Skiing and Snowboarding in Vermont Can’t be Beaten – But it Can be Improved | Here’s What’s New for Winter 2018/19 Skiing and snowboarding in Vermont are experiences that can’t be beaten – but they can be improved. Green Mountain State ski areas have had their noses to the grindstone this off-season, revamping everything from their facilities, terrain and ticket/pass options to off-slope activities and amenities. Here are the myriad ways in which Vermont areas have made the state’s official sports […] Industry News Steven Agar | September 20, 2018 0 Comments
Search Resumes Today for 5 Survivors Onboard Crashed Aircraft in Denali National Park, Alaska The search for five survivors on board a crashed flightseeing plane out of Talkeetna, Alaska is set to resume Monday morning, more than a day after its Saturday crash in Denali National Park. Air National Guard helicopters as well as two K2 planes flew to the area Saturday night and were able to fly within a fifth of a mile of the plane’s […] SnowBrains | August 6, 2018 0 Comments
The Government is Proposing to Turn NOAA into an Economic and National Security Agency Whether you voted red or blue, we can all agree that our current Presidential administration likes big business and big money. Not even decades of science can stand in the way of that. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), our top agency on climate research and climate change, appears to be on the verge of changing course to drive […] Weather Mike Lavery | June 30, 2018 2 Comments
Community Snow Observations: The Future of Snowpack Data Scientists from Oregon State University, University of Washington and University of Alaska are working together to gather more snowpack data than ever before by utilizing people like you and I. The team of universities created a project called Community Snow Observations or CSO in December 2017. CSO allows backcountry skiers and other outdoorsmen to take their own snowpack measurements via […] Industry News Maggie Dean | June 6, 2018 0 Comments
Colorado Business Owner Claims he Owns Rights to the Word ‘Icon’ | Sends Cease and Desist Notice to Alterra for Using ‘Ikon’ Carbondale, CO resident Cary Thompson, founder of Glenwood Springs-based Ride In Harmony Athletics, a ski and snowboard instruction program, recently sent a cease-and-desist notice to Alterra and its partners claiming that he holds the rights to the use of the word “icon” or any of its derivatives, such as “Ikon” being used by Alterra. Alterra, however, says it had the […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 21, 2018 1 Comment
NOAA: Snow Advisories for Washington, Idaho, Montana Today NOAA has issued Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories in many locations across Washington, Idaho, and Montana today. Mt. Baker ski area, WA had already seen 9″ of snow at 8am this morning. In Washington, NOAA is calling for snowfall totals up to 22″ today. Additional snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches with localized amounts up to 22 inches expected. […] Conditions Report WeatherBrains | November 28, 2017 0 Comments
$69 Million Estate For Sale on Lake Tahoe, NV Includes 200′ of Shoreline & 7 Guest Houses “They don’t make barns like this in Texas.” – President Bush told the owners when he visited the Ranch one summer July has been a banner month for Lake Tahoe’s real estate scene. Shakespeare Ranch in Glenbrook was just put on the market with a price tag of $69 million; making this only the third time the ranch has been on […] Industry News Lindsay Hayden | July 24, 2017 0 Comments
Large Avalanche Caught On Camera By NASA Satellite Over 20 Years Ago Large powder avalanches can quickly and easily reach speeds of 80mph, and don’t last for very long, so the fact that a NASA satellite managed to capture an image of one in action has been described as ‘a stroke of luck’. On April 17, 1996, satellite Landsat-5 was passing over the Karakoram Mountains, Pakistan, at the exact moment an avalanche […] Avalanche Steven Agar | July 19, 2017 0 Comments
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