Want To Ski The Southern Hemisphere This Year? | Here’s When The Resorts Open: If you’re looking to ski throughout all four seasons, you’re going to either have to hike in the backcountry or you could head to the Southern Hemisphere. When resorts are closed in North America, going south is a great way to score some turns. Most of these resorts open in early June and stay open until our season begins here […] Industry News Chris Wallner | May 24, 2017 0 Comments
Ski Resort Ownership: Who Owns Which Mountain Resorts? Article updated February 11, 2024. Over the last decade, there has been a trend toward consolidation of ski resort ownership. Whether you love it or hate it, it can be interesting to see which companies own which resorts. Related: The Future of Ski Resort Ownership and Viability 480 ski areas in the United States operated during the 2022-23 season. Ten […] Brains Brent Thomas | February 12, 2024 0 Comments
Against All Odds, Woman Survives 4 Days in California Mountains For four days from January 3 to January 7, a woman survived being trapped in her car in the California wilderness. The woman was driving on Mount Baldy Road in the mountains close to Mt. Baldy Resort, overlooking Los Angeles, when she swerved to avoid hitting a deer. She ended up falling approximately 200 feet down the mountain and was […] Industry News Brent Thomas | January 16, 2024 0 Comments
Caroline Gleich, Professional Ski Mountaineer and Climate Activist, Announces Candidacy for U.S. Senate We all wish that as we go through life it will provide us with moments of joy, excitement, and happiness. Taking the good times with the bad times means that we also have to accept the challenges and obstacles as we go through our journey of life. In the end, we hope for better times than bad ones, but the human […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | January 11, 2024 0 Comments
Hiking Temple Valley, New Zealand – a Wild Pilgrimage Report from October 28, 2023 This one’s a  jump (with two feet) into true New Zealand ‘bush’ trek. Temple Valley has been on the radar for a long-long while, and a weather window arrived as if on special order. Temple enjoys a bit of a cult-ish following. First off, the valley is set amongst a vast geographic family […] Trip Report Paulie | October 30, 2023 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO, Achieves 100% Renewable Electricity as of October 2023 As of October, Arapahoe Basin is operating with 100% renewable electricity Thanks to partnerships with Xcel Energy, Jack’s Solar Garden, and other community partners, the resort is now mitigating over 2/3rds of the resort’s carbon emissions Achieving 100% renewable energy is a key milestone toward reaching the resort’s pledge to be carbon-neutral by 2025 As of this October, Arapahoe Basin […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 18, 2023 0 Comments
Sierra Ferrell, The Devil Makes Three, The Infamous Stringdusters, and Paul Cauthen Headline 8th Annual WinterWonderGrass Tahoe Festival Tickets Go on Sale Today for April 5-7, 2024 Celebration of Music, Brews, and Mountains at Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort The voices of not one, but two Sierras — Ferrell and Hull — will echo through the Sierra Nevada mountains when the eighth annual WinterWonderGrass Tahoe festival takes place April 5-7 at Palisades Tahoe ski resort in California. Ferrell is […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 10, 2023 0 Comments
Ultrarunner Averages 50 Miles a Day to Smash Appalachian Trail Fastest Known Time Kristian Morgan creates history, blitzing the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail in 45 days, 4 hours Against all odds, British ultra-runner Kristian Morgan has set a new Fastest Known Time (FKT) (supported) Southbound on the Appalachian Trail, completing the 2,189 miles in 45 days, 4 hours and 27 minutes. Related: Ultra Runner Smashes Pacific Crest Trail FKT Record by 5 Days Averaging 50 […] SnowBrains | October 4, 2023 1 Comment