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Yosemite National Park, CA, Seeking Public Opinion on Increasing Campground Fees

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Yosemite National Park, CA, is proposing a fee increase for overnight camping to enable the park to keep up with the rising costs of campground operations. Increased revenue from campground fees will enable the park to better maintain facilities, enhance visitor services, and provide for better resource protection. These proposed fee increases are consistent with other public and private campgrounds […]
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Well Known Polar Explorer Killed After Falling Into Deep Crevasse While Guiding in Greenland

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Well-known Belgian polar explorer and guide Dixie Dansercoer died on Monday after falling into a crevasse about 155-miles (250km) north of Upernavik, Greenland. “Dixie fell into a deep crevasse last night. A rescue operation was launched, but unfortunately, it was too late. We have received confirmation of this from Greenland.” Stefan Maes, who looked after Dansercoer’s press relations, told Belgian […]
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Zion National Park, UT Certified as an International Dark Sky Park

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The National Park Service and the International Dark Sky Association are pleased to announce Zion National Park, UT, as an International Dark Sky Park. This certification recognizes the exceptional quality of the park’s night skies and provides added opportunities to enhance visitor experiences through astronomy-based interpretive programming. “Zion National Park is committed to conserving the park’s night skies for all […]
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NSAA Release Skier Visit Numbers for 2021/21: 59-Million Visits, 5th Best Season on Record

The State of the Ski Industry: NSAA Releases Skier Visit Numbers & Other Metrics for 2020-21 Season Key Statistics National skier visits totaled 59-million, the 5th best season on record This was a record season for skier visits in the Pacific Northwest region, and second-best in the Rocky Mountain region Skier visits were up over last season in all six geographic regions; […]
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Nine-Year-Old Girl Climbs Then Makes Ski Descent of 14,265’ Quandary Peak, CO

This post was written and submitted by SnowBrains reader Jordan Lipp Not many people can claim that they started skiing 14,000’ mountains when they were children, let alone before they started fourth grade. But on Saturday, June 5, 2021, Keira Lipp of Golden, Colorado, who just recently turned nine, completed skiing her first 14er. Related: Kindergartener Skis All 33 Colorado […]
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Vail Resorts Announces Significant Increase in Minimum Wage for Hourly US Employees

In a letter to employees yesterday, Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz announced that the company will ‘significantly increase the minimum wage for hourly employees in the United States.’ Effective from winter 21/22, employees paid hourly in Colorado, California, Utah, and Washington state will be paid $15.00 per hour. The company will also offer paid sick leave to all full-time seasonal workers next […]
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Vail Resorts Beat Expectations Yesterday, Announcing 3rd Quarter Profit of $275-Million on $889-Million Revenue

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Vail Resorts’ profit for its latest quarter improved on the previous year when the covid-19 pandemic forced closures of the company’s destinations in the US and Canada. The Colorado-based ski resort operator yesterday reported a profit of $274.6 million for its fiscal third quarter, up from $152.5 million for the same period last year, beating expectations. Revenue increased to $889.1 million […]
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Snowboarders Who Triggered Eisenhower Tunnel Avalanche Sentenced to 20-Hours Community Service

Evan Hannibal and Tyler DeWitt, two Summit Country backcountry snowboarders who triggered an avalanche last year that buried a CDOT maintenance road and damaged avalanche mitigation equipment, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment at the Summit County Justice Center yesterday (Monday, 7th June 2021). Both were sentenced to twenty hours of community service. Related: Settlement Pending in Court […]
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For Sale: $4-Million for a Ski-In Ski-Out Treehouse on Whitefish Mountain Resort, MT

Recognized as one of TIME Magazine’s ”World’s 100 Greatest Places”, featured in Architectural Digest & more than 300 publications, this is the first time on the market for this property. VRBO recently chose Ponderosa Chalet as one of their 25 All-Time Favorite properties from multi-millions of properties they’ve represented over the last 25 years. This property is a gorgeous luxury […]
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Top Snowiest Ski Resorts in the USA:

It’s no secret that the West gets the most snow. Cold fronts come down from the Gulf of Alaska, hit our North-South oriented mountain ranges, and orographic lifting does the rest. There are 10 ski resort in the west that average over 500” of snow. Sometimes, we don’t realize how lucky we are. These snowfall average compete with anywhere in the world…except Japan. The list below displays the largest annual snowfall averages in North America per ski resort. LARGEST SNOWFALL AVERAGES IN NORTH AMERICA: […]
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