Vail Resorts Announces Angela Korch as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Vail Resorts today announced the appointment of Angela Korch as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective Dec. 22, 2022. Angela rejoins Vail Resorts from CorePower Yoga, where she served as Chief Financial Officer since May 2020, after previously spending more than a decade in successive leadership roles within Vail Resorts’ finance organization, working closely with the company’s current […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 29, 2022 0 Comments
Trip Report: Skiing Sunny Antarctica With Ice Axe Expeditions 2019 Sunshine. Copious amounts of gorgeous, revealing sunshine. 2019 was my 4th trip in a row to Antarctica where the trip was mostly sunny! We skied powder, soaked in mind-bending vistas, ate delicious food, hung out with penguins, watched whales fly, and smiled a whole helluva lot. ***If interested in skiing/riding Antarctica in 2021, please email me: Contact@SnowBrains.com ***Vaccinations are required.*** […] Trip Report Miles Clark | August 3, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: “CALL ME CRAZY: The Legend of Mike Wiegele” – A Helicopter Skiing Industry Hero “When you have a vision that goes beyond the popular imagination, people tend to think you’re crazy. Mike Wiegele is no exception. He’s been called crazy his entire life. His pioneering vision and relentless determination have given people lots of reasons to. Despite the doubt and disbelief, he’s never given up on the future he wanted and a future no […] SnowBrains | July 22, 2021 0 Comments
SilverStar Bike Park, BC, Opens Today With New Trail, Title Line SilverStar Bike Park in BC opens for season pass holders today (and the general public tomorrow). As Canada’s second-biggest bike park, SilverStar boasts an extensive network of cross-country, hiking, and downhill mountain biking trails, including a brand new downhill trail called Title Line. In collaboration with the Title MTB brand, this signature trail was designed by pro-mountain biker Brett Rheeder. Its […] Industry News Hannah | June 25, 2021 0 Comments
NOAA: Reporting on the State of the Climate 2019 This post first appeared on climate.gov and was written by Jessica Blunden A new State of the Climate report confirmed that 2019 was among the three warmest years in records dating to the mid-1800s with a short-term warming, but weak, El Niño influence early in the year. Related: NOAA: July 2020 Was Record Hot for Many U.S. States The report […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 13, 2020 1 Comment
The Top 5 Adventure Cities in The USA: America has long been a place of wild unknown lands. Though in modern society that element of untamed environments is no longer a part of our everyday lives, many people have come enjoy the places that preserve the organic, unrefined landscapes through a variety of outdoor activities. Of all the cities in the US it can be rare to find places where the most coveted natural environments reside directly next to built ones. A juxtaposition such as this fosters growth of outdoor communities who both recreate and act to preserve the native land surrounding them. In our opinion, the following cities with this juxtaposition are some of the best in the country. Bevan Waite | April 28, 2020 2 Comments
What’s New at Vermont Ski Areas for 2019/20? Resorts Spend $51-Million on Improvements Never content to rest on their laurels, Vermont ski areas are always seeking to improve the guest experience. Ski areas across the Green Mountain State invested more than $50M this offseason, bettering everything from facilities, terrain and ticket/pass options to off-slope activities and amenities. Related: The Top 9 East Coast Ski Resorts & Why You Must “SKI THE EAST”: Here […] SnowBrains | October 17, 2019 0 Comments
The Man Who Brought the Olympics to Squaw Valley, CA & Escaped the Nazis. Twice… Never heard of Jo Marillac? Not many around here have. He is far and away the most bad-ass man to have ever graced the slopes of Squaw Valley, CA. Here’s why: JO MARILLAC: – One of the best mountaineers in the world in the 1940s & 50s. – Record-setting speed ascents of most challenging peaks in Chamonix as a teenager. […] Olympics Miles Clark | June 25, 2019 11 Comments