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The Top 5 Best Ski & Snow Inspired Halloween Costumes

Halloween is this weekend! If you are scrambling for a costume, like I usually do, be inspired by these wintery snowsports costume ideas. Related: Shaun White Apologizes to Special Olympics Community for Offensive Halloween Costume Ski and Snowsports related costumes can be really fun. You may have some of these items in your closet or have a creative time at your […]

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LadyBrains | October 26, 2022
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Squaw Alpine Transit Company Announces Return of Free Mountaineer On-Demand Shuttle Service

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Squaw Alpine Transit Company (SATCo), the nonprofit formed as a collaborative effort by Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows’ homeowner associations, lodging properties, and the ski resort, announced the return of its complimentary Mountaineer on-demand shuttle service provided within the two valleys during the 2020-21 winter season. In its first two seasons, the Mountaineer app-based shuttle service transported over 150,000 passengers […]

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SnowBrains | October 15, 2020
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Conquering ‘Cradle Snatcher’ Couloir in Tasmania!

Spencer Cox | October 1, 2020
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Trip Report: 11,749′ Mt. Timpanogos, UT

11,749′ Mt. Timpanogos, UT is the most beautiful place I’ve been in the Rocky Mountains. Yesterday, September 16th, 2020, I hiked to the top of Mt. Timpanogos from the Aspen Grove trailhead near Sundance Ski Area. The bottom is lush and inviting. The top is moonlike and intimidating. Mt. Timpanogos, UT Details: Summit:  11,749′ Car:  6,900′ Vertical From Car:  4,849′ […]

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Miles Clark | September 18, 2020
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This 2020/21 Season Could See More Backcountry Recreationists than Ever Before

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Recently, in an open letter, Vail Resorts’ CEO Rob Katz outlined what pass holders could expect in terms of Covid-19 safety precautions for this upcoming season. Of the policies outlined, Katz stated that reservations would be required for all guests before arriving at the resort. According to Katz, he noted that “everyone who wants to get on resort chairlifts will […]

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Spencer Cox | September 2, 2020
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The Deadliest Accident in the History of Mount Rainier, WA

Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the state of Washington at 14,411 feet- almost three miles high. It is located about 59 miles south of Seattle. Almost two million people visit this national park each year. It is a stratovolcano, meaning that its height is built largely from many layers of hardened ash, lava, and pumice.  Mount Rainier last […]

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Sydney Stephens | November 1, 2019
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Andrzej Bargiel Plans to Ski Everest Without Supplemental Oxygen

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Polish ski mountaineer, Andrzej Bargiel, recently revealed his plan to ski Everest in an interview with his sponsor Red Bull. Mount Everest has been skied before, but Bargiel wants to do it “without unfastening the skis and no additional oxygen.” Last year Bargiel became the first person to ski down the world’s second-highest mountain, K2. He accomplished this without supplemental oxygen […]

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Taliana Potts | August 16, 2019
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Summit County, Colorado Remembers Hannah Taylor, 39 who Died Doing What She Loved Last Saturday

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Hannah Taylor, a longtime Summit County, Colorado resident known as a tough-but-beloved coach for Summit Nordic Ski Club and an accomplished endurance athlete, died on Saturday 21st July after a mountaineering accident in the Gore Range. She was 39, reports Summit Daily. In a post on their Facebook page, the Summit Nordic Ski Club wrote that Taylor and the club’s […]

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Steven Agar | July 28, 2018
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