Uncertainty in the Travel Industry: Guidebook Publisher Lonely Planet Closes Offices COVID-19 has changed everything about travel. Everything. Travelers are no stranger to change, but no one could have expected global industry changes like these that we are currently experiencing due to the pandemic. Travel publication and world-class travel guidebook producer Lonely Planet has announced that it is closing its Melbourne and London offices “almost entirely,” as well as its magazine […] SnowBrains | April 18, 2020 0 Comments
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Criminal Investigation Underway at Austrian Ski Resort Linked to Thousands of Coronavirus Cases A criminal investigation has been opened at Ischgl, a popular Austrian ski town well-known for its party and aprรจs scene, into allegations that an initial coronavirus infection was covered up at the local ski resort which we now are considering as the center of the European outbreak. Hundreds of new cases in Germany, Iceland, Norway, and Denmark have been traced […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 27, 2020 0 Comments
Travel: Southwest Airlines Announces Service to Steamboat Springs, CO Good news for ski travelers: Southwest Airlines announces that it will now serve Steamboat Springs, CO through the Yampa Valley Regional Airport (HDN). Starting by the end of 2020, Southwest will be providing seasonal service with direct flights from Denver, CO. Related: Taos Air Adds Direct Flights From California Starting this Week Steamboat Ski Resort in Steamboat Springs, CO is […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 28, 2020 3 Comments
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Mammoth Mountain, CA is Taking Aprรจs to the Next Level Daou Vineyards, one of Paso Robles’ notable wineries, celebrated their grand opening of a tasting room at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, CA. The Daou Lounge, located inside the resort’s mid-mountain food court, will offer complimentary tastings of various wines, in addition to full pours and tasty Mediterranean appetizers. Whether you have been on the slopes all day or you simply […] Brains Emily Crofton | February 15, 2020 0 Comments
Widowmaker avalanche buries Colorado highway 6-8′ feet deep forcing A-basin to delay its opening Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO was forced to delay its opening on Tuesday morning, Feb. 11, due to an avalanche that buried a section of US Highway 6-8 FEET deep approximately one mile west of the ski area. The Widowmaker slide path avalanched on Tuesday morning forcing a road closure and delayed opening for A-basin. Thankfully, no one was caught […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | February 11, 2020 0 Comments
Coronavirus panic at French ski resort: 11 British skiers quarantined 11 British nationals visiting a ski resort in the French Alps were placed in isolation units at a hospital last Friday, Feb. 7, after 5 of them were diagnosed with the coronavirus. 4 adults and a 9-year old boy reportedly contacted the virus from one of the British nationals whom had spent time in Singapore where they contracted the coronavirus […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 10, 2020 0 Comments