Durango, CO, Man Sets Stunning New Speed Record on 562-Mile Long Colorado Trail The Colorado Trail (CT) is one of the most beautiful long-distance hiking trails in the U.S. The trail starts in Denver, ends in Durango, and spans over 562 miles in its longest variant and covers 80,000 vertical feet. Normal hikers usually take four to six weeks to complete the trail. Durango native Kyle Curtin finished the trail in under a […] Industry News Leander Walchshöfer | July 9, 2024 1 Comment
Warmer Winters Threaten U.S. Snowpack and Water Supply, Say 2 Dartmouth Professors Warmer winters threaten the snowpack in the western U.S. and ice cover in the East which is due to rising temperatures according to scientists. Projections show rising temperatures throughout this century will result in decreased snowfall threatening the water supply and the $67 billion snow sports industry. Snow hovered near record-low depths this season and the Great Lakes had their […] Industry News David Michael | July 2, 2024 0 Comments
Indy Pass Adds 10 New Resorts, Including Ragged Mountain, NH | Passes Go Back on Sale for “Independent’s Day” Ragged Mountain, NH, and nine other resorts will add capacity for the 2024/25 season, enabling a limited number of passes to be released on July 1. Indy Pass announced today that Ragged Mountain in New Hampshire, three others in New England, four in Japan, and one each in the Southeast and Nova Scotia will join the pass, adding skier capacity […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 1, 2024 0 Comments
Western States Endurance Race Where Participants Run 100 Miles in a Day to Take Place at Palisades Tahoe, CA, This Saturday AUBURN, Calif. – Men’s course record holder Jim Walmsley will make his first run since winning the race for the third time in 2021 while 2023 women’s runner-up Katie Schide heads the women’s field at the 51st running of the Western States Endurance Run. Western States starts at 5 a.m. on Saturday, June 29, at Palisades Tahoe Resort, at […] SnowBrains | June 25, 2024 0 Comments
American Athlete Anna DeMonte Sets New Record Time for Summiting Mont Blanc, France, on Skis American runner and ski mountaineer Anna DeMonte set a new fastest known time (FKT) for a woman on skis on Mont Blanc, France. She completed the round trip to the summit and back in seven hours and 29 minutes on June 5, 2024. This was just four minutes slower than the running FKT set by Hillary Gerardi. Anna De Monte […] Industry News Leander Walchshöfer | June 19, 2024 2 Comments
The Boise Trails Challenge: A Month-Long, 200-Mile Celebration of Mountain Biking in Boise, ID It’s around 6 in the evening. The sun is just showing signs of starting to drop in the sky but is still beaming down an unrelenting heat. Ryan Hager stands with his bike at a trail junction in the Table Rock area with sweat dripping onto his phone screen, trying to figure out which fork he has to take […] Cycle Zach Armstrong | June 18, 2024 0 Comments
Summer at Taos Ski Valley, NM, Delivers Mountain Adventures with Immersive Packages Taos Ski Valley, NM (May 14, 2024) – This summer Taos Ski Valley offers a variety of mountain adventures, spa experiences, dining, and lodging packages for guests of all ability levels and interests. With activities ranging from via ferrata, to mountain biking, to pickleball, to arts & culture immersions, Taos’ unique experiences couple the resort’s signature mountain hospitality with an […] SnowBrains | June 10, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTO TOUR] The 3rd Annual Mammoth Mountain, CA, Yacht Club I’ve never seen a ski resort celebrate its Closing Day like Mammoth does with Yacht Club. It was purely wild and hilariously creative. For Saturday of Closing Day Weekend, Mammoth Mountain hosted its third annual Yacht Club boat races, where daring guests raced down a frozen track at breakneck speeds in homemade “boats” constructed only from three basic home materials for a […] Martin Kuprianowicz | May 29, 2024 0 Comments