Snow Survey In Sierra Canceled Due To Dry Weather And Low Water Supply Dry weather and low water supply have been affecting California and the Sierra Nevada region as of late. Folsom Lake is completely dry, and the drought-like conditions are worse than normal, according to spokesperson Chris Orrock of the California Department of Water Resources. Back-to-back dry winters with very little rain and snow are to blame. Orrock stated, “this year is […] Weather Nick Retterer | April 30, 2021 2 Comments
Man Hikes With Piano Up 13,000ft Himalayan Mountain So Kids Could Hear Mozart For First Time Desmond O’Keeffe hiked with a 100-year-old piano up a 13,000 foot Himalayan mountain so children could hear Mozart for the first time. Desmond is a piano tuner who embarked on this 13-month journey to the remote Himalayan mountains. The villagers at the top of the mountain live at one of the highest altitudes in the world and have never seen a […] Climbing Nick Retterer | April 16, 2021 0 Comments
Vail Resort’s EpicPromise Grant Serves 150K Meals To Students At Summit Schools The Summit School District in Colorado has served nearly 150,000 packaged meals this school year through the Vail Resorts EpicPromise grant. The grant has also helped students with activities and education. Breakfast and lunch have been offered to students each day during the 2020-21 school year with zero cost to the district families. Related: Vail Resorts Promises to Eliminate Emissions, […] Nick Retterer | April 13, 2021 0 Comments
More In-N-Out Locations Planned For Colorado: Slated For Loveland, Lakewood, And Thornton In-N-Out is planning to open more restaurants in Loveland, Lakewood, and Thornton, Colorado. Loveland’s Mayor, Don Overcash, revealed the good news stating that the company is working with city planning to build an In-N-Out in the Centerra Market Place. Related: Colorado Now Has a Third In-N-Out While most people were excited by the news, some are concerned it will bring more […] Nick Retterer | April 12, 2021 0 Comments
For The First Time In 8 Decades St. Louis, MO Has Snowless March It’s been exactly 83 years since St. Louis, MO, and the surrounding area have gone without snow for the entire month of March. The National Weather Service tweeted this interesting fact right before the last day of the month on Tuesday, March 30. “An interesting fact for you this afternoon – March is going to end without even a TRACE of […] Nick Retterer | April 2, 2021 0 Comments
Vail, CO Is Closing Lifts as the Season Begins to Wind Down Vail Resort, CO, began closing lifts No. 10, 22, 24, and 38 on Monday as the season begins to wind down. Lift No. 22, the Mongolia surface lift, had a short run this season as it did not open until the second week of February. The Highline Express, chair No. 10, is the eastern-most lift on the front of Vail Mountain. […] Industry News Nick Retterer | April 1, 2021 0 Comments
Specialized Bicycles Execs Say Bikes Shortages Will Last Another Year COVID and an unexpected surge in demand have been major factors in causing the best of times and worst of times for bikes and component sales. Components are back-ordered, and there are massive lag times for most new bike deliveries. Some parts are more than a year away from being shipped to customers. Robert Margevicius, Executive VP at Specialized Bicycles, stated […] Biking Nick Retterer | April 1, 2021 0 Comments
First Ski Descent On East Face Of Cascade Mountain In Banff National Park, Canada [arve url="https://youtu.be/BbOEBVaZMTA"] Nick Retterer | March 29, 2021 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
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