[VIDEO] Olympian Mikaela Shiffrin Shocks Bublé and Kelsea with Her Musical Talents on The Voice Live Finale Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin swaps a ski lesson for voice coaching with Bublé and Kelsea when she stops by the Voice set. For more The Voice, watch NBC on Peacock. SnowBrains | May 21, 2025 0 Comments
Winter Is Just Getting Started: Chase Endless Powder at Valle Nevado, Chile As the last lifts stop spinning across North America, a new winter is just beginning high in the Chilean Andes. Valle Nevado, South America’s largest ski resort, is set to open its 2025 season on June 20, inviting skiers and snowboarders to chase the endless winter south. For those who refuse to let the ski season end, Valle Nevado offers […] Featured Article SnowBrains | May 21, 2025 0 Comments
Female Skier Attacked by Polar Bear in Auyuittuq National Park, Canada A female skier was attacked by a polar bear last month while camping in Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island, Canada. The incident occurred during the night when the bear entered her tent and dragged her outside. Nearby campers responded to her screams, intervened, and provided first aid. Related: Arctic Worker Mauled to Death by 2 Polar Bears Due to […] SnowBrains | May 21, 2025 0 Comments
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Announces 2025-26 Freestyle Ski Team Nominations Last week, U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the 30 athletes who have been nominated to the 2025-26 Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team moguls and aerials rosters. All athletes qualified for the team based on the existing freestyle moguls and aerials team criteria. The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team announces its teams in two phases: nomination and acceptance. The athletes are […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 20, 2025 0 Comments
Skiing Under the Summer Sun: Italy’s Summer-Only Ski Resort Passo Stelvio Opens May 31 Skiing in summer isn’t just a dream in Italy’s Bormio area—it’s a high-altitude reality, thanks to the Passo Stelvio summer-only ski resort on the Stelvio Glacier. As one of only six summer-only ski resorts in the world, it boasts the largest skiable area in the Alps open during the warmer months. The glacier is set to reopen from May 31 […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 20, 2025 0 Comments
9,717′ Guardsman Pass, UT, Now Open for the Summer Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) announced today that Guardsman Pass is open for the summer. This high-altitude route connects Park City to Big Cottonwood Canyon in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains and provides access to Central Wasatch’s best backcountry terrain. Some stretches of the road were buried under as much as 11 feet of snow, resulting from another robust winter in the Wasatch. “Guardsman […] SnowBrains | May 20, 2025 0 Comments
Plows Face 80-Foot Snow Drifts as They Clear Final Mile of 6,646′ Going-to-the-Sun Road, MT Plowing crews on Going-to-the-Sun Road are now working on clearing The Big Drift. Located just east of 6,646′ Logan Pass, Glacier National Park, Montana, this one-mile stretch of the road can be covered in up to 80 feet of snow due to its location on the side of a large arête. Sitting just below the Continental Divide, strong westward winds […] SnowBrains | May 20, 2025 0 Comments
Ski Coach and Athlete Sentenced Over Sharing Explicit Photos of Under-Age Athletes and Hate Messages A disturbing investigation that rocked the Nordic skiing community has concluded in Verona, Italy, with two plea deals in court. A 36-year-old Army sergeant who coached a team affiliated with the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI), and a 20-year-old skier, have accepted suspended prison sentences of one year and three months, and 10 months respectively, along with fines of €6,000 […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 19, 2025 0 Comments