Family Contests Liability Waivers and Colorado Ski Safety Act in Lawsuit Against Vail Resorts In March of 2022, near the end of the day, 16-year-old Annie Miller skied up to the Paradise Express lift at Crested Butte, Colorado, expecting a routine chairlift ride. Unfortunately, she could not settle into the seat and slipped off. She tried to hold on, but eventually fell 30 feet to the hardpack snow, shattering her vertebrae, bruising her heart, […] Industry News Brent Thomas | February 12, 2024 0 Comments
CAIC Issues Avalanche Warning for Large Parts of Colorado’s Mountain Ranges from Wednesday to Friday The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) has issued an avalanche warning for large parts of Colorado’s mountain ranges from Wednesday, February 7, to Friday, February 9. Avalanche warnings are in place for the Park Range and Flat Top mountains, Grand and Battlement Mesa’s, the West Elks through the Ragged and Ruby Mountains to Huntsman Ridge, as well as San Juan, […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 8, 2024 0 Comments
Colorado Snowsports Museum Opens Nominations for 2024 Hall of Fame The Colorado Snowsports Museum today announces that nominations are open for the 2024 Hall of Fame. Every year, the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame inducts a new class of individuals who deserve to be celebrated among peers and honored in the State of Colorado’s official snowsports museum for their significant impact on the sport and industry of skiing and […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 5, 2024 0 Comments
Update on Colorado Wolves as CPW Announces Plans to Capture & Release Additional 15 Wolves Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has released a “Collared Gray Wolf Activity Map” which will help inform the public, recreationists, and livestock producers on where wolves have been in the past month. This map will be updated with new information on a monthly basis, produced on the fourth Wednesday of every month, and will reflect data for the prior month, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 25, 2024 0 Comments
Recent Colorado Snowstorm Was One of the Worst in Last 100 Years The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend was one for the record books in Colorado. Up to five feet of snow fell in some areas and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) said it was one of the worst storms the state had seen in the last century. The only other storm that compared to it was the “bomb cyclone” […] Industry News Brent Thomas | January 22, 2024 0 Comments
MLK Week Storm Totals for Colorado It has literally been the perfect storm last week. It’s been a snowy week across Colorado, making for a perfect long weekend. If you are wondering how your favorite ski area fared, here’s how everything stacked up across the region. All data from OpenSnow for the week of January 10-16, 2024. Seven-Day Snow Totals 56” at Monarch 55” at Irwin […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 17, 2024 0 Comments
After 500 Avalanches in a Week in Colorado, CAIC Advises to Avoid Avalanche Terrain The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) warns that avalanche danger in the Northern and Central Mountains across Colorado remains at a Level 4 out of 5. Strong winds and sustained snowfall on Monday created very dangerous conditions and these conditions are anticipated to last at least until Wednesday and a special Avalanche Advisory is in effect for the rest of […] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 16, 2024 0 Comments
602 Avalanches Reported in Colorado in December 2023 | No Avalanche Deaths Before New Year For 1st Time Since 2018/19 In its monthly report, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) details “602 avalanches, 112 of which were human-triggered. In eight avalanche incidents, 10 people were caught, and three were partly buried with no major injuries.” It is the first time since 2018/19 that there were no avalanche-related fatalities in Colorado before the New Year. In December 2023, Colorado experienced notable […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 9, 2024 0 Comments