Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Cazenovia Ski Club, NY — If You Can Ski Here, You Can Ski Anywhere Those who grew up skiing at the Cazenovia Ski Club, New York, know that all it takes is a T-bar, a rope tow, 100 acres, and 500 feet of vertical drop to be able to ski anywhere. The motto among members of this small private ski area near Cazenovia, New York, just 30 minutes from Syracuse is, “If […] Max Brownback | June 14, 2024 2 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Mammoth Mountain, CA – Tears of Joy Here’s how I remember it: We are heading up the gondola at Mammoth Mountain, California. I’m maybe 10 years old at most, and I am crying. It’s my first time up here as my dad convinced me to try the Mammoth classic, Cornice Bowl. Now, as the summit terrain’s steepness comes into view, I’m paralyzed with fear. I see a guy launching […] Justin Barham | June 14, 2024 0 Comments
5 Ways to Supercharge Your Skiing and Snowboarding Experience Are you ready to elevate your riding skills to the next level? Whether you’re a beginner aiming to carve down blue runs with confidence or an advanced skier looking to master double blacks, some specific strategies and actions can dramatically enhance your performance on the slopes. This guide isn’t your typical nuances of how to tweak your form to improve […] Brains Brent Thomas | June 7, 2024 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Zugspitze and Garmisch, Germany: My Escape at the Edge of the Alps I learned skiing on once-a-year family trips to Italy, where I did my first laps on skis at age five and got hooked immediately. Soon enough, these vacations weren’t enough to fulfill my need for skiing, so my dad put both me and my brother in a local ski racing program, which trained at Garmisch Classic and Zugspitze ski area, […] Leander Walchshöfer | June 3, 2024 0 Comments
The 9 Best North American Ski Areas to Visit in the Summer While many of us visit ski resorts in the wintertime for skiing, snowboarding, and other snowy escapades, many of North America’s premier ski destinations transform into vibrant hubs of activity during the summer months. As the snow melts, these mountainous regions reveal ideal playgrounds that offer endless outdoor pursuits, from hiking and mountain biking to zip-lining and scenic gondola rides. […] Brent Thomas | May 24, 2024 0 Comments
History with SnowBrains: How Bananas Led to the First Chairlift in the World The world’s first chairlift was built in Sun Valley, Idaho in the fall of 1936. The first two lifts were located on Sun Valley’s Dollar and Proctor mountains. The design of this new machine was patterned after conveyor belts which were used to load bananas on cargo ships in Central America. James Curran designed the first plans for the ski lift. He was a bridge engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Curran’s previous work making conveyor systems that ran at a continuos flow and loaded bananas on ships in Honduras inspired his design for a machine that could carry humans uphill and drop them off on top of a […] Brains The Brains | May 21, 2024 11 Comments
The Best 5 Places to Ski and Surf in the Same Day Few things can combine to create the perfect day, but skiing and surfing are definitely among the activities that can. Below are five places around the world that can create this perfect storm: Ben Lomond National Park, Tasmania, Australia Ski resort: Ben Lomond Ski Resort Ben Lomond is the largest ski resort in Tasmania, with seven lifts and a peak […] Riley McDonald | May 20, 2024 1 Comment
How Avalanche Dogs Find People: The Dog Just “Nose” Everyone has probably seen an avalanche on the news or social media and has seen the destructive power that is associated with it. Avalanches are something that occur every year and over the last 10 years, an average of 27 people died in avalanches each winter in the United States according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Avalanches can be deadly and it is something the National Ski Patrol and first responders train for every year. Avalanche rescue […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 17, 2024 0 Comments
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