Year-Round Ski Resort Opens in Ukraine Despite Ongoing War Oftentimes the best way to deal with hardship is to do something that makes you happy. That is exactly what Emily Resort in western Ukraine is doing. Earlier this summer it opened a new 365-day-a-year ski resort. The opening comes during the country’s ongoing war with Russia. In the summer, riders will slide down the runs on dry slope technology […] Industry News Brent Thomas | August 11, 2022 2 Comments
Country’s First Year-Round Action Sports Resort Coming to Park City, UT POWDR is set to open the first year-round action sports resort in the country this winter, called Woodward Park City, at Park City, UT. The resort will boast state-of-the-art indoor and outdoor venues for snowboarding, skiing, mountain biking, skateboarding, tubing, BMX, parkour, and trampolining. Related: Mt. Bachelor, OR to Reinvent Customer Experience With a Woodward Mountain Park The 66,000-square-foot Action […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 19, 2019 0 Comments
Ikon Pass Offers All Year Access with These Summer Southern Hemisphere Hotspots Brought to you by Ikon Pass This planet we ski and ride on, it provides a never-ending supply of snowy adventure. In the north, the season warms and the snows begin to recede, uncovering a summer of hiking and mountain biking, scenic gondola rides and mountain exploration. But winter never really ends and in the Southern Hemisphere buckets of white […] Featured Article SnowBrains | September 12, 2019 0 Comments
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Year Round Skiing and Riding in the Bay Area | Kickstarter Campaign to bring Indoor Skiing to San Francisco A startup based in San Francisco has launched a Kickstarterย campaign to bring an indoor ski center and fitness facility to the Bay Area. The Kickstarter page describes Urban Snow as: โฆan indoor ski and snowboard center and fitness facility coming to the Bay Area. We will make it possible for skiers and snowboarders to spend more time doing the sports […] Industry News Steven Agar | November 21, 2017 0 Comments
New Technology Allows Winter Olympic Ski-Jumpers to Train Year Round Ski-jumpers are a rare breed. I mean, who else would launch off a 120m highย ramp at 90mph, ‘fly’ย 250m and then land with only a lycra suit for protection?! It takes skill, bravery and just a little bit of crazy. But thanks to a new development the one thing they now no longer need, is snow. The ski-jumping facility at the […] Industry News Steven Agar | September 14, 2017 3 Comments
North Americas Newest Ski Resort Will Offer Year Round Skiing and Largest Vertical by 2019 Having already approved the project in August 2016, the future of North Americas first year round resort took a step closer to reality when British Columbia government signed a master development agreement with the developers of the $100 million Valemount Glacier Destinationsย (VGD) earlier this year.ย The resort will provide year round public access to glaciers at over 3,000 metres (9,850 […] Industry News Steven Agar | August 13, 2017 13 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA is Considering Staying Open All Spring, Summer, and Fall… | The 2016/17/18 Season… https://soundcloud.com/truckee-tahoe-radio/squaw-alpine-4-15-17 Hear it from Squaw Valley CEO/President Andy Wirth above (skip to the 4-minute mark). Squaw Valley ski resort in California has so much snow that they are considering staying open all spring, summer, and fall right into the start of next season… “I’m actually considering staying open through the summer and fall so it becomes the 16/17/18 season. ย We’re […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 15, 2017 15 Comments