New Resort Development at Telluride, CO, Installs Oxygen System That Simulates Sea-Level Air for Better Sleep Ski resorts are constantly searching for the next competitive amenity to lure luxury travelers, and a new development in Telluride, Colorado, has just raised the bar. Altitude Control Technology (ACT), a world leader in altitude simulation, has announced it is bringing its oxygenation systems to the town’s newest and largest luxury resort project, marking a first-of-its-kind installation in North America. […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 21, 2026 0 Comments
How An Ice Age Lasted 56 Million Years — Yet Life Prevailed A new study by Earth scientists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is offering a fascinating new explanation for one of Earth’s greatest climate mysteries: how our planet remained locked in a deep freeze for an astonishing 56 million years during the ancient Sturtian glaciation. To put that into perspective, modern humans have existed […] Brains Gregg Frantz | May 13, 2026 0 Comments
The Family That Quietly Owns America’s Ski Mountains Behind the slopes of Aspen, Deer Valley, Mammoth and more lies not just snow and chairlifts, but a multi‑generational American dynasty few outside the business world talk about: the Crown family. America’s ski industry is dominated by two players, Vail Resorts and Alterra, which combined control around 50% of the market. While Vail Resorts is a publicly listed company with largely […] Brains Julia Schneemann | March 11, 2026 0 Comments
Rewriting the Story of Women in the High Alpine Across history, women have fought for the simple freedom to move through the world without restriction. Women conquering wild spaces is not a new story. For 150 years or longer, women across the globe have led expeditions, first ascents, and feats of endurance—often quietly, often in the shadow of a male companion, frequently unrecorded or misrepresented in their own stories. […] Deep Dive Jacqui Davis | December 18, 2025 0 Comments
24-Hour Ski Challenge Returns to Sugarloaf, ME, for Its 25th Year The 24-hour ski challenge hosted by Maine’s Sugarloaf Mountain is returning for its 25th season on February 26, 2026. In Carrabassett Valley, this skiing stamina challenge is in support of the charity WinterKids. Pursuing the health and wellness of Maine’s future generations, their goal is to get the kids of Maine outside and playing during the winter. Related: Sugarloaf, Maine, […] Industry News Zach Suffish | December 12, 2025 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 […] Brains Guest Author | June 22, 2025 2 Comments
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Announces 2025-26 Freestyle Ski Team Nominations Last week, U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the 30 athletes who have been nominated to the 2025-26 Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team moguls and aerials rosters. All athletes qualified for the team based on the existing freestyle moguls and aerials team criteria. The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team announces its teams in two phases: nomination and acceptance. The athletes are […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 20, 2025 0 Comments
Dartmouth Skiway, NH, Report: The Ivy League’s Finest Skiing Report from Sunday, March 2, 2025 Whenever I happen to be passing by an esteemed U.S. College, I make an effort to stop by and check the place out. Names such as Harvard, Standford, Yale, and Princeton are ingrained in North American culture and I see these visits as fascinating opportunities to experience a place we often hear so much […] Conditions Report Liam Abbott | March 10, 2025 0 Comments
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Announces 24/25 Season U.S. Freestyle Ski Team U.S. Ski & Snowboard officially announced the 30 athletes who have accepted their nominations and been named to the 2024-25 Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team rosters for moguls and aerials. All athletes qualified for the team based on the existing freestyle moguls and aerials World Cup criteria. The 2024-25 aerials team is headlined by 2022 Olympic aerials team gold medalists […] Industry News Press Release | September 10, 2024 0 Comments
Are You A Chionophile? It would come as no surprise that most of our readers’ favorite season is winter. It is the time of the year when we get to hit the mountains and grab some fresh powder. Each fall, we keep a detailed eye on the weather forecasts and check for possible ski resorts’ opening dates. We are winter people, and it is the one season of the year that gets us […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 6, 2024 0 Comments
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
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
Skier Seriously Injured After Avalanche Carried Him 600-Feet Over Rocks in Tuckerman Ravine, NH on Sunday The Mt Washington Avalanche Center reports that a slab avalanche in Left Gully in Tuckerman Ravine on Sunday carried a skier 600-feet downhill, hitting several rocks, and causing ‘bad breaks’. The solo skier was traveling uphill at the time. Related: The Dangers of Early Season Backcountry Skiing The avalanche, which had a 20″ crown at its thickest, was large enough to […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 7, 2021 2 Comments
National Park Service Facing Lawsuit for Allegedly Causing Deaths of 152 Elk in California Park The National Park Service is being sued by three California residents and the Animal Legal Defense Fund for allegedly causing the deaths of dozens of elk at Point Reyes National Seashore. The lawsuit accuses the park service of being negligent and claims more animals will perish if the agency is not ordered to provide food and water during the current […] SnowBrains | June 24, 2021 10 Comments
Three Mountaineers Missing in K2 Winter Attempt At 28,251′, K2 is the second-highest peak in the world. The peak is notorious for its stature, death rate, short season, and difficulty to climb. The “savage mountain” claims the lives of 1 in 4 climbers who attempt it making it the 3rd deadliest mountain in the world. Until January 16, 2021, the peak had never been climbed in the […] Climbing Dominic Gawel | February 11, 2021 0 Comments
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