$2.4 Million Federal Grant for Cloud Seeding in the Upper Colorado River Basin Last week, The Southern Nevada Water Authority voted to accept a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to fund cloud seeding in Western states whose rivers feed the Upper Colorado River Basin.ย The weather modification method utilizes planes and cannons to launch silver iodide crystals into clouds. This process attracts moisture to the particles that fall as snow […] Industry News Luke Guilford | March 20, 2023 1 Comment
9 Funky ‘Upside Down’ Ski Areas to Put on Your Radar Nope, this is not a list of ski areas in the Upside Down from Stranger Things.ย An upside-down ski area is when you pull up to the parking lot for a day of skiing and are already at or near the top of the mountain. For mountains on this list, be prepared to have a sick panoramic view as you eat […] Friday Fun Luke Guilford | March 20, 2023 1 Comment
Air-Dropping Hay to Feed 1000s of Starving Cattle in California If you havenโt heard, California has been slammed with snow this winter. A combination of snow and downed trees have blocked off some private roads, preventing ranchers from accessing their cattle in Humboldt County. Cattle usually feed on the grass around the ranch property this time of year, but in some places, the grass is buried 6 feet or more […] Industry News Luke Guilford | March 14, 2023 0 Comments
Trevor Kennison, World’s First Double Backflip on a Sit-Ski Trevor Kennison continues to push the limits and rewrite what is possible to do on a sit-ski. In 2014, Kennison was an avid snowboarder – until he suffered a life-changing injury on Vail Pass. Kennison hit a jump and accidentally started rotating forward, not wanting to land on his head, he tucked forward and landed on his lower back. The […] Featured Video Luke Guilford | March 13, 2023 0 Comments
Police Trade in Their Cruisers for Skis and Begin Patrolling the Slopes at Vail and Beaver Creek, CO Over the last 18 years, the Mountain Patrol has put skiing police officers on the slopes of Vail and Beaver Creek. The idea is for the officers to serve more as a helping hand than to do actual police work. Don’t expect to see cops shredding all over the mountain, as only one or two officers work per week. Law […] Industry News Luke Guilford | March 9, 2023 1 Comment
A Tour of The 9 Oldest Mountain Ranges on Earth As a little refresher from 2nd grade, mountains generally form in three different ways, all involving plate tectonics. So before we scroll and look at the pretty pictures of the mountains, I am going to do a quick little crash course on how these beautiful creations that we love form. Fold Mountain: Two tectonic plates collide, and the less dense […] Brains Luke Guilford | March 8, 2023 0 Comments
Colorado’s Oldest Chairlift Set to Be Retired After 70 Years Colorado’s oldest operating chairlift started spinning almost 70 years ago at Aspen Mountain. The historic double chair, center pole was engineered by lift designer Robert Heron. Serving as Lift 3 at Aspen from 1954 until 1969, the lift was then sold to Sunlight Mountain Resort where it went into service in 1973. Related: These Are All The New Chairlifts Being […] Industry News Luke Guilford | March 7, 2023 4 Comments
The Battle Between Goggles and Sunglasses for Spring Skiing As Spring inches closer, the weather will start to warm up and the sun will hang out a little bit more.ย Some of you might already be digging into your slush day gear, cutting down on layers, and replacing them with a little more style. Eventually, you ask yourself, “hmm, do I really need goggles?” “Would I like the extra wind […] Brains Luke Guilford | March 6, 2023 1 Comment