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How Tracking Apps Have Changed the Way People Ski

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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 […]

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Avatar photo Brent Glogau | May 2, 2025
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Homewood Mountain Resort, CA, Shares 8-Year Master Plan

A view of Homewood Mountain Resort from Lake Tahoe. Photo Credit: Homewood Mountain Resort

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 […]

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Luke Guilford | May 1, 2024
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Yeti Cycles Makes Socially Conscious Moves – Will No Longer Use “Tribe” to Describe Community

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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 […]

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Spencer Cox | July 17, 2020
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VIDEO: Don’t Look Down | Somebody Has to Change the Lightbulb at the Top of a 1,500-Foot TV Tower…

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“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 […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | October 21, 2019
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The Amazon Rainforest Has Been On Fire For 3 Weeks And Continues To Burn

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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 […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | August 22, 2019
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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 […]

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Sydney Stephens | August 7, 2019
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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 […]

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Sydney Stephens | November 2, 2018
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California Drought Predicted 10 Years Ago

California is currently in the middle of the worst drought in the past 165 years. University of California professor Lisa Sloan used computer models to predict the current drought conditions in 2004. Sloan’s models were general, and predicted the specific conditions driving the current California drought. The model showed that a decrease in arctic sea ice would lead to atmospheric blocking off the coast of California.This modeled atmospheric blocking comes in the form of a high pressure zone. This year that is exactly what was observed. With a decrease in Arctic sea ice, the heat transfer from the ocean to the atmosphere increases […]

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