Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, to Open Additional Lifts and Terrain, Offering Access to 3,600 Vertical Feet After a successful opening and with more than 100 inches of snowfall on the upper mountain season to date, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) will expand its terrain, lift, and restaurant offerings starting this Saturday, December 18. The Bridger Gondola, Casper lift, Marmot lift, Thunder lift, and Sublette lift will all open on Saturday, in addition to all the lifts […] Industry News Clay Malott | December 15, 2021 0 Comments
62-Year-Old Man Skied 12.4-Million Vertical Feet Last Year for New World Record 62-year-old Brad Blacketor skied 188-days last year, in itself an impressive achievement. However, what if I told you that he averaged 66,000-vertical feet and forty chairlift rides on every single one of those days for an almost unbelievable 12.4-million vertical feet in one ski season. Now that’s an impressive achievement. Related: Killington, VT Man Breaks World Record for Vertical Feet in a […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 12, 2021 3 Comments
42,950 Vertical Feet in 5 Days on Washington’s 5 Volcanoes Washington state, nestled at the tip of the Pacific Northwest, is home to five active volcanoes. Mount Baker and Glacier Peak hold court in the Northern half of the state. Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams form a triangle of volcanoes in the South. Four out of the five peaks stand at over 10,000ft. While many people aim […] Industry News Katy McClintic | July 12, 2021 0 Comments
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY Opens the Aerial Tram | All Lifts Now Open Offering 4,139-Vertical Feet of Skiing and Riding Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY has had the most snow of any of the lower 48 ski areas this season, 171″ to be exact, and is sitting on a 51″ base. The best way to access this? The resort’s iconic aerial tram that is now open for the season. Related: The Top 15 Biggest North American Snowfall Totals Right Now […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 23, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Backcountry Skier Shares Recount of Mount Superior, UT Avalanche That Carried Him Over 2,200 Vertical Feet at 77 MPH Jared Inouye is a lawyer in Salt Lake City, Utah and an avid backcountry skier. On Friday, March 27, 2020, he was caught in a large avalanche on Mount Superior in the Little Cottonwood Canyon backcountry near Alta, Utah. RELATED: Wasatch Mts, UT Backcountry Report: I Was Caught In An Avalanche on Mt. Superior Today The slide carried him over […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | April 1, 2020 0 Comments
Chair to Chopper Challenge at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA: Win a Heli Ski Trip by Tracking Your Vertical Feet Brought to you by Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Have you ever dreamed of skiing some of British Columbia’s premier heli-skiing terrain? The Chair to Chopper Challenge at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is your chance, and it has been re-launched for another season! Here’s how it works: Download the Squaw Alpine app for iPhone or Android. Start tracking your vertical feet […] Industry News Jenah MacGrain | January 10, 2020 1 Comment
Ski 100,000 Vertical Feet At Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA & Have A Shot At A FREE BC Heli Skiing Trip [Sponsored By: Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA] How does 4 or 5 days of heliskiing in British Columbia sound? Ya, we thought so. Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA is having a killer season. With a 90+ inch storm that just pummeled the resort it’s been face shots and a pow frenzy there for the last week. And it’s still snowing. So even […] Featured Article D’Arcy McLeish | January 25, 2019 3 Comments
Aspen Mountain, CO to Open 5 Days Early | Will Offer More Vertical Feet Than Most Already Open Aspen Mountain will open for the season on Saturday, Nov. 17, five days before the scheduled opening, reports the Aspen Times. Aspen will be the 7th Colorado resort to take advantage of the early season snowfall and open earlier than planned (the others being Wolf Creek, Arapahoe Basin, Loveland, Breckenridge, Keystone, and Eldora). “We’re opening. We’re happy to be opening. We […] SnowBrains | November 9, 2018 0 Comments