Getting Over Winter Withdrawals: Off Season Activities After the winter snow season ends, it’s common to fall into the dreadful winter withdrawal slump. It’s as though the seasonal party has ended, and we are left with a snow hangover. Yet, there are a few activities that rival the thrill of blasting through powder, arcing down a fresh face, and flying down mountainsides. However, there are several activities to pursue […] Adrian Dolatschko | June 2, 2022 0 Comments
Where Will the Snow Go? We Analyze All the Winter Forecasts So You Don’t Have To… With just about a month until most lifts start spinning, the biggest question of all still looms. Where will the snow go? SnowBrains is here to help with a composite North American forecast. Drawing from NOAA, the Old Farmers Almanac, AccuWeather, and more take a deep dive into the season’s data. What We Know: The season got off to a quick start […] Weather Adrian Dolatschko | October 24, 2019 1 Comment
10-Year Mega-Drought Spells Early End to Central Andes 2019 Ski Season With the Andes Ski season drawing to a close it seems for many as though winter never really arrived. While Snowbrains found snow in Bariloche, and Argentina presented more welcome images of powder, the southern winter was a far call from a “regular” winter. A decade-long mega drought intensified this year in the Andes mountains above Santiago, limiting snowfall to […] Industry News Adrian Dolatschko | September 20, 2019 0 Comments
Innovative Trends Changing the Winter Sports Industry Winter sports are often a welcome escape from the turbulence of big business and tech. Yet over time, new technologies have revolutionized the snowsports industry. From helmet cameras to boot-fitting the industry is evolving faster than meets the eye. Currently, several key trends are developing that could again change the industry standard as we know it. 1. Slope Analytics and Sensors […] Industry News Adrian Dolatschko | June 24, 2019 0 Comments
Canadian National Park to Get World’s Largest Avalanche Detection System The famous Trans-Canadian Highway running through Glacier National Park and Roger’s Pass has long been a popular ski-touring destination and one of the most avalanche prone roadways in the world. With approximately 134 known avalanche paths within 42 km of roadway, the Canadian Parks Service has long struggled to mitigate risk. As part of an $18-million project, state of the art […] Avalanche Adrian Dolatschko | June 7, 2019 0 Comments
2019 Freeride World Tour in Review [arve url="https://youtu.be/hwatLda0QQM"] Adrian Dolatschko | May 3, 2019 0 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Mega-Pass Tensions and Record Snow After a massive snow year across the American West, many ski areas are extending their seasons. In parallel, record-setting skier traffic across the west throughout the 18-19 season revealed tensions between local communities and tourist skiers. As a result, mega-passes were often defined as the scapegoat for increased skier traffic. In recent years, the introduction of the Epic pass, from Vail […] Industry News Adrian Dolatschko | April 22, 2019 0 Comments
Colorado Bill to Require Mandatory Winter Equipment on I-70 [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PPpyrwsXqs"] Adrian Dolatschko | April 19, 2019 0 Likes 2 Tweets 7 Comments
Vail Gets Approval for Long Awaited Expansion Vail Ski Area, CO just got approval for a long-awaited expansion. The Golden Peak Improvement Project will authorize the construction of a surface lift and approximately 42 acres of new trails. The new trails will be developed primarily as a training ground for women’s downhill and men’s super-G courses. After a long-winded environmental review, a proposal and impact statement by the White River […] Industry News Adrian Dolatschko | April 5, 2019 1 Comment
Kirkwood Ca, Report: All-time Springtime Report from March 29th, 2019 Fresh snow, spring weather on a bluebird day, and exceptional snow coverage made for a perfect combination. The day began with fast fresh powder over a compact snowpack. On my second run I tried an alternate entrance into the classic chute, Once is Enough. I found out that certain areas of the mountain featured very different […] Conditions Report Adrian Dolatschko | April 2, 2019 1 Comment
Las Leñas, Argentina To Get “New” Gondola in 2020 After many years of rumors, Las Leñas, Argentina recently published plans to install a gondola. More specifically, a recycled gondola from Schladming, Austria will be shipped to its new home in the Andes. Construction in Las Leñas will reportedly begin in Summer 2020. Las Leñas is based high in the Andes and is known for its rugged nature and incredible big-mountain terrain. […] Industry News Adrian Dolatschko | March 29, 2019 0 Comments
Riders to Watch for the Freeride World Tour Final in Verbier, Switzerland [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtEZD0QUFp4"] Adrian Dolatschko | March 22, 2019 13 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Big Snow Year Proves To Be Too Much For Montana State University Roof After a big snow year in Montana, some areas of the state are struggling with the load. On Thursday and Saturday, March 10th and 12th, two gym roofs at Montana State University (MSU) in Bozeman consecutively collapsed. With Bozeman’s water year precipitation far above average at 126% (USDA) as of March 13th, unforeseen consequences are appearing. The structural failure of […] Weather Adrian Dolatschko | March 15, 2019 0 Comments
Kirkwood, CA Report: Fast Fun Powder Report from March 8th, 2019 With fresh snow throughout the week, Kirkwood was again covered in a blanket of powder. The snow year has been phenomenal with over 530″ for the season. Throughout the first week of March, several inches fell each day resulting in great conditions for the weekend! Due to spring-like conditions the week before, a dense snow base developed. […] Conditions Report Adrian Dolatschko | March 15, 2019 1 Comment
Homeowner Records Massive Avalanche Barreling Toward Norweigan Home [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PzN2venQI8"] Adrian Dolatschko | March 14, 2019 12 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Colorado Ski Traffic, an Uphill Battle Traveling to Ski Areas is a necessary evil for those who don’t live locally. Specifically, in Colorado, the drive on I70 is often especially arduous. Massive crowds, hours of gridlocked traffic, all for the sake of time on the snow. In recent years, a population boom in the larger Denver area has aggravated already existing issues. Since most Colorado ski areas […] Industry News Adrian Dolatschko | March 8, 2019 3 Comments
Houses Turned to Ice on the Great Lakes Imagine, the world as you know it is suddenly covered in ice. This is what happened to residents on Lake Ontario, NY when they found their home to be encased in several inches of ice. Several other beach houses suffered a similar fate. Yet this specific house gained national attention for its amount of ice. The ice effect is a phenomenon […] Weather Adrian Dolatschko | March 7, 2019 0 Comments
Riders to Watch for the Freeride World Tour in Ordino Arcalís, Andorra [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r46sAEVm-w8"] Adrian Dolatschko | March 1, 2019 11 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
The Evolution of Mountain Dining: Taco Bell Canada’s “Slide Thru” Restaurant Taco Bell Canada is raising the standard of quick mountain dining with its new “Slide Thru” restaurant. The concept is simple. Order at the top of the hill, slide down, and easily pick up and eat a Taco Bell meal of your choice. The new dining experience aims to promote Taco Bell’s already famous Cheetos® Crunchwrap Slider. The custom built take-out […] Industry News Adrian Dolatschko | February 27, 2019 0 Comments
$3.5-Billion Squamish All-Season Resort Projected to Open in 2025 Just 5 miles North of Squamish, east of the famous Sea to Sky Highway, on Brohm Ridge, lies the groundwork for a new all-season resort. The project labeled Garibaldi at Squamish aims to be a mid-size ski resort. The area seeks to strike the balance between the terrain and culture of Whistler and the North Shore. Since the project gained preliminary environmental […] Industry News Adrian Dolatschko | February 22, 2019 8 Comments
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