Bariloche, Argentina Report: Dumping Empanadas, Buses Tokyo Drifting, Spooky Tree Skiing, & Blasting Alpine Wind Report from August 30, 2023 Woke up late today and looked out the window. Dumping empanadas out there… Usually, I know I need to get up and get moving early because I hear the rain on the roof all night. Normally, it rains in town and snows on the mountain. Not last night. It snowed in town all night piling […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 31, 2023 0 Comments
Proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, Gondola Losing Support Little Cottonwood Canyon, near Salt Lake City, Utah, has had a growing traffic problem become increasingly apparent in recent years. The latest poll provides insight into the local Utahns’ opinions on improvements. Suggested realistic alternatives have been narrowed down to two primary options: a gondola through the canyon and an improved bus transportation system. Only 20% of those polled chose […] Industry News Jake Vigesaa | December 13, 2021 5 Comments
Quandary Peak, CO, to Implement New Permit Parking System Colorado’s most popular 14er, Quandary Peak, will implement a new parking permit system by July 30 in an attempt to control the heavily used trailhead. A parking permit system alongside other improvements, including a shuttle bus, increased signage, and parking expansion, are all efforts that local officials hope will help combat unsafe conditions on the trailhead and surrounding roads. This […] Lucas Gauthier | July 16, 2021 0 Comments
UDOT Extends Public Comment Period For Little Cottonwood Canyon Alternatives UDOT has extended the original 45-day comment period for the draft Environmental Impact Survey (EIS) on the two preferred Little Cottonwood Canyon alternatives to 70 days. During the current public comment period for the Draft EIS, @utahtransportation received requests to extend the length of the current review and comment period from 45 days, to either 60 days or 90 days. […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 13, 2021 7 Comments
Needing a Change of Scenery? Next Stop Paonia, CO Feeling cooped up and needing a change of scenery due to Coivid-19? We’ve got just the place for you… Two renovated school buses are available on Airbnb for nightly rentals. The buses are located on Sage View Ranch in the central-western Colorado town of Paonia. Paonia is roughly an hour to hour and a half drive from Grand Junction and […] Taylor Stephan | September 5, 2020 2 Comments
Alaskan Authorities Remove Famous ‘Into the Wild’ Bus Where Chris McCandless Died The abandoned bus where Christopher McCandless, 24 died in 1992 that would later inspire the 1996 novel, Into the Wild, and then the movie of the same name, has been removed from its location by the Teklanika River, AK. Related: Stranded Brazilian Man Rescued Near ‘Into the Wild’ Bus in Alaska The bus, which has sat there for 60-years, has […] SnowBrains | June 19, 2020 0 Comments
Stranded Brazilian Man Rescued Near ‘Into the Wild’ Bus in Alaska The abandoned bus where Christopher McCandless died in 1992 that would later inspire the novel, Into the Wild, has become the scene of yet another rescue on Wednesday, April 15. A 26-year-old Brazillian man ran out of food and commenced a rescue operation by Alaska State Troopers earlier this week, The Anchorage Daily News reports. RELATED: VIDEO: Ryland Bell’s Alaskan […] SnowBrains | April 18, 2020 0 Comments
This Weekend Launches “Snowstang”, Ski Bus From Denver to A-Basin, Loveland and Steamboat Colorado skiers will soon be able to take a bus from Denver to A-Basin, Loveland and Steamboat. The service is called “Snowstang”, and involves three 51-seat buses equipped with restrooms, power outlets, Wi-Fi and luggage racks. Starting December 14, the bus system will run every Saturday and Sunday, as well as the Martin Luther King Jr. and Presidents Day holidays. […] Industry News Micho | December 11, 2019 1 Comment
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