Huge Lift Lines at Vail, CO Today After 24″ of Snow in 48-Hours Today, the lift line for the above-pictured gondola at Vail, CO (Gondola One) was extremely long. Yesterday, a video went viral that depicted the long line at this same gondola at Vail – and today’s line appears to be over three times as long… We posted yesterday’s long line video on our Facebook page yesterday and it reached over 1 […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 8, 2020 15 Comments
Wasatch Mts, UT Backcountry Report: 1 Incredible, Long Run In Funky, Fun Snow Report from February 4th, 2020 Brought to you by Alpenglow Expeditions I awoke to -4ºF temperatures and bluebird skies. I’m from California. -4ºF is terrifying… So I slept in, procrastinated, and came up with excuses why not to ski today. Then, Greggy motivated me, the sunshine motivated, the 8″ of new snow motivated me. I left the house at 11am […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 4, 2020 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Reports Why 20 of 24 Bolts Were LOOSE on Vail Gondola Tower 20 of 24 bolts holding together a gondola tower at Vail Ski Resort, CO were loose leading to an evacuation of that gondola on July 3rd, 2019. 74 Vail employes were riding the Eagle Bahn Gondola to work on July 3rd, 2019 when the gondola was stopped and all passengers were evacuated by rope. The Eagle Bahn Gondola was closed […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 27, 2019 9 Comments
New 6,000-Foot Vertical, 34-Mile Long Single Track Set to be Built in Colorado For the past 10 years, Colorado native Scott Winans has been hard at work trying to realize a dream. To be more specific, he and a small group of outdoor recreation advocates have been working in partnership with the community in Mesa County to clear 33.6 miles of single track from the top of Grand Mesa all the way down to […] Cycle Jack Conroy | August 15, 2019 0 Comments
There’s Still Snow in the Rocky Mountains, CO | Last Year it Was All Gone by June 10th Usually, all the snow in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado is gone by mid-July, and in fact last year it was all gone by June 10th. But for the first time in nearly ten years, that’s not the case. Related: The Last Time it Snowed this Late in Steamboat, CO Was 1928 | This Weekend they Saw Almost 2-FEET! As […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 12, 2019 0 Comments
Police Warn of ‘Deadly Pursuit’ as 2 Have Died in 2 Years Searching for Buried Treasure in Rocky Mountains Almost 10-years ago a man claimed he had hidden treasure, a chest of gold and rare objects, in the 1,000-mile stretch of the Rocky Mountains from New Mexico up to the Canadian border. Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have been on the hunt for the treasure but Montana law enforcement issued a warning to them on Tuesday that it […] SnowBrains | June 20, 2019 0 Comments
Taos Ski Valley, NM: A Unique Culture and History Taos Ski Valley is located in the rugged Sangre de Cristo mountains at the start of the Rocky Mountains. Originally an old west mining town established in the 1800s, today is a world-class ski resort. “Old World ambiance seasoned with Native American and Spanish spice gives our valley its unique flavor. We resemble a European ski village but our core […] Featured Article Robin Azer | March 18, 2019 0 Comments
Jackson Hole, WY Report: Real Big Mountain Skiing | Slashes & Sluff Races Report from March 11th, 2019 Yesterday, Owen Leeper and I went for a walk off the tram at Jackson Hole, WY. The weather was terrific. Sunny, warm, no wind. Easy living. Owen slashed a steep fin and it was gorgeous to watch. We then cruised over and skied a steep, sluffy line that made my whole day. It was a […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 12, 2019 1 Comment
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