Vail Resorts, Inc Report Strong Winter Results | 19/20 Season Pass Sales Already 9% Up on Previous Record Year Vail Resorts, Inc on Thursday reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 that ended April 30, 2019, as well as the company’s results of its early season pass sales for the 2019/2020 North American ski season. Net income was $292.1 million compared to $256.3 million in the same period in the prior year, although much of that growth came from the company’s […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 10, 2019 0 Comments
Vail, CO Local Died Skiing Up To Backcountry Hut to Celebrate His 21st Birthday A Vail Valley man and lifelong local of the Eagle and Summit Counties in Colorado died on Friday night while skiing up to the Polar Star Inn to celebrate his 21st birthday with friends, reports Vail Daily. Eagle County Coroner Kara Bettis said the cause of Paul Cuthbertson’s death is pending an autopsy. Cuthbertson left for the Polar Star Inn, a popular […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 21, 2019 0 Comments
Vail Gets Approval for Long Awaited Expansion Vail Ski Area, CO just got approval for a long-awaited expansion. The Golden Peak Improvement Project will authorize the construction of a surface lift and approximately 42 acres of new trails. The new trails will be developed primarily as a training ground for women’s downhill and men’s super-G courses. After a long-winded environmental review, a proposal and impact statement by the White River […] Industry News Adrian Dolatschko | April 5, 2019 1 Comment
VIDEO: Vail Ski Patrol – Helicopters, Bombs, and Dogs | There’s Worse Jobs Out There… [arve url="https://youtu.be/rWdCSQPb6dA"] SnowBrains | March 29, 2019 149 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
I-70 Near Vail, CO Closed Briefly After Rockfall Hit Vehicle Interstate 70 near Vail, CO was closed westbound at mile marker 171 Monday evening when a rockfall hit a vehicle, narrowly missing the driver. “No injuries, driver, and passengers very lucky in one of the cars hit by the rocks,” CSP said in a tweet. A post by the Colorado State Patrol showed a Nissan Xterra with a rock punctured through […] SnowBrains | March 29, 2019 0 Comments
Lone Traveler from China Was Last Seen Nearly 2-Weeks Ago Scanning His Lift Pass at Vail, CO The last known activity of Yunlong Chen was his ski pass being scanned at Vail, CO for a few chair rides the morning of Feb. 28, 2019, and he hasn’t been seen since, reports Vail Daily. Chen, 55 from China, was traveling alone on a ski vacation. He was scheduled to fly to British Columbia for a few days after […] SnowBrains | March 15, 2019 2 Comments
Know Before You Go | CAIC Warns of ‘Considerable’ Avalanche Danger in Vail, CO Area A combination of heavy snowfall and high winds has created significant avalanche danger in the backcountry of Eagle and Summit counties, warns Scott Miller in Vail Daily. Following over 2-feet of fresh snow this weekend, Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) initially issued warnings about “high” avalanche danger for much of the central Rocky Mountains, including the Vail and Summit County area, […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 8, 2019 0 Comments
Colorado Ski Traffic, an Uphill Battle Traveling to Ski Areas is a necessary evil for those who don’t live locally. Specifically, in Colorado, the drive on I70 is often especially arduous. Massive crowds, hours of gridlocked traffic, all for the sake of time on the snow. In recent years, a population boom in the larger Denver area has aggravated already existing issues. Since most Colorado ski areas […] Industry News Adrian Dolatschko | March 8, 2019 3 Comments
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