Body of Missing Snowboarder Connor Gill Found at Vail Mountain, CO The body of Connor Gill, a 26-year-old snowboarder from the Denver area, was found on Vail Mountain on February 28, ending a two-week search effort. Gill had been missing since February 14, when he was last seen boarding the Avanti Express chairlift around 9 a.m. Eagle County Coroner Kara Bettis confirmed the identity of the body on Monday, March 3. […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 3, 2025 0 Comments
79-Year-Old Man Found Alive after Spending the Night in a Tree Well at Blacktail Mountain, MT A 79-year-old male skier was found alive after spending an entire night lost at Blacktail Mountain Ski Area in Montana. The man had taken shelter in a tree wellโa hollow space that forms around a tree trunk when snowfall accumulates on its branches, preventing snow buildup beneath. To stay warm, he used pine branches as insulation and started a small […] Industry News Brent Thomas | February 24, 2025 0 Comments
All the Bizarre Items Found After the Snow Melted at Breckenridge Resort, CO Breckenridge, Colorado, opens for summer activities on Friday, June 14, and it is sure to be a memorable one.ย Recreational options include scenic chairlift rides, mountain biking, an alpine slide and coaster, ropes course, climbing wall, and more. Related: The 9 Best North American Ski Areas to Visit in the Summer In preparation for the summer season, over 200 employees at […] Industry News Brent Thomas | June 14, 2024 0 Comments
Kiely Rodni’s Body Has Been Found Under 14-Feet of Water in Her Car Kiely Rodni‘s body has been found. Adventures With Purpose, a Search & Recovery Dive Team dedicated to helping families of missing loved ones, is reporting today that they have located Kiely Rodni in her car under 14 feet of water in Prosser Creek Reservoir near Truckee, California. According to Adventures With Purpose, the authorities are on their way to Prosser […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 21, 2022 0 Comments
Woman Reunited With Engagement Ring Lost at Wild Willy’s Hot Spring, CA, After Stranger Finds It and Hands It In On June 5, a young husband and wife stopped by Wild Willyโs hot springs, Mammoth Lakes, CA, to enjoy the water. Hours after they left, they realized she left her valuable diamond engagement ring on the rock edge of the tub. They returned and searched for the ring, but it was lost. They filed a report with the Mono County […] SnowBrains | July 1, 2021 0 Comments
Forrest Fenn Confirms His $2-Million Treasure Chest was Found in Wyoming Author Forrest Fenn confirmed in a blog post this week that his recently discovered chest filled with $2 million worth of treasure was found in Wyoming. Many of the searchers for my treasure had solves that seemed to neatly fit the clues in my poem. Then when the finder found and retrieved the treasure, other searchers wondered how close they […] SnowBrains | July 24, 2020 1 Comment
Man Who Found Forrest Fenn’s Treasure May Have to Fight For it as 3 Others Claim They Solved Puzzle First The man who solved the puzzle and located Forrest Fenn’s buried treasure in the Rocky Mountains may have to wait, and fight, for his newly discovered fortune.ย At least three other people have begun lawsuits claiming that they solved the puzzle first and knew where the treasure was buried, with one lady even claiming that the man who found it ‘stole […] SnowBrains | June 15, 2020 81 Comments
Forrest Fenn’s $2-Million Rocky Mountain Treasure Chest Finally Found Hundreds of thousands of people have attempted to find the treasure chest hidden by Forrest Fenn in the Rocky Mountains a decade ago, and at least four have lost their lives in its pursuit, but the search is now over. Fenn announced over the weekend that one lucky person has located the chest and will claim its hidden treasure for […] SnowBrains | June 8, 2020 0 Comments