68 Ski Days for $199 | Independent Ski Areas Band Together To Offer New Indy Pass Numerous independent ski areas around the United States have joined forces to offer the “Indy Pass“, a new pass that offers 68 days of skiing at 34 resorts. With two days of skiing at each destination for only $199, the Indy pass has immediately gained prestige as one of the most affordable and consumer-friendly ski passes on the market. Given […] Industry News Dylan Craig | August 29, 2019 2 Comments
Amazing Glamping at Bear Valley, CA Bear Valley, California has the best glamping setup this summer. Bear Valley, located on Hwy 4 in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, is just 32 miles south of Lake Tahoe as the crow flies. The quaint mountain town has great year-round activities: cross-country and alpine skiing in the winter then mountain biking, kayaking, fishing, and hiking in the summer. “Imagine waking […] Joseph Phillips | August 29, 2019 0 Comments
Mountain Swings, Thanks to #AspenSwingProject A few spots around the ski town of Aspen, Colorado got a special gift. Random swings have been popping up in the forests that surround the city, and nobody knows who’s doing it. Several swings, covered in a deep-red coating of paint, dot trails around Aspen. The only clue about them is the etching in each swing: #AspenSwingProject. Related: Several […] Joseph Phillips | August 29, 2019 0 Comments
How-To: Do South America Ski Trip on a Budget The best part about the end of the North American ski season is the start of the South American winter. The ideal year for any skier is splitting time between hemispheres to get as much snow as possible. Related: Winter Is Just Getting Started: Chase Endless Powder at Valle Nevado, Chile The most expensive part is getting onto the continent–flights […] Industry News Joseph Phillips | August 29, 2019 0 Comments
Man Died in Lake Tahoe, CA this Weekend While Competing in Triathlon A man died Saturday during a triathlon at Lake Tahoe, reports the TahoeDailyTribune.com. The man was swimming at Sugar Pine Point on the West Shore Saturday when he had to be pulled from the water around 8:23 am, according to an email from Sgt. Anthony Prencipe, public information officer with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office. Related: Death of a […] SnowBrains | August 28, 2019 0 Comments
Skier Who Ducked Jackson Hole, WY Rope and Needed Rescue Changes Plea to Guilty Natalie Burns, 32, who got lost and had to be rescued from Granite Canyon after ducking a rope and entering a closed area outside Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY pleaded guilty last week instead of going ahead with her scheduled trial. Related: Skier Who Ducked Jackson Hole, WY Rope and Needed Rescue to Fight Charges Two of her codefendants had […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 28, 2019 0 Comments
2 Lost Hikers Airlifted Out of Wyoming Wilderness Will be Sent the Bill for the Helicopter Two hikers who got lost while on a hiking trip and needed a helicopter rescue out of the Wind River Mountains wilderness will be sent the bill, officials said Friday. Related: VIDEO: 74-Year Old Woman Passes Out as Helicopter Rescue Spins Out of Control The male subjects “bit off more than they could chew” Fremont County Undersheriff Mike Hutchison said. […] CragBrains | August 28, 2019 0 Comments
Student Falls 80-Feet and Breaks 110 Bones When Extreme Yoga Pose Over 6th Floor Balcony Goes Wrong A Mexican college student survived an 80-foot fall after slipping from her sixth-floor balcony while attempting an extreme yoga pose. Health and nutrition student Alexa Terrazas, 23, was doing the pose over the edge of her balcony when she slipped and landed on the driveway of her building in the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon on Saturday. The above image […] SnowBrains | August 28, 2019 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: Private Ski Resort Wind-Storm Report from August 27th, 2019 Brought to you by Cerro Catedral We knew the big storm was coming in mid-day so we arrived at Cerro Catedral early today. We got up the Sextuple, but they had already closed the top by 9:30am. This is a situation we love here. We hiked up the ski resort to the top and have […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 28, 2019 0 Comments
Shane McConkey: Free to Ski “Whether it was steep, extreme descent or new freestyle, what we were doing was freeskiing, free to ski our own style on our own terms” – Shane McConkey There are so many words said about Shane. There is practically no ski or outdoor magazine, which hasn’t written about Shane, but when it comes to the legend it seems like it’s never […] Featured Article Claire Weiss | August 28, 2019 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: Big Wind, New Snow, & Afternoon Delight… [arve url="https://vimeo.com/356265178"] Miles Clark | August 27, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
BREAKING: Ikon Pass Expands Into Europe With Addition of Zermatt, Switzerland Soak up the magic of the Matterhorn as Zermatt in Switzerland becomes the first European destination partner on the Ikon Pass. Now Ikon Pass holders have access to snow at 41 global destinations across five continents. “The Matterhorn is a true icon known around the world, so we are thrilled to have Zermatt join the Ikon Pass community,” said Erik […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 27, 2019 0 Comments
Somebody Has Killed 42 Burros in California | Baffled Officials Offering $10,000 Reward Somebody has been shooting and killing wild burros in the California desert and baffled officials are offering a $10,000 reward for answers. Related: Reward Increased to Help Find Whoever Shot Dead 2 Mountain Goats in Colorado 42 burro carcasses have been found with gunshot wounds along Interstate 15 in California’s Mojave Desert since May, according to the Bureau of Land […] SnowBrains | August 27, 2019 0 Comments
Shredding the Fourth of July Bowl at Breckenridge, CO in August to Support Paralyzed Local Man Dozens of Breckenridge, CO locals trekked to the Fourth of July bowl on Breckenridge Peak 10 to ski, board, and even kayak or skateboard on a 15 turn, 700-foot banked terrain park. In what is becoming an annual tradiion, the 2nd Peak 10 Classic is to support Robbie Knab, a Front Range resident and snowskater who was paralyzed earlier this year […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 27, 2019 0 Comments
Death of a Dog Leads to Testing of South Shore Lake Tahoe, CA for Toxic Blue-Green Algae A dog has died following swimming in Lake Tahoe prompting officials to conduct tests to determine if a toxic form of algae is present on the shoreline of Lake Tahoe, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. Related: Annual ‘Tahoe: State of the Lake Report’ | Temperature Rising, Clarity Improving, Aspens Dwindling A person reported last week that their dog had died […] SnowBrains | August 27, 2019 2 Comments
Substantial Rockfall Injures 3 in Zion National Park, UT Three people have been injured in a large rockfall at Zion National Park in Utah on Monday afternoon, park authorities said. One of the injured was transported to the hospital by a park ambulance. Several people were temporarily stranded at the end of Weeping Rock Trail for a short time, but they were able to self-rescue. “A substantial piece of rock” broke […] CragBrains | August 27, 2019 0 Comments
Farmers’ Almanac 2019/20 Winter Outlook: The Farmers’ Almanac released their 2019/20 winter outlook today. This outlook is looking pretty great for ski & snowboard country, USA. The 2020 Farmers’ Almanac is regionally forecasting: Pacific Northwest: Chilly, Normal Precipitation Pacific Southwest: Cool, Normal Precipitation Northern Rockies: Frigid & Snowy Southern Rockies: Chilled, Average Precipitation Northeast: Cold Wintery Mix The 2019/20 Farmers’ Almanac is also calling for: The […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 27, 2019 0 Comments
Epic and Ikon: Ski Resort Crowds and Remedies “Stop Ikonisizing Aspen”. A popular sticker in the ski town of Aspen, Colorado. Like many other of the 60+ destinations of the Ikon and Epic passes, Aspen locals were displeased with the increase in visitors. Despite a definite increase in guests from the new passes, a large source of the crowds also came from local use, given the stellar winter […] Industry News Joseph Phillips | August 27, 2019 2 Comments
The Amazon Fires – What To Believe? Parts of the Amazon rainforest are on fire and that is a fact. But the media frenzy about the fires has gotten so out of hand recently that misinformation and un-factual evidence is being spread almost as quickly as the fires themselves. So, in an attempt to clear some of that up, here are some facts about the Amazon supported […] Fire Martin Kuprianowicz | August 27, 2019 5 Comments
NASA Investigating First Ever Crime Committed in Space (Allegedly…) NASA is reportedly investigating the first-ever crime to be committed in space. It’s being alleged that an astronaut accessed the bank account of her estranged spouse from the International Space Station. Related: Scientist is ‘First Man to be Charged with Attempted Murder in Antarctica’ | Plunged Knife into Colleague’s Heart Anne McClain, who has since returned to Earth, acknowledges accessing the account […] SnowBrains | August 27, 2019 0 Comments
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