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Tanner Blake

Brain Post: How Snow Guns Work

Fan guns put out a ton of snow

The idea behind snowmaking is simple; you spray water into cold air and it freezes into snow as it falls to the ground. But there’s more to it than that. Engineers have spent nearly 70 years developing snow machines, and as a result, modern snowmaking is really good. Let’s take a look at what goes into it. These five things are […]

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Tanner Blake | October 5, 2022
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Mount Rainier Eruption Could Wipe Out Nearby Cities – With Mud

According to National Geographic, Mount Rainier might be the most dangerous volcano in the US. The volcano is often overshadowed by Yellowstone’s “supervolcano” hype, or by its neighbor, Mount St. Helens, which erupted in 1980. While an eruption at Yellowstone has the potential to be catastrophic, a major eruption hasn’t happened in 630,000 years and might not even happen again. And while […]

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Tanner Blake | September 8, 2022
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Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report: Ripping Groomers and Good Coverage

Neat groomers and tracks off piste

Squaw Valley 1/14 Conditions I went snowboarding at Squaw Valley this last Monday. While the snow off-piste wasn’t all that great, the groomers were really cruisy and perfect for checking out coverage before the oncoming storm. As I rode around it was cool to see bomb holes from the last pow day. People went huge, and I saw tracks on lines that I’ve […]

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Tanner Blake | January 18, 2019
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Top Ten Snowmaking Ski Resorts in North America

Snowmaking fan gun in the mountains

Snowmaking has become a key resource for ski resorts around the world. The ability to have skiable snow regardless of weather is incredibly valuable as it benefits skiers with extended seasons, and ski resorts with more days open to make money. OnTheSnow put together a list of the resorts with the most snowmaking acres, let’s check it out. You might also […]

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Tanner Blake | December 21, 2018
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VIDEO: Check Out This Huge Powder Avalanche in Zermatt, Switzerland

Powder avalanche

This massive avalanche in Zermatt, Switzerland was caught on camera last Tuesday. Avalanche monitoring group Geopraevent recorded it on a few of their webcams: Here’s another view that was posted by Powder-Magazine: The slide was intentionally triggered as a way to reduce the risk of a natural slide occurring when the road is open. Between the size of the avalanche and the […]

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Tanner Blake | December 21, 2018
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Ski Area Salting Practices Aren’t Harming the Environment Yet

If you’ve ever gone spring or summer skiing you’ve probably skied on salted snow. Ski areas often apply salt to their runs and park features in the late season to firm up slush, making it less sticky and hold its form better. But as thousands of pounds of salt are spread on mountains across the country, environmentalists start to take note, […]

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Tanner Blake | December 14, 2018
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Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report: Fresh Snow and New Terrain

Squaw Valley 11/30 Conditions The skiing at Squaw Valley was really, really good on Friday. The recent storm finally came through and dumped on the mountain, and Squaw was able to open up Red Dog, Squaw Creek, and Shirley Lake chairlifts, along with Mountain Run halfway through the day. I headed straight up the Funitel to Shirley Lake. Despite arriving about 15-30 […]

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Tanner Blake | December 1, 2018
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Revised Dog Policy for Uphill Skiers at Aspen Ski Resorts

Sign with a picture of a dog - marks designated dog trail

Aspen Skiing Co. officials have been reviewing their uphill skiing policies recently. Uphill skiers, or uphillers, are skiers that use touring equipment to access ski resort terrain without using chairlifts. While uphilling provides people with a unique experience, the added skier traffic can conflict with ski resort operations. Aspen Skico recently told public that they will continue to allow uphilling […]

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Tanner Blake | November 23, 2018
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