Updated Master Development Plan for Vail, CO, Includes Potential Lift Upgrades Vail Ski Resort is located in Summit County, Colorado, along with many other major ski destinations. Vail is loaded with 34 lifts, which include two gondolas that provide access to 5,317 acres and 3,500 vertical feet of skiing. Its immense size makes Vail the fourth-largest ski area in the United States. Vail has been developing its 2024 Master Development Plan […] Industry News Luke Guilford | February 29, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Early Week Cold Front Kicks Off an Active Pattern For Colorado NWS Estimated Snow Totals. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast Summary The abnormally warm and windy pattern in Colorado comes to an end on Tuesday when a cold front sweeps across the state from the northwest. Snow showers start popping up over the mountains Monday morning, almost a full 24 hours in advance of the cold front. With relatively warm temperatures, snow should […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 25, 2024 0 Comments
Snowskate Slam Fest Premiers at Famous Ruby Hill Rail Yard in Denver, Colorado, Friday, Feb. 17 A snowskate event premiers at the world famous Ruby Hill Rail Yard on Friday, February 17, at 11 a.m. in Denver, Colorado. The competition will have two divisions, bi-deck and single deck, on the most urbanized snowpark with rail/box/jumps/banks to ever be set up for a snowskate event. Prizes for both divisions include swag and cash. There is no entry […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 12, 2024 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Achieves 100% Renewable Electricity for 2nd Consecutive Year & Achieves 2030 Energy-Efficiency Goal Early Company is ahead of schedule to meet its emissions goals and on track to reach zero waste to landfill and zero net operating impact to forests and habitat by 2030 Today, Vail Resorts announced the release of its 2022/23 Environmental & Social Responsibility Report. In 2017, Vail Resorts announced Commitment to Zero, a bold goal to achieve a zero net […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 9, 2024 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Executive Rob Katz and Wife Elana Amsterdam Donate $2.66 Million to Boost Mental Health in Mountain Towns The Katz Amsterdam Charitable Trust, led by Vail Resorts executive chairperson Rob Katz and New York Times bestselling author Elana Amsterdam, is stepping up its support for mental health initiatives in North American mountain communities. The couple recently donated $2.66 million with aims to bolster mental and behavioral health programs in 12 mountain towns, including 10 where Vail Resorts operates. […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 2, 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
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
Town of Vail, CO, Removes Speeds Bumps & Plans To Implement Additional Safety Measures The town of Vail, Colorado, has begun removing more than half of the recently built speed bumps in the Vail Village and Lionshead parking garages, a decision that will drastically change the infrastructure of local traffic and abort previous safety measures. An independent traffic engineer conducted a thorough examination, which came to the conclusion that the amount of bumps that […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | January 4, 2024 0 Comments
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