Analyzing the 2022/2023 Winter Snowfall at Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA Looking back at the 2022/2023 winter season for parts of the West, it’s safe to say that this was one for the ages, especially for the high terrain in California. While it’s easy to gravitate and talk about the legendary snowpack records that were broken in the Sierra Nevada, I’m going to move a little further north of the Sierra […] Brains Matthew Oliphant | June 26, 2023 0 Comments
Cycling the West Coast: Fish Tacos and Scenic Drives! [Day 20] Day 20 I woke up feeling very refreshed, it’s the best I have felt in the last few days. After a breakfast of fruit and granola, we stopped by the elk to see them once more before we left. I sure love the calm, dark mornings in the redwoods, I’m not sure why, but it’s just easy on my soul. Related: […] Cycle Luke Guilford | May 25, 2023 0 Comments
Lookout Pass, ID, Report: New Eagle Peak Doubles the Fun at Lookout Pass Ski Area This report was written by Steve Stuebner On a March visit to Lookout Pass Ski Area, 10-14 inches of fresh *pow* greeted us on a Saturday morning. And my, it was amazing to see how the North Idaho powder hounds turned out in force to shred the fresh snow! Related: Lookout Pass, ID/MT, Doubling Terrain This Season as Part of […] Conditions Report Guest Author | March 27, 2023 0 Comments
What Would it be Like to Ski The Moon? Disclaimer: I am not a physicist, nor anywhere close to it. I have a fun imagination. Today we’re going to send a line down Mons Huygens in the Montes Apenninus Mountain Range. Standing at 18,046 feet, it’s the tallest mountain on Earth’s Moon. If you thought a ski pass today is expensive, try to get to the Moon, you’re definitely […] Brains Luke Guilford | March 6, 2023 0 Comments
The 7 Most Beautiful Ski Areas in North America How do you define beauty? Is it even possible to accurately put into language the feelings we have when we experience something beautiful? Regardless of how you describe it, beauty is something felt. The mystery of being has an unexplainable way of tickling the mind when the eyes observe something that can only be described as beautiful. Rather than just […] Martin Kuprianowicz | February 15, 2023 8 Comments
Free Urban Terrain Park in Downtown Denver, CO, Opens for the Season Denver, CO, Parkrats who don’t want to face the I-70 nightmare now have a terrain park a little closer to home. Ruby Hill Railyard in Denver is now open to snowboarders and skiers and features ten rails and boxes of varying configurations and skill levels. This terrain park can be found off South Platte River Drive and West Florida Avenue in the […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 6, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Ice Axe Expeditions: Antarctica Adventure Ski Cruise 2022 Highlight Film We are excited to share our “Skiing Antarctica 2022” highlight film after our 13th year of ski adventures to the frozen continent. Our world-class guides and clients say, “this is the greatest ski trip on Earth!” Join us next year in Antarctica! As Warren Miller said, “If you don’t do it this year, you will be one year older when […] SnowBrains | January 26, 2023 0 Comments
Pacific Group Resorts, Inc. Has Bought Jay Peak Resort, VT, for $76-Million Jay Peak Resort, VT, has a new owner. The auction for the resort concluded yesterday after a full day of bidding, reports Alan J Keays for the VTDigger. Utah-based Pacific Group Resorts, Inc. won the auction with the highest bid of $76 million. PGRI owns and operates five other North American ski areas: Ragged Mountain, NH; Wisp, MD; Wintergreen, VI; Powderhorn, CO; […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 8, 2022 0 Comments