GoFundMe Campaign Started For Tahoe Ski Patroller Whose Home Was Destroyed by Caldor Fire in California The Caldor Fire in northern California has grown to become one of the largest and most destructive fires in the state’s history. It is currently burning through 218,459 acres in the El Dorado, Alpine, and Amador counties, and is just 53% contained. The fire has been burning for nearly a month and there are 50 different fire response crews on the […] Fire Jesse | September 10, 2021 2 Comments
GoFundMe Started to Help Alpine Meadows, CA Ski Patroller Through Cancer Recovery Will Straub is an Alpine Meadows, California ski patroller. He’s battling cancer, and his friends, family, and fellow patrollers have started a GoFundMe page to help Will get through his recovery. Will’s GoFundMe page reads: No patroller wants to end their season early, especially when the reason is cancer. One of our patrollers here at Alpine Meadows, Will Straub, has […] SnowBrains | March 24, 2021 3 Comments
SnowBrains’ Buddy Seriously Injured in Morocco Ski Accident Our good buddy Elias “BigE” Holt was involved in an accident last weekend while skiing in Morocco. Elias and his group were very fortunate to survive, however, Elias suffered a severe leg fracture and significant facial trauma. With the help of some locals and his skiing partners, Elias was stabilized and transported several hours to Marrakesh where he was admitted […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 15, 2021 0 Comments
Crested Butte, CO Skiers Start Campaign to Save Local Theater COVID-19 is killing small businesses left and right but these Crested Butte locals won’t let it take their cherished theater without putting up a fight. According to the campaign’s GoFundMe page, the Majestic Theatre “has been a cornerstone of entertainment in the Gunnison Valley for nearly 30 years. Due to high rent costs and being unable to operate during a […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | November 20, 2020 2 Comments
Help Save Mountain Nectar at Squaw Valley, CA And Its Owner Who’s Battling Cancer Peter Henderson is currently battling cancer big time. He’s the owner of the delicious smoothie café Mountain Nectar at Squaw Valley Ski Resort that we at SnowBrains know and love — hell, we eat there just about every time we ski there. But after losing the smoothie shop because of the pandemic and being currently involved in a vicious fight […] SnowBrains | August 20, 2020 1 Comment
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 0 Comments
GoFundMe Launched for Utah Skier Louis Arevalo Who Was Seriously Injured Skiing On February 19th, a pillar of the Wasatch and adventure sports community nationally, Louis Arevalo had an accident while skiing. He has rallied and supported so many of us and our causes–now it is time to rally around Louis and Jacki and the whole Arevalo family to support this next phase of life. That journey starts today! Related: Legendary Jeff […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 28, 2020 0 Comments
CONTEST: Win A 3-Day Heli Trip with Black Ops Valdez For Designing Their Custom Beer Label Poster Alaska’s premier heli-ski operation Black Ops Valdez just made their first beer and now they need you to design the poster. This Black Hops IPA brewed by local Valdez Brewing is surely going to become the staple apres beer after long days of heli-skiing with the Black Ops crew. Are you dreaming of joining them for endless lines of powder […] Featured Article Alex K | February 4, 2020 2 Comments
Black Ops Heli Valdez, AK Raising Money to Help Save Master Chef with Stage 3 Brain Cancer Black Ops Heli Valdez in Alaska is helping to raise money for their master chef, Bridget Huddy, to try and save her life. Bridget was recently diagnosed with stage 3 brain cancer. Bridget is a strikingly experienced and organized chef with a million dollar personality and can run a kitchen like no other. That’s exactly why Black Ops Valdez, a […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | January 30, 2020 0 Comments
Legendary Jeff Leger (Dr. Huckinstuff) Seriously Injured at Jackson Hole, Needs Your Help Jeff Leger aka Dr. Huckinstuff is a Jackson Hole, WY native who is known as the voice behind the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort snow report and for sending it BIG off of cliffs in the Teton Mountains. Leger has sent over 100+ classic cliffs in Jackson Hole, and you may have even seen a video of him from last season […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 20, 2020 0 Comments
Squaw Valley Ski Patroller Diagnosed With Rare Type of Brain Cancer Ski patrollers devote so much of their lives to keeping us safe. Working long hours, they venture into avalanche terrain in the early hours to protect people, who they don’t even know, against the most dangerous aspects of skiing. Now, in the light of an unfortunate event, the skiing community has a chance to give back to one of these […] Industry News Tanner Blake | November 7, 2018 0 Comments
GoFundMe Set up in Honor of Whistler Avalanche Victim | Proceeds to Assist More Women to get into Heli-Ski Guiding Earlier this season, longtime Pemberton local and Whistler heli-skiing guide Lisa Korthals died in an avalanche while guiding a trip in the Coast Mountains outside of Pemberton. In order to continue her legacy, friend and fellow Whistler heli-ski guide, Vlad Lamoureux, working in conjunction with the Canadian Ski Guides Association, started a GoFundMe campaign with the hopes of creating a […] Avalanche Steven Agar | May 29, 2018 0 Comments
GoFundMe Page Setup for Injured Pro Skier Bryce Newcomb Friends and family of pro skier Bryce Newcomb are pulling together to raise money to help pay for his recovery expenses after he sustained severe injuries March 27 when a cornice broke beneath him whilst ascending Cody Peak south of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. ‘Have a Bryce Day’, a silent auction fundraiser has been organized for this Friday and a […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 2, 2018 0 Comments