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.

420: The Legend Behind the Californian High-Schoolers and How 420 Became Globally Recognized Amongst Stoners

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Each year on this day, 420, 20 April, marijuana enthusiasts all around the world, from Amsterdam to London to California, congregate to celebrate cannabis culture, whether it’s legal or not. Every year, more than a thousand people gather in London’s Hyde Park to mark 4/20, smoking joints together at the designated time while calling for cannabis to be legalized, and tens of […]
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Winter Park Resort, CO, Report: 50″ in 5 Days and a Closed Mountain Pass – The Perfect Storm

This report is from January 17 & 18, 2024 This week might’ve just saved Winter Park’s season. After a dry few weeks, 50” in the last five days (63” in the previous 10) has resurrected the Colorado resort’s snowpack, covered the dirt patches, and hidden the trees that had been poking through. The snowpack is currently at 112% of normal. […]
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New Chairlift Wild Spur Express at Winter Park Resort, CO, Opens for the Season

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The Wild Spur Express chairlift at Winter Park Resort, Colorado, took its maiden voyage this morning as recent snowfall enabled the resort to open its Vasquez Ridge territory. Related: Winter Park Resort, CO, Shares Masterplan to Become Colorado’s 3rd Largest Resort The high-speed 6-pack, which boasts an impressive capacity of 2,800 people per hour, replaces the aging Pioneer Express 4-pack […]
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Arapahoe Basin, CO, Chief Teases Unreleased Master Plan – New Gondola, New Lifts, and Expansions

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At a recent meeting of Summit County, CO, ski leaders, Arapahoe Basin Chief Operating Officer Alan Henceroth teased details of the resort’s unreleased future master plan. “We’re proposing a couple of parking lots, maybe up to 350 cars, and we are talking about a pedestrian bridge that crosses the highway up above the ski area.” – Alan Henceroth, COO of […]
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[VIDEO] Houses Washed Away by Historic Glacial Flooding in Juneau, AK

Record-breaking glacial flooding in Juneau, Alaska’s state capital, has led to a state of emergency after waters from the Mendenhall River caused unprecedented damage, destroying at least two buildings and prompting urgent evacuations. The surge occurred Saturday after a significant glacial dam outburst from Suicide Basin, a compartment of the 3,000-year-old Mendenhall Glacier, located roughly 12 miles north of Alaska’s […]
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