The 5 Most Livable Ski Towns in the USA: ***Originally published in May 2016 This is where you wanna move if you’re a ski bum. Outside Magazine released what they are calling the 5 most livable ski towns in the USA. These are the easiest places to live like a local due to low home prices, low rent, high amounts of rental units available, and low cost of living. There is also the other side […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 16, 2020 12 Comments
The Pros & Cons of Skiing & Riding: “Skiing and riding giveth and skiing and riding taketh away.” – genisis 3:16 Skiing and Snowboarding are incredible sports, but they do have their pitfalls. Over time, these pitfalls become more and more apparent. It’s not uncommon for one person to intimately experience both blades of this double-edged sword we call skiing and riding. At some point, one has to sit down and weight the good verse the bad and measure where one lies. SnowBrains | May 15, 2020 5 Comments
Brain Post: 10 Powerful Reasons BEER is Good For You It is believed that beer generally has a good amount of silicon which is directly related to the health bones. In a study conducted by Tufts University and other research centers, it was found that older men and women, who had beer or wine, daily, had better bone density. But increasing the drinks to above two daily, made them prone to bone fractures. A study on 100 different types of beers in 2010 identified that the pale ale, had the best bone buildings benefits, as this brew was the richest in silicon. The light lagers and the beers that did not contain alcohol were found to contain the least amount of silicon. So drink up, but […] Brains SnowBrains | May 12, 2020 23 Comments
The World’s Top 9 Ski Towns Après-Ski: a French term that translates literally to after-ski. This beautiful term encompasses the glorious post-ski beer, the needed post-ride snack, and the required unwinding of an epic day. Nothing beats hitting up the go-to happy hour bar and enjoying a local brew in a mountain town. Ski towns often get a bad rep for being overly expensive, too touristy, […] Industry News Joseph Phillips | May 12, 2020 2 Comments
Great Ski Etiquette: 10 Dos and Don’ts The skier in front of you has the right of way. They may be a slowpoke and be blocking your line, but give them space, so you don’t accidentally hit them and have to get ski patrol involved. Always ski in control, too. Related: Friday Fun: Skiing Stereotypes – How Many of These Have You Come Across? Stop somewhere sensible. […] Brains SnowBrains | May 11, 2020 14 Comments
VIDEO: Scary Footage of Mountain Biker Riding ‘World’s Most Dangerous Trail’ in Sedona, AZ [arve url="https://youtu.be/GzhlDnTv0pc"] CycleBrains | May 11, 2020 109 Likes 3 Tweets 1 Comment
Is Social Media Ruining the Modern Concept of Wilderness? Is social media ruining the modern concept of wilderness? This question occurred to me while writing my last piece about how social media is sometimes making us take unnecessary risks in the backcountry. If social media is making us venture further and deeper into places not traveled, I feel we interacting with wilderness in a way that was unforeseeable by […] Brains Greg Obernesser | May 9, 2020 0 Comments
Unicycling Is Good For Skiing Some pro skiers say unicycling is one of the best ways to condition for ski season. According to The Snow Pros, Dave Schuiling, the PSIA-AASI Director of Education, and Scott McGee, the former PSIA-AASI Nordic Team Coach, are massive proponents of unicycling as a way to cross-train for skiing. Both say that balance, coordination, and concentration are key attributes of unicycling that directly transfer to […] Industry News Greg Obernesser | May 9, 2020 0 Comments
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