America’s First Coast-to-Coast Bike Trail Is More Than Halfway Built Picture yourself pedaling across the entire country on a safe, seamless and scenic pathway—or walking a local trail that connects along historic routes. Imagine the incomparable experience of exploring America’s heritage by trail—its potential, its beauty and bounty, its people and places. Consider the economic opportunities and the benefits for communities along the route of a multi-use bike trail that […] Cycle CycleBrains | November 1, 2019 0 Comments
What is a Blizzard? The term blizzard is often casually overused to describe a strong, raging snowstorm. But to officially earn the title of blizzard, three very specific criteria need to be met. To qualify as a blizzard, a snowstorm must have: sustained winds or frequent gusts that are greater than or equal to 35Â mph (56 kmh) visibility of 400Â m (0.25Â mile) or less must […] Weather Steven Agar | October 11, 2019 4 Comments
The Best Place to Live in the USA? The Aloha State Regains Top Spot for 2019 A recent report ranks Hawaii as the best place to live in America. The CNBC report used factors like affordable housing, education quality, cost of living, healthcare quality, job opportunities, and environment to come up with the state rankings. Nice to see more than half of the states in the top 10 are ‘ski states’. Related: Healthiest States in the […] SnowBrains | August 6, 2019 0 Comments
More Than Half of American Beaches Could be Unsafe Due to Fecal Matter in Water A recent report from Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group found that more than half of 4,523 American beaches tested were potentially unsafe for swimming due to the amount of fecal matter in the water. The 2,620 beach sites, from a sample across 29 coastal and Great Lakes states, plus Puerto Rico, were potentially unsafe for swimming […] Surf SwellBrains | July 25, 2019 0 Comments
Best Places to Ski on the Fourth of July This Summer How many Americans can say that they’ve skied on the Fourth of July? While most skiers and snowboarders have already made the shift from skiing to summer activities such as hiking, biking, or climbing as ski resorts shut down for the season, there remain a patriotic few who are not quite ready to call it a season just yet. Luckily enough […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | June 27, 2019 2 Comments
Healthiest States in the USA: Get Off the Couch and Onto This List America, the land of cheese burgers, french fries, and the freedom to eat deadly amounts of both. But while America is sometimes criticized for it sedentary lifestyle, not all states are created equal. It’s hard to generalize a country that contains 50 states, each with their own way of life. In a National Health Statistics Report released this summer by […] Brains Katy Shipley | May 6, 2019 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Takes Another Gold Medal to Defend Her Title of “Best Slalom Skier In The World” Mikaela Shiffrin, Vail Colorado native, won her first race of the World Cup season for Women’s Slalom on Sunday. She won both runs with a combined time of 1 minute, 40.91 seconds. This was 1.64 seconds faster than Petra Vlhova, who took silver, and 2.67 seconds faster than Bernadette Schild, who took bronze. The lead she took was the largest time […] Helena Guglielmino | November 30, 2017 0 Comments
Uphill Skiing and Backcountry Skiing Becoming More Mainstream as Resorts Embrace the Trend According To SnowSports Industries America (SIA), uphill skiing and backcountry skiing is becoming more and more mainstream, influencing everything from resort policy to gear. More than half of North American resorts now allow uphill skiing, and alpine-touring equipment sales grew 13 percent last season, on top of a 200% growth the previous season. 70 mountains in North America have published […] Industry News Steven Agar | October 5, 2017 1 Comment