Sheave Train Breaks Loose at Stevens Pass, WA Photo Credit: Max Patterson Unfortunate news out of Stevens Pass, WA when a lift was shut down due to a sheave train coming loose. At around 9:30 in the morning on 2/2/20, the sheave train on the 7th Heaven chairlift fell off of the tower. The sheave train helps move the chairlifts up on the mountain. This catastrophe left 26 people stranded […] Industry News Dan Scheibelein | February 6, 2020 4 Comments
European Resorts Aiming to Raise Millennial Skier Visits Polaris, Verbier With winters becoming shorter and lift ticket prices going through the roof, resorts in Europe are trying to find new ways to increase visits from the younger generation. Resorts are taking an economic hit with the dropping visits from the younger generation even though visits from older generations are staying the same, and even growing in some categories. […] Brains Dan Scheibelein | February 4, 2020 0 Comments
Catskill’s Ski Resort, NY Offers Private Resort For a Day Plattekill Mountain, NY If you’re looking for your next birthday party or corporate outing, Plattekill Mountain, NY might be your destination! Located three hours from New York City, Plattekill is found in the Catskill Range, NY. Plattekill offers 1,100 feet of vertical, four chairlifts and 38 runs. Private renters get to enjoy the whole mountain to themselves (conditions permitting) for […] Brains Dan Scheibelein | February 4, 2020 1 Comment
Coca-Cola is The World’s Largest Plastic Polluter Again 2018 Break Free From Plastic Audit Break Free From Plastic has recently concluded that Coke is the largest plastic polluter in the world. In North America, Nestle, Solo Cup, and Starbucks were the next largest polluters and all added together didn’t equal to them amount of plastic pollution produced by Coke. The study was completed by 72,000 volunteers in 51 countries […] Brains Dan Scheibelein | January 28, 2020 0 Comments
Montana’s Glaciers to Live Past 2020 St. Mary Glacier Officials in Glacier National Park, Montana, are replacing signs that foretold that their glaciers would have melted off by 2020. Over a decade ago, the National Park put up signs warning its glaciers would melt due to climate change. Now after recent forecasting, they have discovered that they have more time than expected. They are replacing the […] Brains Dan Scheibelein | January 24, 2020 0 Comments
Italy’s Pejo 3000 is Plastic-Free! Pejo’s New Tram With climate change becoming a larger threat than ever, an Italian ski resort, Pejo 3000, has gone plastic-free! Pejo 3000 is nestled in the Trentino region of Italy where their largest national park lives (Stelvio National Park). The Trentino region has already started to use hydroelectric and biomass plants to run and heat buildings. In cooperation with the […] Industry News Dan Scheibelein | January 10, 2020 0 Comments
Red Gerard Brings Free Hike Park to Copper Mountain, CO! Red cutting the ribbon Former Olympian, Red Gerard, along with Copper Mountain in Colorado have come together to open Red’s Backyard, a free hike park. What started as an idea between brothers in their backyard a few years ago has now become bigger than ever expected. Red and his brother, Kai came to Silverthorne, Colorado from Cleveland, Ohio and immediately took […] Industry News Dan Scheibelein | January 2, 2020 0 Comments
Next-Gen Sub Zero Living Coming Soon Dome House In Siberia A family in Siberia has just moved into their ‘dream house’. Their dream house is a one-story house built inside a steel dome with a frost-proof PVC shield wrapped around! The Litvinov family has recently started “live-in” research on a new design of dome living that will study the energy efficiency of the structure and the health […] Brains Dan Scheibelein | December 20, 2019 0 Comments
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