The A-Frame Club at Winter Park Resort, CO: A Skylab Architecture Twist on The Modern Hotel The A-Frame Club by Skylab Architecture is a new hotel brand that takes design cues from 1970s American ski culture and the iconic A-frame cabins of that era. The first Club consists of 31 newly-constructed cabins along with a bar and restaurant in a historic saloon building in Winter Park, Colorado. Situated on a two-acre wooded site adjacent to the […] Luke Guilford | June 22, 2024 0 Comments
The 9 Best North American Ski Areas to Visit in the Summer While many of us visit ski resorts in the wintertime for skiing, snowboarding, and other snowy escapades, many of North America’s premier ski destinations transform into vibrant hubs of activity during the summer months. As the snow melts, these mountainous regions reveal ideal playgrounds that offer endless outdoor pursuits, from hiking and mountain biking to zip-lining and scenic gondola rides. […] Brent Thomas | May 24, 2024 0 Comments
It’s Fishmas! California’s Trout Season Begins Saturday, April 27 The traditional trout season opener on the last Saturday in April remains one of California’s most celebrated and anticipated outdoor traditions. It draws thousands of anglers to trout fishing destinations such as Burney and Dunsmuir in the north, Bridgeport and Bishop in the Eastern Sierra, Mammoth Lakes in the south, and many other mountain communities and picturesque hamlets throughout the […] SnowBrains | April 22, 2024 0 Comments
Mountain Dew Will Refund Your Outdoor Recreation Pass with Their New “Outdoor Stimulus” Program Mountain Dew is making it easier to get outdoors by giving away $1 million in prizes to celebrate the great outdoors. This $1 million will be given out as $25 gift cards in exchange for scanning your outdoor license or pass for the 2020/2021 season. Mountain Dew accepts almost every type of license/pass, including fishing licenses, hunting licenses, off-road vehicle […] Miles Wong | April 7, 2021 0 Comments
Why You Should Choose Mammoth Lakes, CA Over Just About Anywhere Brought to you by Mammoth Lakes Tourism As destinations from all over the world begin their multi-phase plans to reopen society and bring life “back to normal,” there may be no better time to release yourself back into the wild, to find new adventures and explore endless opportunities. For the last year, we have been navigating unfamiliar territory in our […] Featured Article Alex K | March 18, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: This is How Lakes Are Stocked With Fish Something about this video just looks kind of silly — but this is how lakes are stocked with fish. This video shows a truck releasing a literal waterfall of trout into June Lake in Mono County, California. Wikipedia defines fish stocking as… …the practice of raising fish in a hatchery and releasing them into a river, lake, or ocean to supplement existing populations or to create a […] Friday Fun SnowBrains | June 5, 2020 0 Comments
When Lightning Strikes: This Simple Advice Could Save Your Life Lightning strikes the earth 45 times every single second (that’s 1.4 billion flashes a year). According to the NOAA, the United States averages 51 lightning strike fatalities every year, second only to flooding for deadly weather. Ten times that amount are struck but survive. The odds of becoming a lightning victim in the US in any given year is 1 in 700,000, […] Weather Steven Agar | May 19, 2020 0 Comments
11-Year-Old Catches 30-Pound Trout in Lake Near Breckenridge, CO 11-year-old Breckenridge, Colorado local Tanner Wilson caught an estimated 30-pound lake trout, sometimes known as a mackinaw fish, while fishing with his father Tuesday, April 21, at a Summit County reservoir, Summit Daily reports. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime catch,” his father, Matthew Wilson, told the Summit Daily. “Any fisherman would love to catch a fish that size.” While young Tanner […] SnowBrains | April 28, 2020 0 Comments
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