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.

Surfer Who was Attacked by TWO Sharks Took up Snowboarding in 2015 as Part of Recovery | Competed in Paralympics on Monday

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Australian Sean Pollard’s life was changed in just a couple of minutes when he was attacked by TWO Great White sharks while surfing in Esperance in October 2014, losing his left arm and his right hand in his struggle to escape, reports the Guardian. As a result of the attack, he needed seven blood transfusions amounting to three liters of […]
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Move Over Siri! Vail Resorts Launches ‘Emma’, a New Chatbot to Keep Guests Informed on the Mountain

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Vail Resorts is launching a new chatbot, billed as a “digital mountain assistant,” that will share real-time information about ski conditions and lift lines with guests. They are calling her Emma, and she is a sophisticated bot that offers up-to-the-minute information on factors that are continuously changing such as grooming, lift line wait times, weather, etc., giving guests access to […]
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VIDEO: Climate Conscious Skiers Produce Ski Film Without the Use of Any Gas Guzzling Vehicles

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A road-trip is the ultimate in American freedom. Combine that with the beauty and simplicity of skiing and there’s nothing better. We all love to watch and be inspired by the movies of Warren Miller whilst we plan our own road-trips. However, cars, and helicopters, snowmobiles and international flights, all have two things in common: They burn a ton of […]
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What Do you Think the Total Snow Accumulation in North America is in One Year? | New Study Discovers it’s Way More than Previously Thought

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A first-of-its-kind study recently revealed that the accumulation of snow up in the mountains of North America is way more than anyone anticipated. The revelation has forced scientists to revise previous estimates of snow volume for the entire continent, and they’ve discovered that snow accumulation in a typical year is 50 percent higher than previously thought. If spread evenly across […]
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Lindsey Vonn Reminds us Why She’s One of the Best Skiers on the Planet | 82nd Victory puts her 4 Away from All-Time Record

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Lindsey Vonn recently said she wouldn’t stop until she got the record, and she got just a little closer. A couple of weeks since the Olympics finished, Vonn, is making sure we keep tabs on her. After failing to win a gold medal at the Winter Games in PyeongChang, she just reminded the world why she’s still one of the […]
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Winter Park Resort, CO to Replace Aged Zephyr Express with New $16 Million 10-Person Gondola for Next Winter Season

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Winter Park Resort’s skier upload capacity will be significantly increased next season with the addition of a new gondola. Winter Park Resort announced early Monday morning, that as part of larger Alterra Mountain Company plans, they will replace the Zephyr Express chairlift, currently a high-speed quad chairlift, with a new 10-person gondola. The new gondola is expected to be installed […]
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Climbers Missing on Mendenhall Towers, AK Sadly Declared Dead Yesterday

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According to a social media post from the father of one of the two climbers gone missing on the Mendenhall Towers, the two men were declared dead Tuesday, reports juneauempire.com. Juneau resident George “Ryan” Johnson, 34, and British Columbia climber Marc-André Leclerc, 25, were due back March 7 from climbing the Mendenhall Towers but did not return. According to a […]
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