The Josie Hotel at RED Mountain Resort, B.C. | Slope-Side Luxury Without the Bank-Breaking Expense [arve url="https://vimeo.com/357981166"] Chris Wallner | December 20, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
SkiBuds App: Tinder for Skiers and Riders? Have you ever been desperate to hit the slopes but couldn’t convince any of your family or friends to brave the snowy weather with you? A free new app, SkiBuds, hopes to connect strangers at the same hill together so you’ll never have to ski or ride alone again. SkiBuds was founded in 2018 and they have been hard at […] Industry News Lucy Ferneyhough | November 8, 2019 9 Comments
Should Ski Passes Be Taxed In Order To Support College Students? The state of New Hampshire may soon be considering a new state-wide sales tax of 9 percent on ski lift passes, proposed by the State Rep. Craig Thompson, to help fund a scholarship program for in-state college students. With one of the highest in-state tuition costs of over $18,000 (USD) per year, almost $5,000 above the national average, approximately 66% […] Industry News Lucy Ferneyhough | November 6, 2019 3 Comments
Will Human-Carrying Drones Make Ski Lifts Obsolete? Australian technology start-up, “Drongo”, is predicting that drones powerful enough to carry humans will soon replace traditional ski-lifts. Drongo is a new company specializing in the research and development of automated aerial drones big enough to transport people. Drongo’s CEO, Dr. Ana Gram-Desnor said in an interview with Sugar Research Australia: “Human payload capable drones have been around for a […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 6, 2019 3 Comments
The 7 Highest Ski Resorts in the Pacific Northwest The Pacific Northwest is a region full of lush forests, coastal beaches, and snowy mountains. This article defines the Pacific Northwest as the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. A large part of the PNW is dominated by the Cascade Range which is scattered with several ski resorts. Some of the snowiest resorts in North America are located in this […] Industry News Taliana Potts | October 10, 2019 3 Comments
The Top 9 Highest Ski Resorts in Utah Utah is known for some of the best quality snow in the world. The state’s combination of light dry snow produces extremely desirable ski conditions. The ‘Greatest Snow on Earth’ is due to the low moisture content resulting from pacific storms passing over the Great Salt Lake. Of course, the elevation of many of the state’s mountains also helps with the […] Industry News Taliana Potts | October 2, 2019 0 Comments
The Top 9 Snowiest Ski Resorts in North America: It’s no secret that the West gets the most snow. Cold fronts come down from the Gulf of Alaska, hit our North-South oriented mountain ranges, and orographic lifting does the rest. There are 10 ski resort in the west that average over 500” of snow. Sometimes, we don’t realize how lucky we are. These snowfall average compete with anywhere in the world…except Japan. The list below displays the largest annual snowfall averages in North America per ski resort. It’s no secret that the West gets the most snow. Cold fronts come down from the Gulf of Alaska, hit our North-South oriented […] SnowBrains | September 30, 2019 58 Comments
Average Ski Season Length May Be Cut In Half By 2050 Ski season is getting cut shorter every year due to climate change. A new study by the National Snow and Ice Data Center(NSIDC) suggests that if our climate continues to change at its current rate, then warmer winters will mean shorter ski seasons for mountains all over North America. This article gives predictions based on research for average snowfall in the coming decades. Please take into account that […] Weather Martin Kuprianowicz | September 12, 2019 0 Comments
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