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.

Colorado Recreational Marijuana Sales Hit Record High in March | Recreational Sales Booming, Medicinal Declining

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March 2018 was a record month for recreational marijuana sales in the state of Colorado, with sales hitting  $106 million, besting the previous record of $102 million set in August last year, reports The Department of Revenue. But medical marijuana sales hit a slump, which were highest in August 2016 at almost $42 million. In March 2018, they were only a […]
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Killington, VT Man Breaks World Record for Vertical Feet in a Season | Skied 6-MILLION Vertical Feet this Season

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Talk about dedication and commitment (and maybe a little bit of crazy)! A 65-year-old Killington, VT man has just (unofficially) set a new world record for the number of vertical feet skied in a season. Scott Howard has been trying to set his record at Killington, VT who are currently one of a handful of resorts still open and plan […]
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Five-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured as Black Bear Attacks her in her Back Yard in Colorado

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A 5-year-old Colorado girl is hospitalized with serious injuries after she was attacked by a bear outside her home, reports the Aspen Times. The attack happened early Sunday near Grand Junction. The girl’s mother told state wildlife officers that her daughter went outside to investigate noises she thought might be related to her dog around 2:30 am. The mother said […]
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Recent Study Shows Significant Increase in Antarctic Snowfall Over the Last 200-Years

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Scientists have compiled a record of snowfall in the Antarctic going back 200 years and have discovered there has been a significant 10% increase in precipitation over the period, reports the BBC. Some 272 billion tonnes more snow were being dumped on the White Continent annually in the decade 2001-2010 compared with 1801-1810. Put another way, it is the amount of water […]
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Boyne Resorts Completes Purchase of Six Ski Resorts | Becomes Third Largest Mountain Resort Company in North America

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Michigan-based Boyne Resorts has completed its purchase of six ski resorts it was operating under long-term lease agreements from Maine to British Columbia. CEO Stephen Kircher called the closing with Oz Real Estate this week “exceptionally gratifying” because he’d long wanted to own the properties outright. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Boyne now owns: Brighton Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon near […]
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