomorrow at 6pm. Wolf Creek is claiming that they’ve already gotten 20″ of snow today… “20″ from the storm thus far! Find Wolf Creek’s snow report” – Wolf Creek today at 4:40pm It just wont’ […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 22, 2015 0 Comments
Loveland or A-Basin MIGHT OPEN This Weekend or Next Week… | Loveland Got 8″ of Snow Today Boom! Way to nail this one, NOAA. NOAA called for 8″ of snow to fall in the high mountains of Colorado ending at 3pm today and Loveland Pass has gotten 8″ of snow as of 2:30pm today. Could this be enough to get Loveland and Arapahoe Basin open this weekend or next week? Earlier this week, we reported on this […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 22, 2015 0 Comments
Gus Kenworthy Becomes First Openly Gay Action Sports Athlete “I guess I should start by saying, ‘I’m gay.’” – Gus Kenworthy told ESPN last month 24-year-old Olympic medalist Gus Kenworthy has announced to the world recently via an ESPN article that he is gay. He reportedly began coming out about two years ago and now he’s ready to tell the world. Gus is one of the very best freeskiers […] Featured Article Miles Clark | October 22, 2015 1 Comment
Snow @ 14 Colorado Ski Resorts & 6 Mountain Passes Today | Photo Tour: Colorado got snow last night and it seems like the stuff hit every ski resort in the state! The good news is that more snow is forecast throughout the day with up to 8″ of new snow forecast at the highest elevations of Colorado. This snow is started to add up and it really might be enough to get Loveland […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 22, 2015 0 Comments
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