Photo Tour: 7 Resorts Across North America Celebrate Opening Weekend This weekend saw the 2018/19 season begin in earnest, with 6 resorts spinning lifts (with an unexpected 7th joining them on Sunday). Thanks to some natural snow, but mostly thanks to the superb job our snowmakers do, lift-lines formed early at all resorts and skiers and riders were excited to make the first tuns of the winter. Of course, the […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 22, 2018 0 Comments
A 20-Year-Old Snowboarder Died At Spirit Mountain, MN On Sunday According toย Duluth News Tribune, a 20-year-old snowboarder died at Spirit Mountain in Duluth, MN on Sunday.ย The man, who’s name has yet to be released, was snowboarding with his friends in the terrain park at the resort. After waiting for him at the bottom, his friends went back up the mountain to look for him. They located him laying on the […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 10, 2018 0 Comments
19-Year-Old Skier Dies After Hitting A Tree At A Ski Area In Minnesota According to Local Authorities, a novice skier died in Minnesota on Saturday after hitting a tree at a local ski resort.ย 19-year-old Bethany Becker of Corcoran, MN was skiing at Coffee Mill Ski Resort in Wabasha, MN on Saturday Afternoon.ย She was near the end of her run on Fall Line, when she lost control during a turn. After she lost control, […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 23, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Skateboarder Cody Davis Drops in to the Crashed Ice Course, Saint Paul, MN Skater Cody Davis dropsย in on the Crashed Ice course in St. Paul, Minnesota. The board is modified with blades hooked up to the trucks instead of wheels and the resulting video, courtesy of Red Bull, rocks. Steven Agar | January 22, 2018 0 Comments
Winter Storm Warning Issued For MN | Up To 10″ of Snow Is Expected To Fall Today – Friday Morning The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Northern Minnesota.ย It is in effect from 10am cst this morning until 1am cst Friday morning. A cold front is expected to move through, which will turn rain to snow as the day progresses. Up to 10″ of snow is expected to fall in MN Today – Friday Morning. NOAA […] Weather Chris Wallner | October 26, 2017 0 Comments
Video: Fat Bike Snow Park? Have you ever dreamed of taking your fat bike through a ski resort’s terrain park? Well these guys had that dream, and rapidly set to their local ski hill at Buck Hill, MN. ย The squad is rolling pretty deep with fat-bikers and an ATV to help shuttle them up the half pipe. ย This is pretty amazing and might actually […] Cycle Keenan Grady | March 16, 2016 1 Comment
Minnesota Ski Resorts Approves Winter Downhill Mountain Biking: Minnesota ski resort, Spirit Mt. announced at the beginning of this year that they will allow downhill mountain bikers with fat bikes to access the lifts.ย This will begin next Sunday (January 17, 2016) and run every Sunday from 10AM til 4PM. There will be certain rules of course such as following the biking responsibility code and the trail code: […] Cycle Keenan Grady | January 13, 2016 3 Comments
Marcus Caston 2014/15 POV Highlight Video: “Church” Marcus Caston is from Salt Lake City, Utah and the guy can ski and takes great photos. This video is his 2014/15 highlight POV reel. He’s not afraid to send it through some high consequence terrain. Marcus got to travel the world skiing this year and he has footage in here from Minnesota to Iceland. I was fortunate to travel the world this season in search of skiing from Wild Mountain Minnesota, to the most remote villages in Iceland. Here is a collection of GoPro videos from my point of view. […] SnowBrains | June 16, 2015 0 Comments