Via Ferrata: The Most Exciting Summer Adventure At Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, BC After skiing at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Columbia for the past 15 years of my life, I thought I had covered all of the heart-stopping terrain that the mountain had to offer, but I saw it in a whole new light this summer when I found myself on their Via Ferrata, hanging on a swinging suspension bridge over […] Climbing Lucy Ferneyhough | August 25, 2020 1 Comment
PHOTO TOUR: Winter Returns to the Rockies as Storm Dumps Multiple Inches Snow The snowstorm sweeping down the Rocky Mountains delivered yesterday, dumping multiple inches of fresh snow on Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, before moving south into Utah. According to Wasatch Snow Forecast, Snowbasin resort got the biggest totals. This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Western and Central Wyoming. .DAY ONE…Today and Tonight. High elevation snow in the western mountains this morning, especially the […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 17, 2020 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, CO Slammed With Angry Comments For Photos of Ski Hill It’s Thursday, April 16, and about a foot of new snow has fallen at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Colorado in the past 24 hours. Alan Henceroth, the ski area’s chief operating officer, has been posting recent pictures of the snow and the beautiful, mountain scenery in and around A-Basin. But not everybody is happy about that. According to Henceroth, […] SnowBrains | April 17, 2020 7 Comments
Colorado: Safest Ski Lifts In The World? Did you know that Colorado has the most regulations for ski lifts out of anywhere on earth? According to The Summit Daily, Colorado has among the safest ski lifts in the world. Lift malfunctions and accidents are quite rare, yet Colorado resorts had an epidemic of ski lift-related issues in the past three years, including one that killed a visitor […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 15, 2019 0 Comments
Want Discounted Colorado Lift Tickets? The Gems Card Is Now On Sale For 2019-2020 Season What is a Gems Card? A Gems Card is a discounted promotional ski-pass with big discounts at 11 Colorado ski resorts. It’s currently on sale. For just $30, the Gems Card provides your choice of either: Two 2-for-1 lift tickets or Two 30% off lift tickets Use your Gems Card for either two 2-for-1, two 30% discounts, or one of each at all 11 […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 5, 2019 0 Comments
Climber Caught in Large Summer Avalanche on Mount Diadem in the Canadian Rockies A climber was caught in a large avalanche on 11,060-foot Mount Diadem in the Canadian Rockies on Saturday while climbing with a party. A third climber in the area alerted search and rescue, reports gripped.com. “The Huber and Odaray glaciers have perhaps the most snow I have ever seen at this time of year. The good news is the really […] Avalanche AvyBrains | July 23, 2019 0 Comments
Avalanche Season is Underway – 2 Recent Incidents in the Canadian Rockies On Monday, 3 skiers were caught in a natural avalanche in Banff National Park, AB. Then just yesterday, the above picture from the Fernie backcountry was posted to Facebook. Be careful out there, where there’s snow, it can slide. Avalanche season is underway. Avalanche AvyBrains | November 2, 2018 0 Comments
Top 18/19 Multi-Resort Passes to Explore Colorado The Ikon and Epic Passes seem to have a tight grip on the Colorado region with Aspen Snowmass and Vail under their rule. However, a few contenders offer great deals on some of the best skiing in the state. Colorado holds some of the most sought after terrain in North America. Cold, dry powder and the steeps of the Rockies have […] Industry News Katy Shipley | July 6, 2018 0 Comments
Climbing
Weather
Industry News
Avalanche
