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
Vail Resorts CEO Gives Generous Grants To 2 Lake Tahoe Area Foundations Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz and his wife Elana Amsterdam will be awarding grants totaling about $2.8 million in the 10 mountain communities where Vail Resorts operates. 2 Lake Tahoe area foundations will be on the receiving ends of those grants. The grants serve to strengthen emotional wellness programs in Lake Tahoe, Vail Resorts announced on Tuesday. The El Dorado […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 13, 2019 1 Comment
The Mental Health Crisis In Utah Is Far Worse Than Anyone Thought The intermountain west has the highest per capita suicide rate in the USA, according to a recent report released by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute in partnership with the Utah Hospital Association. From 1999 to 2016, the entire country saw a 25 percent increase in suicide rates according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a […] Brains Martin Kuprianowicz | September 4, 2019 0 Comments
How to Cope with Injury I’ve always been jealous of people who love sports that aren’t dependent on season. Baseball, for example, might have a season, but enthusiasts can still throw a ball around in the winter. Snowboarding and skiing are over once the snow is. It is precious. And it is a burden. My life during the snowboarding season is different to my life […] Helena Guglielmino | September 27, 2017 1 Comment
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