In Response to the โOvercrowding Argumentโ Telluride, CO Welcomes Epic Pass Holders The heads of two resorts have spoken publicly over the last week to placate locals bemoaning overcrowding on their home mountains caused by the Ikon Pass. Before last weekend, the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY president attributed busier slopes this year to record snow and not the introduction of the Ikon Pass. She also added, that to survive in this [โฆ] Industry News SnowBrains | March 14, 2019 3 Comments
Telluride, CO Report: Not a Flake Out of Place * Report from 3/9 and 3/10. Telluride, Colorado has been having an exceptional season. Since ramping up in January, the snowfall has taken little time to slow down, as evidenced by historical avalanche conditions throughout the state. A monumental run of storms dropped 52โณ in the first 10-days of March. To put that into perspective, thatโs about 1/6th of the average [โฆ] Conditions Report Jon Roubik | March 12, 2019 0 Comments
Backcountry Skier Killed by Avalanche Near Telluride, CO Search and Rescue crews on Monday recovered the body of a missing backcountry skier who died in an avalanche near Telluride, CO on Sunday. The man had been skiing with his dog in the greater Base Camp area, about 12 miles south of Telluride, when the slide occurred, according to the San Miguel County Sheriffโs Office. The skierโs dog was [โฆ] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 5, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Massive Avalanche Triggered by Heli-Skiing Outfit Near Telluride, CO View this post on Instagram Check out this controlled release by @telluridehelitrax. It went huge hit a pond and blew all of the water out of it and buried the road 15โ deep 150โ long. #HaveFunOutThere #Winter @friendsofcaic ๐น: @brett_schreck A post shared by Oakley Skiing (@oakleyskiing) on Feb 25, 2019 at 11:23am PST In case you needed [โฆ] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 28, 2019 1 Comment
Backcountry Skier Killed by Avalanche Just Outside Telluride Ski Resort, CO The search for a backcountry skier in southwestern Colorado has ended. The Telluride Ski Patrol and rescue teams found Salvadore Garcia-Atance, 47 near the top of Bear Creek Trail buried under debris from an avalanche. Rescue teams received information about an overdue skier, and reports of an avalanche in the area, and spent two hours searching late Tuesday. They resumed Wednesday [โฆ] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 21, 2019 0 Comments
Telluride Conditions Report: New Yearโs Revelation After receiving only 53% of average annual snowfall for the 2017/2018 season, Telluride locals and visitors alike have been thrilled to see the gorgeous mountain resort they love to ski come full circle. With already having over a 100โณ year-to-date, Telluride reported an additional 16โณ during the final week of 2018 and into New Years Day. Consistent accumulations totaling over a foot [โฆ] Conditions Report Jon Roubik | January 4, 2019 0 Comments
Telluride Ski Resort, CO Highlights Sweetest Extreme Lines with โHike-to-Terrainโ Trail Maps Telluride Ski Resort, Colorado alone offers some of the best skiing around, but it is also well-known that their โhike-to-terrainโ offers some of the sweetest lines in North America. After making the hike out there, youโre going to want to know where to drop in. Well, Telluride now has you covered. They have kindly put together some awesome aerial photos [โฆ] Industry News SnowBrains | October 11, 2018 0 Comments
Colorado Ski Area Opening Dates For The 2018/2019 Season The snow guns are primed and ready to start turning Colorado slopes white once again. After kind of a lousy snow year last winter, I bet most Colorado skiers are hungrier than ever to get back out there. The good news is your ski season may start as soon as next month. Projected Opening Dates Loveland: Mid October Arapahoe Basin: Mid October [โฆ] Industry News Mike Lavery | September 21, 2018 0 Comments