Burning Man Canceled for First Time EVER | Spirit of the Event Will Continue in the ‘Multiverse’ Burning Man organizers announced Friday that the festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert will not go ahead this year in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Burning Man brings in $60 million each year to the local economy, according to Burning Man’s own economic analysis. It is the first time since the festival began in 1986 that it […] SnowBrains | April 14, 2020 0 Comments
St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Denver, CO CANCELED Due to Coronavirus The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Denver, CO has been canceled due to coronavirus. There have been 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Colorado since the first case was confirmed last Thursday with several people under quarantine and several other test results pending. Many confirmed patients have visited ski resorts in the state, such as Aspen, Vail, and Keystone. Gov. Jared […] SnowBrains | March 11, 2020 0 Comments
Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Italy CANCELED Due to Coronavirus Outbreak The Italian winter sports federation (FISI) announced today that the alpine skiing World Cup finals in Cortina d’Ampezzo have been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. The event was due to take place in 2-weeks time. “It’s with great regret that I took this decision,” said FISI president Flavio Roda after every nation but Italy voted against holding the March 18-22 […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 6, 2020 0 Comments
Wanderlust Festival 2020 at Squaw Valley, CA CANCELED Due to Coronavirus This year’s Wanderlust Festival at Squaw Valley, CA has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns. In a statement released on Instagram on Sunday, the organizers revealed that they have decided to postpone the event due to complications around the coronavirus situation. The festival was due to take place on 16-19 July 2020. View this post on Instagram To our […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 4, 2020 0 Comments
Heavy Snow Causes Major Delays & Mass Cancelations at Denver International Airport, CO Brought to you by Monarch Mountain, CO According to FlightAware, as of 2:22pm MT today there have been 663 delayed flights & 112 canceled flights at the Denver International Airport (DEN) today due to snow and weather. If you’re flying out of DEN today, make sure you call ahead and find out if your flight has been delayed or canceled. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 10, 2019 0 Comments
Taos Freeride World Qualifying Events Canceled due to Poor Snowpack Taos Freeride has taken the step of canceling the Freeride World Qualifying Events due to take place later this season. Taos Ski Valley, along with the rest of the southern Rockies, has had a tough season with regards snowfall, and the organizers felt they couldn’t guarantee the safety of those competing. Tough call, but they’ll hopefully be back bigger and better […] Industry News Steven Agar | February 12, 2018 0 Comments
Tsunami Alert for Entire Western US Coast Cancelled as Wave Thankfully Fails to Show Up A tsunami watch issued for the entire US west coast after a large earthquake off the Alaskan coast Tuesday morning has been canceled, reports wbtv.com. The quake struck 175 miles southeast of Kodiak, AK. Kodiak officials warned residents to evacuate if they lived in low-lying areas and people reported on social media that the quake was felt hundreds of miles away, […] Steven Agar | January 23, 2018 0 Comments
There Will Be No More Lake Tahoe IRONMANs Ironman just released the statement below online detailing how they will not be returning to Lake Tahoe next year or any other year. They do not state why they have come to this decision. Last year, smoke from wildfires forced the event to be canceled. In previous years, it has snowed and been below freezing at race time. Maybe nature is […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 22, 2015 6 Comments