[PHOTOS] Ski Patrol Triggers Massive Inbounds Avalanche at Palisades Tahoe, CA Ski patrollers at Palisades Tahoe, California, have worked hard following the recent snowfalls. Palisades Tahoe has seen 32 inches of snow in the last seven days. Ski patrol triggered a massive, controlled avalanche on Wednesday, February 21. The pictures below emphasize why one should never duck ropes. Thanks to all the ski patrollers for keeping us safe, day in and […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 22, 2024 0 Comments
Icebreaker Celebrates Female Ski Patrollers with “Powder & Power” Campaign Since 1995 icebreaker has been trailblazing natural performance apparel. At the heart of the company lies transparency, responsibility, and innovation. Its mission is movement towards a more natural way of living and push the status quo. Just this month the New Zealand-based company reached 96.14% of its goal to become 100% plastic-free. Alongside its pursuit of sustainability in performance apparel, […] Industry News Samantha Gates | February 12, 2024 0 Comments
Ski Industry Unions Across America Fight For Experienced Staff Retention and Training Incentives This past year the ski industry saw a continued rise in labor organization. Ski patrollers at Loveland, Colorado, voted to unionize, lift mechanics at Park City, Utah, recently approved their first contract, and ski patrollers at Eldora, Colorado, are waiting to schedule their own union election. This recent momentum in the labor movement has also led to lift mechanics unionizing […] Industry News Zach Armstrong | January 30, 2024 0 Comments
Brighton Ski Patrol, UT, Asks Visitors to Bring Beacon, Shovel, Probe When Entering Milly Bowl in Attempt to Compact Snow Utah has had an active January. After 25 days of virtually no snow, the faucet turned on, bringing over 8 feet of snow to northern Utah in a series of storms starting around January 9. Since then, it’s been nothing but powder riding and avalanches. On Wednesday, Brighton Ski Patrol opened up its famous Milly Bowl, which is steep enough […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 19, 2024 0 Comments
Why You Should Save Ski Patrol’s Number in Your Phone When Visiting a Resort In a recent conversation with our readers, we asked the question “Do you put ski patrol’s number in your phone when at a resort, just in case?” The question sparked 120 comments and over 150 reactions with many good points brought up for discussion. Overwhelmingly the majority of responses were in favor of this practice. Many seasoned riders hadn’t ever […] Brains Brent Thomas | December 11, 2023 0 Comments
Female Ski Patrollers at Palisade Tahoe, CA, Create Calendar to Help Raise Funds for 3 Worthwhile Causes The female members of the Ski Patrol at Palisades Tahoe, California, have created a beautiful calendar for 2024 that will raise funds for three worthwhile causes. The 12-month calendar includes U.S. holidays and each month features a different female member of Palisades Tahoe Patrol, as well as some avalanche dogs. Proceeds from the calendar will go to the Amy Holland Memorial […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 30, 2023 0 Comments
Ski Patrol at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO, Campaigning to Unionize Today, a supermajority of ski patrollers and medics at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO, filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (‘NLRB’) to hold an election for union representation in affiliation with the United Professional Ski Patrols of America (‘UPSPA’). The Eldora Professional Ski Patrol Association (‘EPSPA’) is joining a growing movement of unionized patrollers working to adapt to […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 26, 2023 1 Comment
Junior Ski Patrol — Mountain Safety for Everyone In 2019, the International Ski & Snowboard Federation ‘FIS’ and the International Federation of Ski Patrollers ‘FIPS’ teamed up to enhance snow sports safety among youth worldwide. To achieve this goal, a kids’ snow safety course was developed known as the ‘Junior Ski Patrol,’ which merges key mountain safety fundamentals such as avalanche safety, CPR, and first aid with fun. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 27, 2023 0 Comments