Gear Review: LEKI Spitfire Vario 3D Adjustable Ski Poles After I got my LEKI Spitfire Vario adjustable ski poles, the first thing I did was ski Main Chute at Alta Ski Area. I immediately noticed how light, easy to swing around, and well-constructed they were. With its variable length of 110 to 140 cm, you are immediately safely on the go in any terrain and can very easily adjust […] Gear Review Martin Kuprianowicz | November 9, 2023 2 Comments
Gilson Snow Back in Business After Devastating Fire Destroyed Snowboard Manufacturing Facility Starting and running your own business is something that most people would dream of doing themselves. That does not mean it is easy to do, and some say it is even harder to sustain. Nick Gilson and Austin Royer started their dream of building snowboards in 2013 and have not looked back. They started the company in the small town […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 27, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Arapahoe Basin, CO, Fires Up Snow Guns The race to open has already started. Arapahoe Basin is often a front-runner for being one of the first resorts in North America to spin its chairs, and it looks like it is getting ready to be a contender this year again—the snow guns are out and firing. Related: Brain Post: How Snow Guns Work Hot on the heels of […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 23, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Loveland Ski Area, CO, Fires Up Snowguns Loveland Ski Area, CO, is getting ready to take advantage of the falling temperatures by getting its snowguns ready to start firing. Loveland aims to open in mid-October and will begin snowmaking for real in 12-days. Ready, Test, Go! The Loveland Trail Maintenance team conducted tests on all the snowguns today, in preparation for the upcoming 2023/24 season. Loveland hopes […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 20, 2023 0 Comments
Photographer Captures Footage of Wildfire Spotted From Summit of Mount Bachelor Ski Area, OR View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pete Alport (@pete_alport) After what felt like a benign summer in terms of smoke for much of the western U.S., fire season has arrived guns blazing. Yesterday, local photographer Pete Alport shared the video above showcasing a wildfire near Mount Bachelor Ski Area in Oregon that started on Sunday, spitting smoke […] Fire Firebrains | August 30, 2023 0 Comments
Raging Wildfires are Affecting Numerous Ski Areas Across British Columbia There are currently around 400 wildfires burning in British Columbia in an area where many ski areas are located. Additionally, there are over 1,000 active fires countrywide in Canada and around 650 of those are considered out of control. Fires are not uncommon in Canada, but according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC), this is one of the […] Fire Brent Thomas | August 22, 2023 0 Comments
British Columbia Declares State of Emergency as Worst Ever Wildfires Ravage Canada The Canadian state of British Columbia declared a state of emergency and ordered a total of 15,000 households to evacuate. Another 20,000 households in the area are under alert. Areas with evacuation orders include Kelowna, a city of 36,000 inhabitants about 50 minutes from Big White Ski Resort. While the ski resort is currently not under threat, the smoke reaches […] Fire Julia Schneemann | August 19, 2023 0 Comments
French Wildfires Devastate Southern Regions, 3,000 Evacuated On Monday, a fire in the Pyrénées-Orientales region of France in the southwest. In Perpignan, a city in Pyrénées-Orientales, more than 500 hectares (1200 acres) of land are in ashes. These wildfires have been getting extremely close to campsites. They also have caused the evacuation of some 3000 tourists in the past few days. These tourists went into temporary accommodations […] Fire Ian McIsaac | August 17, 2023 0 Comments