Arctic Valley Ski Area, AK: Serving the Community 1 Powder Day at a Time Alaska in the winter evokes dreams of the 600+ inches of annual snowfall at Alyeska Resort, endless touring lines up various mountain ranges for backcountry connoisseurs, and heli-guided operations whisking wealthy customers or famous extreme athletes up steep peaks and untouched powder fields. While all these objectives can certainly be pursued in Alaska, they are generally expensive, require days/weeks/months of […] Brains Jared Roberts | March 13, 2024 0 Comments
Are the Best Places to Live for Health and Longevity Correlated With Skiing? You now have a new excuse to validate your skiing obsession! While it’s hard to determine exactly what leads to a long, healthy life, we can draw a few conclusions. Life Extension’s latest data life tables provide plenty of data to nerd out on, so here we go. Related: Nature: A Proven Cure to Mental and Physical Health Issues – […] Brains Luke Guilford | April 10, 2023 0 Comments
The North Face Pledges $7 Million Toward Supporting Diversity in the Outdoors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTYiEDMV7yA For those who seek solace and chase our passions in nature, access to the outdoors is crucial to our everyday lives. Our love and reliability for outdoor recreation have been especially magnified through the challenges of 2020, providing many with the ability to exercise, explore, and spend time with others in a safe environment. Unfortunately, it has become apparent […] Industry News Emily Crofton | October 23, 2020 1 Comment
National Parks Celebrate 104th Birthday Tomorrow By Waiving Entrance Fees Tomorrow, National Parks across the United States will celebrate 104 years of providing access to gorgeous and protected public lands. As such, to commemorate the National Park’s birthday, all parks will be waiving entrance fees for visitors. Related: Bipartisan Conservationism – The Great American Outdoor Act In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation into law that created the National Park […] Industry News Spencer Cox | August 24, 2020 0 Comments
The Civilian Conservation Corps: Opening America’s Wilderness The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) opened America’s wilderness and put millions of men to work. During the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt created the CCC as part of the New Deal. The projects were largely environmental based and made the outdoors much more accessible for recreating. The Corps existed from 1933 to 1942, employing over 3 million young men during […] Brains Alex Camerino | August 14, 2020 1 Comment
Fewer People in the US Are Going Outside Earlier this year, the Outdoor Foundation released a report highlighting that fewer Americans are recreating outdoors*. In fact, only about half of the US population played outside in 2018. The study shows that: there were 1 billion fewer outings in 2018 than in 2008; less than 20% of people in the country get outside more than once a week; 63% […] Industry News Connor Phillips | February 19, 2020 0 Comments
Outdoor Recreation Recognized as an Economic Force In a recent press release from the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), outdoor recreation is recognized as a large and growing percentage of the U.S. economy. Outdoor recreation accounts for 2.2 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product, according to the final report by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The report also found that outdoor recreation contributes over $734 billion […] Industry News Katy Shipley | September 30, 2018 0 Comments
5 Classes to Refresh Your Winter Skills Feeling rusty getting your ski legs back? Maybe now is the perfect time to brush up on some winter skills and refine your backcountry knowledge. It can be hard to maintain your expedition acumen during the off season, so here are a few classes and seminars around Colorado this season that can help refresh you on some important topics in […] Avalanche Jace Lieberman | December 26, 2017 1 Comment
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