UK’s Largest Ski Tour Operator Cancels All Holidays For The Season Due to Covid-19, UK’s largest ski tour operator, Crystal, announced it won’t be operating for any holidays this season. The company is currently reaching out to its customers discussing various options for those who’ve already purchased services. They’re offering incentives as well as refunds or cancellations. In spite of the recent news, the company is still seeing high demand for next […] Industry News Nick Retterer | February 17, 2021 0 Comments
Italian Government Abruptly Cancels Opening Day Again, Effectively Killing Ski Season in Italy Just as ski resorts in Italy were finally about to open, the Italian government abruptly postponed opening day yet again when a coronavirus variant was detected in a large portion of recent positive cases. Resorts were preparing to open on Monday or later this week and had put in immense amounts of time and effort, as well as a financial […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 16, 2021 0 Comments
Winter Park Resort, CO Declares COVID-19 Outbreak Among Resort Employees Winter Park Resort, CO and Grand County Public Health (GCPH) released a joint statement Monday night declaring a COVID-19 outbreak among resort employees. By reporting the outbreak, more resources can now be made available to the resort to combat the spread among workers. Through case investigations, it has been determined that these cases have not been traced back to transmission […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 10, 2021 0 Comments
Danger at Elevation from High Altitude Pulmonary Edema Mountaineering does not come without a certain risk. The obvious dangers of physical injury come to mind when planning an expedition, but hidden physiological factors can also prove fatal. One of these conditions is Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), which stems from a failure to properly acclimatize to a higher elevation, and can lead to a more fatal illness known […] Brains Alex Mangels | February 1, 2021 0 Comments
New Covid-19 Rules Ban UK Citizens From Going on Ski Holidays New rules introduced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday banned all UK citizens from non-essential travel, including skiing and snowboarding. Related: Ski Resorts in France and Germany to Remain Closed Until Potentially Mid-February Anybody wishing to travel outside the UK will first have to declare why and prove that it is essential, the government announced yesterday. Skiing and snowboarding are not […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 28, 2021 0 Comments
California Lifts Statewide Stay-At-Home Order, With Most Counties Going to ‘Purple Tier’ California took a step back towards ‘normalcy’ today—kinda. Starting today, Jan. 25, California Gov. Gary Newsom lifted the statewide stay-at-home order which limited restaurants to take-out and delivery services only, closed hair salons and barbershops, and left retailers open at only 20% capacity since Dec. 3rd. Now California restaurants can re-allow indoor dining as the state moves back to a […] Martin Kuprianowicz | January 25, 2021 2 Comments
Winter Park Resort, CO Amends Reservation System | No Reservation Required After 2pm As with most other Ikon resorts, Winter Park in Colorado began the season not requiring passholders to make reservations. But it soon became clear from lift-lines and crowds that to manage the demand of eager skiers and riders, a reservation system would be necessary. So the resort took the unpopular decision to implement one, beginning Saturday 19th December. Related: Winter […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 21, 2021 0 Comments
CDC Investigating 8 Covid-19 Cases at Sunday River Ski Area, ME | 25 Cases at Resort Since November Sunday River Ski Resort, ME has seen 25 covid-19 cases since they opened for the season in November. Maine CDC is currently investigating eight active cases, and twenty employees are currently in quarantine, reports News Center Maine. Related: Sunday River Resort, ME Offers Insight into What Winter 20/21 Will Look Like Karolyn Castaldo, a spokeswoman for the resort, says that […] SnowBrains | January 21, 2021 0 Comments