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Sydney Stephens

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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Sydney Stephens | September 8, 2020
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The Deadliest Accident in the History of Mount Rainier, WA

Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the state of Washington at 14,411 feet- almost three miles high. It is located about 59 miles south of Seattle. Almost two million people visit this national park each year. It is a stratovolcano, meaning that its height is built largely from many layers of hardened ash, lava, and pumice.  Mount Rainier last […]

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Sydney Stephens | November 1, 2019
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1 Year After Beating Cancer: Sarah Thomas Swims the English Channel 4x Nonstop

The most times the English channel had been swum until Sarah Thomas plunged on the scene was 3 times. Sarah added another lap, making her the 1st person to swim it 4 times. At 21 miles across (as the crow flies), the trip would be 84 miles if done in a straight line, but the tides dramatically changed Sarah’s route. […]

Sydney Stephens | October 1, 2019
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Trail Map Artist James Niehues Wins Hall Of Fame Nomination

If you’ve ever been to a ski resort, chances are you’ve laid eyes on one of artist James Niehues’ paintings. Iconic, precise and visually pleasing, Niehues has created over 350 views of mountain aspects for ski resorts since his first painted map in 1988. His paintings are featured all over the world. James Niehues hand paints each painting with brush and […]

Sydney Stephens | September 6, 2019
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Understanding Climate Change vs. Global Warming

Climate change and global warming are different physical phenomenons, not just phrases.  A common misconception is that there has been a large push to replace the term ‘global warming’ with ‘climate change.’ Many people think that because several places on Earth have experienced more cold and wet weather, that the Earth stopped warming as much and thus ‘global warming’ has […]

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Sydney Stephens | August 7, 2019
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Snowboard Van Life: An Epic, Mountain Roadtrip

  The rock climbing community is often accredited for revolutionizing and popularizing the full-time pursuit of an outdoor sport by converting a van into a portable living space and gear room that can be taken to any new project. Inhabitants of their van as dedicated climbers are (respectfully) dubbed as ‘dirtbags.’ Jaden Munro has transferred the vanlife lifestyle to the […]

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Sydney Stephens | July 12, 2019
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Gear of the Show Winners: Outdoor Retailer 2019

With today being the last day of the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, we wanted to cite products that rose to the top of Gear of the Show, as posted by OutsideOnline. These could all serve as good V-day gifts for your outdoorsy significant other. Or your outdoorsy significant self. G3 Findr Skis  These new skis priced at $919 will be […]

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Sydney Stephens | February 2, 2019
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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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Sydney Stephens | January 31, 2019
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