Mountain Life Steeped in Canadian Mining History More and more people are moving away from cities and starting simpler lives in the mountains. This resurgence of mountain life has taken hold in one mountain community, Bralorne, British Columbia. Nestled amongst giant peaks 70 kilometers north of Whistler, Bralorne started its life as a gold mining town. In fact, 4.15 million ounces of gold were pulled from her […] Brains Robert Hansen | November 22, 2019 1 Comment
VIDEO: The Oldest Downhill Resort in Colorado, Monarch Mountain, Celebrates 80-Years this Year [arve url="https://youtu.be/2efzhPrkQ90"] SnowBrains | November 22, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
The Ticket Wicket – Do You Wicket Your Ticket? Early on in the start of resort skiing, ski resorts across the country and around the world sold day passes, or lift tickets, to their customers in the same way that they still do today. The way they affixed them to skiers’ clothing in a visible manner has changed. In order for lift attendants, or “lifties,” to efficiently check them […] Industry News Chad Walker | November 15, 2019 1 Comment
Purgatory Ski Resort, CO Made History this Weekend by Skiing in May for First Time EVER Purgatory Ski Resort, CO made history this weekend by opening in May for the first time ever, bringing an end to what has been an a-MAY-zing season. Related: There Are 10 Resorts Still Open in North America During the Week… (Another 6 On Weekends Only) They celebrated this historic day by partying on the beach with DJ Noonz spinning tunes and […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 10, 2019 0 Comments
February 2019 Makes Top 5 Snowiest Months in Mammoth Mountain, CA History [Sponsored by Mammoth Mountain] Mammoth Mountain, California is known for its mega storms and deep snowpack. Mammoth often sees record-breaking snowfall and is no stranger to skiing on the Fourth of July. It’s no surprise the resort currently has the deepest snowpack in the country and most season snowfall to date (606″ total snowfall at the summit and 405″ at […] Featured Article Katy Shipley | March 6, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: The Skis That Came In From The Cold | Discovery of Prehistoric Ski Offers Insight into the History of Skiing [arve url="https://youtu.be/e-wF2U-W6xs"] SnowBrains | October 9, 2018 1 Like 2 Tweets 0 Comments
National Parks – Past, Present and Future | 5 Oldest Parks and a New One Coming? For over 100 years, the National Parks Service has been striving to protect and manage our national parks, monuments and reservations. From Yellowstone to Yosemite, the NPS preserves our natural wonders for the future generations. Some of the first parks established remain the most iconic. “[the Service] purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and […] Featured Article Katy Shipley | July 10, 2018 1 Comment
VIDEO: Ayumu Hirano Makes History by Landing Back-to-Back 1440’s at X Games History was made on Sunday at the 2018 Winter X Games in Aspen, CO as Ayumu Hirano became the first snowboarder to ever land back-to-back 1440s in a halfpipe competition, scoring a near-perfect 99.00 to claim the gold medal in the Snowboard SuperPipe competition, reports tetongravity.com. The 19-year-old Japanese wunderkind was already sitting on a score of 96.66 and in first place […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 31, 2018 0 Comments