2 Fatalities at Ski Resorts in Utah and New Mexico Over Thanksgiving There were two tragic accidents at American ski resorts last week, both resulting in fatalities. A 55-year-old man skiing with his son was airlifted to hospital in an extremely critical condition Wednesday after an accident at Brighton Ski Resort, UT. He later died of his injuries. Lee Draper and his son were skiing at 9:30 am in the White Snake area […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 29, 2021 0 Comments
Sipapu Ski Resort Opens Tomorrow, November 19th | First Resort in New Mexico Open for Winter 21/22 Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort will be the first ski resort to open in New Mexico as its operations begin for the season Friday, November 19. Related: 7 Amazing New Mexico Ski Areas You’ve Never Even Heard Of The Vadito resort will open with two beginner runs, Lower Thumper and Lower Bambi, off of Lift 2. Day tickets and rentals […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 18, 2021 1 Comment
Photo Tour: Storms Dumps First Snow of the Season on New Mexico The first day of October and a reminder that winter is just around the corner. Related: Photo Tour: Winter Arrives in the US as Major Storm Drops Snow Across the West Ski areas in New Mexico got their first snow of the season last night. Check out some of the best photos to get you stoked for winter. It’s not […] SnowBrains | October 1, 2021 0 Comments
Where the Three Rivers Meet It could have been an old truck’s exhaust backfiring, we didn’t know. What it really sounded like was a gunshot, but we wouldn’t admit that. We only saw one other vehicle in the area on the way in. It was already dark when we decided to spend the night at the rusty, abandoned windmill and cattle tank. We were on […] Martin Kuprianowicz | September 16, 2021 0 Comments
A Host of Significant Improvements Are Awaiting Guests at Taos Ski Valley, NM, This Winter With the focus on giving visitors a distinctive and memorable visit, Taos Ski Valley has made significant investments in both the visitor experience and its mountain operations for the 2021-2022 winter season. The result is a bundle of new activities and improvements that complement the true and unique Taos Ski Valley experience for all abilities and ages. Related: Taos Ski Valley, […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 1, 2021 1 Comment
The Traveling Kendama “Best season of our lives.” We would consistently tell ourselves that last summer when discussing the approaching winter. We would say it when we were trying to distract ourselves from the fact that it was actually summer and not winter. We would say it when life felt stagnant, and we needed something to look forward to. Or when we wanted […] Martin Kuprianowicz | July 8, 2021 0 Comments
Ski Apache, New Mexico Threatened by Already 4,000+ Acre Fire Which Started This Morning | Evacuation Orders in Effect The Three Rivers Fire near Ruidoso, New Mexico—home to ski area Ski Apache—is 0 percent contained at this time. It started at 10:30 am on Monday, April 26, and has grown to an estimated 4000 acres in size by 4 pm today according to Laura Rabon, public information officer with the U.S. Forest Service. The video below is courtesy of […] Fire Firebrains | April 26, 2021 6 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO Photo Tour: A Weekend of SEND Brought to you by Monarch Mountain Photo Tour from Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 26-28, 2021 Photos courtesy Blake Sharrock, SnowBrains, Derek Scott, Gage Whipple, Robert Sanders This last weekend at Monarch Mountain in Colorado was rowdy—to say the least. If you want to read about the powder-poppin’, cliff-droppin’, birthday mayhem, just click here. This article is only pictures, which I […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | March 31, 2021 0 Comments
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