SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 93 | Denis Lee – Co-Founder of AirFlare Denis Lee is a Co-Founder of AirFlare, a company built around a simple idea with lifesaving potential – turning the smartphone people already carry in their pockets every single day into a powerful search and rescue tool, and a powerful tool to help ski patrol save time and energy. He left his traditional corporate career to pursue his passions in […] Featured Video Podcast | December 2, 2025 0 Comments
Missing Skier’s Body Found at Snowbird Ski Resort, UT On Sunday night, May 19, a concerned relative contacted the Unified Police Department that 60-year-old Charles Esposito had not returned from skiing at Snowbird, Utah. Police responded to the call and located Esposito’s vehicle in the Snowbird parking lot. Tracking his phone, officers narrowed down his location to an area near the Gadzoom Lift which is closed for the season. […] Industry News Luke Guilford | May 21, 2024 0 Comments
Ski California to Host 6th Safety Day Across Several CA & NV Resorts Ski California will host its sixth annual Safety Day on Saturday, January 27, with resorts in California and Nevada planning to offer a variety of safety-themed activities and experiences. The theme of Ski California Safety Day will be centered around the first four points of NSAA’s Your Responsibility Code to educate guests about the importance of skiing and riding in […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 24, 2024 0 Comments
Profit Over Safety Speculated for Everest Climbing Firms Record-breaking Everest climber Kenton Cool claims that companies leading expeditions to Mt. Everest are putting profit over participant safety. This comes after one of the deadliest years for Mt. Everest climbers. As of the end of this spring, 13 people died climbing the mountain. Around 300 have died since expeditions up the mountain began in 1900. Cool, a 49-year-old British […] Climbing Jordan Guzman | July 28, 2023 0 Comments
Ski California and Palisades Tahoe, CA, Win NSAA Safety Awards Ski California was selected as the 2023 Best Guest Safety Program award winner by the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) at its National Convention this week for the creation and effective use of its digital Mountain Safety Guide. Ski California, also known as California Ski Industry Association, is a non-profit trade association representing 35 ski resorts in California and Nevada. Additionally, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 11, 2023 0 Comments
PSA: Now is the Time to Sign Up For an Avalanche Safety Course With summer beginning to come to a close, leaves are starting to change and that crisp morning air is setting in. We can’t help but feel that itch to be back in the mountains once again. Although most of us are enjoying those off-season activities to keep the stoke alive until we get back on snow, it’s never too early […] Avalanche Nick DeRiso | August 19, 2022 2 Comments
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Hopes to Reinstate Deputy Ski Program at Purgatory Resort, CO After “Ethical Violation” The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office has hopes of reinstating the deputy ski patrol program at Purgatory Resort, CO after it was shut down by the Colorado Independent Ethics Department in 2019 because of a violation. The deputy ski program launched in 2012 and it began as a very simple and helpful idea. The main objective of the program was […] Industry News Haleigh Hafner | April 12, 2022 0 Comments
VIDEO: Big White Ski Resort, BC, Reminds Us of Off-Season Mountain Safety and That Uphill Access Is Closed [arve url="https://youtu.be/dI29swolBMw"] SnowBrains | May 6, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
HAPE: What it Actually is and How to Avoid it High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, or HAPE for short, is something every hiker wants to avoid at all costs. HAPE is a life-threatening form of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Mayoclinic.org says this happens when you gain elevation at a rapid rate and your lungs start to constrict, causing increased pressure. This increase in pressure causes fluid to leak to your lung tissue […] Brains Artur | February 1, 2021 0 Comments
What is High Altitude Pulmonary Edema and How to Spot the Deadly Condition Summiting the peak of a high-altitude mountain is one of life’s most rewarding feats. However, it doesn’t come without its fair share of risks. Today we’re talking about High Altitude Pulmonary Edema or HAPE. A life-threatening condition influenced by high altitude which causes fluid to be generated and accumulated in the lungs. Occurring when individuals ascend above 8,200 feet, mountaineers, […] Brains Nick DeRiso | February 1, 2021 0 Comments
Mountain Safety: Know The Code, It’s Your Responsibility Ski collisions are far too common on the mountain. If you are involved in a collision with another skier, the law states that you must stay at the scene of the accident and that you can be financially responsible for any injuries that occur, or even criminally charged as a result of the collision. For many of us, skiing and […] Brian Werner | January 26, 2019 1 Comment
Rockfall – A Lesson Learned in Mountain Safety Today I went backcountry skiing in Ushuaia, Argentina by myself. I’d skied in the same zone yesterday, 2 days ago, and 2 weeks ago totaling to 5 days skied in the exact same zone. It’s springtime here and I was feeling very familiar with the zone and the conditions. So confident and familiar that today, I decided not to bring any safety equipment. No beacon. No shovel. No probe. No rescue gear. No first aid kit. No helmet. No helmet. Today […] Featured Article Miles Clark | June 26, 2018 11 Comments
Mt Rose Ski Tahoe, NV Takes Their Mountain Patrol To The Next Level Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe has received a permit which approves Advanced Life Support care for emergencies on the mountain. Issued by the Nevada Department of Health Emergency Medical Services Division, it allows them to oversee advanced medical practices, and have full control over the hiring process for paramedics. On mountain paramedics are incredibly useful, and Mt. Rose plans on gathering more on their team. Advanced Life Support […] Industry News Katy Shipley | April 26, 2018 0 Comments
Friends don’t let friends HAPE. Although not as well known as avalanches, HAPE ( high altitude pulmonary edema), otherwise known as HAPO in the Indian regions of the Himalayas ( the British spelling is Oedema) is in fact the number one killer of people at altitude. Although not strictly correct, the same issues with breathing at altitude are known as altitude sickness, or sometimes Acute […] Brains Ben Davies | September 16, 2017 0 Comments
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