Prehistoric Cheetahs Once Called Colorado Home Imagine driving down I-70 only to look out your window to see a cheetah racing after a pronghorn. Impossible right? Just 13,000 years ago, these highspeed cats’ relatives ruled the western plains. Many called the regions of Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, and Nebraska home. They are known among archeologists as “false cheetahs” due to the similar bone structure of fossils. These […] Brains Aunika Skogen | April 4, 2022 0 Comments
Colorado Natives Ski For Free Day Calling all Colorado natives! Spring break crowds are beginning to die down. As temps warm up, it means Spring skiing is officially in session. It’s time for some good old-fashioned slushy fun! And for a lucky select few, you can enjoy Colorado’s slopes for free at the end of the month, April 31st. After a long season, lack of snow, […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | April 1, 2022 4 Comments
[FOR SALE] An Entire Historic Colorado Town Outside of Telluride for $6.6 Million Ever had the childhood fantasy of being the Mayor of your own town? Well here’s your chance: this small town just outside Telluride, Colorado is for sale for only $6.6 Million. Colona, Colorado, is a small quaint town a mere 55 minutes outside of Telluride that was just put on the market. This quaint town backdropped by Southern Colorado’s peaks […] Aunika Skogen | March 31, 2022 0 Comments
Paid Parking Plans in Avon, CO to be Introduced Next Season Due to Crazy Traffic to Neighboring Vail As ski season is beginning to dwindle, the town of Avon is considering a paid parking plan in order to manage traffic for next season. After an influx of traffic this past ski season, the small town neighboring Vail experienced an explosion of visitors. Particularly those looking for parking with access to the free ski shuttle. Roads along the shuttle’s […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | March 31, 2022 1 Comment
Daylight Savings Could Be Permanent in Utah by 2023—What Does that Mean for the Ski Industry? For Utah residents, this could be the last year you have to adjust your clock for Daylight Savings. Utah legislature, SB175, will couple the state among the few others that have taken a step away from the biannual time change between daylight savings and standard time. Residents will still spring forward and jump back this year, but 2023 may be the […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | March 30, 2022 3 Comments
Killington Resort, VT Begins Construction of New K-1 Lodge Killington Resort is beginning construction of its new K-1 lodge. Construction was initially scheduled to start in March 2020. However, plans were deferred after COVID19 hit following the state of Vermont’s stay-at-home orders. Now construction will begin with the demolition of the current lodge. While changes to the lodge are being made, additional parking bays will also be added. A bus […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | March 24, 2022 0 Comments
Antarctica Experiences Record High Temps Amid Transition to Winter Like many others this year, Antarctica, the coldest place on Earth, is experiencing a heatwave. It’s entering winter with record-breaking high temps. Antarctica has already started transitioning into its coldest months and darkest months. Temperatures usually begin dropping towards the end of the Southern Summer, but the continent is breaking records this March. Known as polar nights, daylight is minimal. […] Brains Aunika Skogen | March 23, 2022 0 Comments
Frozen Dead Guy Days in Nederland, CO, Is Back On the way up to Eldora, the small mountain town of Nederland sits quiet and peaceful. One would never know it’s home to one of the biggest winter festivals of the year. All in honor of no other than a frozen dead guy. After a two-year hiatus, Nederland’s famous “Frozen Dead Guy Days” is back. Celebrated in late winter, the […] Brains Aunika Skogen | March 21, 2022 0 Comments
Alta Ski Area, UT, Helps Grant Make-A-Wish Teen’s Wish Skiing can be meditative and therapeutic for some. And 14-year-old Catherine Tiedmann enjoys skiing with her family in Maine. However, she had a wish to ski Utah’s famous pow. Tiedmann, a Make-A-Wish Teen from Connecticut, grew up skiing Sugarloaf in Maine and was finally able to make it out to Utah to experience a different kind of skiing. She has been […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | March 18, 2022 0 Comments
The Top 9 ‘Boujee-est’ Ski Resorts in America With the popularity of resort skiing on the rise, many ski resorts have become overcrowded. Causing for dreams of ripping freshly groomed runs all to yourself. Or being able to find untracked powder days after a storm. For some who can afford it, this can be a reality by skiing at some of the most exclusive ski areas in the US. […] Brains Aunika Skogen | March 17, 2022 7 Comments
Loveland Ski Area, CO, Report: Soft Wind Blown Pow Report From Friday, March 11, 2022 After deciding to brave the low temps at Loveland, we headed up for a day trip. We instantly realized it would be cold as the wind pushed clouds over the divide. Driving up from Denver, we watched the temps slowly drop with each increase of elevation. The high for the day was four degrees. […] Trip Report Aunika Skogen | March 11, 2022 0 Comments
Famous Shipwreck Found 10,000ft Under the Antarctic Sea Antarctica’s famous shipwreck, The Endurance, was recently found in the Weddell Sea. At a depth of 10,000 feet below the surface of the polar waters, the wreck is still in pristine condition. The Endurance, guided by Captain Shackleton, sank back in 1915. Shackleton had planned to attempt the first crossing of the White Continent from the Weddell Sea via the […] Brains Aunika Skogen | March 11, 2022 0 Comments
Park City, UT, Base Redevelopment Plans Spark Online Petition In February of 2020, PEG Companies submitted plans to redevelop the base at Park City. Over the past two years, in cooperation with Vail Resorts, Park City’s owner, PEG, has deliberated with the city. Their plans include developing up to 800,000 square feet of dense structures across a ten-acre site. It would consist of condos, hotels, a retail space that […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | March 9, 2022 2 Comments
City of Juneau Board Approves Purchase of $2 Million Gondola for Eaglecrest Ski Area, AK Eaglecrest ski area located in Juneau, Alaska, has been looking to upgrade its operations with a new gondola system. The resort plans to either replace a current lift, the Ptarmigan, which has been in place since the area’s founding in 1975 or supplement it with a new Gondola. The latter would allow the area to access more terrain. By adding […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | March 2, 2022 10 Comments
Colorado To Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms Colorado could become the next state to decriminalize psychedelic mushroom use. The state would join a growing number of states beginning to decriminalize possession and use of magic mushrooms as alternative medicine. Oregon was the first state to decriminalize the use of psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, to be distributed in regulated treatment centers and legalize the possession of […] Brains Aunika Skogen | March 2, 2022 1 Comment
Japan Is Experiencing Record Breaking Snow This February This season Japan has experienced a record amount of snowfall. Both the Central and Northern regions of the country are prone to major storms with epic accumulation each season because of their geography. Featuring tall mountains right next to the open ocean, it’s the perfect combination for massive snowstorms to dump. Moisture is sucked up from the ocean into the […] Aunika Skogen | February 28, 2022 0 Comments
Shaun White’s Official Retirement Statement After a 22-year career filled with ups and downs, literally, Shaun White has officially retired. White is one of the most well-known athletes in the sport. Since his Olympic debut in 2006, White has grown with the sport. He famously created the double Mctwist, a combination of three and a half twists and two flips. White is finishing his career […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | February 24, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Closes Tubing Hill Amid Staff Shortages Vail has officially announced that tubing will not be offered at the resort this year. After months of postponing an official 2021-2022 season-opening day for the hill, the resort finally announced it would not be opening the tubing hill or any other activities at the Epic Discovery area of the resort at all this season. Related: Vail Resorts Announce End […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | February 22, 2022 0 Comments
The dolaGon: An Autonomous Vehicle Alternative for Backcountry Skiing The dolaGon is the first autonomous utility task vehicle to provide a new way for people to access the backcountry. It will allow skiers and riders to access terrain without a permanent lift. Built by Logan Banning, an engineer from Steamboat Springs, and Dr. Seth Neubardt, an orthopedic surgeon out of New York, this project has been in the works […] Aunika Skogen | February 19, 2022 15 Comments
Western US Facing Worst Drought for 1,200-Years The US is experiencing one of the driest winters yet, as the megadrought continues. It’s been over a month since the West has seen a significant snowstorm. It’s been one of the driest years on record, with snow covering just 27% of the US. It’s the driest it’s been in 1,200 years. Related: NOAA: Even Small Additional Increases in Greenhouse […] Aunika Skogen | February 16, 2022 2 Comments
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