Tree Well Claims The Life Of A 56-Year-Old Skier At Whitefish Mountain Resort, MT According to Flathead County Sheriff’s Office, a 56-year-old man died at Whitefish Mountain Resort, MT after falling into a tree well near the summit on Friday, March 2nd, 2018. Charles Douglas Herr was skiing with a friend, when they became separated. The friend reported him missing after they failed to meet up. After a two hour search around the mountain, Charles’ […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 6, 2018 0 Comments
Local Skier Smashes Lone Peak Tram, Big Sky, MT All-Time Record | 35 Laps and 50,750 Vertical Feet It was Valentine’s Day at Big Sky Resort, Montana and Rob Leipheimer was loving life. It had just passed 1 pm and he had just beat his Lone Peak Tram all-time record of 27 laps, reports montanauntamed.com. “I was doing five laps an hour,” he said. “I was thinking this is a really good pace.” Recently, Leipheimer, 50, had been […] Steven Agar | March 4, 2018 4 Comments
Mountain Collective Pass Adds Big Sky Resort, MT to its Line-Up of World Class Destinations Whilst all the recent industry focus has been on the battle between the Epic and Ikon passes, other options do exist. Not wanting to be left behind, the Mountain Collective just announced their pass for the 2018/19 season, with the big news being that they added Big Sky Resort, MT to the list of other world-class destinations. The 2018/19 Mountain […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 1, 2018 1 Comment
Top 10 DEEPEST Snowpacks In North America Right Now: It’s the beginning of March and all of the top 10 deepest snowpacks in North America are well over 100″. It looks like there’s more snow on tap for the west, so look for those PNW and BC snowpacks to grow. Along with that, some CA resorts could get in the game after this massive storm passes through. This season […] Weather Chris Wallner | March 1, 2018 0 Comments
Top 10 Biggest Snowfall Totals in North America Right Now: North America is so DEEP right now. As of February 25th, 2018, all of the Top 10 Biggest Snowfall Totals In North America are more than 340″. This is astonishing, considering the fact that March is the snowiest month for a lot of ski resorts. Top 10 Biggest Snowfall Totals In North America: 1. Mt. Baker = 603″ 2. Timberline Lodge, […] Weather SnowBrains | February 26, 2018 4 Comments
Man Riding Alone Dies After Snowmobile Crash Leaves him Trapped Facedown in a Montana Creek A 29-year-old Minnesota man was found dead on Thursday after a snowmobile crash in the Cooke City area of Montana, reports kbzk.com. According to a press release from Park County Sheriff Scott Hamilton, the man was found facedown in Stillwater Creek with a snowmobile on top of him. Members of the Park County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue had responded to […] Steven Agar | February 23, 2018 3 Comments
Top 10 DEEPEST Snowpacks In North America Right Now: It’s the end of February and all of the top 10 deepest snowpacks in North America are well over 100″. It looks like there’s more snow on tap for the west, so look for those PNW and BC snowpacks to grow. This season has been good for portions of the West, but the key is to go north. Top 10 […] Chris Wallner | February 22, 2018 0 Comments
Heavy Snowfall & Arctic Air On Tap For Montana This Weekend | Up To 20″ of Snow Saturday – Sunday Night The National Weather Service has issued Winter Storm Warnings, Winter Storm Watches, and Winter Weather Advisories for much of Montana. They are in effect from early Saturday Morning through late Sunday Night. Extremely cold temperatures are expected to accompany heavy snowfall throughout the weekend. Up To 20″ of Snow Saturday – Sunday Night. Arctic air is expected to coincide with this storm, […] Weather Chris Wallner | February 16, 2018 0 Comments
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