Las Leñas Ski Resort, Argentina Will Not Open for the 2020 Ski Season Due to Coronavirus Las Leñas ski resort in Argentina announced today that they will not be opening for the 2020 winter ski season. The premier ski resort nestled in the high Andes of Argentina said that it will not open for the 2020 winter ski season because of coronavirus concerns. Las Leñas is arguably the best ski resort in the Southern Hemisphere due […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 20, 2020 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, CO: “A Re-Opening Will Not Be Happening Soon” Arapahoe Basin ski area, CO’s chief operating officer, Alan Henceroth, just announced that Arapahoe Basin will not be opening any time soon. “A re-opening will not be happening soon. As a community, we have more work to do battling COVID-19. Hospitalization and fatality rates need to continue to fall. We still need to follow all the social distancing recommendations. Culturally, […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 25, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Ouch! Top 10 Crashes From the 2020 Freeride World Tour [arve url="https://youtu.be/WYB63LAYdzo"] SnowBrains | April 11, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
April 2020 El Niño Climate Update This month’s ENSO Climate Update is provided by Climate.gov and written by Michelle L’Heureux on April 9, 2020. It’s a new month, but it seems like an entirely different world as we peer at the tropical Pacific Ocean. Sea surface temperatures remained warmer than average, but the tropical atmosphere shifted away from its El Niño-ish appearance during February. The lack of coupling between […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 9, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA: January 2020 was 5th warmest on record for the U.S. Great Lakes ice coverage was well-below the average The new year kicked off with a balmy start for the U.S., making January 2020 the fifth warmest January on record. All 48 contiguous states saw above- to much-above-average temperatures last month. Related: NOAA Outlook for February 2020 | CA Warmer and Drier than Average, MT and WY Cooler and Wetter January […] WeatherBrains | February 8, 2020 1 Comment
2020 Marker Kingpin 13 Gear Review The 2020 Marker Kingpin does it all. It the no-brainer choice when it comes to picking one binding to bridge the gap between resort skiing and backcountry laps. It’s a durable binding meant to charge hard even on the most hardpack of days, yet will still bring stability and stoke when riding soft powder. I try to stay away from […] Gear Martin Kuprianowicz | January 10, 2020 1 Comment
Twenty Years Of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, BC Some of my favorite memories from my childhood are of spending New Year’s skiing at my favorite hill, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Kicking Horse isn’t like other ski hills because it never gets old, it grows with you and never stops feeling wild and exciting, even in its twentieth season this year. Even though the resort has gotten bigger and […] Industry News Lucy Ferneyhough | January 7, 2020 1 Comment
Upcoming in 2020! As we move into a new year and a new decade, 2020 looks like it’s going to hold some great competitions, athletes, and projects. Keep your eyes open in the coming months of the season for these exciting moments! FWT20: The 2020 Freeriding World Tour will begin on January 18th in Hakuba, Japan and then continue spanning across three continents, […] Industry News Lucy Ferneyhough | January 3, 2020 0 Comments
Tanner Hall Makes Cut as FWT 2020 Lineup Announced [arve url="https://youtu.be/CQsHCWJVJZE"] SnowBrains | October 18, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Freeride World Tour 2020 Dates Have Dropped [arve url="https://youtu.be/2t1EXgT3q4Q"] SnowBrains | October 5, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments