Colorado Association of Ski Towns Highlights New Transportation Methods The Colorado Association of Ski Towns has highlighted the pros and cons of alternative transportation methods to increase sustainability and help alleviate tourism congestion. According to Summit Daily, a new report released in August of 2018 by the Colorado Association of Ski Towns (CAST) examined eleven different methods of dealing with high inflows of visitors to ski destinations. The goal of the […] Industry News Greg Obernesser | September 14, 2018 0 Comments
Basics for Foraging Gourmet Mushrooms Since living in the mountains, I have had some fantastic friends teach me the beauty of foraging for wild gourmet mushrooms. While some of you prefer other mushrooms, or not mushrooms at all, surely we can all say that we have seen mushrooms before, whether on food, out on a hike, or even in our backyard. Mushrooms are everywhere and have been on […] Brains Greg Obernesser | September 8, 2018 3 Comments
Why Women Need More Representation In Snow Sports Industry Women need to be more represented in the snow sports industry. I was recently surfing the web and found a startling statistic. According to Snowsports Industries America, a 2016 data set from the Peterson Institute of International Economics revealed that out of a sampled 22,000 publicly traded companies, 60% had no female board members, 50% had no females in executive positions, […] Industry News Greg Obernesser | September 1, 2018 0 Comments
Homes and Communities for Outdoor Companies | Colorado Outdoors A new type of work and pleasure outdoor community is currently under construction in Montrose, Colorado. According to SNews, Colorado Outdoors, LLC is currently developing a massive all-in-one to meet the needs of the small outdoors companies based in Colorado. The development company is in the midsts of construction of a 670,000-square-foot center that will include a machine shop, manufacturing center, […] Industry News Greg Obernesser | August 25, 2018 0 Comments
Verizon Data Throttled California Firefighters Verizon Wireless apparently data throttled the Santa Clara firefighters fighting the Mendocino Complex wildfires in northern California. According to the Mercury News, Santa Clara County Fire Department Chief Tony Bowden opened a court case with the United State Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. citing that Verizon Wireless data throttled, or limited the speed of their internet, and has email correspondences to prove […] Fire Greg Obernesser | August 24, 2018 1 Comment
2018 Colorado Classic Returns to Vail, Colorado The Colorado Classic was this past weekend and SnowBrains was there to check it out. Here are a couple of quick stats about the race. According to Colorado Classic, the event was held on Thursday-Sunday August 16-19, 2018 and a four stage professional road bike race for men and women. The mens race is recognized by the Union Cycliste Internationale(UCI) and is designated […] Biking Greg Obernesser | August 23, 2018 0 Comments
The World’s Toughest Race? The Leadville 100 Ultramarathon is this Weekend [arve url="https://youtu.be/D196SpW7GLE"] Greg Obernesser | August 18, 2018 12 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
California Forest Fire Warning System Under Scrutiny Alarm systems for forest fires in California have been recently at the center of attention and under intensifying scrutiny. According to the Sacramento Bee, people have been demanding that the natural disaster alert system in California needs an overhaul. Since October of 2017, fifty people have died in California wildfires, something a lot of people are saying could have been completely […] Fire Greg Obernesser | August 17, 2018 0 Comments
5 of the Most Deadly Mountains in the USA Mountains can be dangerous; there is no denying the fact that they can cause serious harm or sometimes death. As populations grow and people venture out into the wilderness to seek adventure, there is a perception out there that America is tame. No matter what happens, there is sophisticated medicine in the modern era, smartphones, and technology that can help us […] Climbing Greg Obernesser | August 16, 2018 0 Comments
Study Finds Humans Caused Almost All California Forest Fires If you have had a pulse in the last few months, there is no doubt that you have heard about the beyond arid conditions of the western half of the United States and particularly the fires in California. The Carr Fire is one of the worst wildfires in the history of California and is a very alarming natural disaster. There is […] Fire Greg Obernesser | August 15, 2018 0 Comments
Brain Post: Analyzing Ski Injuries Skiing and snowboarding can take a toll on the body because crashing is a part of the sport and sometimes it can inflict serious injury or sometimes death. Every time we go out to ski or snowboard we don’t think about hurting ourselves, but if we knew what to look out for would that make us safer riders or less injury […] Brains Greg Obernesser | August 14, 2018 0 Comments
Top 60 Sports Ranked By Degree of Difficulty Have you ever had a debate with a friend about comparing sports and which ones might be more difficult? I recently had this type of conversation with a friend weighing the difficulties of certain sports based on particular attributes. My friend bested me in the debate and pushed me to find substantial evidence that proved that some sports I suggested were […] Brains Greg Obernesser | August 8, 2018 18 Comments
Analyzing Nearly A Decade Of Accidents On Colorado’s 14ers Over the past decade there has been a recent uptick in accidents and sadly fatal incidences on Colorado’s mountain meccas, the 14ers, but why has this happened? According to Colorado Mountaineering, the growing popularity of the 58 peaks that are over 14,000ft (4,267m) in elevation has driven more people to these peaks and over the last decade, there has been a higher […] Climbing Greg Obernesser | August 3, 2018 1 Comment
Jackson, WY Has Largest Income Gap in America If you have ever been in Jackson, Wyoming, it at first might seem like a quaint mountain town with awe inspiring mountains and colorful locals, but it has retained the infamous title as having the largest income gap in America. According to CNBC, a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a non-profit organization based in Washington D.C. who’s goal is […] Brains Greg Obernesser | August 1, 2018 0 Comments
7 Overlooked Reasons To Live In A Mountain Town It may not come as a surprise that living in the mountains is a ton of fun, but the reasons why might not be as obvious. Sure, you might see on various social media platforms glorified pictures of peaks snow-capped in the distance with late spring wildflowers in the foreground, but the views are not the only reason why. Here are […] Greg Obernesser | July 25, 2018 1 Comment
Mountain Rescue Aspen Now Using Drones Aspen Mountain Rescue is now using drones to help aid them in search and rescue operations. According to the Aspen Times, the drone proved to be of great use to mountain rescue on it first mission while searching for a lost hiker at night utilizing an infrared camera with a powerful zoom. The optical zoom is an astonishing thirty-times, can hover […] Industry News Greg Obernesser | July 13, 2018 0 Comments
Is Social Media to Blame for Mountaineering Mishaps? Let’s face it, we live in a globalized world where we’re all connected through technology, but are more backcountry accidents occurring more frequently due to social media? According to the Yakima Herald, there is a strong concern in the mountaineering community that social media is generating more accidents by tempting unprepared people to venture into the backcountry. While there is a […] Brains Greg Obernesser | July 12, 2018 1 Comment
Man Sets New World Record and Climbs Ten 14ers in a Day A man just set a new world record climbing ten 14ers in one day. According to Denver 9 News, Josh Sanders, from Kalamazoo, Michigan broke the record of summiting ten 14,000 foot (4,267 meters) peaks in one day on June 29th. He started at midnight and completed summiting 10 peaks by 11:33pm. He had attempted the record last year and had […] Greg Obernesser | July 10, 2018 0 Comments
First American Indoor Ski Resort Coming to New Jersey The first ever indoor ski resort is coming to the United States. According to NJ Family, the ski resort, called Big SNOW America, will be located in a massive mall called American Dream Meadowlands. Big SNOW America is expected to open in March of 2019. It will not only be the first indoor ski resort in North America, but in the […] Industry News Greg Obernesser | July 6, 2018 0 Comments
Man Arrested In Connection To Colorado Forest Fire On Saturday, June 30th, a man was arrested in connection with the Spring Fire in southern Colorado. According to The Denver Channel, Jesper Jorgensen was taken into custody by Costilla County deputies without incident. Jesper Jorgensen, 52, is a native of Denmark and was subsequently turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Jorgensen’s activity allegedly lead to the start of the wildfire. The […] Fire Greg Obernesser | July 3, 2018 0 Comments
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