Great Ski Etiquette: 10 Dos and Don’ts The skier in front of you has the right of way. They may be a slowpoke and be blocking your line, but give them space, so you don’t accidentally hit them and have to get ski patrol involved. Always ski in control, too. Related: Friday Fun: Skiing Stereotypes – How Many of These Have You Come Across? Stop somewhere sensible. […] Brains SnowBrains | May 11, 2020 14 Comments
Alta Ski Area, UT Gives Update on 2020-21 Season Pass Pricing Alta Ski Area in Utah has just provided an update on their season pass pricing plan for next season. The ‘skier’s only’ operation acknowledged that there is tremendous uncertainty in the ski industry right now and that they won’t be asking skiers to be purchase passes for next season at this time. So, they are delaying the announcement of season […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 29, 2020 2 Comments
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VIDEO: Moose Nearly Tramples Several Skiers at Resort A wild moose is shown sprinting through a trail filled with unsuspecting skiers at Åre Ski Resort in Sweden, coming inches away from trampling over several of them. It’s not exactly what you would expect to be coming right for you at full speed as you’re making turns on the groomer. Related: 78-Year-Old Aspen, CO Resident Fights Off Attacking Moose […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | February 19, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: FWT20 Kicking Horse, BC | Ski Highlights Brought to you by Kicking Horse Mountain Resort The 2020 Freeride World Tour just wrapped up its stop on the adrenaline-inspiring “Ozone Face” at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, BC and athletes were throwing DOWN. The highlights are gnarly to watch, full of hard-charging lines from some of the best male and female skiers in the world sending it to the […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 15, 2020 0 Comments
More Skiers in the Backcountry, But Less Deaths – A Small Win For Skiing Over the past 20 years, the number of people skiing in the backcountry has increased exponentially. Gone are the days when you find yourself touring alone in your favorite backcountry zone on a weekend in the mountains. Now, the backcountry lots are filling up mid-week. You would think that with more people skiing the backcountry, more people would be dying […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | February 8, 2020 2 Comments
3 Skiers Banned for 4-Years For Doping at 2019 World Championships The Independent Doping Delegate has issued four Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRVs) decisions to the following three athletes: Karel Tammjärv and Andreas Veerpalu of Estonia, Alexey Poltoranin of Kazakhstan, as well as to athlete support person Mati Alaver, also from Estonia reports Snow Industry News. All have been sanctioned with a four-year suspension based on FIS Anti-Doping Rules (FIS ADR) article […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 7, 2020 0 Comments
Denver’s Traffic Congestion Is Only Getting Worse, Study Predicts The amount of time spent in Denver traffic jams is expected to double over the next 20 years, according to an annual report on roadway congestion from the Denver Regional Council of Governments. This is bad news for Denver-area skiers who frequently travel to ski resorts along the I-70 corridor, one of Colorado’s most driven highways and home to many […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 18, 2019 6 Comments
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