Vail Resorts Investing in a New Mental Health Program for Its Employees The following email was sent by Vail Resorts CEO, Kirsten Lynch, to team members on July 7, 2022. Related: Living The Dream Or Mentally Unstable? Mental Health Crisis In Mountain Towns Team – In March, I shared the details of our new direction to focus on all of you – year-round and seasonal, hourly and salaried, mountain resorts and corporate. […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 1, 2022 31 Comments
Nature: A Proven Cure to Mental and Physical Health Issues As many people in the outdoor world know, a day spent outside feels much better than a day spent inside. In recent years there have been various studies released explaining the physical and mental health benefits of spending quality time in the outdoors. One of these studies, performed by students at Griffith University, Australia, determined that the national parks around […] Brains Ryan Nadiak | June 29, 2022 1 Comment
Chloe Kim is Taking a Break From Snowboarding to Prioritize Her Mental Health Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Chloe Kim recently made the announcement that she will be taking a break from snowboarding. She says she wants to use this time off to prioritize her mental health. This is not the first time Kim has had to step back from the competition scene. In 2019, Kim took a year off of competing to “enjoy […] Industry News Haleigh Hafner | April 26, 2022 2 Comments
Study Finds Skiers are Less Likely to Develop Anxiety As if skiing wasn’t enjoyable enough, it can also better one’s mental health. Frontiers in Psychiatry found that skiers are 60% less likely to develop anxiety than people who don’t ski. According to CNN, 10% of people worldwide suffer from anxiety. Physical activity is a “promising strategy” to reduce some of the effects of anxiety, some mental health experts believe. […] Industry News Breya Bergom | September 16, 2021 1 Comment
The Weight of Gold: A Documentary Exploring The Mental Health Challenges Of Olympic Athletes [arve url="https://youtu.be/LzGdIh3ciSk"] Sebastian Opazo | July 24, 2020 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
Olympic Skier Errol Kerr Talks w/ SnowBrains About His Challenge With Bipolar Disorder Last week, SnowBrains’ Miles Clark talked with Tahoe-based Olympic skier Errol Kerr about his challenges of dealing with mental health issues. Errol was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2015. On April 2nd, 2020, Errol was arrested in South Lake Tahoe, NV. In the above interview, Errol walks us through what happened on April 2nd and more. “What happened on April […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 27, 2020 2 Comments
Living The Dream Or Mentally Unstable? Mental Health Crisis In Mountain Towns BetterHelp is offering to match SnowBrains readers with a licensed therapist and give them a free month to communicate with the counselor on the Betterhelp platform. Living the ski bum dream in an iconic mountain town should bring only smiles and happy days, right? Well, this is quite far from being the case after years of studies performed across the […] Brains Ryan Nadiak | February 3, 2020 4 Comments
New Study: Skiing Can Lower Your Risk of Anxiety, Depression, and Dementia I know it, you know it, we all know it – skiing makes you feel good. But the benefits of skiing go beyond just having happy days well spent in the mountains. Apart from keeping you physically in shape, science shows that skiing is actually good for your mental health. After studying the health records of cross-country skiers in Sweden, […] Brains SnowBrains | December 13, 2019 2 Comments
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