Protect Our Winters Announces First Female CEO Protect Our Winters (POW) is a climate advocacy organization that was created in 2007 by professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones. Since POW was founded, the organization has blossomed into a worldwide network of more than 130,000 supporters. On January 16, POW announced that Erin Sprague, currently serving as POW’s Board Chair, will now succeed Torrey Udall and take over as Chief […] Industry News Luke Guilford | January 22, 2024 0 Comments
2023-24 Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team Announced U.S. Ski & Snowboard officially announced the 29 athletes who have accepted their nomination to the 2023-24 Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team moguls and aerials team rosters. Related: 2023-24 Stifel US Alpine Ski Team Announced The 2023-24 aerials team is highlighted by 2022 Olympic gold medalists Ashley Caldwell, Chris Lillis, and Justin Schoenefeld, 2022 Olympic bronze medalist Megan Nick and […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 12, 2023 0 Comments
Kenton Cool Breaks His Own Record for Most Everest Summits by a Foreigner May 17th, 2023 — Reaching the peak of Mount Everest even once is an accomplishment of a lifetime, yet on May 17th, 2023 Kenton Cool summited the mountain for his 17th time — breaking his own record for most summits by a person born outside of Nepal. This time was a little different, he tells us in an interview with […] Industry News Tate Sundberg | May 23, 2023 0 Comments
The Role of Nutrition in Combatting Skiing Fatigue This post was submitted by guest author Haley Mueller Hundreds of thousands of adults flock to ski resorts in the winter, and with the high number of adults comes a high number and variety of injuries. Injury rates in recreational skiing are relatively low, ranging from 2.4 to 2.6 per 1,000 activity days. Many factors lead to injuries, but one of […] Guest Author | February 2, 2023 2 Comments
Can Bio-Precipitation and Cloud Seeding Elevate Snow Levels? 2021 Snowfall at Mammoth. Photo Credit: ABC News Precipitation forms at the cloud level when a cloud’s moisture condensates on an aerosol catalyst of some kind. The droplet continues to freeze, condense, and gain moisture until it is heavy enough to fall to the earth. Oftentimes, this aerosol catalyst takes the form of minerals such as ​​calcium, aluminum, or magnesium. […] Weather Jaxon Jacobs | September 12, 2022 0 Comments
My Experience: Guiding Travis Rice’s “Natural Selection Tour” 2022 in the Tordrillo Mountains, Alaska In late March 2022, I was honored to be a part of the Pulseline Adventure guiding team that guided Travis Rice’s Natural Selection Tour in the Tordrillo Mountains of Alaska. The Natural Selection Tour (NST) Alaska stop was one of the most impressive operations I’ve ever seen. I saw some insane things go down including three helicopters flying, a large drone […] Trip Report Miles Clark | April 25, 2022 0 Comments
Unhealthiest Foods in America Ranked, and How Much Skiing It Would Take to Burn The Calories The Xtreme Eating list is a collection of the unhealthiest foods at 200 American restaurant chains. Business Insider ranked the Xtreme Eating list highest to lowest based on calories, and the top of the list makes McDonald’s look like a healthy option. Unhealthiest Meals in America The Cheesecake Factory: Breakfast Burrito (2,730 calories) Chili’s: Honey-Chipotle Crispers & Waffles (2,510 calories) Shake […] Katy Shipley | April 7, 2022 0 Comments
Mt Washington Avalanche Center Full Report on Skier Triggered Avalanche That Seriously Injured Another Skier in Tuckerman Ravine, NH SYNOPSIS: On December 5 at approximately 12:00 pm, a skier triggered a shallow soft slab avalanche near the top of Left Gully in Tuckerman Ravine, Mount Washington, NH. The skier was caught and carried, and a short distance later triggered a 2nd, larger avalanche. The skier was carried 800 vertical feet, unharmed and landed on top of the snow at […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 9, 2021 0 Comments