More Monoliths Spotted Throughout the World—Mystery Solved! As previously reported by SnowBrains, various monoliths have recently been spotted across the United States, first in the Utah desert and then one on top of Pine Mountain in California. A third monolith has been spotted in the United States, this time at Sunlight Mountain Resort in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. A monolith is usually in reference to some form of […] Liam Abbott | December 15, 2020 0 Comments
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Opens Today, December 15 It’s official! Yellowstone National Park will be opening today, December 15, for winter operations. If you are interested in going or are just wondering what there is to do in Yellowstone during the winter, here is what you should know. Yellowstone Winter Operations Yellowstone National Park does not allow vehicles to enter most of the park in the winter, making […] Liam Abbott | December 15, 2020 0 Comments
Jackson Hole, WY Adds Online Orders for Lunch—Skip the Lines and Keep Skiing With COVID-19 forbidding large capacities of people inside lodges during this ski season, many ski resorts have shifted to having take-out options that you can eat in outdoor seating areas through the resort. With resorts still adjusting to this new strategy, line-ups during peak lunchtime can be astounding. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is among the latest places to add the […] Industry News Liam Abbott | December 11, 2020 0 Comments
Man Fined $1150 for Breaking Canadian Quarantine Act in an Attempt to Ride Whistler, BC Last week, police pulled over a man driving a car with an expired California license plate on the famous Sea-to-Sky highway in West Vancouver, Canada, only to find out that he was attempting to go to Whistler to snowboard while still having two days left of quarantine. According to CBC News, after being pulled over and questioned, police called Canadian […] Industry News Liam Abbott | December 11, 2020 1 Comment
How COVID-19 May Lead to Less Powder for Vail Mountain, CO Although one may say that humans cannot control Mother Nature, Vail Ski Resort in Colorado may have come as close as you get for the past forty years. For the first time in 44 years, Vail has stopped providing funds to cloud seeding programs in the area, which could significantly affect skiers and riders alike. Due to additional covid-19 expenditures, […] Industry News Liam Abbott | December 10, 2020 2 Comments
Le Massif de Charlevoix: The Under-Appreciated Resort of the East With Big Potential If you travel one hour down the St. Lawrence River from Quebec City, Canada, you will stumble upon the small town of Charlevoix, home to the resort with the largest vertical drop in eastern Canada. With a 2526’ (770m) vertical drop, an average of 212” (645cm) of snow a year, challenging terrain, vast off-piste skiing area, and spectacular views that […] Liam Abbott | December 10, 2020 24 Comments
The Unknown Private Ski Hill Craze of Southern Ontario, Canada Many avid skiers and riders may have heard of the various private ski resorts that dot the United States, such as the Yellowstone Club in Montana. These private ski resorts are for the uber-rich and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, to join. But have you ever heard of Craigleith Ski Club, Georgian Peaks Ski Club, or […] Liam Abbott | November 13, 2020 1 Comment
HAPE: No One is Immune According to an investigation report in the Academic Forensic Pathology journal published in 2018, an estimated 30 million people travel to high elevations every year in the western United States alone. Every single time a person travels to high elevations, they put themselves at risk for experiencing high-altitude pulmonary edema, more commonly known as HAPE. This sometimes-overlooked high-altitude illness (HAI) […] Brains Liam Abbott | December 8, 2016 0 Comments
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