National Brotherhood of Skiers 50th Anniversary in Vail, CO, Day 5: Demos, Competitions, TuTus, Bar-B-Que, and a Grand Gala . . . What Could Beat That? Day 5 of the 2023 50th anniversary Summit for the National Brotherhood of Skiers in Vail, CO, did not disappoint. Today, members from over 115 black ski clubs across the country came together for races, challenges, scavenger hunts, ski and board demos, and three unique events, which got the whole mountain celebrating “Soul on the Snow.” From 8:30 AM – […] Industry News Haleigh Hafner | February 8, 2023 0 Comments
[FOR SALE] An Entire Historic Colorado Town Outside of Telluride for $6.6 Million Ever had the childhood fantasy of being the Mayor of your own town? Well here’s your chance: this small town just outside Telluride, Colorado is for sale for only $6.6 Million. Colona, Colorado, is a small quaint town a mere 55 minutes outside of Telluride that was just put on the market. This quaint town backdropped by Southern Colorado’s peaks […] Aunika Skogen | March 31, 2022 0 Comments
Colorado To Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms Colorado could become the next state to decriminalize psychedelic mushroom use. The state would join a growing number of states beginning to decriminalize possession and use of magic mushrooms as alternative medicine. Oregon was the first state to decriminalize the use of psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, to be distributed in regulated treatment centers and legalize the possession of […] Brains Aunika Skogen | March 2, 2022 1 Comment
3 Aspen, CO Rescuers Injured Attempting to Recover Missing Man Found Dead on Capitol Peak 32-year-old Kelly McDermott from Madison, Wisconsin was last seen at the Capitol Peak parking lot at 8:00 pm on Saturday, July 31. His plan was to make an early summit of Colorado’s Capitol Peak on Sunday—but he never returned from the attempt. His body was later spotted from a rescue helicopter on Wednesday. Mountain Rescue Aspen team members then prepared […] Climbing SnowBrains | August 7, 2021 1 Comment
Denver, CO Reports 3rd Day in a Row Over 100ºF | New Daily Record High Temperature Set This has only happened six times since Denver began keeping weather records. Three days in a row this week—all over 100ºF. With the current heatwave impacting the western United States, Denver recorded a new daily record high temperature yesterday on June 16, 2021, of 100ºF. The previous record was 98ºF. Other parts of the West are seeing record high temperatures as […] Weather SnowBrains | June 18, 2021 1 Comment
Mountain Weather Update 4/14: Significant Snow for Colorado, Utah, & Wyoming Through Friday [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMkRRPTwqxs"] WeatherBrains | April 14, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
CAIC Releases Full Report on Avalanche Fatality at Lime Creek, CO March 22, 2021 Related Article: Vail, CO Resident Killed in Avalanche in Backcountry Outside Beaver Creek Resort The Colorado Avalanche Information Center today released the full accident report on the avalanche fatality that occurred in the Lime Creek area on March 22, 2021. Gary Smith, 37 of Vail, was the 35th person in the United States to die in an avalanche this season, […] Avalanche Mike Bartholow | March 30, 2021 0 Comments
A Meteorologic Overview of the Historic Mid-March Winter Storm That Slammed Colorado and Parts of the Southwest This article originally appeared on noaa.gov on March 14, 2021, and was written by Peter Mullinax, WPC Meteorologist Meteorological Overview: The primary weather feature responsible for this historic mid-March major winter storm was a potent upper level low over the Southwest U.S. On Friday, March 12, the upper low produced periods of heavy mountain snow in the higher elevations of […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 25, 2021 0 Comments
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