Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Snow Creek Ski Area in Weston, Missouri That is correct, there’s skiing in Missouri, and you know what? It’s not half bad. On the border of Kansas and Missouri, you can find this tiny ski area by the name of Snow Creek. This is where I and thousands of other Midwesterners first clipped into a pair of skis and learned how to make our first turns before […] Artur | July 13, 2021 0 Comments
Bigger Blankets Are the Key to Saving Our Glaciers Pontedilegno-Tonale Ski Resort has quite the problem on its hands: their Presena Glacier which allows the ski resort to have superb winter skiing and great summer skiing is melting at an alarming rate. According to saveoursnow.com, the Presena Glacier has lost 1/3 of its volume just between the years 1993 and 2011. The glacier’s rapid decline led to an unlikely […] Industry News Artur | July 12, 2021 4 Comments
Australian Ski Businesses in Big Trouble, Refunds in the Thousands of Dollars Australian ski resorts and businesses are struggling to stay afloat as Sydney’s covid lockdown gets extended another seven days. This will add up to a total of three weeks of lockdown in New South Wales, Australia. Another week of lockdown means ski businesses are dishing out thousands of dollars in refunds alone. Related: New Zealand Ski Resorts Left Struggling After […] Industry News Artur | July 9, 2021 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Creates Deep Pockets With $1.3 Billion Cash On Hand—What’s Next? Vail Resorts as a company is one of the most polarizing topics in the ski community since skiers vs. snowboarders in the mid-’80s. The ski community is torn on whether to hate them for their mass acquisitions or to love them for the variety and coverage that their season pass offers. Regardless, there is one thing for certain: People are […] Industry News Artur | July 1, 2021 5 Comments
Dive Crews Pull Up Over 5,000 Pounds of Garbage From Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe is known for its beautiful panoramic views, great skiing, and the clarity and cleanliness of its water, and the locals are especially particular about that last part. Related: Lake Tahoe Is Currently at Its Lowest Level Since 2017 About 53,000 permanent residents live around Lake Tahoe, and over three million people visit the lake each year. On the […] Artur | June 29, 2021 0 Comments
HAPE: What it Actually is and How to Avoid it High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, or HAPE for short, is something every hiker wants to avoid at all costs. HAPE is a life-threatening form of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Mayoclinic.org says this happens when you gain elevation at a rapid rate and your lungs start to constrict, causing increased pressure. This increase in pressure causes fluid to leak to your lung tissue […] Brains Artur | February 1, 2021 0 Comments
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