Severe Floods Wash Away Home and Kill Father and 2 Children in New Mexico Ski Town 1 Year Post Devastating Wildfires View this post on Instagram A post shared by Downshift Brewing Co. | Family Owned NM Craft Brewery (@downshiftbrewingco) Severe flash flooding ripped through the southern New Mexico mountain town of Ruidoso this week, killing three people, destroying homes, and once again testing a community already battered by last year’s deadly wildfires. A middle-aged man and two children, ages 7 […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | July 10, 2025 0 Comments
The 7 Best Terrain Parks on the East Coast East Coast skiers are known for their unconditional love for the sport and this fact is easily seen in the terrain parks and its community. Even though it doesn’t snow enough for mountains to make 60 foot plus jump lines, park crews around the East are able to use the snow they have and build fun creative parks. Park skiers […] Zach Suffish | July 10, 2025 0 Comments
The Hidden Costs of Search and Rescue: Why Getting Rescued Always Ends up Costing More Why do search and rescue operations end up being so expensive? Since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, outdoor recreation has spiked among Americans. As more and more people have gotten out into the wilderness, the number of emergencies have risen as well. Alongside increasing extreme weather events, this has caused a perfect storm of conditions putting pressure on Search and […] Brains Elliot LeBlanc | July 10, 2025 0 Comments
Deep Freeze: Each U.S. State’s Coldest Ever-Recorded Temperature The United States spans a vast and varied geography from tropical beaches in Hawaii to the icy tundra of Alaska, resulting in a wide range of climate extremes. Among the most striking of these are the record-setting low temperatures that have been documented across the country. From the frigid depths of Prospect Creek, Alaska, to the snow-covered plains of Minnesota, […] Weather Gregg Frantz | July 10, 2025 0 Comments
Rare Snowfall Transforms South Africa’s Cederberg Mountains Into Winter Wonderland A rare and picturesque snowfall blanketed parts of South Africa’s Western Cape this week, transforming the normally dry and rugged Cederberg Mountains into a winter wonderland. On Tuesday, July 8, Kagga Kamma Nature Reserve located northeast of Cape Town was among the areas that received snow, with photos and videos posted to social media showing a layer of white dusting […] SnowBrains | July 10, 2025 0 Comments
Should Helmets Be Mandatory at Ski Resorts? It wasn’t very long ago that ski helmets were more of an obscurity then the norm like they are today. Though ski helmets were initially invented in the 1950s with the use of technology from World War II, they didn’t really began to see wide spread use until the early to mid 2000’s. A study from ScholarBlogs found that in the […] Industry News Joseph Kaufmann | July 10, 2025 2 Comments
Top 7 Most Unexpected Animals Seen on the Slopes Like any outdoor activity humans participle in, from time to time we tend to come in contact with the original inhabitants of the area we choose to make our playground. Many ski resorts are on national forests, and in those dense, often remote areas one can run into some pretty striking wildlife. In fact, Colorado’s White River National Forest is […] Brains Joseph Kaufmann | July 9, 2025 0 Comments
Italian Ski Pass Consortium Dolomiti Superski Under Investigation for Price Fixing Dolomiti Superski, one of the world’s largest and most iconic ski pass consortiums, is under investigation by Italy’s Antitrust Authority over allegations of price fixing and restrictions on competition, raising concerns about the governance of Europe’s sprawling ski industry. According to Italian newspaper Corriere delle Alpi, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) confirmed that it has launched formal […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 9, 2025 0 Comments
Snowboarder Anna Gasser Undergoes Shoulder Surgery Following Surfing Accident Olympic snowboard champion Anna Gasser required immediate surgery after dislocating her shoulder in a recent surfing accident in Munich, Germany. The injury, which occurred on an artificial wave, means the Austrian will miss summer training. Related: U.S. Ski Racer Mikaela Shiffrin Undergoes Unexpected Surgery Gasser, 33, confirmed the incident on her social media: “Crazy how everything can change in a […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 9, 2025 0 Comments
Norwegian Freeskier Completes World Record Pond Skim at Summer-Only Ski Resort Fonna, Norway Freeskier Benjamin Forthun may have set a world record pond skim at Norwegian summer-only ski resort Folgefonna, Norway. Last week, the Norwegian athlete managed to ski across the pond formed from the glacial melt at the famous summer ski resort in the Hardangerfjord, covering a distance of 112 meters (367 feet) from one end to the other. Related: Almost A […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 9, 2025 0 Comments
[FOR SALE] Rare Opportunity to Own a Cat Ski Operation in the Legendary Monashee Mountains of British Columbia If you’ve ever dreamed of owning your own backcountry ski operation in the heart of British Columbia’s snowiest mountains, this might be your shot. Powder Renegade Lodge, a cat skiing operation tucked deep in the Monashee Mountains, is now for sale. With its combination of unmatched terrain, reliable snowfall, and full infrastructure already in place, it’s being billed as a […] Industry News Brent Thomas | July 9, 2025 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Reaches Agreement with Keep Tahoe Blue and Sierra Watch to Settle Litigation on Proposed Development Plans Palisades Tahoe has reached an agreement with Keep Tahoe Blue and Sierra Watch to settle litigation challenging proposed development in Olympic Valley. The organizations have issued the following shared statement: “Sierra Watch, Keep Tahoe Blue, and Palisades Tahoe negotiated in good faith to find a solution that effectively ends the fourteen-year conflict over Olympic Valley while supporting the social, economic, […] Industry News Press Release | July 9, 2025 0 Comments
Skiing Truths Revealed: Debunking the Most Common Myths on the Slopes Skiing is an activity that many people love to do, and sometimes, the truths and myths about the sport can get blurred. Some may be called beliefs, norms, or simply a collection of nonsense. Whether you’re a weekend warrior, a seasoned local, or someone who still thinks pizza is a technique, these are the myths we’ve all heard (and maybe even […] Gregg Frantz | July 9, 2025 0 Comments
World Cup Ski Racer Returns to Site of His Devastating Crash at Copper Mountain, CO Nearly three years after a training crash at Copper Mountain, Coloardo, left him with catastrophic injuries, Austrian ski racer Max Franz has returned to the site that changed his life. Once a rising star on the World Cup downhill circuit, Franz is now making a bid to rejoin elite ski racing, revisiting Copper this summer as part of a documentary […] Crash Julia Schneemann | July 8, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] 12″ of Summer Snow Blankets the European Alps A rare summer cold front swept across the Alps overnight, blanketing mountains in snow and sending temperatures tumbling well below seasonal norms. The weather event, which began late July 7 and continued into July 8, brought snow to elevations as low as 7,500 feet (2,300 meters). Related: 11 Ski Areas are Still Open in the Northern Hemisphere Meteorological data confirmed […] Steven Agar | July 8, 2025 0 Comments
This Past Winter Was One of the Busiest Ever for Teton County Search & Rescue, WY, With 64 Rescues There have been more avalanche fatalities this year than in the previous year, according to statistics compiled by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) and the National Avalanche Center. So far this season, there have been 23 fatalities in the U.S. due to avalanches compared to 16 during the 2023-24 season. One area of the country that saw a large number of avalanche […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | July 8, 2025 0 Comments
Australia Ranks #1 as Top Outdoorsy Destination in the World Many people love to travel and visit places around the world, seeking adventures in the great outdoors. The U.S. has ten distinct ecosystems within its borders, making it one of the most ecologically diverse countries in the world. However, it came in second on a list ranking the Top Outdoorsy Destinations in the World. The number one spot was awarded […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | July 8, 2025 0 Comments
Killington, VT, Bike Report: A Much Scarier Beast in the Summer Killington bike report from Wednesday, June 25, 2025 As the summer solstice came and went, I was once again reminded that the ski season is getting closer, yet it is still very much far away for us on the East Coast. And while there is not much we can do about that fact, that doesn’t mean I wasn’t dying to […] Biking Liam Abbott | July 8, 2025 0 Comments
2025 ESPY Awards Nominates Lindsey Vonn for “Best Comeback” Prize Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Lindsey Vonn was nominated for an Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly (ESPY) award in the category of “Best Comeback,” announced on June 26, 2025. The ESPY Awards are an annual sports award show that highlights the best athletes, teams, and change-makers in sports, ranging from basketball, football, and soccer to Olympic sports such as […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | July 8, 2025 0 Comments
11 Ski Areas are Still Open in the Northern Hemisphere As summer advances across the Northern Hemisphere, opportunities for skiing become increasingly limited. For those unable or unwilling to travel to the Southern Hemisphere, the following resorts offer your best options for skiing this season. Here is a concise overview of the high-altitude and glacier ski areas still operating, along with their projected closing dates. These destinations are the last […] Industry News Steven Agar | July 7, 2025 0 Comments
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