The Top 10 Biggest Mountains in the Milky Way If you have ever considered climbing Mount Everest, which has a peak elevation of nearly 30,000 feet, then you may as well have Rheasilviaย on your bucket list as well.ย Mountains are some of the most beautiful features here on Planet Earth, but other parts of the Milky Way galaxy also have some notable peaks. These are the tallest peaks known to […] Brains Jesse | July 27, 2022 0 Comments
The Worldโs Highest Elevation Ski Resort = Chacaltaya, Bolivia @ 17,785-Feet | Closed Due to โUnprecedentedโ Glacial Retreat When we think about where the highest ski resort on Earth lies, visions of Switzerland, Austria, France, & Colorado fill our minds. ย Reality is strikingly different. The highest ski resort on Earth lives at only 16ยฐ south of the equator in the South American country of Bolivia. It is called Chacaltaya (bridge of ice in the Aymara Indian language). ย What […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 25, 2022 46 Comments
Where Did the Term “Dirtbag” Come From? These days the term โdirtbagโ describes the most intense and dedicated portion of the outdoor community.ย Whether theyโre a climber, skier, hiker, or biker, they’re a dirtbag if they dedicate their lives to the sport and sacrifice the luxuries of comfort and steady jobs to live their dream. Related: 7 Best Dirtbag Ski Resorts But this wasnโt always the meaning […] Climbing Jack Conroy | July 22, 2022 0 Comments
These are the 9 Worst States to Live In For 2022 The U.S. economy is in a state of flux. Worker shortages, historically high inflation, and social unrest are changing the dynamics of how people act and feel. The last couple of years has created greater mobility for work options, as well as a refocus on quality of life. Many Americans had to take a long hard look at what their […] Industry News Brent Thomas | July 20, 2022 0 Comments
These Are the 7 Cloudiest Cities in the U.S. Because You Can’t Have Snow Without Clouds For snow to form you need moisture, freezing temperatures, and clouds. Tiny ice crystals in the clouds stick together to become snowflakes. To honor the clouds, below is a list of the seven cloudiest cities in the U.S. with a population of over 100,000. This data is from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “Cloudy” defined Cloudiness is split […] Weather Brent Thomas | July 18, 2022 4 Comments
The Top 10 Male Freeskiers of All-Time: The top male freeskiers of all-time. A tough list to make – both as a skier and an editor. Which factors come into being one of the best freeskiers of all time? Simple. Innovation, skill, drive, balls, style, impact, and the ability to take a damn hard crash. The people on the list below brought something to skiing that wasn’t there before. We thank them for everything they contributed to the past, present, and future of skiing. We miss those on this list who are no longer with us. 100-foot lincoln loops. He charges Alaska in a way that no one has before and no one has since. You can see the anger in his skiing. He unleashes it, harnesses it, and uses it to propel himself to speeds and heights […] SnowBrains | July 18, 2022 71 Comments
Top 11 U.S. Big Mountain Ski Resorts: Opinion From a Freestyle Skier Lists are inherently wrong, no matter how you look at them. There will almost always be something to argue about. So why make them at all? Well… I love a good debate. There are no set factors that I decided to rate each resort on. The majority of this list are resorts that I have had experience skiing, and I […] Ryan Flynn | July 15, 2022 30 Comments
Mountain Bike Shootout – Flats vs. Clipped In Back when I was growing up and working in bike shops, everyone I knew rode clipped in. Road, Mountain, DH – it didn’t matter. Flat pedals were reserved for BMX, dirt jumpers, and kids. I spent another ten years in the bike industry, and it was the same story. Flat pedals? What the heck are those? This past summer, I’ve […] Cycle Mike Lavery | July 15, 2022 4 Comments