Pissing Off Piste: Taking Care of Business in the Backcountry Imagine this – you’re having the best backcountry ski tour of your life. The temperatures are mild, the avalanche forecast low, you’ve just made a great time on the skin track and are preparing for your descent of an untouched beautiful line. But then, nature calls. Your brain starts to race as you wonder if you can hold it until […] Backcountry Katy McClintic | December 13, 2023 1 Comment
SnowBrains Podcast #54 | Steven Nyman — 20 Year World Cup U.S. Ski Racer & 3-Time Olympian My guest today is Steven Nyman: Steven first skied on the World Cup at age 20 and got 15th in slalom in his first-ever World Cup race He’s been ski racing on the World Cup since 2002 with 14 World Cup seasons Steven skied in three Winter Olympic Games He won three World Cup Downhill Races Steven has been on […] Podcasts Podcast | December 13, 2023 0 Comments
NOAA: 3-Day Snowfall Forecast & 6-10 Day, 8-14 Day, & Monthly Outlooks | December 13 In this weather article, you will find the following: 3-Day Snow & Weather Forecast for the USA by NOAA 3-Day Snow Forecast for the USA by the GEM Weather Model 3-Day Snow Forecast for the USA by the GFS Weather Model 6-10 Day Precipitation & Temperature Outlooks for the USA by NOAA 8-14 Day Precipitation & Temperature Outlooks for the […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 13, 2023 0 Comments
Lone Peak Tram at Big Sky Resort, MT, Opening on December 19, 2023 The Lone Peak Tram at Big Sky Resort, Montana, is in final preparations for the grand opening on December 19, 2023. Related: New Lone Peak Tram at Big Sky, MT, Set to Open in December The final step in the tram’s commissioning process, the load test, is complete. The main goal of the load test is to ensure the tram’s […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 13, 2023 0 Comments
North Creek, NY, Snow Train Celebrates 90th Anniversary This season marks the 90th anniversary of the Snow Train that brought skiers to North Creek, New York, kickstarting generations of winter tourism in the area. Business owners, historians, and ski enthusiasts are commemorating this historic event. The North Creek Snow Train’s inaugural voyage in 1934 transported 378 skiers from Schenectady to North Creek, kickstarting the region’s winter sports tourism attractions. This winter, in […] SnowBrains | December 13, 2023 0 Comments
Yellowstone Club, MT, Becomes a Certified Whitebark Pine Friendly Ski Area The Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation, Montana, has certified Yellowstone Club, Montana, as a Whitebark Pine Friendly Ski Area, recognizing its substantial management efforts to protect the threatened tree species. Yellowstone Club is the first ski resort on exclusively private-owned land to earn this certification in the U.S. “The Yellowstone Club consistently has demonstrated its commitment to restoring whitebark pine and […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 13, 2023 0 Comments
Fascinating Canadian University Model “SPLITSnow” Simulates How Light Interacts With Snow As snow flurries mark the beginning of winter, a team of University of Waterloo researchers in Ontario, Canada, have digitized the white stuff into a new model that can be applied to better understand the impact of climate change. SPLITSnow is a “light transport” model and is part of a larger body of research that simulates how light interacts with […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 12, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] High Rustler at Alta, UT | One of the Best Inbounds Runs in North America Report from December 12, 2023 Now that the vast majority of the powder has been skied up in the Wasatch, we thought we go to Alta, UT, for some High Rustler laps. High Rustler is one of the best inbounds runs in North America in our view. High Rustler at Alta, UT 45º at steepest 1,000-vertical-feet “If you can follow […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 12, 2023 0 Comments