The Ultimate Colorado Season Pass Buyers Guide When it comes to selecting a ski/ride season pass in Colorado there are as many options as there are mountains. Comparing passes can be difficult and time-consuming. So we have done the hard work for you and compiled all of the relevant data here for your convenience. All prices are for 2019/2020 season passes unless otherwise noted. All prices are [โฆ] Industry News Curtis Weller | August 23, 2019 4 Comments
Amp Human Launches Next Generation PR Lotion | Ski Harder and Longer Amp Human has announced details around a Next Generation formula of their signature product, PR Lotion, currently available for pre-order on Kickstarter. PR Lotion buffers lactic acid as itโs created, enabling athletes to work harder and recover faster. Professional and recreational athletes are already using the lotion, including teams from the most recent Super Bowl and Stanley Cup. The original [โฆ] Gear SnowBrains | August 23, 2019 0 Comments
Own Your Very Own Steamboat, CO Gondola | Current Auction Bid is $7,000โฆ Steamboat, CO fans, this one is for you! If you want to own a piece of resort history, the ski area has donated one of its retired gondolas to the nonprofit Advocates of Routt County who are auctioning it off. Proceeds will go to help victims of domestic violence. Related: Need a Chairlift? Hereโs One For Sale For Just $50,000โฆ [โฆ] Industry News SnowBrains | August 23, 2019 0 Comments
Big Sky Resort, Montana Goes RFID Big Sky Resort announced today it will be moving to RFID tickets for the 2019-2020 season and beyond. This is just another item on the long list of improvements and upgrades the resort is investing in as part of their Big Sky 2025 initiative. Big Sky, Mont. (August 22, 2019) โ Gone are the days of paper tickets, removing gloves, and [โฆ] Industry News Mike Lavery | August 23, 2019 2 Comments
Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park, CA Will be Closed for Maintenance Throughout 2021 Yosemite National Park, CA plans to repair aging and deteriorated pavement, pullouts, and parking areas along the Glacier Point Road. The project will pulverize and repave ten miles of the Glacier Point Road between Badger Pass and Glacier Point, repair the hairpin curves on the steep descent to Glacier Point to ensure that large vehicles can drive safely without drifting [โฆ] SnowBrains | August 23, 2019 1 Comment
How The US/China Trade War Impacts The Outdoor Industry One of the predominant political topics in 2019 has been the ongoing trade war between the United States and China, the two largest economies in the world. The trade war began in 2018 when President Trump signed an executive order placing numerous tariffs on Chinese goods, citing concerns about Chinaโs trading practices. Tariffs and the various contexts around their implementation can [โฆ] Industry News Dylan Craig | August 23, 2019 0 Comments
Need a Chairlift? Hereโs One For Sale For Just $50,000โฆ If youโve ever dreamed of operating your own chairlift, then we might have just the thing for you. This Borvig triple chair, which was in operation last season, is up for sale for the bargain price of $50,000. Related: Soldier Mountain Ski Resort, ID For Sale AGAIN | Bruce Willis Owned It for 20-Years Located in Wisconsin, the sale is because it [โฆ] Industry News SnowBrains | August 23, 2019 3 Comments
Snowbasin Resort, UT Announces Capital Improvements To Enhance Guest Experience for 2019/20 Winter Season Snowbasin Resort, UT is pleased to announce major capital investments to improve the guest experience. These include ease of service in Earlโs Lodge, increased snowmaking, a new relocated medical clinic, expanded Family Zone & Bear Hollow area, additional parking and welcoming back NASTAR for the upcoming 2019-2020 winter season. โComing off of such a brilliant 2018-2019 season, we are thrilled [โฆ] Industry News SnowBrains | August 23, 2019 0 Comments
Heli-Paddling, The Worldโs Newest Extreme Sport Weโve all dreamed of going Heli-Skiing before. Untouched faces, remote cliffs, and fresh snow all day is a fantasy of many. Besides the huge financial restriction (a 3 run package through Whisler Blackcomb runs well over $1,000 per person), heli-skiing requires years of experience to handle the backcountry. Deep powder, avalanche danger, and steep terrain make it an expert-only [โฆ] Featured Article Joseph Phillips | August 23, 2019 2 Comments
The Future Of The Ski Industry Is In Jeopardy With consequences of human-driven climate change looming just on the horizon, humankind is faced with a choice: continue down our path of ignorance and hope this environmental mess will all work itself out on its own, or take accountability for our actions and actively work to fix it. Climate change is the long-term change in global or regional conditions, as [โฆ] Martin Kuprianowicz | August 23, 2019 0 Comments
Almost 50 Large Wildfires Are Burning Almost 600k Acres Across the US | Alaska Worst Affected There are currently nearly fifty large wildfires blazing across twelve US states right now. Wildfires in Alaska are the top priority, where the McKinley Fire has spread to more than 4,300 acres destroying at least 80 structures so far, and with approximately 250 people battling the blaze. According to the National Interagency Fire Center Alaska is battling eight wildfires; Texas 7; [โฆ] Fire Firebrains | August 22, 2019 0 Comments
National Ski Champion Dies After Contracting Dengue Fever From a Mosquito Bite in Mexico New Zealand ski champion Philippa Greig, 36 has died after contracting dengue fever from a mosquito bite while visiting Mexico. Greigโs father, Rob Greig, confirmed the news of his daughterโs death to the New Zealand Herald. The former member of the New Zealand ski team, known as Pip, was house-sitting near the coastal resort of Puerto Vallarta when she suddenly fell seriously ill. Her [โฆ] Industry News Kiwi Brains | August 22, 2019 0 Comments
20-Million Year Old Stardust Discovered in the Snow in Antarctica Scientists have found dust from a star that exploded 20-million years ago in the snow at Antarctica, according to a study published earlier this month, reports CNN. The discovery could provide lessons about the solar systemโs history and place in its surrounding environment, the study, published August 12 in the Physical Review Letters, said. Related: Scientists Propose Dumping 7.4-TRILLION Tons [โฆ] Brains SnowBrains | August 22, 2019 0 Comments
The Amazon Rainforest Has Been On Fire For 3 Weeks And Continues To Burn For 3 weeks now, the Amazon rainforest has been burning at an alarming rate โ up to one football field a minute. According to new research, it is the fastest burning wildfire in the rainforestโs history โ and it isnโt letting up. The Amazon rainforest is one of the most bio-diverse and environmentally important ecosystems on the planet. More than [โฆ] Fire Martin Kuprianowicz | August 22, 2019 0 Comments
The HAVES & HAVE NOTS of Snow in South America Right Now: Itโs no secret that the Central Andes of South America have been extremely dry this year. Some media outlets are reporting that this is the driest year in the Central Andes in 60 years and that itโs only snowed 3 times this yearโฆ Ouch. The Central Andes have been in drought for the past 10 years. Central Andes ski resorts [โฆ] Industry News SnowBrains | August 22, 2019 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: Legit Patagonian Storm Day Report from August 21st, 2019 Brought to you by Cerro Catedral It started snowing hard as we left the mountain yesterday so we made sure to get there early today. There were about 2โณ of snow at the bottom of the mountain, so you know that 3,500-vertical-feet up, itโs gonna be good. We got on the first chair at 9am [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 22, 2019 0 Comments
Entire Wolf Pack Responsible for 28 Attacks on Cattle in Washington Have Been Euthanized All members of a wolf pack that had been preying on cattle in Washington state have been killed, according to NBC. The wolf pack had been responsible for 29 attacks on cattle since 2018, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says. Related: Wife of Banff Wolf Attack Victim Posts Emotional Facebook Post: โIt Was Like Something Out Of a Horror [โฆ] SnowBrains | August 22, 2019 0 Comments
New Methodology Ranks The Most Fun US States โFunโ is subjective, we all have different perspectives on what counts as โfunโ. That subjectivity makes ranking the most โfunโ states an impossible endeavor, but itโs still entertaining to try. WalletHub, a financial media outlet, recently released its ranking of the most โfunโ states, using a methodology that takes twenty-six key indicators into consideration. These indicators are wide-ranging, including anything [โฆ] Industry News Dylan Craig | August 22, 2019 0 Comments
2 Airlift Rescues from Mount Shasta, CA Last Week | 1 Broken Leg and 1 Woman Fell 30-Feet into a Crevasse The Siskiyou County Sheriffโs Office (SCSO) responded to two incidents on Mount Shasta, CA Thursday involving injured or endangered mountain climbers stranded at high elevations and in need of rescue, reports KDVR. Related: Mt. Shasta, CA Report: Thanks to Big Winter Snowpack Climbing Routes Are in Excellent Condition 21-year-old climber Collins Bakasa from Hayward, California was the first call after [โฆ] Climbing CragBrains | August 21, 2019 0 Comments
Double Amputees Known as โLegless Legendsโ Summit 14,115-Foot Pikes Peak, CO Double amputees Travis Strong and Mandy Horvath made it to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado Sunday, the culmination of three grueling days climbing the 14,115-foot peak on their hands. Related: Double Amputee Summits Everest on Fifth Attempt The pair, who call themselves the โLegless Legends,โ documented their incredible journey live on Facebook. Veteran Strong lost both of his [โฆ] Climbing CragBrains | August 21, 2019 0 Comments