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Vail Resorts Honors Colorado River Day With $1 Million Gift to The Nature Conservancy

The San Juan watershed

Yesterday, Vail Resorts, Inc. pledged $1 million to The Nature Conservancy (TNC), a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive. The support will span four years and is largely committed to restoring the Colorado River, which starts as snowmelt north of Grand Lake, Colorado, and flows more than 1,400 miles, providing water for […]

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Avatar photo Press Release | July 26, 2024
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Winter Park Resort, CO, Donates $80,000 From Its Uphill Armband Sales to Local Non-Profits

More than $80,000 will help organizations that help serve the thousands of people who adventure in Winter Park’s backyard every year After another successful season of Winter Park Resort’s uphilling program, the Colorado resort is proud to donate the proceeds from the sales of its uphill armbands, which is more than $80,000, to non-profits serving Winter Park and Grand County: […]

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Steven Agar | May 16, 2024
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Beaver Creek Resort, CO, and Vail Mountain, CO, Pledge $300,000 to Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley for Affordable Homes

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$60,000 yearly donation to support affordable home construction over the next five years EpicPromise has provided $4.5 million in cash and in-kind donations in Eagle County since August 2021 Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley (HFHVV) is thrilled to continue its commitment to affordable home construction through a $300,000 grant from Beaver Creek Resort and Vail Mountain through the company’s EpicPromise […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 14, 2022
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Winter Park Resort, CO Donates $40,000 to Grand County Search and Rescue

Winter Park, CO – Winter Park Resort is donating $40,000 to Grand County Search and Rescue from their new uphill program. Uphill skiing is becoming more and more popular – both on the resort and in the backcountry. Due to the increase in popularity, Winter Park Resort requires uphill users to purchase an armband. This year, the uphill armbands raised […]

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Dominic Gawel | April 19, 2021
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Breaking Records and Helping a Friend: The Story Behind a Couple’s Ruby Crest FKT

Last month on July 11, Emkay Myers and Tommy Sullivan set out to attempt a daunting endeavor: the Ruby Crest FKT (fastest known time) for the mixed-gender category. For those who are unfamiliar, the Ruby Crest is a stunning trail that traverses through the Ruby Mountains of Northeastern Nevada. Over the course of 37 miles and nearly 10,000 vertical feet, […]

Spencer Cox | August 13, 2020
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Vail Resorts CEO Donates $11.7 Million to Support COVID-19 Efforts, Racial Justice Reform and Youth Access

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Vail Resorts, Inc. announced yesterday that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rob Katz has exercised stock appreciation rights (SARs), that were set to expire in 2021, and will be making a charitable donation of 100 percent of the proceeds received.  Based on the market price on the date of exercise of $194.74 per share, the donation is equal to approximately $11.7 million.  After withholding […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 11, 2020
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Donate to Charity and Ski for FREE at Monarch Mountain, CO

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Brought to you by Monarch Mountain It is that time of the year to think beyond one’s self and to do good for the less fortunate in our community. And it is not just people getting into the holiday spirit, your local ski areas are joining in as well. Related: Monarch Mountain, CO is for Soul Skiing On Monday, December […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | December 6, 2019
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Steamboat Resort, CO Donates $500k to Yampa River Fund | Largest Donation in Resort’s History

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On Thursday, Steamboat Resort announced that it plans to donate $500,000 to the Yampa River Fund as a founding donor to the new endowed fund, which will pay for projects to protect the Yampa River’s flow, reports the Steamboat Pilot.  “The Yampa River is the lifeblood of our community, of our valley and really Northwest Colorado,” Steamboat Ski and Resort […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | September 20, 2019
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Ski Free at Powder Mountain, UT on Monday 12/17 and Tuesday 12/18 by Donating for Others

Powder Mountain Resort, UT is offering two free ski days Monday, December 17 and Tuesday, December 18th with donations to their local friends at the Lantern House in Ogden. Don’t forget that Powder Mountain has a daily ticket cap of 1,500 which is always implemented. Help us help the Lantern House in Ogden by donating one of the following items and you will […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | December 17, 2018
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$1 Goes a Long Way in the Truckee Tahoe Community

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Katy Shipley | June 20, 2018
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Swedish Ski Area Reaches New Heights Thanks to Amazon Data Center

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What could an Amazon Web Services Data Center and a Swedish ski area possibly have in common?  Rocks.  100,000 tons to be exact. The construction of Amazon’s new data center in Stockholm, Sweden led to an abundance of rocks donated to the Vilsta Ski Area.  Amazon’s donation expedited the ski area’s improvement plans so much, the changes are expected to be seen by the […]

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Katy Shipley | May 9, 2018
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Support AmeriCares and Spend a Day at the WSL Surf Ranch with Kelly Slater and Ride His Man-Made Wave

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The perfect wave. Every surfer chases it. Kelly Slater, like a surfing mad scientist, MADE it. And now you’ll experience the much-hyped, man-made wave for yourself. Forget Hawaii. Forget Fiji. You and a friend are being flown out to the super-secretive WSL Surf Ranch in central California for the surfing getaway of a lifetime, located hours from the nearest beach! […]

Steven Agar | October 18, 2017
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3,347 Acre Donation to Tahoe National Forest Added to Granite Chief Wilderness

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Within the last month the American River Conservancy (ARC) have donated 3,347 acres of land to the Tahoe National Forest, who made it part of the Granite Chief Wilderness, located west of Lake Tahoe. Designated as a wilderness area in 1984 to protect its natural beauty, the Granite Chief Wilderness encompasses glacier carved valleys, red fir forests, granite formations, and pristine […]

Steven Agar | September 6, 2017
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