Ontario, Canada Ski Resorts Shut Down Until at Least January 23rd On Monday, December 21st, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that starting on Saturday, December 26th, the entire province will be entering into lockdown, closing all non-essential businesses, dining, gatherings of any size, and ski resorts. The announcement comes after cases have hit all-time highs in the province, and ICU capacities at many hospitals have reached their peak. The announcement of […] Industry News Liam Abbott | December 23, 2020 0 Comments
Vandalism Increases in National Parks During COVID On a post from last Tuesday, officials at Zion National Park posted on Facebook photos of a string of recent vandalism that has taken place at the park. In the caption, Zion National Park cites a recent increase in acts of vandalism like these and asks for people to stop harming these national sights, some of which have been around […] Liam Abbott | December 21, 2020 5 Comments
Quebec Ski Tiers: A Model for Other Provinces & States? The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unique challenges for the ski industry that resorts across the world have been trying to tackle. Finding a system that works for both skiers and riders and that allows for the success of ski resort while at the same time prioritizing the safety of all has been a delicate balance that many resorts have found […] Industry News Liam Abbott | December 21, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA’s Predictions for You Having A White Christmas Based on data from 1981 – 2010, NOAA has assembled an interactive map to determine the likelihood of you experiencing a white Christmas this year. If you are looking to almost guarantee your chance of getting a white Christmas, here is where you should go, according to NOAA: Maine, Vermont, upstate New York, Minnesota, Idaho, and of course the Rockies, […] Liam Abbott | December 17, 2020 0 Comments
World’s Highest Elevation Zip Line Opens in Switzerland [arve url="https://youtu.be/MjXOGJ4u9-c"] Liam Abbott | December 17, 2020 Likes Tweets 2 Comments
More Monoliths Spotted Throughout the World—Mystery Solved! As previously reported by SnowBrains, various monoliths have recently been spotted across the United States, first in the Utah desert and then one on top of Pine Mountain in California. A third monolith has been spotted in the United States, this time at Sunlight Mountain Resort in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. A monolith is usually in reference to some form of […] Liam Abbott | December 15, 2020 0 Comments
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Opens Today, December 15 It’s official! Yellowstone National Park will be opening today, December 15, for winter operations. If you are interested in going or are just wondering what there is to do in Yellowstone during the winter, here is what you should know. Yellowstone Winter Operations Yellowstone National Park does not allow vehicles to enter most of the park in the winter, making […] Liam Abbott | December 15, 2020 0 Comments
Jackson Hole, WY Adds Online Orders for Lunch—Skip the Lines and Keep Skiing With COVID-19 forbidding large capacities of people inside lodges during this ski season, many ski resorts have shifted to having take-out options that you can eat in outdoor seating areas through the resort. With resorts still adjusting to this new strategy, line-ups during peak lunchtime can be astounding. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is among the latest places to add the […] Industry News Liam Abbott | December 11, 2020 0 Comments
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