VIDEO: Moose Nearly Tramples Several Skiers at Resort A wild moose is shown sprinting through a trail filled with unsuspecting skiers at Åre Ski Resort in Sweden, coming inches away from trampling over several of them. It’s not exactly what you would expect to be coming right for you at full speed as you’re making turns on the groomer. Related: 78-Year-Old Aspen, CO Resident Fights Off Attacking Moose […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | February 19, 2020 0 Comments
“Super Snow Moon” to appear this weekend A “snow moon” will appear from this Friday evening to Monday morning — and not just any snow moon — a SUPER snow moon. The full moon that comes in February is traditionally known as the “snow moon,” despite its inability to actually affect snowfall patterns. Related: NASA Figures Out Why Mysterious Rings Form on one of Earth’s Oldest and Deepest […] Brains Martin Kuprianowicz | February 7, 2020 1 Comment
Jumbo Glacier, BC Will Be Forever Wild! Mega-Resort Plans Finally Scrapped After nearly 30 years a major controversial ski resort plan has finally been shut down for good. Jumbo Glacier, located in south-eastern British Columbia, would have been a year-round resort and the highest-elevation ski area in North American. To many people’s delight, the final decision was made on January 18th, 2020 for full termination of the project. Related: We Don’t Need […] Industry News Ryan Nadiak | January 30, 2020 0 Comments
The “Ice Egg” Phenomenon Hailuoto Island This is not normal, most would use the word bizarre I’m sure. Off the coast of Hailuoto Island in the Gulf of Bothnia, which splits Finland and Sweden, you will find this work of art created by mother nature currently. Ice eggs are formed when small pieces of white ice are broken off bigger slabs and a combination […] Brains Dan Scheibelein | November 15, 2019 0 Comments
Wi-Fi in Yellowstone National Park? Useful or Unnecessary? Recent proposals have been made by a broadband internet company to bring wireless internet to Yellowstone National Park and hope it will spread to other national parks in the future. AccessParks specializes in providing internet access to remote areas and has been doing so for the US Military for many years, but now has their eyes on national parks. Is […] Industry News Ryan Nadiak | November 14, 2019 0 Comments
Off-Road Vehicles Will Soon Be Allowed in Utah’s National Parks Off-road vehicles will soon be allowed in Utah’s national parks. The catch is they must stay on the road. Related: New Policy Allows E-Bikes On National Park System Trails Yet there are concerns. Conservationists fear rule-breakers will cause permanent damage at Utah’s five most popular national parks — Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Zion. Currently, ATVs and UTVs […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | October 2, 2019 2 Comments
London Named the World’s First National Park City The city of London was recently named a National Park City. If this doesn’t sound like a familiar concept, that’s because it isn’t. London is the first city to ever be given this title. The brainchild of geography teacher Daniel Raven-Ellison, the National Park City Foundation is a nonprofit that aims to make cities greener, cleaner and wilder. Thus far, this […] Jack Conroy | August 2, 2019 0 Comments
Wildlife Observations while Skiing/Snowboarding Many people have an interest in wildlife. Whether it’s birds, bees, bears or plants, there is lots of intrigue surrounding their lives, habitat, and endangerment status. Wanting to be involved in research is a common desire – and it’s surprisingly easy to make contributions that biologists can use to make inferences for their research directions. Would you be interested in […] Featured Article Sydney Stephens | January 26, 2019 0 Comments
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