Winter X-Games at Aspen, CO, Recap Day 2 Day two at X-Games provided nonstop action from some of the heaviest hitters around the world. In addition to the competitors showing out, a much larger crowd showed up for the Saturday games, and unlike Friday, today was a warm, sunny day. Eileen Gu, one of the headlining athletes who is representing China, showed why she is the best female […] Industry News Jesse | January 28, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Olympic Snowboarders Throw Down at 2024 Winter X Games The vibe in Aspen was electric as the first day of the 2024 X Games at Aspen Buttermilk kicked off with the men’s and women’s snowboard superpipe events. As the sun began to set on Friday night, 16 olympic-level snowboarders geared up geared up to take on the superpipe in the Aspen Buttermilk terrain park. With 22-foot-high walls stretching down the mountain […] Industry News Andrew | January 27, 2024 0 Comments
Woman Trapped for 15-Hours Overnight in Gondola at Heavenly Ski Resort, CA An investigation is underway after a woman spent the night trapped in a gondola at Heavenly Ski Resort in California. Monica Laso, from Chile, found herself alone and suspended in the gondola cabin overnight, with no means of communication and no way to attract attention from the workers below. The incident occurred on the evening of January 26 during a ski […] SnowBrains | January 27, 2024 0 Comments
Winter X-Games at Aspen, CO, Recap Day 1 After living in Colorado for seven years, I have finally made it to my first Winter X-Games in Aspen. Needless to say, it has exceeded all expectations so far and has been absolutely action-packed. All of the competing athletes seem fired up and genuinely excited to take on the challenges that await them including some events that are brand new […] Trip Report Jesse | January 27, 2024 0 Comments
Podium for Team USA’s Jackie Wiles & More Crashes at the Downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy While today’s Downhill, the second of two Downhill races at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, was equally eventful as yesterday’s, Team USA came away with a podium despite Mikaela Shiffrin missing from the team today. Yesterday, Friday, January 26, Shiffrin had crashed on the top-section of the Olympia delle Tofane course at the Italian ski resort. But it was Jackie Wiles today, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 27, 2024 0 Comments
Solo Dawn Patrol at Suicide Chute On 11,000′ Mt. Superior, UT, In Powder Snow Report from January 26, 2023 5 a.m. Pitch black and foggy… The forecast was for sun but I couldn’t see a single star. 11,045′ Mt. Superior, UT – “Suicide Chute” Details Summit (actually a notch): 9,900′ Car: 8,400′ Vertical From Car: 1,500′ Vertical skied: 1,500′ Max Pitch: 45º Avg Pitch: 40º Aspect: East Distance: 1.5-miles round trip Time From Car to […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 26, 2024 0 Comments
Police Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Man Dead at Palisades Tahoe, CA [UPDATED January 31, 2024] Placer County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed a shooting took place near the Olympic Village Inn at Palisades Tahoe, California, on Friday morning, January 26, 2024. The Sheriff’s Office confirms that the shooting involved California State Park Peace Officers. According to their press release, a State Park Peace Officer attempted to stop a vehicle around 10 a.m. […] SnowBrains | January 26, 2024 0 Comments
Trio Arrested for Snowboard Heist at Boreal Mountain Resort, CA Three men were arrested on Monday after stealing snowboards at Boreal Mountain Resort in Soda Springs, California, near Lake Tahoe. The trio was charged with grand theft and criminal conspiracy, along with additional charges for two of the men who are on probation, according to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. Based on KCRA’s report, it took only 15 unattended minutes for […] Industry News Noah DeVries | January 26, 2024 0 Comments
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