Berthoud Pass: A Look into the Origins of Skiing in Colorado Long before the behemoths of the corporate ski resorts along I-70, Berthoud Pass existed for the purity of skiing. It provided quick access for Front Range skiers from Denver, CO. Equipped at its peak with a handful of lifts, its existence was simple; get people on the hill for the sake of skiing. No-frills skiing is what its patron sought, and […] Brains Joseph Puetz | July 27, 2022 1 Comment
Colorado to Boost Snowpack Through Backcountry Snowmaking Each season resorts around the United States race to open with the help of snowmaking. Snowmaking has become an essential part of the industry – some ski areas couldn’t even operate without it. Until now, snowmaking has only been used in resorts. As part of solving the low snowpack, water, and drought issues, the state of Colorado will begin to […] Backcountry Dominic Gawel | April 1, 2021 4 Comments
Backcountry Skier Caught In and Partially Buried by Avalanche on Berthoud Pass, CO A skier was caught and partially buried in an avalanche on Berthoud Pass, near Winter Park Resort, CO, on Wednesday, according to reports from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). The three skiers were skiing from Berthoud Pass, into Current Creek, and then into Second Creek. On their second lap, one of the skiers triggered an avalanche in a chute that […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 19, 2021 0 Comments
Woman in Yoga Pants, Sports Bra, and Light Jacket Calls 911 From Top of Avalanche Chute After Getting Lost on Berthoud Pass, CO A woman was lucky to survive after making “errors too obvious to enumerate” and becoming lost between Mines Peak and Mount Flora on Berthoud Pass, CO. The 20-year-old woman was snowshoeing with her dog in the Colorado backcountry when she became disoriented on the top of an avalanche zone north of Berthoud Pass. After trying to call her boyfriend, she called […] SnowBrains | January 25, 2021 3 Comments
Dog Gets Caught in Avalanche in Colorado, Gets Saved by Skiers Out There Colorado reports that a dog was buried by a large slab avalanche in the central Colorado backcountry last Saturday, and was miraculously saved by backcountry skiers. It was a close one but the mortified pupper came out of the slide unscathed. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) reports that it was the doggo who triggered a large avalanche near […] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 22, 2020 1 Comment
Berthoud Pass, CO Report: Getting Pitted After October Storm in Colorado High Country Local Pow Farmer Bags Early Season Harvest Report from Monday 21st October 2019 Need an excuse to get out of pumpkin carving? It has been puking all over Colorado’s High Country. With snow returning to the Rockies later in the week there has never been a better time to blow the dust of those powder boards you’ve been ogling in […] Conditions Report Guest Author | October 23, 2019 0 Comments
The Five Best Day Ski Trips from Denver The ski season is well underway here in the Colorado Rockies, which means it is time to start making plans for those day ski trips if you haven’t already. The following empirically and scientifically derived list is thus provided to the reader as an aid in planning and final decision making for said day trips. #5 Monarch Mountain It isn’t […] Curtis Weller | December 5, 2018 0 Comments
Florida Driver Sends Car Careening Off Berthoud Pass, CO According to the Colorado Highway Patrol, a Florida driver sent his car careening off Highway 40 on Berthoud Pass. At 6:08pm on Saturday, a 78-year-old man was driving a black 2000 Ford Explorer on the pass, when he lost control and went off the side of the road near milepost 238. The vehicle tumbled nearly 400-feet down the mountainside before it […] Industry News Chris Wallner | October 10, 2017 0 Comments
Brains
Backcountry
Avalanche
Conditions Report
Industry News