Top 7 Ski Terrain Park Tricks for Beginners At first glance, terrain parks are complex. Some resorts take them to the extreme, like Mammoth Unbound. For many people, it takes years of training to even ride these setups. At a high level, the park can be split into two categories like a slopestyle X games run, Jumps, and Rails. They are quite different, but it’s always a good […] Brett Ploss | December 7, 2023 0 Comments
Snowbird, UT, Only Opened Beginner Lift Yesterday Due to Avalanche Activity View this post on Instagram A post shared by Snowbird (@snowbird) Two feet of fresh snow in 24-hours (13″ overnight) resulting in heightened avalanche activity meant that Snowbird, Utah, restricted its open terrain to just the Chickadee lift yesterday which serves the beginner area and a single green run. Related: SnowBrains Forecast: Massive Dump For Utah This Weekend […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 4, 2023 0 Comments
The 5 Best Tahoe Ski Resorts for Beginners Situated on the border between California and Nevada, the Lake Tahoe Basin and surrounding Northern Sierra mountains offer some of the best skiing on the West Coast. Visitors flock to Tahoe to ski with frequently fair weather and sunny skies. For skiers and riders starting out, these five resorts are great options that offer awesome beginner ski experiences. When making this […] Industry News Jeremy Thom | November 9, 2023 1 Comment
Wolf Creek, CO, Announces New Chairlift That Will Make the Resort More Accessible to Beginners Wolf Creek Ski Area in Southern Colorado is excited to announce the construction and installation of a new chairlift, The Tumbler, to Wolf Creek’s refined lift system, now inclusive of eleven lifts. The new chairlift is being built in response to a need for first-time skiers to have a sanctuary that offers a relaxed learning environment. Related: Wolf Creek Ski […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 16, 2023 0 Comments
Wolf Creek Ski Area, CO, Installing Chairlift to Serve New Beginner Area Peter Landsman of LiftBlog reports that Wolf Creek Ski Area, CO, is building a new chairlift to serve new beginner terrain. Related: Wolf Creek Ski Area, CO, Dig Out Snowcat Completely Buried by Recent Snowfall Although the resort has officially announced nothing, a teaser was posted on social media yesterday, so an official announcement won’t be long. The project was […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 8, 2023 0 Comments
Treble Cone Ski Area, NZ, Threatens to Revoke Skier’s Season Pass After He Shared Tips With His Beginner Buddies Treble Cone Ski Resort, New Zealand, has warned a skier that they could revoke his season pass after he shared skiing tips with his friends on the beginner slopes. Related: Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Treble Cone, Home of New Zealand’s Freeride Community Last weekend, James Sorrenson, a Hawea resident, shared skiing tips with friends on Treble Cone’s learner slope. To his […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | August 29, 2023 7 Comments
The 5 Best Books for Beginner Skiers Getting started with skiing can feel like facing a daunting counterculture. As a lifelong skier, I experienced a similar feeling to when I first got into surfing, where all I could think about was the core locals who might sock me in the face and leave me to get pounded by wave after wave. But as I got more experience […] Brains Quintin Mills | July 30, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Out-of-Bounds Avalanche Crosses into Open Beginner Area at Snowbird, UT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Powderchasers (@powderchasers) Alta and Snowbird opened today for the first time since a 60+ inch storm tore through the Wasatch earlier this week, leaving them closed for days due to high avalanche danger. With Little Cottonwood Canyon still closed for avalanche mitigation, the lucky souls already there were treated to their own […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 6, 2023 0 Comments