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.

Rescuers Searching for One of Germany’s Richest Men after the Missing Billionaire Failed to Return from Alps Skiing Expedition

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Karl-Erivan Haub, a billionaire and one of Germany’s richest men, has been reported missing after failing to return from a skiing expedition in the Alps, according to media reports in Germany reports Business Insider. Haub, who is the owner and CEO of retail group Tengelmann, last week embarked on an off-piste skiing expedition in the resort of Zermatt near the […]
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Record Low Snowfall Closes San Juan Resorts Early | Taos Ski Valley in Sangre de Cristo Mountains Received Just 78″ Snow ALL SEASON

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It’s definitely been a weird winter for most of us. Some areas got dumped on all season (we’re looking at you Washington state and Jackson), some places like California had record dry starts but then got really lucky (#MiracleMarch), and the East Coast saw unseen snowfall from nor’easter Quinn, delivering a few lucky resorts up to three feet in one […]
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Reckon You Could ‘Make Like James Bond’ and Escape from a Locked Cable Car? Val Thorens, France Opens World’s Highest Escape Room

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Being trapped in a cable car cabin suspended high above a mountain in a ski resort with just one hour to get out sounds more like a scene out of James Bond than a lovely day out, reports the Telegraph. But that hasn’t stopped Europe’s highest ski resort, Val Thorens in France, from opening its latest attraction, Escape Game Caron. Inspired by the […]
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High-Powered Narcotics, Including Ketamine and Fentanyl, Stolen from Ski Patrol Shack at Buttermilk Mountain, Aspen

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High-powered narcotics, including ketamine and fentanyl, were among the drugs stolen earlier this month from a safe inside the ski patrol shack at the top of Buttermilk ski mountain, Aspen, CO, according to a police report, reports the Summit Daily. The drugs were included in three kits carried by ski patrollers to treat injuries on the mountain, which were all […]
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Copper Mountain, CO on a Powder Day is Awesome | 14-Inches Fresh Powder Makes for an Epic Day

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The penultimate weekend at Copper Mountain went off with a bang and reminded us all what Colorado skiing is all about; deep blower pow, face shots and smiles! We don’t want the season to end, and are already dreaming of November 2018! Check out conditions from the snow globe that is currently Copper Mountain, who received 14” of fresh snow in the […]
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