Colorado Putting Up New Signs to Remind Motorists to Share the Road with Bikes With the warmer weather and more bikes on the road, the Colorado Department of Transportation and Bicycle Colorado are set out to remind drivers of the “three-foot” law. The “three-foot” law states that motorists must give at least three feet of clearance between their car’s widest part and any bike’s widest part. To raise awareness, signs will be installed on […] Cycle Brent Thomas | June 16, 2022 0 Comments
Winter Park, CO, Donates $69,000 to Three Snow Safety Non-Profits Earlier this month, Winter Park Resort donated a total of $69,000 to three different non-profit organizations. The money for the donations came from Winter Park’s Uphill Program. Two seasons ago, as uphill users increased dramatically, the resort required anyone traveling uphill to purchase a $25 armband pass and agree to their uphill policy. This was to create safer uphill and […] Industry News Brent Thomas | June 13, 2022 0 Comments
Colorado Skier Visits Increased 14% Last Season For a New Record 2021-22 Season Shows Recovery From Pandemic Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) announced today at its 59th Annual Meeting that skier visits at its 22 member ski resorts (does not include Vail Resorts) increased by 14% during the 2021-22 ski season. CSCUSA is projecting a new statewide skier visitation record, edging out the previous record of 13.8 million visits in 2018-19 […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 10, 2022 0 Comments
Aspen Mountain, CO, Starts Work for New Lift and Terrain Expansion Aspen Skiing Co. has started prep work for their new Pandora terrain expansion on Aspen Mountain. Crews have begun logging trees for the new lift line and a construction road. The new lift won’t be built until the Summer of 2023. Related: Aspen Mountain, CO: Expansion Into Pandora Advances to Next Phases The expanded area will add 153 acres of […] Industry News Brent Thomas | June 10, 2022 0 Comments
Aspen Snowmass, CO, Saw Skier Visits Increase by 23% Last Season In a phone call with the Aspen Times yesterday, Aspen Skiing Co. spokesman Jeff Hanle revealed that the company recorded 1.42-million skier visits last season. That number is an increase of about 23% over the previous season, mainly due to the covid restrictions in place last season, and is back in line with the 2018/19 season, which was a strong […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 10, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Announce 3 Major Lift Upgrades for 2023/24 | Breckenridge, Stevens Pass, and Attitash During yesterday’s earnings call, Vail Resorts CEO Kirsten Lynch announced three major lift upgrades for resorts for the 2023/24 season. Related: Vail Resorts Announces $320 Million ‘Epic Lift Upgrade’ With 19 New Chairlifts Across 14 Resorts At Breckenridge, CO, they plan to upgrade the Peak 8 base area to enhance the beginner and children’s experience and increase uphill capacity from […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 10, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Resorts’ 3rd Qtr 2022 Results | Revenue Up 36%, Earnings Up 32% | 9% More Epic Passes Sold for 22/23 Vail Resorts yesterday reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 which ended April 30th, 2022. Net income was $372.6 million, compared to $274.6 million the previous year. The company recorded $610.5 million in earnings compared to $462.2 million the previous year. Lift revenue was $714.7 million for the three months to April 30th, an increase of $137.0 […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 10, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Arapahoe Basin, CO, 2021-2022 Winter Recap | 231 Days of Skiing in 50-Secs Arapahoe Basin, CO, brought an end to Colorado’s longest season on Sunday following 231-days of skiing and riding this winter. Check out their 50-sec highlight reel above. Who’s ready for our 2021-2022 winter recap?! This is what it looks like when you fit a whole season into 50 seconds. Trust us, it’s worth the watch. We hope you all had as […] SnowBrains | June 7, 2022 0 Comments
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