Mt. Bachelor, OR, To Sell Chairs from Skyliner Express for Charity Selling for $500 a piece, 50 people will have the opportunity to purchase a chair from Skyliner Express in Mt. Bachelor’s effort to raise money for Vamanos Outside. 100% of proceeds will be donated to this organization which focuses on giving Latinx people an opportunity to get outdoors in new, adventurous ways. The 50 winners will be selected at random […] Industry News Tate Sundberg | June 8, 2023 0 Comments
UDOT Announces SR224 Guardsman Pass Now Open For the Summer Today, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) announced that work to clear snow from Guardsman Pass, nestled between Big Cottonwood Canyon and the Park City Ridgeline in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains, is complete, and the pass is open to the public. The announcement is a remarkable achievement considering work only began on Monday, June 5th. The pass is a short stretch […] SnowBrains | June 8, 2023 0 Comments
Epic Pass Holders Denied Refunds After Pandemic Shutdown in March 2020 Epic Pass holders may be able to revive legal action against Vail Resorts following the closure of its resorts during the early stages of the covid-19 pandemic following a judgment by The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. However, the court determined that refunds are not a viable remedy. While acknowledging the possibility that Vail may have acted unfairly or […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 8, 2023 0 Comments
Former Stevens Pass, WA, Employee Files Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts Following Catastrophic Ski Lift Fall A former Stevens Pass, WA, employee has filed a lawsuit against parent company Vail Resorts after she fell off a chairlift in 2022. The Herald Net reports that Miroslava “Mirka” Lewis fell approximately 30 feet from a ski lift and collided with a tree, resulting in severe injuries. According to the complaint, Lewis endured devastating injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, collapsed […] SnowBrains | June 8, 2023 0 Comments
Mount Shasta, CA, Report: Excellent Corn Conditions on Avalanche Gulch and The West Face This report is from June 5th, 2023, and was written by Blackbird Mountain Guides The bottom line is that the ski season on Mt Shasta still has some life left, and the climbing conditions are pretty good. This weekend we skied and climbed the West Face and Avalanche Gulch. We found consolidated snow and excellent corn conditions on both routes, […] Conditions Report Guest Author | June 8, 2023 1 Comment
Several Wolverine Sightings Confirmed in California Since May, three extremely rare sightings of wolverines have occurred in California. The first two happened in Inyo and Mono Counties within the Inyo National Forest. Yosemite National Park in Tuolumne County was the third and most recent spotting. Related: [VIDEO] Rare Wolverine Sighting in the Teton Range, WY Commonly found to the North, in Alaska and Canada, there have only […] John Cunningham | June 7, 2023 0 Comments
Exceptionally Wet Winter Revives California’s Gold Rush Panning for gold in California is peaking again, according to a video posted to Facebook from DW News. Due to a winter season that delivered record-breaking snowfall, increased snowmelt has loosened and deposited the shiny mineral across California creeks in amounts far beyond years prior. This same series of natural events is what caused the initial gold rush in the 1800s; […] Tate Sundberg | June 7, 2023 0 Comments
Cycling the West Coast: Happy Naps and Paninis! [Day 25] Day 25 This morning evolved at a relaxing pace, leaving camp and heading just a few miles down the road to Mendocino. We looped through the Mendocino Headlands State Park to absorb the beautiful views of the rocky coastline and wide open meadow. Related: Cycling the West Coast: Highway 1! [Day 24] – SnowBrains Much of my time looking out on […] Cycle Luke Guilford | June 7, 2023 0 Comments
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