You Can Ski in Multiple States in 1 Day at These Resorts That Straddle 2 Borders We all like to brag about our ski experiences. Like the time you went heli-skiing in Revelstoke. Or the time you hit the rope drop at just the right time and got chest shots in the side country. But have you ever skied in two states at the same resort? The chances are slim as there are only four ski […] Brains Brent Thomas | March 22, 2024 9 Comments
Roof Avalanche in Breckenridge, CO, Buries 2 Teens, Leaving 1 Critically Injured According to a Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) report, on Monday, March 18, a roof avalanche partially buried two teenagers at a Breckenridge, Colorado home. The incident occurred while the teens were playing outside and pulling icicles from the side of the house when snow slid off the roof. One of them was seriously injured and had to be airlifted […] Industry News Brent Thomas | March 21, 2024 0 Comments
5 Cyclists Fight Off a Cougar With Their Bare Hands to Save a Friend Last month, on February 17, on the Tokul Creek Trail, just northeast of Fall City, Washington, a group of five women cyclists had to fight off a cougar for 45 minutes with nothing but rocks, sticks, and their bare hands. The cyclists, who were all in their 50s and 60s and part of the competitive Recycled Cycles Racing team, were […] Cycle Brent Thomas | March 20, 2024 0 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT, is Changing Access to the Lone Peak Tram Again Big Sky Resort, Montana, recently announced its lineup of passes for next season, which go on sale in April. Access to the coveted Lone Peak Tram, which was upgraded for this season, is once again a change that pass holders must navigate. For the 2023/24 season, the resort changed its access to the tram from a pay-per-day basis to a […] Industry News Brent Thomas | March 19, 2024 0 Comments
Where Will it Be Deep This Week? These are North America’s Top 5 Forecasted Resorts for the 10 Days of March 17 – March 26, 2024 It’s always snowing somewhere, and fresh snow is the essence of skiing and snowboarding. Whether you are chasing the deepest conditions or love seeing where the snow is falling so you can live vicariously through others, this list of resorts will be the deepest over the next week and beyond. The forecast comes from OpenSnow’s Top Forecasts for the next 10 days […] Weather Brent Thomas | March 18, 2024 0 Comments
Colorado Saw More Than 1,100 Avalanches in February Alone According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), the state of Colorado saw over 1,100 avalanches in February. Only 204 of the recorded avalanches were caused by humans and 23 of them caught or carried at least one person. Unfortunately, there was one fatality for the month. 500 avalanches were considered large (D2), and 22 were very large (D3). Four […] Avalanche Brent Thomas | March 14, 2024 0 Comments
Booking a Private Lesson at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, is a Total Game Changer I recently had the privilege of visiting Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR), Wyoming, for the first time. I had heard so much about the famous resort and had even visited in the summer but had never been there for what it is truly known for, the skiing. That was about to change. I was on a weeklong road trip using […] Conditions Report Brent Thomas | March 13, 2024 1 Comment
I Finally Took a Mountain Collective Road Trip and it was Incredible Trip Report for March 2-9, 2024 I love ski trips. Over the years I have been on many throughout the western U.S. and Canada, including Colorado, California, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and British Columbia. The trips were typically to a single destination, however, for years I had always wanted to get the multi-resort Mountain Collective Pass and go on an […] Trip Report Brent Thomas | March 12, 2024 0 Comments
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