Ikon Pass Expands Mountain Access Program With New Partner Native Youth Outdoors The Ikon Pass Mountain Access Program is entering its sixth year with a broader reach, adding a new nonprofit partner and opening applications for the 2025 season through the end of the month. The program, which aims to lower barriers to skiing and snowboarding, now supports both SheJumps and Native Youth Outdoors. Each organization will select 40 participants, who will […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | September 18, 2025 0 Comments
Winter Park Resort, CO, is Adding Arapaho Language to its Trail Signs This Season Winter Park Resort in Colorado has announced the unveiling of a new art installation, “There Is Snow On The Ground,” developed in collaboration with Native and Indigenous artists, skiers, riders, and outdoor stewards. This project, four years in the making, aims to raise awareness of Winter Park’s sense of place, its original Native and Indigenous heritage, and the vital importance […] Industry News Kenneth Condon | December 21, 2023 1 Comment
Colorado 14er to be Renamed Home to the highest paved road in North America, Mount Evans is set to be renamed following a unanimous vote by the Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory board. Mount Evans will be renamed Mount Blue Sky, a long-awaited change by many Native American tribes, especially those tribes victimized in the Sand Creek Massacre. The Sand Creek Massacre happened in late November […] Industry News Michael Pitts | November 23, 2022 2 Comments
National Park Service Awards $2.1 Million for the Return of Native American Remains and Sacred Objects The National Park Service (NPS) last week announced $2.1 million in grants to nine Indian Tribes and 20 museums to assist in the consultation, documentation, and repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural items as part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). “Repatriation of human remains and sacred cultural objects to Native American Tribes, Alaska Natives, and […] SnowBrains | August 15, 2022 1 Comment
From Squaw Valley Crescent to Chamonix Crescent: The Renaming Controversy in Whistler, BC On July 6, the Whistler, BC, council is to deliberate on changing the name of Squaw Valley Crescent to Chamonix Crescent. Last year, residents of the street proposed three new names. Related: Squaw Valley, CA To Consider Changing Name Since “Squaw” Is a Racial Slur There were three names proposed to the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW). One of the […] Industry News Breya Bergom | July 6, 2021 1 Comment
Arizona Supreme Court Rules Against Hopi Tribe In Snowmaking Lawsuit The Hopi tribe just lost an ongoing legal battle with the town of Flagstaff. The lawsuit concerns the city’s sale of reused wastewater to Arizona Snowbowl for snowmaking. The lawsuit was made on the grounds that the wastewater causes a public nuisance and interferes with the tribes cultural, ceremonial and religious rights to the land. The lawsuit was first filed […] Industry News Jason Ringenberg | December 7, 2018 0 Comments
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