The SnowBrains Podcast – Episode #17 – Dr. Michael Fischman: COVID Vaccine – When Will Ski Resorts Go Back To Normal? This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area, celebrating 83 years of “The Greatest Snow on Earth.” In October 2020, we proudly announced the launch of “The SnowBrains Podcast.“ The SnowBrains Podcast has already broken into the top 20% of all podcasts, and we’re honored and humbled. Thank you! This week we welcome a return guest, Dr. Michael […] Podcasts SnowBrains | March 9, 2021 0 Comments
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
App Being Used to Combat Covid Allowing Ski Resorts to Return to Business Taos Ski Valley resort, a year-round destination located in Northern New Mexico, has recently begun using an app in order to combat COVID and reopen its local economy. A consortium took place in early August 2020 to discuss exactly how they would keep employees, families, and customers healthy and safe. With over forty businesses operating in the area, it was crucial […] Industry News Nick Retterer | February 2, 2021 0 Comments
HAPE: Preparing for Lung Juice The Dangers of High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) With the ongoing spread of COVID-19, travelers have discovered a newfound respect for endurance and health. When it comes to planning a trip up to the mountains at higher elevations, there are countless potential problems that travelers, like skiers and hikers, may have to confront. High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema, or HAPE, is a […] Brains Jesse | February 1, 2021 0 Comments
COVID Transmission Linked to Après — Not to Lift Lines, Chairlifts, or Skiing Colorado’s ski towns and counties have some of the highest rates of COVID in the country. In San Miguel County, epidemiologists have not linked any outbreaks to chairlifts, skiing, or lift lines in Telluride. Although, they have contact-traced many cases to après and the lifestyle surrounding skiing. The same results have shown up in eight other ski and tourism counties […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | January 27, 2021 0 Comments
Australia to Keep Borders Closed Until 2022 Australia’s secretary of the health department, Brendan Murphy, says Australia will keep borders closed until 2022. Even with the advancement in vaccines, he had this to say. “I think that we’ll go most of this year with still substantial border restrictions — even if we have a lot of the population vaccinated, we don’t know whether that will prevent transmission […] Cameron Griffin | January 27, 2021 0 Comments
Largest UK Ski Operator Cancels All Trips Until March Crystal Ski Holidays, the largest ski operator in the United Kingdom, has announced that it will be canceling all ski trips up until March 5. This news comes after many countries around the world have increased or extended travel restrictions and ski closures due to rising Covid-19 case levels and fears of new virus variants. On the Crystal Ski Holidays […] Liam Abbott | January 25, 2021 0 Comments
Steamboat, CO Lift Ticket Hits Record High of $225 Steamboat Ski Resort, Colorado, a member of the Ikon Pass and a top-notch resort located in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, has just announced an increase in single-day lift tickets for the second year in a row, this time surpassing the $200 mark. During holiday weekends, you can now expect to be paying $225 when showing up to the ticket […] Industry News Liam Abbott | January 20, 2021 5 Comments
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