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.

Mikaela Shiffrin Breaks Another Record with Weekend Slalom Win | First Racer to Reach 42 World Cup Victories before 23rd Birthday

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With a win in Saturday’s World Cup slalom at Ofterschwang, Germany, Mikaela Shiffrin became the first racer to reach 42 career victories on the World Cup circuit before the age of 23. Shiffrin, who turns 23 on Tuesday but says her body is making her feel older than her age, needed extra physical therapy after Friday’s giant slalom that clinched […]
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Alterra Mountain Company Outlines Huge $555 Million Capital Upgrade Spending at their Mountain Destinations

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In a press release issued today, Alterra Mountain Company has outlined its long-term capital spending at their destinations over the next five years. With $130 Million earmarked for next year alone and $555 million over the next five years, Alterra mountain destinations will see a host of improvements from new gondolas, new chairlifts, improved snowmaking equipment, improved lodges and restaurants […]
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Search Resumes Today for Climbing Duo Missing in Mendenhall Towers, Alaska as Weather Hampered Weekend Search

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State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters confirmed the Canadian alpinist Marc-Andre Leclerc and the American alpinist Ryan Johnson are missing in action out on the Mendenhall Ice Field, in Juneau, Alaska. LeClerc and Johnson were attempting to summit the Mendenhall Towers, a 6,910-foot formation of jagged rock jutting up from the Juneau Icefield, about 12 miles north of Juneau behind the […]
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