How Tracking Apps Have Changed the Way People Ski This article was first published on August 24, 2024, and has been updated to reflect recent achievements and records. In the age of digital innovation, tracking apps have reshaped the skiing experience by transforming how skiers and snowboarders engage with the sport. These apps, often equipped with advanced GPS and data analytics, provide skiers with detailed insights into their performance, such […] Brains Brent Thomas | May 2, 2025 0 Comments
Homewood Mountain Resort, CA, Shares 8-Year Master Plan The Master Plan by Homewood Mountain Resort, California, has been a long time in the making. In 2011, the original Master Plan was fully approved, and 11 years later in 2022, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) approved another revision of Homewood’s Master Plan. In 2024, Homewood has finally revealed its eight-year Master Plan that will result in a major […] Industry News Luke Guilford | May 1, 2024 0 Comments
Yeti Cycles Makes Socially Conscious Moves – Will No Longer Use “Tribe” to Describe Community This week Yeti Cycles announced that they would no longer use the word ‘Tribe’ to characterize their community. This decision comes in the wake of many brands and sports teams reconsidering their choice of language which may be inappropriate, racist, or offensive. Related: Surge in Mountain Bike Sales and Trail Use as Pandemic Continues In a public statement made on […] Biking Spencer Cox | July 17, 2020 1 Comment
VIDEO: Don’t Look Down | Somebody Has to Change the Lightbulb at the Top of a 1,500-Foot TV Tower… [arve url="https://youtu.be/f1BgzIZRfT8"] SnowBrains | June 5, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
“When Should You Change Your Avalanche Transceiver Batteries?” This is a question that comes up again and again and there are different answers to this question. We’re going to share with you some of the industry standards that we know of and why they are what they are. The best idea is to be conservative and change your batteries frequently and don’t let you batteries get below 60%. The first thing you should do is consult the user manual of your avalanche beacon (you can find them online) and read at what battery percentage your beacon […] Avalanche SnowBrains | October 21, 2019 5 Comments
The Amazon Rainforest Has Been On Fire For 3 Weeks And Continues To Burn For 3 weeks now, the Amazon rainforest has been burning at an alarming rate – up to one football field a minute. According to new research, it is the fastest burning wildfire in the rainforest’s history – and it isn’t letting up. The Amazon rainforest is one of the most bio-diverse and environmentally important ecosystems on the planet. More than […] Fire Martin Kuprianowicz | August 22, 2019 0 Comments
Understanding Climate Change vs. Global Warming Climate change and global warming are different physical phenomenons, not just phrases. A common misconception is that there has been a large push to replace the term ‘global warming’ with ‘climate change.’ Many people think that because several places on Earth have experienced more cold and wet weather, that the Earth stopped warming as much and thus ‘global warming’ has […] Weather Sydney Stephens | August 7, 2019 0 Comments
Bryce Astle: An Avalanche Death that Prompted Change and ‘Good Vibes Only’ in the Community On January 5th, 2015 Bryce Astle (19) and Ronnie Berlack (20) died in an avalanche while in Austria for training with the US Ski Team. The tragedy greatly impacted people in the ski community along with family, friends, and peers of Bryce in Salt Lake City. Despite these hardships, Bryce’s family chose to focus their response with the motto Bryce […] Avalanche Sydney Stephens | November 2, 2018 0 Comments
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