SnowBrains Forecast: Spring Storms Bringing Snow Back to Colorado | 5″ Across Summit County Resorts

Forecast prepared at midnight MST, April 12, 2025 Colorado is currently situated under a ridge of high pressure, which is causing temperatures to be about 10-15ºF warmer than normal. However, a storm is set to move across the Northern Rockies this weekend, leading to significantly cooler temperatures and producing snow at some of the Colorado resorts on Sunday and Monday. […]
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Whitefish, MT, to Implement 3% Resort Tax Starting this Summer

Beginning June 1, Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana will be subject to a 3% resort tax, following voter approval last January. The tax will apply to most goods and services sold within the district, including lift tickets, season passes, short-term lodging rentals, equipment rentals, retail items, and food and beverage sales. Private events within the district will also be taxed, […]
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Steamboat, CO, Father and His 4 Kids Ski Over 10 Million Combined Vertical Feet this Season

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Earlier this year, SnowBrains covered the remarkable story of four young siblings who set a goal to all ski over a million vertical feet this season. Jeff Gebauer is the father of Liam, 13, Roman, 12, Fiona, 10, and Eric, 8, who all passed the million-foot milestone for the season on February 15. Reaching the million-foot milestone was something the […]
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[PHOTOS] First Snow of the Season Drops Up To 4″ on New Zealand Ski Areas

The season’s first snow has dusted the slopes of some ski areas in New Zealand, raising the stoke for the upcoming winter. While opening days are still weeks away, recent snowfalls at Treble Cone, Cardrona, Coronet Peak, and The Remarkables have reminded skiers that winter is coming. Treble Cone reported its first snow on April 8, with light accumulations at higher […]
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From Expeditions to Escape Games: Stein Retzlaff Brings Mountain Grit to Hulu’s Newest Reality TV Show

Stein Retzlaff isn’t your average reality TV contestant—and that’s exactly the point. While most of his castmates on Hulu’s new survival-competition series Got to Get Out come from the usual reality circuit, Retzlaff’s background reads like an adventure epic. He’s an expedition cinematographer who’s led and documented over 30 trips to Antarctica and the Arctic. He’s skied first descents in […]
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