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
Cold and Wet Front to Continue Through August for Colorado and Central America The first ten days of August have been an unwanted anomaly for Colorado and Central America, with cold temperatures 10-25 degrees below average and precipitation above average. Only a few areas of the country are below average annual precipitation, while nearly all are above. All river basins in Colorado are at or above average, which is good news. During July, 20 out […] Weather Steven Agar | August 10, 2017 1 Comment
When is the Warmest Day of the Year Where You Live? The National Climatic Data Center just released a map that shows when the hottest day of the year occurs throughout the country. The map was created using long term averages and shows some really interesting information. For example, most of the hottest days occur after the summer solstice; meaning longer days does not necessarily mean hotter days. This occurs because […] Weather Jake Rubnitz | July 26, 2017 0 Comments
5 Ski Resorts That Will Have Powder This Thanksgiving Weekend With winter touching down across the entire US, it’s high time to move into the mountains and start frolicking in the powder. A handful of ski resorts have opened this season with a large number planning on Turkey Day first chairs. Here are a few resorts which will be open for Thanksgiving and have some nice powder to help burn off those […] Weather Dylan Cautela | November 22, 2016 0 Comments
Top Early Season Snowfall Totals Across North America With winter dropping in on some of the mountains in North America for another quick visit to close out an already wonderfully white October, it’s time to prep for the upcoming season by taking a look at the existing snowpacks. A handful of ski resorts in California just picked up a few extra inches of white (see Snowfall Totals for more […] Dylan Cautela | October 31, 2016 1 Comment
VIDEO: Behrica | America & Snowboarding for your 4th of July Weekend Well, it’s Independence Day here in the U.S. of A., and we here at Snowbrains would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Fourth of July. To help us celebrate this day of independence and everything American, we thought we would dig up one of our favorite videos from last year, Behrica. Behrica was made by our friend Jordan Behr Bolton last […] Jesse Cassidy | July 4, 2014 0 Comments
ONE Wasatch Concep Officially Announced ONE Wasatch concept announced today. 18,000 acres, 7 resorts, 1 pass. The Wasatch Mountains are famous for their terrain and legendary snow quality. Numerous resorts currently exist […] SnowBrains | March 20, 2014 2 Comments
The 100 Drunkest Cities in America: Men’s Health has compiled a list of the 100 drunkest cities in America. How did they create this list? What criteria did they use? We have no idea and they don’t say in the article. But, if it’s on the internet, it must be true. What’s great about this list is that Salt Lake City, Utah which is right next to great skiing, is the most sober city in the USA. Not making us look too fun SLC… […] Featured Article SnowBrains | November 20, 2013 4 Comments
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