Top 5 National Parks for Backcountry Skiing Are you looking to earn some turns and check some National Parks off your bucket list this year? As tourist season at many National Parks has ended, it’s the perfect time to visit. There’s no better way to explore the West’s National Parks than skiing them. Here are five National Parks with some of the best backcountry skiing. Related: How […] Backcountry Aunika Skogen | November 23, 2024 0 Comments
NASA: Taking Stock of the Rocky Mountain Snowpack As another winter ends with the U.S. West still in the grip of the worst megadrought in 1,200 years, scientists and water managers are looking at the state of the snowpack. Mountain snowpack is a natural reservoir: As it melts out over the course of the spring and summer, it provides a steady supply of water for millions of people […] SnowBrains | May 9, 2022 0 Comments
Photo Tour: Rocky Mountain Ski Resorts Get Their First Taste of Winter The first round of snow to hit the Rocky Mountains this week left ski resorts shrouded in a blanket of white. Related: NOAA: Winter Storm Warning Issued for Colorado | Monarch Mountain, CO Could See 16-24″ Fresh Snow Doesn’t quite look like there’s enough to ski just yet, but there is more snow is in the forecast. Let it snow… Industry News SnowBrains | September 9, 2020 0 Comments
Body of Solo Hiker Missing Since Sunday Found in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Authorities say a body discovered in the northern part of Rocky Mountain National Park is believed to be that of 37-year-old Aragorn Spaulding, who has been missing since Sunday. Still Missing: Search Suspended for 70-Year Old Missing Since Feb 28th in Rocky Mountain National Park The alarm was raised late Sunday night when the hiker did not return from his […] Climbing CragBrains | August 7, 2019 0 Comments
Body of Hiker Missing Since October on 14er Long’s Peak, CO Found Rocky Mountain National Park officials recovered a body Friday morning that they believe to be a hiker who went missing late last year. Ryan Albert, 30, of New Jersey was reported overdue on Oct. 4, 2018, when he didn’t return from his hike on Long’s Peak and search efforts began the day after and continued through the season, despite a few […] SnowBrains | June 3, 2019 0 Comments
Steamboat, CO Report: Pow Keeps on Coming Report from Wed 6th February 2019 Morning snow showers lead to many laps of fresh pow turns at Steamboat Resort, CO. There was much hooting and hollering to be heard all around, but seldom seen as we spent the entire morning in the trees. The terrain is super playful here at Steamboat, lending itself to lots of laughs while skiing. […] Conditions Report Robin Azer | February 7, 2019 0 Comments
Complete Fire Ban in Rocky Mountain National Park Lifted The complete fire ban that was put in place July 6 for Rocky Mountain National Park has been lifted due to improved conditions. Rocky Mountain National Park always has stage 1 fire restrictions in place, where campfires are prohibited in the park except within designated campfire rings in picnic areas and front-country campgrounds. The last time a total fire ban, […] Fire Firebrains | July 24, 2018 0 Comments
Climber Rescued After 15- Foot Fall In Rocky Mountain National Park, CO | Air Flight Rescue 20 Hours Later A climber fell 15 Feet onto a ledge and was injured on the Petit Grepon, a popular climb in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado on Sunday. Fellow climbers and rescuers worked for nearly 20 hours to lower the injured climber to a safe location. They worked overnight in difficult terrain to get the climber on to a Flight for Life […] Industry News LadyBrains | August 24, 2017 0 Comments
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