Trial Will Decide if Resort’s Negligence Caused Teenager’s Serious Injuries at Pond Skim Event The pond-skim is an end of season ritual at many resorts across the country, a fun way to celebrate the end of another season. But for one entrant at Snow King Mountain, WY his participation in the event had an everlasting effect on the rest of his life, caused by injuries sustained during his skim attempt. Related: Family of Teenager […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 9, 2020 3 Comments
Snowbird, UT Report – Summer Skiing Paradise June 16th and Snowbird is still ripping. Open 3 days a week from 8 am – 2 pm, Snowbird is the only mountain in Utah with its lifts still spinning. The base of the resort is bare and hot but one tram ride up and you’re in slush-skiing, Hawaiian-shirt wearing paradise. We got up there around 10 am last Sunday […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | June 18, 2019 0 Comments
The Original Pond Skim – Cushing Crossing Returns to Squaw Valley, CA this Weekend This weekend, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA will once again host the annual Cushing Crossing pond skim, one of their signature spring events that draws huge crowds, outrageous costumes and hilarious antics, all in the name of Spring Skiing fun. You might also like: UPDATE: Squaw Valley, CA Will Keep KT-22 OPEN Past May 12th “If Still Skiable” This year […] SnowBrains | May 3, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Sit-Skier Rob Enigl Nails End of Season Pond Skim at Big Sky Resort, MT BOOM! Check this out! Sit-skier Rob Enigl nails the pond skim at Big Sky Resort’s end of season shenanigans. And the crowd goes wild! You might also like: VIDEO: Watch this Sit-Skier Shred Big Sky, MT Culminating in Ticking Off a Bucket List Couloir Rob Enigl is a big mountain monoskier from Bozeman, Montana. Always an avid skier and snowboarder, a car […] SnowBrains | April 24, 2019 2 Comments
Spring Events For Every Type Of Rider At Mammoth Mountain, CA [Sponsored by Mammoth Mountain] Mammoth’s got your April social schedule all laid out, whether you’re a wacky pond skimmer, creative park rat, or just looking for a good sweat. The coming weeks at Mammoth are filled with weekend après parties, some of the spring’s biggest events, and lots and lots of sunshine. With so much going on at Mammoth this […] Featured Article Lindsay Hayden | April 17, 2019 0 Comments
Man Who Jumped in to Crowd at Copper Mountain, CO Pond-Skim Pleads Guilty The now infamous skier accused of attempting to clear the crowd at Copper Mountain’s Annual Slopesoakers pond-skimming event last spring pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge earlier this month. Hayden Patrick Wright, 27, was attempting the annual, end-of-season pond-skim at Copper Mountain on April 14 when he flew off the course and into […] Industry News Steven Agar | September 5, 2018 2 Comments
Family of Teenager Seriously Injured During Pond Skim Event Claim Resort is Negligent The pond-skim is an end of season ritual at many resorts across the country, a fun way to celebrate the end of another season. But for one entrant at Snow King Mountain Resort, WY his participation in the event had an everlasting effect on the rest of his life, caused by injuries sustained during his skim attempt. Can the resort […] Industry News Steven Agar | August 24, 2018 5 Comments
Mammoth, CA Conditions Report: Pond Skimming, Cliff Diving, Backfliping Fun! Yesterday, we drove from San Francisco through Yosemite up over Tioga Pass and down to Mammoth Lakes, CA. On the way we stopped at Knights Ferry and Rainbow Pools for some classic cliff diving. We also stopped at Olmstead Point in Yosemite to watch sunset on Half Dome and Clouds Rest. Today we cruised up to Mammoth Mountain and the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 8, 2018 0 Comments