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. 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
What Would it be Like to Ski The Moon? Disclaimer: I am not a physicist, nor anywhere close to it. I have a fun imagination. Today we’re going to send a line down Mons Huygens in the Montes Apenninus Mountain Range. Standing at 18,046 feet, it’s the tallest mountain on Earth’s Moon. If you thought a ski pass today is expensive, try to get to the Moon, you’re definitely […] Brains Luke Guilford | March 6, 2023 0 Comments
Skier Rescued 6 Hours After Being Buried to His Neck by Avalanche in Switzerland Deep in the Liddes region of Switzerland, a skier was buried up to his neck in compact snow with only one arm free. Night had fallen and hypothermia was setting in for the young man trapped helplessly in the mountains. Air Glaciers set out to find the missing person via helicopter, where after six hours of being buried, the man […] Industry News Luke Guilford | March 6, 2023 0 Comments
Colorado Could Start Using A New Avalanche Forecasting Method Accurately forecasting avalanche risk remains a top priority in Colorado. The Colorado General Assembly’s Joint Budget Committee on Feb. 21 voted in favor of sponsoring a $1 million funding effort to assist the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) transition from a fixed zone forecasting method to a flexible-zone method. The current fixed-zone method creates avalanche forecasts for large, pre-determined regions […] Avalanche Luke Guilford | February 28, 2023 1 Comment
75th Annual Ski Joring Competition Set for March 5th in Leadville, CO The 75th Leadville Ski Joring and Crystal Carnival will kick off on the first weekend of March. Related: The World’s Toughest Race? The Leadville 100 Ultramarathon is this Weekend – SnowBrains Ski joring is essentially being pulled on skis over snow or ice by a horse, dog, or motor vehicle. Traditionally a horse does the pulling and that’s how they […] Industry News Luke Guilford | February 23, 2023 0 Comments
Mt. Baldy, CA, is Expecting Potentially Record-Breaking 100+ Inches of Snowfall This Weekend In case you haven’t heard, the weather has been crazy this week and will only get crazier. Mt. Baldy is no exception. About an hour East of Los Angeles, Mt. Baldy is SoCal’s most popular ski area. Winter storm Olive is rolling into town, and Mt. Baldy is first on its list, projecting 100+ inches at the mountain before it […] Weather Luke Guilford | February 23, 2023 0 Comments
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