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2020

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 […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | May 20, 2020
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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, […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 25, 2020
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VIDEO: Ouch! Top 10 Crashes From the 2020 Freeride World Tour

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 11, 2020
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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 […]

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WeatherBrains | April 9, 2020
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NOAA: January 2020 was 5th warmest on record for the U.S.

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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
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2020 Marker Kingpin 13 Gear Review

Marker Kingpin 13

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 […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | January 10, 2020
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Twenty Years Of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, BC

The original ski resort in Golden was serviced by one Pioneer chairlift and called Whitetooth Ski Area.

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 […]

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Lucy Ferneyhough | January 7, 2020
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Upcoming in 2020!

The Freeride World Tour is one of the biggest skiing and snowboarding slopestyle competitions of the year.

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, […]

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Lucy Ferneyhough | January 3, 2020
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Tanner Hall Makes Cut as FWT 2020 Lineup Announced

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Freeride World Tour 2020 Dates Have Dropped

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