Hoodoo, OR, Backcountry Report: Thankful for a Deep Base Report from Thursday, November 28, 2024 Hoodoo Ski Area, Oregon, opens tomorrow, but we took some early Thanksgiving turns. Hoodoo boasts about being “steep, deep, and cheap,” but last season was especially brutal at the low-elevation resort. Fortunately, this year, the resort appears to be in far better shape— there was consistently 30+ inches throughout the resort. Our first lap […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | November 28, 2024 0 Comments
Purgatory, CO, Report: American Spring Skiing at its Finest Report from Saturday & Sunday, April 13-14, 2024 I drove to Purgatory, Colorado, on Saturday, April 13, on the Million Dollar Highway, probably one of the most scenic drives in Colorado from Ouray to Silverton. The road snakes along cliff sides with no guard rails to give drivers incredible views of the San Juan Mountains. The sun was shining without […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | April 21, 2024 0 Comments
The Battle Between Goggles and Sunglasses for Spring Skiing As Spring inches closer, the weather will start to warm up and the sun will hang out a little bit more. Some of you might already be digging into your slush day gear, cutting down on layers, and replacing them with a little more style. Eventually, you ask yourself, “hmm, do I really need goggles?” “Would I like the extra wind […] Brains Luke Guilford | March 6, 2023 1 Comment
Minor Solar Storm from Hole in Sun’s Atmosphere to Hit Earth Wednesday High-speed solar winds from a “hole” in the sun’s atmosphere are set to hit Earth’s magnetic field on Wednesday, August 3, triggering a minor G-1 geomagnetic storm. The prediction was made by forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) after observing that “gaseous material is flowing from a southern hole in the sun‘s atmosphere,” according […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 3, 2022 0 Comments
Bigger Blankets Are the Key to Saving Our Glaciers Pontedilegno-Tonale Ski Resort has quite the problem on its hands: their Presena Glacier which allows the ski resort to have superb winter skiing and great summer skiing is melting at an alarming rate. According to saveoursnow.com, the Presena Glacier has lost 1/3 of its volume just between the years 1993 and 2011. The glacier’s rapid decline led to an unlikely […] Industry News Artur | July 12, 2021 4 Comments
Pulseline Adventure, AK Report: Heli Spine Skiing With an All-Star Crew Brought to you by Pulseline Adventure Report from April 16, 2021 On Saturday, we awoke from a multi-down-day slumber and emerged into the brilliant sunshine & fresh snow in Valdez, Alaska with Pulseline Adventures. We were here with legendary photographer Jeff Cricco & an all-star crew to shoot some Alaska heli-skiing. We opted for a fun, spiney face with good […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 19, 2021 0 Comments
Crested Butte, CO Report: Extremes Open, Fresh Snow, and Bluebird Skies Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from Sunday, February 7, 2021 Crested Butte, CO – Today was absolutely epic. Super Bowl Sunday is always one of the best days of the year to ski. Liftlines were short and the mountain felt like it was midweek skiing. After waiting for the majority of the day in liftlines yesterday, today […] Conditions Report Dominic Gawel | February 8, 2021 0 Comments
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