Latin American Women Sets New World Record For Climbing Earth’s Three Highest Peaks All of us dream of being on the top of the world, but very few actually reach the top. Viridiana Àlvarez Chàvez had a bigger dream, climb the three highest peaks on the planet (Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga) in record-setting time; a daunting task for even the most experienced of climbers. Viridiana completed the task in an inspiring length of […] Climbing Ryan Flynn | August 28, 2020 2 Comments
Western U.S. Fire Season Will Only Get Worse With Climate Change This fire season has been more prevalent this season than years past, especially for states like Colorado and California. Multiple major fires currently are burning in both states with additional fires throughout the rest of the western U.S. Irresponsible behavior is partially to blame for some of the fires, but climate change is showing that fire season is only going […] Fire Ryan Flynn | August 25, 2020 6 Comments
A Look at the 2021 Freeride World Tour The global pandemic has put a wrench in the plans of almost everything out there, including the Freeride World Tour (FWT). As most know the tour had to cancel the Verbier Xtreme, the last stop on the tour, last season due to the ramp-up of COVID-19. With major US sports leagues coming back to play there is hope that there […] Industry News Ryan Flynn | August 21, 2020 0 Comments
Will Big Mountain Skiing Ever Make It To The Olympics? Slopestyle, pipe, and big air are all already in the Olympics, so why have we not yet seen big mountain skiing introduced to the world’s biggest sporting event? Will it ever make it to the top? These are questions that I have asked myself the past eight or so years. Related: Top 11 U.S. Big Mountain Ski Resorts: Opinion From […] Olympics Ryan Flynn | August 20, 2020 3 Comments
Colorado Wildfires Rage With No Relief In Sight Colorado is currently fighting multiple large fires. With dry and hot conditions, these wildfires have ample fuel and weather to expand with little to no containment. Major fires currently burning include Cameron Peak Fire, Grizzly Creek Fire, Pine Gultch Fire, and Williams Fork Fire. Each fire will be broken down below, but first, we must look at why Colorado is […] Fire Ryan Flynn | August 19, 2020 0 Comments
Legendary Sea to Sky Backcountry, BC is Getting a Detailed Map The drive from Vancouver to Whistler is one of the most picturesque drives one can find. The Sea to Sky highway is flanked on one side by the Howe Sound and amazing backcountry ski terrain on the other. There has never been a high detailed backcountry-oriented map for this region, but there will be soon. Two experienced backcountry riders […] Industry News Ryan Flynn | July 24, 2020 0 Comments
Colorado to Begin Mass Testing Poop To Detect COVID-19 Outbreaks You thought that 2020 couldn’t get any weirder…well it just did. The state of Colorado may soon be able to detect potential COVID-19 outbreaks by using the toilet. The hope is that this method will act as an early warning system for potential outbreaks. Related: Colorado Governor Bans All Alcohol Sales After 10pm to Prevent Spread of Coronavirus For those […] Brains Ryan Flynn | July 24, 2020 0 Comments
A Look at What California Storms Will Look Like In the Near Future California storms will start to look a little different in a warmer climate. For those living in West Coast states probably already know the term atmospheric river (AR events), but for a lot, this term might be new. Here is NOAA’s definition of an atmospheric river: Atmospheric rivers are relatively long, narrow regions in the atmosphere – like rivers in […] Weather Ryan Flynn | July 24, 2020 0 Comments
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