Conditions Report: Park City Brown Pow No matter how much you despise Vail and all it’s conquests, it’s hard to deny that Park City, Utah has an unbelievable trail system. They’re well maintained, easy to navigate, and there’s something for just about everyone. It’d been awhile, so my wife and I headed down from rainy Bozeman for four days of riding. After perusing the clearance racks at […] Trip Report Mike Lavery | June 30, 2018 1 Comment
Vail Resorts Promises to Eliminate Emissions, Landfill Waste, & Forest Impact By 2030 | The “Epic Promise” Vail just announced a their latest effort to stem climate change that they are calling: “Epic Promise for a Zero Footprint” where Vail plans to completely eliminate the environmental impact of its operations by the year 2030. “The environment is our business, and we have a special obligation to protect it.” – Rob Katz, CEO Vail Resorts Vail is the Earth’s largest […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 26, 2017 3 Comments
La Grave Has Been Saved | 30-Year Contract To Be Signed To Continue Lift Operations According to Alpedhueznet, SATA, a lift operations company, is expected to take over the lease and run La Grave’s lone lift for the next 30 years. The lift is currently owned by the town, but they will not resign the lease because of safety concerns and liability. It is set to expire in June 2017 and that is when SATA […] Industry News Chris Wallner | May 3, 2017 0 Comments
Savoring the Super Snowpack @ Kirkwood With over 500 inches of year to date snowfall on the upper mountain of Kirkwood, I was curious to see how my usual stomping grounds fared with all this snow. Would my usual ski line even be there? Upon arrival, the weather had stunningly blue skies and yet a consistent Eastern wind that was visible on the ridges. After the ‘getting the kids gear on struggle’ at the car and a few warmup laps with y daughter, I began my day on Chair 6, headed straight to the Funnel but found windstripped bulletproof on the steepest aspect. However, after a hundred feet or so below the ridge, the wind was absent and the snow was more mid-winter packed powder. The Fingers were fun but they are so small now…as in buried. Shortly thereafter, I notice that Chair 10 was finally loading so ran over to there to check out the coverage. I found that the wind was ripping up top and over Eagle Bowl into the Buttress. I normally roll into the Wall via the steep pitch above the usual traverse track but found that most of the upper steep pitches entertained the bulletproof layer that the winds created. Of course, I wanted to hit Once Is Enough but figured the snow was variable and I didn’t need a high speed crash, so I passed up the line (made the same decision for Upper Chamoix on Chair 6 earlier.) Conditions Report Casey Cane | February 17, 2017 2 Comments
VIDEO: Life or Death for the La Grave, France Cable Car I have never been to La Grave, France. While watching this video, I felt the emptiness in my skiing soul caused by my lack of visitaion there. It’s high time, and I better hurry – La Grave is in peril… In April 2015, large landslides blocked the road that accesses the village of La Grave from Grenoble. Access in now […] Miles Clark | December 3, 2015 2 Comments
Copper Mountain, CO Will OPEN Top to Bottom on Wednesday Opening on Wednesday, Nov 11th! Thanks to some help from Mother Nature, we will officially be opening on Wednesday! Posted by Copper Mountain on Monday, November 9, 2015 Copper Mountain ski resort in Colorado, just this afternoon, announced they’ll be opening for the season on Wednesday. Copper Mountain will be joining Loveland, Arapahoe Basin, Keystone, and Wolf Creek as the […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 9, 2015 2 Comments
Craigieburn, New Zealand – The Club Field Experience I’m gonna cut to the chase because Craigieburn is a no bullshit kind of place. If you need high-speed detachable chair lifts, ski-up Starbucks, rental skis or 5-star accommodation, this place is NOT FOR YOU. You’d probably hate it here if you could even make it up the rope tows. Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | September 1, 2015 1 Comment
“Red Bull Does NOT Give You Wings” | Red Bull to Pay $13+ Million in Class Action Lawsuit For about 20 years, Red Bull’s marketing slogan has been “Red Bull gives you wings.” Red Bull just agreed to pay over $13 million in a settlement after a US class action lawsuit accused Red Bull of making false and misleading advertising claims. Red Bull claims that it gives consumers improved concentration and reactions speeds. The class action lawsuit states that this claims are false and lack scientific support. These plaintiffs […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 8, 2014 2 Comments