Idaho, Montana, & Wyoming 2020-2021 Season Closing Dates As April looms just one day away and the warm weather begins to make its presence felt, ski resorts in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming will see the end of their seasons coming up within the month. Although no resorts in these states currently have their seasons scheduled to go into May, there is still almost a full month of skiing […] Industry News Liam Abbott | March 31, 2021 2 Comments
10-Year-Old Skis All 20 Idaho Ski Areas in One Season For School Project New Plymouth, Idaho, 10-year-old Henry Black has completed his quest to slalom all twenty of the state’s alpine ski areas. Cottonwood Butte had not opened for the season when he visited North Central Idaho in January, but Mother Nature cooperated and Black, who’s earning extra credit for his fourth-grade Idaho history project about skiing, crossed it off his list March 6. Related: Sun […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 15, 2021 0 Comments
Hiker Dies, Partner Rescued After Getting Caught in Whiteout on Mount Rainier, WA Rangers at Mount Rainier National Park, WA assisted by Mountain Rescue volunteers, rescued a hiker in distress yesterday afternoon on the Muir Snowfield in white-out snow conditions. Her companion, unfortunately, was found deceased and was recovered from the mountain today. At 10 am on Wednesday, September 23, rangers were forwarded a 911 cell phone call from a woman, visiting from Virginia, who reported that she and her hiking […] Climbing CragBrains | September 25, 2020 1 Comment
Full Report From Idaho Avalanche Fatality for us all to Learn From As we previously reported, a local man died after being caught in an avalanche around 1:00 pm Sunday, March 15 in Idaho. The man was around 60-years-old and was skiing in the out of boundaries area near the Pebble Creek Ski Area. The avalanche that killed him was about 300 yards and six feet deep. Ski patrol dug the man […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 25, 2020 1 Comment
10 Barrel Brewing’s Hella Big Air Returns to Copper Mountain, CO this Weekend Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Co. 2018 was the first year Hella Big Air came to Copper. It returned in 2019 and went even bigger. In 2020, Copper Mountain just has to be one of the stops. How big can they go this year? Head to Copper Mountain, CO for the most epic Hella Big Air yet! Hella Big […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 4, 2020 0 Comments
Avalanches Claim 7 Lives Across Colorado, Montana, Canada, and Europe Avalanches across separate continents have claimed the lives of 7 people over the last few days. Heavy snowfall across areas of North America and Europe have led to unstable snowpack and high avalanche risks. One skier died in an avalanche in the San Juan Mountains in southwest Colorado, reports the Denver Post, Colorado’s first avalanche fatality of the season. Ouray County […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 7, 2019 2 Comments
Riding Chairlifts and Shooting Arrows Pebble Creek Ski Area in Inkom, Idaho recently held a pretty unique event where people could ride chairlifts and target shoot arrows. From June 2-3rd, the ski area conducted the second annual Ski Resort 3-D and Tournament. Participants could ride the chairlift up and then practice shooting arrows at real looking targets such as mountain big-game. The overall event had […] Featured Article Greg Obernesser | June 7, 2018 0 Comments
Body of Heavenly Ski Patroller Missing on Mt. Rainier, WA Since July 3rd Found in Waterfall The body of 30-year-old Heavenly ski patroller, Dmitri Pajitnov, was extracted from the bottom of a waterfall in Mount Rainier National Park, WA on Saturday only 30 meters from where he disappeared, according to Mount Rainier National Park. Dmitri’s body was located in early August, but personnel were unable to access it until Saturday due to dangerous conditions. A crew of  search […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 21, 2017 2 Comments