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
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