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Brain Post: It’s Time to Get Your Car Prepared for Winter Weather

Snow tires, winter driving, auto, preparedness

As winter conditions approach, utilizing warmer weather and safer road conditions to prepare your vehicle is a good way to ensure you can safely get to your ski destinations and commute around snowy cities. Many areas experience winter ‘teases’ of early snowfall this time of year that may cause people to be unprepared. With weather patterns becoming more inconsistent as […]
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Conditions Report: Sunshine & Enjoyable Snow At Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA

**Report from Sunday, January 27, 2019** The last snowfall at Alpine Meadows, CA was almost a week earlier than our day up, (Monday, January 21st with 16″ 24-hour snowfall at 8,000′ elev. and 204″ cumulative), but it was still a great day of skiing. Although there wasn’t much for powder and there were some small sections of icy, chunky snow- the […]
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Wildlife Observations while Skiing/Snowboarding

Many people have an interest in wildlife. Whether it’s birds, bees, bears or plants, there is lots of intrigue surrounding their lives, habitat, and endangerment status. Wanting to be involved in research is a common desire – and it’s surprisingly easy to make contributions that biologists can use to make inferences for their research directions.  Would you be interested in […]
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‘Nature’ Prescribed as Medicine by Shetland, Scotland Doctors

REI aims to level the largest playing field in the world, with their initiative 'Force of Nature'

  Most of the outdoor community is well aware of the positive mental effects spending time outside can bring. Once you’ve experienced the change in general mood living an outdoor-centered life catalyzes, its relatively easy to make it a priority. In my experience, ‘outdoorsy people’ are generally happier despite life circumstance variables and more apt to navigate times of adversity. […]
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Bryce Astle: An Avalanche Death that Prompted Change and ‘Good Vibes Only’ in the Community

On January 5th, 2015 Bryce Astle (19) and Ronnie Berlack (20) died in an avalanche while in Austria for training with the US Ski Team. The tragedy greatly impacted people in the ski community along with family, friends, and peers of Bryce in Salt Lake City. Despite these hardships, Bryce’s family chose to focus their response with the motto Bryce […]
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NBC Announces Snow Pass | A Specific Streaming Package For Snowsports Viewers In The USA

On Monday (October 22) NBC announced SnowPass: a specific streaming package for snow sports viewers in the USA. This package allows a specialized way to watch snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic combined, alpine skiing, ski jumping, cross-country skiing, and freestyle skiing. Subscribers gain access from October 11, 2018 – April 30, 2019, with auto-renew beginning at the start of the next season. […]
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The Tortoise and the HAPE: Steady High-Altitude Ascents Win the Race (and Save Lives)

Mountaineering, HAPE, AMS, HACE

  High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) is a terminal reaction of the lungs to low-oxygen conditions and is the number one cause of death in high altitude environments. When it comes to mountaineering and backcountry snow sports, the excitement of peak-bagging, if not managed with caution and preparedness, can be costly. We all know the fable of the tortoise and the […]
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