Mikaela Shiffrin Is Back On Snow at Copper Mountain, CO Mikaela Shiffrin is back on snow after the longest break she can remember in her professional skiing career. The 20/21 training season has officially begun for U.S. Ski and Snowboard team members with the first training camp of the year. Held at Copper Mountain, CO, the team followed social distancing protocols while experiencing better-than-expected conditions. Shiffrin took a month away […] Industry News Lynn Barlow | June 24, 2020 0 Comments
These Ski Areas Usually Stay Open into June and Beyond | Will They This Year? As lockdown measures across the nation begin to be relaxed our thoughts are turning to the possibility of spring, or potentially summer, skiing and eking out some bonus lift-served turns at ski areas this season. A number of states have specifically mentioned reopening ski areas. Oregon Governor Kate Brown has stated that she will soon be issuing an executive order […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 12, 2020 1 Comment
Copper Mountain, CO Legend ‘First Chair Frank’ Passes Away Aged 97 A legend of Copper Mountain Resort, CO passed away at the beginning of this month, aged 97. Frank Walter, had been skiing at Copper Mountain for more than three decades, and skiing since he was a little child – over nine decades. Related: VIDEO: World’s Oldest Skier? 102-Year-Old is Back Skiing Powder at Alta, UT Born in 1922, he was a […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 31, 2020 0 Comments
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BOOM! Snowiest February EVER at Copper Mountain, CO | 95″ in 26 Days Copper Mountain, CO has received another 18 inches in the last week, reported at 5 am today, with additional snow still accumulating. With 95″ of snow falling in February, almost 8 feet in just 26 days, Copper Mountain is experiencing its snowiest February on record. Related: FebruBURIED: Breckenridge, CO Records Snowiest February EVER The previous best February was 83 inches in the […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 28, 2020 3 Comments
Colorado Sells Record $1.75 Billion Of Cannabis in 2019 According to the Colorado Department of Revenue data, Colorado’s cannabis shops set an annual state record last year with $1.75 billion in sales revenue — yes, that’s BILLION with a B. The Cannabis industry in Colorado brought in over $300 million in tax revenue to the state in 2019 as well, surprising economists who believed that Colorado’s cannabis industry was […] Brains SnowBrains | February 21, 2020 1 Comment
Copper Mountain, CO Report: Ripping Good Fun in the Glorious Sunshine Report from 20th February 2020 For some reason, we’ve never skied Copper before. We’ve been in Colorado 10-years now and hit almost all resorts, but Copper has eluded us, until today, when we found out what we’d been missing. A few inches of fresh snow overnight refreshed the conditions, and the snow was fast. We took the new gondola up, […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | February 21, 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