Steven Agar

SnowBrains Chief Operating Officer. Summers running, hiking, climbing, and camping in the mountains of the Lake District, UK. Winters skiing all over the world.

Founder Matt Sterbenz Resigns from 4FRNT | Releases Inspirational Children’s Book

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Matt Sterbenz, the founder of 4FRNT Skis and one of the most influential players of the indie-ski movement, is moving on, having submitted his resignation to business partner Jason Levinthal this week, reports Powder.com. In 2002, he started 4FRNT in Truckee, California, (along with Joe Stumpf, a former VP of Mergers and Acquisitions for AT&T, who left the ski company […]
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Yosemite Valley and other Park Sections Remain Closed Indefinitely Due to Impacts from the Ferguson Fire

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Due to increased fire activity in the areas adjacent to and on Yosemite National Park, park administrators and fire managers have made the decision to extend the current park closures indefinitely. Fire managers are continuously assessing conditions in the area and will work directly with and will immediately advise park managers as conditions change and it becomes safe to reopen. […]
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Hundreds of Hikers Rescued from Mt. Rinjani Volcano, Indonesia Trapped by Landslides Caused by Earthquake

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More than 500 hikers have been rescued from the Mount Rinjani volcano, a popular tourist destination on the Indonesian island of Lombok, following a slew of landslides caused by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, reports Asian Correspondent. According to the AAP, the National Disaster Management Agency said rescuers extracted 543 hikers after the powerful earthquake that left 16 dead and another […]
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6 More Killed as Wildfires in California Continue to Blaze

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Two children and their great-grandmother are among six people to have died in wildfires in California. Two firefighters died on Thursday, 17 people are missing and tens of thousands have fled their homes as the Carr Fire rages out of control, destroying around 900 structures and threatening thousands of homes. “My babies are dead,” said the children’s mother, Sherry Bledsoe, through […]
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Summit County, Colorado Remembers Hannah Taylor, 39 who Died Doing What She Loved Last Saturday

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Hannah Taylor, a longtime Summit County, Colorado resident known as a tough-but-beloved coach for Summit Nordic Ski Club and an accomplished endurance athlete, died on Saturday 21st July after a mountaineering accident in the Gore Range. She was 39, reports Summit Daily. In a post on their Facebook page, the Summit Nordic Ski Club wrote that Taylor and the club’s […]
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