Angle of a Double Cork That You’ve Never Seen | TV Commercial with Bobby Brown It’s amazing to ride along with Bobby Brown as he throws a casual double cork on a big park jump. The kid is smooth. Double corks clearly aren’t a big deal to him anymore. We’d like to see the setup that got this shot. It’s apparently attached to his helmet with a counter balance and a joint that allows the gopro to stay in one position as […] SnowBrains | October 9, 2013 0 Comments
Behind The Scenes of the Coors Light Commercials | Thirsty Thursday Regardless your opinion of what constitutes a great beer I think it can be agreed that Coors Light at least knows how to make a solid commercial. One of their most popular commercials to date “Ascent” was filmed in the Chugach Mountains of Southern Alaska outside of the Girdwood and Valdez areas, along with several others. Snowboarding legend Jeremy Jones even took time out of his personal […] Kyler Roush | September 19, 2013 1 Comment
The Best Commercial Ever Created? Backcountry.com’s “Camp 4 Collective” Video Backcountry.com just released this video created by Camp 4 Collective (Jimmy Chin). The video is stunning and captures why many action sports athletes do what they do. They’re right, it’s not all just Red Bull and high fives. There is a lot of work, blood, sweat, tears, suffering, and injury that goes into these sports we live. Yeah, it’s a […] SnowBrains | July 30, 2013 3 Comments
Friday Fun: Jeremy Jones in Coors Beer Commercial Outrunning an Avalanche Jeremy Jones has now made it to the big time. He’s officially starring in a Coors beer TV commercial. Who the hell is this Jason Aldean guy, is the question? This commercial should be all about our Squaw boy Jeremy. Regardless, it’s pretty cool that Jason Aldean (whoever he is) says that he’s a big fan of Jeremy’s. Is it possible that actions […] SnowBrains | May 24, 2013 4 Comments
Major $3 Billion Expansion Project Proposed for Killington, VT With the largest footprint, most vertical, and best snowmaking east of the Mississippi, Killington, Vermont, is known as the “Beast of the East.” The town of roughly 1,400 people sees over a million tourist visits annually to its mountain slopes, however, one thing the resort lacks is a retail and residential center like other popular resorts in the state such […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 1, 2024 1 Comment
[FOR SALE] Meadowlark Ski Area, WY, AKA “Little Jackson Hole” Looking for New Owners Currently for sale for $3.75 million is Meadowlark Ski Area in Wyoming which is located in the Big Horn Mountains just off Highway 16 between Buffalo and Tensleep. The resort boasts a respectable 735-foot vertical rise with majestic views of the lake and the Big Horn Mountains. The resort averages 300 inches of snowfall a year across its 320 acres and […] Industry News Brent Thomas | April 18, 2024 0 Comments
Year Over Year Condo Prices in Killington, VT, Soar by 60% As the largest ski resort in the eastern U.S., Killington, Vermont, is appropriately known as the “Beast of the East.” Now, according to a report by Prestige Real Estate, the first quarter of 2024 was a beast for condo sales. It is no secret that post-pandemic real estate has risen in mountain communities, but recent real estate statistics at Killington […] Industry News Brent Thomas | April 12, 2024 0 Comments
Meet The New GM of Jack Frost and Big Boulder Ski Resorts, Tony Santora Pennsylvania ranks eighth on a 2022/23 list by the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) with 25 ski resorts. Ski resorts in Pennsylvania are primarily located in the Pocono Mountains and on the Western side of the state towards Pittsburgh. Over the last few years, Vail Resorts has acquired eight of the 25 ski resorts in Pennsylvania. Two Vail Resorts in Pennsylvania are Jack […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | March 25, 2024 0 Comments