Trip Report: Powder Days in the Inland Northwest Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Every season, I like to make a trip out to a completely new ski area. With the Coronavirus pandemic still ongoing, I wasn’t sure how my chances would be this season. However, it also gave me the inspiration to find an area that would have easy access with minimal people, uncrowded slopes, […] Conditions Report Taylor Stephan | February 16, 2021 5 Comments
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Italian Government Abruptly Cancels Opening Day Again, Effectively Killing Ski Season in Italy Just as ski resorts in Italy were finally about to open, the Italian government abruptly postponed opening day yet again when a coronavirus variant was detected in a large portion of recent positive cases. Resorts were preparing to open on Monday or later this week and had put in immense amounts of time and effort, as well as a financial […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 16, 2021 0 Comments
Teton Range, WY Report: Pillow Poppin’ Deepness… Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from February 15, 2021 Today was one of the deepest days we’ve ever skied in the Tetons. It’s was ridiculous, hilarious, funny, and righteous. We had so much fun – we laughed a lot. Most if not all of the day felt surreal – like a daydream. A long, disorienting daydream. You know […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 16, 2021 0 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT Report: President’s Day Powder Pandemonium [arve url="https://youtu.be/XfAFjjcUJdE"] Martin Kuprianowicz | February 16, 2021 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
Grand Targhee, WY Report; 2 Feet, 3 Days, And One Heck-Of-A Forecast Brought to you by Grand Targhee Resort “It’s not that it’s cloudy, I just can’t see through the snow.” It had already been a high-fiver of a morning at Grand Targhee Resort when we overheard those words from a passerby. A reported 21″ has recently fallen upon the west flanks of the Tetons and over Targhee. Better still, that delightful statistic […] Conditions Report Paulie | February 16, 2021 0 Comments
What $14,000,000 Gets You in Beaver Creek, CO Ten thousand square feet. Seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms. 1.14 acres. And, of course, ski-in, ski-out right in the heart of Beaver Creek, Colorado. This ski chalet could be all yours for just $13,950,000. Not compelling enough? Let’s just look at some of the other luxurious amenities this chalet has to offer. I would try and sum it up but the […] Liam Abbott | February 16, 2021 0 Comments
Alpine Meadows, CA Report: Stormy Start Then the Sun Arrived After 26″ of Snow in 3 days Brought to you by Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Report from February 13, 2021 The morning started off in the tail end of the most recent storm and then the Sun came out, allowing Ski Patrol to open more terrain. The storm finished cold with snow levels down below lake level so the quality was much better than Friday. Open terrain was […] Conditions Report Galen Carrico | February 16, 2021 0 Comments
A Recent Survey Shows Steamboat Colorado Is More Prepared For Climate Change Than Other Resorts A recent survey performed by Summit Economics shows Steamboat Resort in Colorado is better prepared for climate change than most other resorts. Tourism-related businesses, such as restaurants and retail stores, were all sent a survey asking about their procedures for mitigating the future impacts of climate change. The results were presented Tuesday night during the City Council’s work session. The council […] Industry News Nick Retterer | February 16, 2021 1 Comment
VIDEO: “A Dozen More Turns”— A Sobering Backcountry Documentary About a Fatal, Montana Avalanche Having shared Backcountry Access’ Avalanche Safety videos this week, I wanted to present a couple of great avalanche films that all backcountry skiers ought to watch. A Dozen More Turns and The Fine Line are two films that should be on your watch list. A Dozen More Turns is the story of an avalanche incident in Montana involving a recreational […] Avalanche Mike Bartholow | February 16, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Post-Avalanche Patient Care Brought to you by SCARPA Backcountry Week This is the fifth installment of my highlighting Backcountry Access’ Avalanche Safety videos for SCARPA Backcountry Week. Up to now in these videos, we’ve discussed organizing a companion avalanche rescue in the backcountry, as well as single and multiple-burial rescue with transceivers, probing, and strategic shoveling. In the next video in the series, […] Avalanche Mike Bartholow | February 16, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Backcountry Evacuation Brought to you by SCARPA Backcountry Week This is the sixth installment of my highlighting Backcountry Access’ Avalanche Safety videos for SCARPA Backcountry Week. Up to now in these videos we’ve looked at companion avalanche rescue in a recreational backcountry setting, including transceiver searching, probing, and shoveling, as well as how to handle a patient that you’ve successfully rescued from […] Avalanche Mike Bartholow | February 16, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: “The Fine Line” — An Avalanche Film That Every Backcountry User Ought to Watch Having shared Backcountry Access’ Avalanche Safety videos this week, I wanted to present a couple of great avalanche films that all backcountry skiers ought to watch. The Fine Line and A Dozen More Turns are two films that should be on your watch list. The Fine Line is a 2008 Sherpas Cinema film that was inspired by the death of […] Mike Bartholow | February 16, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 1-3 Feet of Snow For Utah’s Wasatch Through Wednesday, Possibly Higher Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee Brought to you by Alta Ski Area 10:45 AM MST, 2/15/2021 Forecast Summary: A long-duration snowfall event will bring 1-3 FEET of snow to Utah’s Wasatch through Wednesday, with possibly higher amounts in the Cottonwoods. Snowfall intensity will pick up today as the first wave of moisture moves into the state. This will […] Weather Eric McNamee | February 15, 2021 0 Comments
3 Dead in Avalanches in USA Yesterday | 2 in CO & 1 in MT | 19 Avalanche Deaths in 16-Days in USA Photo of the deadly avalanche on Mount Trelease, CO. image: colorado avalanche information center, 2/14/21[/caption] 3 people died in avalanches in the USA yesterday, February 14, 2021. 2 people died in avalanches in Colorado yesterday, February 14, 2021. 1 person died in an avalanche in Montana yesterday, February 14, 2021. A snowboarder died in a tree well at Jackson Hole […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 15, 2021 1 Comment
2 Killed in Avalanches in British Columbia, Canada in 2-Days This Weekend | 21 Avalanche Deaths in 16-Days in North America 2 people were killed in avalanches in 2-days this weekend in British Columbia, Canada. 3 people died in avalanches in the USA yesterday, February 14, 2021. 20 people have died in avalanches in North America in the past 16-days – the deadliest avalanche cycle in North American history. The USA just had its deadliest avalanche cycle in history with 18 […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 15, 2021 0 Comments
Snowboarder Dies in Tree-Well at Jackson Hole Ski Resort, WY Yesterday According to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, a snowboarder was found dead in a tree well in bounds at the resort this morning near the Teton chairlift. He/she had been missing since yesterday. Jackson Hole has seen 22″ of new snow in the past few days. Details on the cause of death are not available at this time. Jackson Hole Mountain […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 15, 2021 0 Comments
2 Killed in Colorado Avalanches Today | 18 Avalanche Deaths in 16-days in USA 2 people died in avalanches in Colorado today, February 14, 2021. A backcountry snowboarder was killed in a large avalanche in Colorado today on Mount Trelease. A snowmobiler was also killed in an avalanche west of Rollins Pass, CO today. We have outlined each avalanche death’s preliminary reports below. These were the 24th & 25th avalanche deaths in the USA […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 14, 2021 0 Comments
Mountain Weather Update 2/14/21: Next 3-Days = Feet of Snow in WA, OR, UT, WY Next storm system arrives Monday-Tuesday with heavy snow across the West. Meteorologist Chris Tomer 2/14/2021. Weather SnowBrains | February 14, 2021 0 Comments
WNDR Alpine: What’s All the Hype? Since its creation in July 2019, WNDR Alpine has made ripples of excitement in the ski industry. But what makes this small brand so special? WNDR Alpine is a small ski brand based in Salt Lake City, Utah. However, WNDR is a brand like no other. Aside from impressive ski performance, WNDR’s claim to fame is all about sustainability. “WNDR Alpine was […] Clay Malott | February 14, 2021 0 Comments
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