Steven Agar

SnowBrains Chief Operating Officer. Summers running, hiking, climbing, and camping in the mountains of the Lake District, UK. Winters skiing in North America.

With $2-Million of Improvements Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, NV Hoping to Open in October for 4th Year Running

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Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe wants to be the first basin resort to open every year and is projecting a Friday, Oct. 26, opening for the 2018-19 season, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. The resort is in the midst of $2 million in capital projects this summer designed to improve mountain facilities, including adding 17 snowmaking towers to an already robust […]
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Aspen Mountain, CO Want their Stolen Chair Back – No Questions Asked! (UPDATE: Chair Returned within 24-Hours!)

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UPDATE: 09/07/2018 – According to the Aspen Times, the case of the missing Bell chair is closed. It took less than 24 hours for the people behind the theft to return the chair to the Aspen Skiing Co. after it asked for it back, no questions asked. An unidentified man called the Aspen Mountain administration office on Thursday morning, reporting that […]
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Las Lenas, Argentina Will CLOSE for Season on Saturday Due To Lack of Snow

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Sadly, the rumors are true, and Las Lenas, Argentina yesterday confirmed that their last day of operations will be Saturday, September 8th, 2018, a full 3 weeks ahead of schedule. VALLE DE LAS LEÑAS informa: Dadas las  excepcionales condiciones climatológicas que estamos atravesando con temperaturas superiores a los 20 grados en la alta cordillera; el equipo de Montaña de Valle […]
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Join Colorado’s First and Only Private Ski Resort for Just $3.2-Million | But Hurry, Places are Limited!

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Colorado isn’t short of playgrounds for the rich and famous. Aspen, Vail, Beaver Creek, Telluride to name a few. But none of those are anything in comparison to the Cimarron Mountain Club, Colorado’s first and only private ski resort, which launched in the San Juan Mountains earlier this month and will be fully operational for the 2018/19 season. A membership […]
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LEKI Becomes Fourth Big Name Brand to Withdraw Products from Walmart’s Premium Outdoor Store

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Coming after the announcement that Black Diamond doesn’t want to be associated with Walmart, pole maker LEKI is the fourth big name brand to follow suit. The skiing and trekking pole maker announced yesterday that it has withdrawn its products from Walmart’s premium outdoor store curated by Moosejaw. They are the fourth confirmed brand to drop out behind Katadyn, Deuter, and […]
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Man Who Jumped in to Crowd at Copper Mountain, CO Pond-Skim Pleads Guilty

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The now infamous skier accused of attempting to clear the crowd at Copper Mountain’s Annual Slopesoakers pond-skimming event last spring pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge earlier this month. Hayden Patrick Wright, 27, was attempting the annual, end-of-season pond-skim at Copper Mountain on April 14 when he flew off the course and into […]
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