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 Voted Against Reintroducing Wolves but the Wolves Might Just Have the Final Say

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Three times over the last 25-years, Colorado legislature has voted against reintroducing wolves back into the state’s ecosystem. The problem is, somebody forgot to tell the wolves, and they might just be establishing themselves back in the Centennial State anyway. You might also like: Oregon Wolf “OR-54” Confirmed Near Truckee California Supporters of humans meddling with nature hope that a reintroduction […]
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Annual Colorado Marijuana Sales Exceed $1-Billion in Record Time

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Marijuana sales in Colorado exceeded $1 billion as of August this year, the earliest point since the drug’s legalization 4-years ago. Tax revenue on those sales came in at $200 million, with sales of marijuana flower relatively steady and sales of edible products and concentrates like hash oil and live resin growing significantly. Between January and June, edibles sales shot up 13.8 […]
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‘Record-Breaking Year’ Reported as Cardrona Alpine Resort, NZ Winter Season Ends

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The 2018 winter season at Cardrona Alpine Resort, New Zealand has been another highly successful year for the Southern Lakes ski area, with skier visits breaking the record previously held by the 2017 season. 2018 was also an incredible snow year for the resort – the third greatest aggregate snowfall since records began 17 years ago. Over the 18-week season, […]
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UPDATE: Kira Moon Who was Allegedly Being Held Against Her Will on the Pacific Crest Trail, CA has Been Found

UPDATE: Friday 28th Sept – 0340 PST. A very brief, but important update on Facebook yesterday confirmed the news that friends and family had been waiting for – Kira Moon has been found, safe and well. Family and friends are gravely concerned for the safety of Kira Moon (trail name ‘Steel’), a 62-year old women missing on the Pacific Crest […]
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American Woman Smashes Land Speed Record on a Bicycle | Covers One Mile at 183.9-MPH

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Former US national track, road, and mountain bike champion Denise Mueller-Korenek, 45 has smashed the land speed record on a bicycle, covering one mile at 183.932 mph on a custom-built carbon KHS. The attempt on Sunday at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah beat the previous record of 167mph, held by Dutchman Fred Rompleberg and destroyed the women’s record of […]
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On Your Marks, Set, SNOW! Annual ‘Race to Open’ Begins in Colorado

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On your marks, set, SNOW! The annual ‘Race to Open’ has begun, with neighboring Colorado resorts Loveland and Arapahoe Basin battling as usual to be the first resort to open ski season in North America. The long-range forecast is for temperatures to drop with moisture potentially in the air, perfect conditions for snowmaking. In fact, Loveland bragged yesterday they would […]
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Skiing and Snowboarding in Vermont Can’t be Beaten – But it Can be Improved | Here’s What’s New for Winter 2018/19

Skiing and snowboarding in Vermont are experiences that can’t be beaten – but they can be improved. Green Mountain State ski areas have had their noses to the grindstone this off-season, revamping everything from their facilities, terrain and ticket/pass options to off-slope activities and amenities. Here are the myriad ways in which Vermont areas have made the state’s official sports […]
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