Former Pro-Skier Fails in Attempt to Have Charges Dropped | Will Face Trial in July David Lesh has been denied having two criminal charges dropped for alleged illegal activity on national forest lands by a Federal judge.ย The former pro-skier will still face trial. The charges are that Lesh operated a snowmobile in a closed Keystone ski area and that he used forest lands to promote his clothing brand without the required permit.ย The ruling judge has […] SnowBrains | May 25, 2021 2 Comments
Vail Resorts Announce Summer Plans For Colorado and Utah Resorts Vail Resorts announced today plans for summer operations at its five Colorado resorts and Park City Mountain Resort, UT. Related: 10 of the Best Bike Parks in North America: Park City Mountain will open for summerย operationsย at the Park City Mountain Villageย onย Friday, May 28. Crested Butte will kick off the Colorado summer season and operations on June 12, with Breckenridge on […] SnowBrains | April 29, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 6-18″ of Snow Through Saturday Across Colorado Mountains Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee ย 3:50 PM MST, 4/14/2021 Forecast Summary: A closed low over the Great Basin will slowly move across Colorado and bring 6-18″ of snow to the mountains through Saturday. Scattered snow showers will fill in this afternoon and continue through Saturday. The bulk of the snow will fall in the afternoon. Below-average temperatures and […] Weather Eric McNamee | April 14, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 6-24″ of Snow For Colorado Through Saturday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee ย 10:40 AM MST, 4/12/2021 Forecast Summary: A brush-by system and a closed low will develop this week over the Great Basin and bring 6-24″ of snow to the mountains of Colorado. A system will brush by the area tonight and tomorrow, bringing the first round of snow to the state, mostly confined to […] Weather Eric McNamee | April 12, 2021 0 Comments
Vote To Unionize Keystone’s Ski Patrol Struck Down 35-34 As a part of a larger movement amongst ski patrol units to unionizeย patrollers at Keystone Resort, CO, voted on the issue this winter. 69 out of 88 eligible ballots were cast, and a tally issued on March 29th declared the union-side lost 35-34. Despite the disappointingly narrow margin, union-side patrollers at Keystone understand that unionizing is not favorable without a […] Industry News Tony Miller | April 2, 2021 4 Comments
2020-2021 Season Closing Days at Colorado Ski Resorts Spring has sprung and that means the 2020-2021 resort ski season, unfortunately, has to come to an end.ย Most Colorado ski areas are closing on various Sundays throughout April, starting the 4th through April 25th. This year’s May resort skiing will likely only be at Breckenridge (Closing May 31st) and Arapahoe Basin (TBA). It is common for Winter Park to extend […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | March 24, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Mountain Weather Update 3/22/21: Two Different Storm Systems This Week Across the West – Good Snow for Colorado [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoZoC9GkIuw"] WeatherBrains | March 22, 2021 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
SnowBrains Forecast: 1-2 Feet For Colorado and New Mexico Mountains This Week Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee Brought to you by Monarch Mountain ย 2:45 PM MST, 3/22/2021 Forecast Summary: A series of troughs will move through the Southwest this week and bring 1-2 FEET of snow to parts of Colorado and New Mexico on top of what has fallen today. The first round will come Tuesday/Wednesday and bring snow primarily […] Weather Eric McNamee | March 22, 2021 0 Comments