All Lifts Open at Crested Butte, CO, After the MLK Storm The North Face Lift started spinning at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Colorado, on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, which means that all lifts are now open for the season. This past week blessed the resort with over 58 inches of new snow. With Wednesday’s North Face T-bar opening, guests now have access to more of Crested Butte’s world-renowned extreme terrain, including favorites […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 19, 2024 0 Comments
3-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Matthias Mayer Escorted from Hotel in Handcuffs in Kitzbühel, Austria Retired Austrian ski racer Matthias Mayer was allegedly handcuffed by police in Kitzbühel, Austria, yesterday, January 18, and escorted from Hotel Kitzhof, where he was attending a function. The triple Olympic gold medalist had been attending an event by the Lower Austrian state government and Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner in the lead-up to the famous Hahnenkamm race. According to reports by […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 19, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Fabio Wibmer Goes Down Famous ‘Streif’ on MTB in Kitzbühel, Austria Austrian mountain biker Fabio Wibmer is always sure to try something extreme. This time, the 28-year-old Red Bull athlete decided to go down the world-famous Streif in Kitzbühel, Austria, where today the FIS World Cup Men’s Downhill will be held. Related: [VIDEO] Fabio Wibmer & Friends Drop Mindblowing Urban Edit The famous Hahnenkamm race is considered the […] Julia Schneemann | January 19, 2024 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: The Tounge Mai (Church) Double Drop, Impeccable High Rustler Laps, Gunsight Pure Powder Report from January 17, 2023 Yesterday was a windy, wild, stormy powder day at Alta, Utah. I showed up around 1:30 pm (after a gnarly 1 hour and 45-minute drive from Park City). I went straight to High Rustler and had the best Hi Boy run of my life… Fluffy wind-buff, medium deep powder, top to bottom, full speed. I kept […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 18, 2024 0 Comments
The Top 9 Snowiest Cities in the USA We love snow. We’re guessing you do too, that’s why you’re here. To follow our passion it would make sense to live where there is the most snow. Related: Top Snowiest Ski Resorts in the USA That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the 9 snowiest cities in the USA. The following data is sourced from the National Oceanic and […] SnowBrains | January 18, 2024 0 Comments
Winter Park Resort, CO, Report: 50″ in 5 Days and a Closed Mountain Pass – The Perfect Storm This report is from January 17 & 18, 2024 This week might’ve just saved Winter Park’s season. After a dry few weeks, 50” in the last five days (63” in the previous 10) has resurrected the Colorado resort’s snowpack, covered the dirt patches, and hidden the trees that had been poking through. The snowpack is currently at 112% of normal. […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | January 18, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Major Double-Header Storm For California | Up to 3 FEET Possible Another major winter pattern is expected to impact the West this weekend, bringing significant snowfall to California. Most of the snow for the Sierra will come from two storm systems, one on Saturday and one on Monday with lingering snowfall in between. This series of storms will be warm but still mostly snow, albeit dense snow. This is a finicky […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 18, 2024 0 Comments
Professional Climber Alex Honnold Releases Trailer for New Film “Arctic Ascent” Professional adventure rock climber, Alex Honnold, whose fearless free-solo ascents of America’s biggest cliffs have made him one of the most recognized and followed climbers in the world, has just released the trailer for his next movie. The movie, titled “Arctic Ascent,” will be a three-part series, where Honnold embarks on an epic quest of unclimbed walls in one of […] Movie Trailer Brent Thomas | January 18, 2024 1 Comment