History of Breckenridge: The 4th Largest Ski Resort in Colorado Happy New Year SnowBrains readers! I got to ring in 2022 by exploring the slopes in Breckenridge – the 4th largest ski resort in Colorado. While I was there, I was taken aback by the natural beauty of the massive resort. Located at an elevation of 9,600 feet, the mountain encompasses an impressive area of 2,908 acres with five amazing […] Haleigh Hafner | January 4, 2022 1 Comment
The Evolution of Ski Patrol: Dogs, Tech, and Love for the Mountains Ski patrol has been part of the ski industry from the very beginning.  From ancient monks rescuing travelers in the Alps to drones joining the Aspen Mountain Rescue, the desire to keep each other safe in the mountains is tried and true. Ski patrol today strives to keep up with the ever-changing ski industry. This had led to advanced avalanche mitigation and high […] Avalanche Katy Shipley | August 26, 2021 0 Comments
A History Lesson on Denali, AK: North America’s Tallest Peak History Standing at 20,310 feet above sea level, Denali is the highest point in North America. Although the indigenous Koyuknons have referred to it as Denali for hundreds of years, the United States government acknowledged it as Mount McKinley from 1917-2015. The name Mount McKinley originally came from a gold miner that wanted to express his support for William McKinley, […] Climbing Jesse | July 7, 2021 1 Comment
VIDEO: Made in the Mitten | Never Before Seen Footage of the Birth of Snowboarding. In Michigan. [arve url="https://vimeo.com/460666206"] SnowBrains | December 8, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Origins: U.S. Avalanche Mitigation In this week’s edition of Origins, we will take a look into the history of how avalanches have been avoided in and out of ski resorts. If you missed last week’s Origins on the Freeride World Tour you can check it out here: Related: Origins: Freeride World Tour Avalanches are extremely dangerous and fatal events. Avoiding them at all costs is […] Avalanche Ryan Flynn | October 9, 2020 1 Comment
Eruption Of An Alaskan Volcano Linked To Extreme Cold In Ancient Rome An eruption of Alaskan Volcano over 2,000 years ago is being linked to extremes cold in Ancient Rome. A new study from the Desert Research Institute demonstrated through the analysis of volcanic ash found in the Arctic ice cores that a period of extreme climate in the Mediterranean was provoked by the eruption of Alaska’s Okmok Volcano in 43BCE. Early […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | June 26, 2020 0 Comments
How the Spanish Flu Pandemic Impacted Park City, UT 100 Years Ago & What Has Been Learned Since A little over a century ago Park City, Utah, the United States, and the rest of the world were overwhelmed with a horrible pandemic that killed more than 50 million people worldwide. Now, with the current COVID-19 pandemic, historians in Park City, Utah look to the past about how a ski town like theirs dealt with a similarly challenging situation […] SnowBrains | April 11, 2020 0 Comments
Brain Post: A Visual History of Pandemics Infectious diseases are as old as humankind. Pandemics are nothing new. This chart shows a visual representation of mankind’s pandemics, in order from deadliest to least deadly. Although new and still unfolding by the day, the COVID-19 pandemic we currently face is the third least deadly pandemic we’ve faced so far. We got this! Visual Capitalist wrote in a recent […] Brains The Brains | March 21, 2020 0 Comments
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