Avalanche Centers Under Threat Due to USFS Hiring Freeze The United States Forest Service (USFS) plays a crucial role in managing public lands, including a formal agreement with the American Avalanche Association (A3) to provide avalanche forecasting programs that help keep backcountry skiers and mountaineers safe. Unfortunately, the spending bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives gave the agency around $500 million less than requested. This means […] Avalanche Brent Thomas | October 14, 2024 0 Comments
Wildfire Air Attack: Beating Back the Flames As the western United States burns, thousands of men and women battle the flames on foot, with trucks, and by air. While all aspects of wildland fire fighting are crucial to the overall mission, air attack plays a key role in beating back the flames. So what types of planes are available for fighting fires? Cal Fire Cal Fire, California’s […] Fire Alex Camerino | July 14, 2022 3 Comments
Forest Service Ends Regional Closure Order in California 2 Days Early; 5 Forests Remain Closed Under Local Orders The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region will end the regional closure order affecting National Forests in California at 11:59 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 15, two days before the original end date of Sept. 17. However, forest-wide closures will remain in place and be extended until midnight on September 22nd on the Los Padres, Angeles, San Bernardino, and Cleveland National […] SnowBrains | September 15, 2021 0 Comments
How Weather Conditions Affect Wildfires Weather conditions affect wildfires in three key ways that can lead to easier suppression or an out-of-control blaze. The three major factors for the development or suppression of a wildfire are wind, humidity, and air temperature. Wind Wind is the most obvious driver of a wildfire. As the wind picks up it flattens out the flames, bringing them closer to ground […] Fire Alex Camerino | September 3, 2020 2 Comments
Loveland Ski Area, CO Receives Approval for New Snowcat Accessible Terrain Loveland Ski Area in Colorado has just received the green light from U.S. Forest Service officials to expand their cat skiing operations. This newly granted permission will allow skiers and riders to access 580 beautiful acres of the upper Dry Gulch area. Approximately 370 acres are within the Loveland Ski Area boundary and an additional 200 acres lie just northeast […] Industry News Spencer Cox | July 16, 2020 0 Comments
US Forest Service Memo Proposes More Logging, Mining And Oil The US Forest Service (USFS) released a memo which proposes to increase the usage of public land for more useful purposes, and environmental groups are concerned. Bosses at USFS seek approval of logging, drilling, mining on public lands to be quicker. They want to increase the productivity of National Forests and Grasslands, value Nation’s grazing heritage and National Grasslands, increasing […] Brains Rouchelle Gilmore | July 8, 2020 2 Comments
Forest Service Backs Alta Snowboarder Ban | Asks Judge to Dismiss Case The Forest Service has stepped into the Four Snowboarders vs. Alta lawsuit over the ‘unconstitutional’ ban of snowboarding from Alta, and has asked the judge to dismiss the lawsuit against Alta. In January four boarders banded together to create Wasatch Equality, a nonprofit organization, and filed a lawsuit against Alta for violating the 14th amendment. The 14th amendment was created to protect certain classes of people from discrimination. Classes of people in the 14th amendment are defined by […] SnowBrains | April 1, 2014 7 Comments
Bike Park at Snowbird, UT? | We Need Your Help | Plus Other Snowbird Plans! It has been talked about for years, designs have been drawn up and then seemingly forgotten about. Fast forward to now, the designs are back and are here to stay. The long talked about bike park at Snowbird is about to become a reality, but only if you the riders make it what it should be. Snowbird has the ability […] Cycle Kyler Roush | August 13, 2013 2 Comments
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