Vail Resorts Creates Deep Pockets With $1.3 Billion Cash On Hand—What’s Next? Vail Resorts as a company is one of the most polarizing topics in the ski community since skiers vs. snowboarders in the mid-’80s. The ski community is torn on whether to hate them for their mass acquisitions or to love them for the variety and coverage that their season pass offers. Regardless, there is one thing for certain: People are […] Industry News Artur | July 1, 2021 5 Comments
Canadian Government Begins Talks on Reopening US Border Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has begun preliminary internal discussions with his government about reopening the US border, even as Canada lags well behind its neighbor to the south in vaccinations. Related: Canada’s COVID-19 Border Closure is Being Violated By Americans Formal talks about how to proceed with the reopening have already begun, and include whether to employ a two-track […] SnowBrains | May 20, 2021 0 Comments
Despite Pandemic Shutdowns, Carbon Dioxide and Methane Surged in 2020 This post first appeared on the NOAA research news site Carbon dioxide levels are now higher than at any time in the past 3.6 million years Levels of the two most important anthropogenic greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, and methane, continued their unrelenting rise in 2020 despite the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic response, NOAA has announced. Related: Mount […] WeatherBrains | May 20, 2021 1 Comment
Repurposed Gondola Cars Provide a New Pandemic Dining Experience The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the restaurant industry, with mandatory closures and restricted dining hurting restaurants’ business. Owners managed to get creative by expanding outdoor dining spaces and building parklets to seat customers. During the summer the issue was easier to manage. Restaurants created an enjoyable dining experience by rolling up garage doors to increase airflow and seating customers outside. The need […] Industry News Alex Mangels | March 4, 2021 1 Comment
“Coronaphobia:” The Psychology of Skiing During COVID The people want to ski this winter. Just like any winter. But this winter is different and so are people’s emotions toward it. COVID-19 is affecting the way people think, act, and feel about everything (skiing). And we as skiers and truth-seekers should seek to understand this publicly-shared mentality concerning skiing during a pandemic this season… Here’s what we know […] Brains Martin Kuprianowicz | December 15, 2020 1 Comment
Standard Ski Mask is Not an Effective Face Covering, Research Says | Wear 2 and Ensure They’re Dry Have you been skiing at a resort since the pandemic started? To operate ski areas this season, there are obviously a ton of regulations put in place to keep people safe. As we all know, one of these regulations is to wear a facial covering. Research is showing that your standard ski mask you wear anyways is not quite enough. […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | December 4, 2020 0 Comments
30-Year Old Ski Operator Ceases Trading, Unable to Survive Covid-19 and Travel Restrictions A British ski company that has been providing ski holidays to France and Austria for 30-years announced they had ceased trading with immediate effect, unable to survive the global pandemic affecting their business. “Despite the wonderful support of our guests, colleagues, and partners, we have been unable to navigate the extraordinary challenges of managing a winter ski operator through the […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 18, 2020 0 Comments
25 of Colorado’s 64 Counties Move to ‘Level Orange’ Coronavirus Restriction—One Away from ‘Stay at Home’ Order Rising hospitalizations, repetitive news media headlines, seemingly mild state restrictions that bring forth more, stricter state restrictions that soon leave you with nothing open but the grocery stores and the (ski area-less) mountains themselves—sound familiar? It’s not Déjà vu, it’s COVID—again, eight months later. Just as we all have collectively feared from the time when ski lifts stopped spinning last […] Martin Kuprianowicz | November 16, 2020 0 Comments
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