Investigating The Ski Town Housing Shortage It’s no secret: one of the ski industry’s biggest concerns is affordable workforce housing. It’s an epidemic that has plagued mountain towns since their inception. Although locals remain grateful to live in a place where vacationers flock and the wealthy come to play, mountain communities have faced their fair share of challenges over the years. Whether it be economic inequality, […] Brains Nick DeRiso | June 12, 2025 9 Comments
All Criminal Charges Dropped After Investigation into Covid-19 Outbreak at Ischgl Ski Area, Austria Finds No-One Was to Blame All criminal charges against people and officials involved in the covid-19 outbreak at Ischgl ski resort in Austria have been dropped. Five people, including four local officials, had been under investigation. “The investigations into the spread of coronavirus in Ischgl in spring 2020 have been discontinued. There is no charge. There is no evidence that anyone culpably did anything or failed […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 29, 2021 8 Comments
$10,000 Reward Offered for Information About Suspicious Fires Near Glacier National Park, MT Landowners along Glacier National Park’s northern border are offering a $10,000 reward for information about a string of suspected arson fires. Related: Glacier National Park, MT Release Identity of Climber Who Fell 500-Feet to His Death At least eight fires were reported near Glacier National Park’s northwestern entrance on the morning of July 23 in Montana. The first fire was […] Fire Firebrains | August 5, 2020 0 Comments
The Danger of Cigarette Butts to the Ocean Ecosystem The ocean’s ecosystem is being harmed by one of the most frequent plastic forms of litter around the marine coast: cigarette butts. Billions of cigarette filters, also known as “butts or ends,” are everywhere, many of them around street curbs where they flow through the storm drain and finally end in the ocean. A recurrent spot where you can find […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | June 22, 2020 0 Comments
Criminal Investigation Underway at Austrian Ski Resort Linked to Thousands of Coronavirus Cases A criminal investigation has been opened at Ischgl, a popular Austrian ski town well-known for its party and après scene, into allegations that an initial coronavirus infection was covered up at the local ski resort which we now are considering as the center of the European outbreak. Hundreds of new cases in Germany, Iceland, Norway, and Denmark have been traced […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 27, 2020 0 Comments
Vail Police Investigates and Warns About Fraudulent Ski Lift Ticket Sale The Vail Police Department is investigating multiple cases of ski lift tickets being fraudulently sold online through third-party vendors. In each case, ski lift tickets are being sold through Craigslist to visitors coming into Vail from out of town. When they arrive to pick up their tickets, they are either non-existent or are fraudulent. HOW DOES THE FRAUD WORK:Â In one […] Matias Ricci | January 19, 2017 0 Comments
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