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Peak Skis Using Innovation to Bring Skiing Into the Future

Last season I began noticing folks ripping around on a brand of skis I’d never heard of before–Peak Skis. I asked around and learned that the skis are designed by legend Bode Miller (the best United States male alpine skier), and that the skis had a “KeyHole” design that folks seemed to love. So when I was asked if I […]

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Lynn Barlow | January 29, 2024
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Perisher, Australia, Launches PEAK Snow Days to Inform Guests During Popular Periods

Perisher Ski Resort, Australia, has launched PEAK Snow Days, an initiative to give guests more clarity when the resort will experience heightened demand for its products due to the conditions, so guests can Prepare, Explore, Act and Know before heading to the resort.  “As the largest ski resort in the southern hemisphere we have plenty of room for everyone to […]

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Julia Schneemann | July 7, 2023
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[VIDEO] Austrian Peak Fluchthorn Collapses in Massive Rock Slide

Incredible footage of the Fluchthorn peak crashing down in a massive rock slide was captured by Patrick Schöpfer, a member of Galtür mountain rescue, who happened to be in the area. Patrick Schöpfer believes that the recent snow melt, exacerbated by climate change in recent years, has caused the collapse of the peak. Alpine helicopters were dispatched immediately to assess […]

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Julia Schneemann | June 12, 2023
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The Top 10 Biggest Mountains in the Milky Way

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If you have ever considered climbing Mount Everest, which has a peak elevation of nearly 30,000 feet, then you may as well have Rheasilvia on your bucket list as well. Mountains are some of the most beautiful features here on Planet Earth, but other parts of the Milky Way galaxy also have some notable peaks. These are the tallest peaks known to […]

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Jesse | July 27, 2022
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HAPE: the Number One Killer at Altitude

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HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema) is a major cause of death at altitudes over 8,200 feet, though there have been cases of HAPE as low as 4,900 feet. HAPE occurs when fluids build up in the lungs due to the body’s response to an increase in altitude. When left untreated, HAPE has a high mortality rate. In the western United States […]

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Lynn Barlow | February 1, 2020
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Midwest and Northeast Operator ‘Peak Resorts’ to Acquire Three PA Resorts in $76-Million Deal

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Peak Resorts, the Missouri based owner of 14 midwest and northeast ski resorts today announced that it will be purchasing Snow Time, owner of 3 Pennsylvanian resorts, for $76-million. The three resorts, Liberty Mountain, Roundtop Mountain, and Whitetail resort are all within driving distance of the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area, and will immediately join the ‘Peak Pass‘ for the upcoming 2018/19 […]

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Extreme Heat is Shrinking the Tallest Mountain in Sweden

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Weeks of very intense heat in alliance with the Scandinavian forest fires this summer has brought up new research stating that Sweden’s tallest peak is shrinking. If the fires and the heat continue, the southern peak of Kebnekaise may lose it the title of Sweden’s tallest mountain. Kebnekaise mountain rests on the northwest edge of Sweden and has two peaks, the southern one […]

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Kristen Strom | August 8, 2018
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Respecting the Fourteeners: How to Be Prepared for the Climb

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Knife’s Edge, Capitol Peak. Image: Matador Network After a record number of deaths last summer on the Colorado Fourteeners, many believe that climbers are under prepared for their trips and are disrespecting the mountains. Capitol Peak, one of the more difficult 14ers, saw five deaths in just six weeks in 2017. The Peak had only four reported deaths in the […]

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Jenah MacGrain | June 23, 2018
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Bodies of Couple from Aspen Found on 14,000′ Capitol Peak, CO | 3rd & 4th Deaths on Capitol Peak This Summer

The bodies of a couple from Aspen who have been missing since Sunday were found today at the base of the north face of 14,000′ Capitol Peak in Colorado, according to officials and TheSummitDaily.com. The two bodies were located at 2:25pm today via helicopter, according to Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office commander Jesse Steindler. The names of the deceased have not […]

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CragBrains | August 22, 2017
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14,023-Foot Wilson Peak, CO Conditions Report + Photo Tour:

Yesterday I got the chance to hike Wilson Peak, one of the many 14,000ft peaks of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains.  More specifically this peak is near Telluride and known by many as the mountainous logo on the Coors can.  Just a note, we didn’t have the intention of reaching the summit, it was more of a skin and scope mission to […]

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Keenan Grady | March 18, 2016
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Sun, Bootpacks, and Bears | Jake’s Peak Tour 3/13/14

After convincing my friend Reza to ditch his plans for a southerly approach to Jake’s peak – accessed from Emerald Bay and most likely requiring the use of ice-axes and crampons – we settled for the main route. The main route to Jake’s peak can be accessed from Highway 89 just south of the headquarters for D. L. Bliss State Park. We left the car at a little past 8AM and started boot hiking straight up the face as there was not enough snow in the lower elevations. After an hour of boot hiking, which included some scary rock scrambling and lots of bushwhacking, we finally made it to […]

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Sara K | March 17, 2014
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Skiing in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca: Artesonraju (Paramount Peak)

This May and June I had the opportunity to join a trip to try and ski some high peaks in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca. This report is from the second part of our trip: an attempt to ski Artesonraju. For the first part, our adventure into the Quebrada Ishinca, CLICK HERE.   After being thwarted on Tocllaraju, we retreated to Huaraz to […]

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Lee Lyon | June 19, 2013
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Bali, Indonesia’s 10,000-Foot Mt. Agung from Nusa Lembongan

A Nusa Lembongan seaweed farmer gazing back at Bali’s 10,000-foot Mount Agung.  Indonesia has the largest number of historically active volcanoes (76), has had 1,171 recorded eruption.

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