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Vail, CO Ski Patrollers Training as Paramedics to Assist Coronavirus Healthcare Effort

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More than 20 of Vail’s ski patrollers are in training to join Eagle County Paramedic Services to help on the frontline as the coronavirus pandemic stretches healthcare professionals. The statewide response comes in unprecedented times as emergency responders struggle for supplies, adopt new technology and work long dangerous days. The addition of the patrollers to the team will activate six extra […]

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Brain Post: COVID-19 Lockdown Results in a Quieter Earth

As a result of the COVID-19 self-quarantine lockdown, scientists are discovering a dramatic reduction in vibrations produced by human activity. As fewer trains, planes, buses, and humans buzz around the world, the associated rhythms reflect the lack of activity as well. The sudden drop in activity and commotion has drastically affected the seismic readings scientists use to measure various types […]

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Emily Crofton | April 9, 2020
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Governor Orders Out-of-State Travelers to Sign Declaration Before Heading to Utah

Gov. Gary Herbert announced that anyone over 18 years old traveling to Utah as their final destination from either through the Salt Lake City International Airport or coming in through Utah’s freeways will have to complete a travel declaration starting Friday, April 10.  He explained that the declaration will include questions about if they have been tested, had symptoms and […]

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UPDATE: Victims’ Beacons We’re Turned OFF in Both Recent Teton Mountains Avalanche Fatalities

It’s been a heavy couple of weeks in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. On top of a global pandemic, two young men were killed in avalanche accidents on Wednesday, April 1, and Friday, April 3. It has now been confirmed that both victims did not have their avalanche transceivers turned on at the time they were caught and buried by avalanches. On […]

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AvyBrains | April 8, 2020
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South American Ski Resort: “We Don’t Think We’ll Open This Season” Due To Coronavirus

The president of Cerro Bayo ski resort in Argentine Patagonia, Pablo Torres Garcia, just announced that he doesn’t think they’ll be open this season due to Coronavirus. “Toda la situación es incierta, estamos con una perspectiva donde la única variable es la incertidumbre, en el fondo creemos que no vamos a tener invierno, no por el clima o falta de […]

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Customer Arrested After Licking Items in a Grocery Store in South Lake Tahoe, CA

Yesterday afternoon, April 7, South Lake Tahoe Police officers responded to a call of a customer “licking” groceries inside of a Safeway grocery store. The suspect was subsequently arrested for felony vandalism, The City of South Lake Tahoe wrote on their website. RELATED: Steamboat Springs, CO Resident Facing Felony Charge for Encouraging Kids to ‘Lick Things’ to Spread ‘Fake Virus’ […]

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India Air Pollution Dropped So Much That The Himalaya Are Visible For the First Time in 30-Years!

For the first time in 30 years, the Himalayan Mountains are visible in India due to lower levels of air pollution as a result of a nationwide lockdown. It’s the first time millions of people living within 100 miles of the world’s largest mountain range have been able to see them in all their beauty. India, a country of nearly […]

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Snowmobilers Trigger Avalanche Near Independence Pass, CO: 1 Caught, Carried, and Injured

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is reporting that two snowmobilers triggered an avalanche near Independence Pass in Colorado yesterday evening, April 7. One snowmobiler was caught, carried, and injured in the slide. Below is the preliminary report by the CAIC: Two snowmobilers were riding in the Mountain Boy Gulch area near Independence Pass. Riders 1 and 2 rode several times […]

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AvyBrains | April 8, 2020
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Northstar, CA Passholder Unhappy With Parking Charges Wins Court Hearing Against Vail Resorts

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A Northstar Ski Resort, CA passholder who was unhappy with the resort’s decision to charge for parking has won a small-claims court hearing to have the cost of his pass refunded, reports This Is Reno. Related: Northstar California Resort to Charge For Parking this Season Vail Resorts owned Northstar California Resort announced back in October that starting this upcoming season […]

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Record Daily Snowfall Fell on Reno-Tahoe Airport on Monday | TRIPLE Previous Record

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The spring storm that just slammed the Sierra, dumping almost three FEET on Mammoth Mountain, also set a snowfall record for the date at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. According to the National Weather Service, 1.3-inches of snow fell on Monday at the airport, setting a new record and smashing the previous record of 0.4-inches set on April 6, 1982. The Lake Tahoe […]

WeatherBrains | April 8, 2020
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Beartooth Basin, WY Shooting to Open on May 30: Could Be Only Ski Area Open in North America

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Beartooth Basin — the cash-only, summer-only ski area in the rugged Beartooth Mountains of Montana/Wyoming — is pulling in for us skiers with hopes to open on May 30, 2020, for the summer ski season despite the ongoing global pandemic. If that’s not heroism at its core then who knows what is? By opening at the end of May they […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | April 8, 2020
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Sun Valley, ID Has One of the Highest COVID-19 Infection Rates in the Nation: Is Skiing to Blame?

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It appears as though ski resorts in both Europe and North America have served as the initial transmission centers for COVID-19 once the fatal disease escaped China’s borders. Ketchum, Idaho — home to world-class ski area Sun Valley — has one of the highest infection rates for COVID-19 in the entire U.S. Another popular ski destination in Austria — Ischgl […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | April 8, 2020
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PHOTOS: Snow-Cat Falls Into Deep Crevasse in Zermatt, Switzerland

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Although ski resorts may be like ghost towns right now the slopes still need to be managed and basic day-to-day mountain ops kept on top of in anticipation of that day, hopefully not too far away, that we’re allowed to play there again. This snow-cat working on a Zermatt, Switzerland glacier got a shock this week while maintaining the slopes – […]

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Coronavirus in Colorado: Air Pollution Declines After State Goes on Lockdown

Air pollution is declining in the Centennial State as a byproduct of social distancing measures and economic-shutdown due to the novel coronavirus. Air pollution consisting of particulates like nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide decreased this month around the Denver area by up to 50% in some areas according to data recently reviewed by The Denver Post. The same data set […]

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4 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Incline Village, NV

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During the Incline Village Crystal Bay Community Forum last Friday Tahoe Forest Health System President and CEO Harry Weis said of the 41 positive cases in the region, four have come from Incline, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. Washoe County has 284 active cases with four deaths. “We’re seeing the virus grow,” Weis said in the forum. “We had a 71% […]

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VIDEO: Dad of the Year? Man Builds Piste and Chairlift in Backyard So Kids Can Ski

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Nomination for Dad of the year right here. When coronavirus closed down Europe’s ski resorts, he didn’t want to disappoint his daughters. Who said the kids can’t go skiing this Easter? Gotta love the music too, it’s like you’re actually in the Alps…

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Legendary Mammoth, CA Photographer Slays Powder With Family on Their Back Deck During Biggest Storm of the Year

On the biggest powder day of the season at Mammoth, CA, legendary photographer Christian Pondella and his family crush powder on their back deck. That’s one way to do quarantine at home with your family. RELATED: #MiracleMarch in Lake Tahoe, CA: 9.5 FEET of Snow Fell in the Last 3 Days… Christian Pondella is one of the top adventure sports […]

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Breckenridge and Keystone Resorts, CO Donate 13,000-lbs of Fresh Produce to Local Food Banks

When Colorado state governor Jared Polis ordered ski areas, restaurants, and non-essential businesses to close, many businesses were left with thousands of pounds of perishable food items that they had ordered in anticipation of a busy spring break period. Some sold to their employees at cost, but many donated their food to employees and local food banks. Related: Vail Resorts CEO […]

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VIDEO: Telluride, CO Rapper LIF TKT Drops Social Distancing Bomb

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The Hardest Hit Companies of the COVID-19 Economic Crisis : ‘BEACH’ Stocks

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread to over 100 countries and governments everywhere are implementing strict travel restrictions. As a result, “Beach” stocks, companies in the entertainment and travel sectors, have seen a $332 billion market loss in the past month, Visual Capitalist reports. Beach stocks are companies involved with: Booking Entertainment & live events Airlines Cruises and Casinos Hotels & […]

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The Brains | April 7, 2020
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