Snow Farming in California and Utah: A Missed Opportunity? Consistent snowfall year after year, especially in the early season, can be unpredictable as many of us unfortunately know. For myself and all of the Lake Tahoe region, we experienced record-breaking snow during the 2022/23 season that started strong in early November and did not let up until May. This season, as resorts around the area pushed back opening days […] Industry News John Cunningham | December 20, 2023 1 Comment
YETI Natural Selection Tour Announces DUELS Challengers and Matchups The list of riders challenging for a spot on the 2024 Natural Selection Tour has been announced today, December 19, 2023, and it is spicy. Olympians, icons and snowboarding’s most exciting riders are dropping into mountain venues worldwide in head-to-head competition for the first stage of the 2024 Natural Selection Tour: YETI Natural Selection DUELS. Watch DUELS exclusively on Red […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 20, 2023 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Perfect North Slopes, IN From 40,000 feet, flying over southern Indiana, chances are that the white patch of snow or two that you’ll see on a clear day are Perfect North Slopes. To most outsiders, midwestern skiing is 30 second runs on hills hardly boasting 300 vertical feet. People tend to gloss over ski resorts in lesser known midwestern U.S. states, be it Missouri, Iowa, Ohio, […] Brett Ploss | December 19, 2023 0 Comments
Sunday River Resort, ME, Remains Closed Due to Damage Caused by Severe Flash Flooding This video of a road being washed out at Sunday River Ski Resort in Maine is INSANE!! (📸 Joe Smith) pic.twitter.com/Qf1ZnRMXEe — Joe (@NewsProJoe) December 18, 2023 Sunday River Resort in Newry, Maine, will remain closed through Wednesday, December 20, due to damage caused by an ongoing storm causing severe weather and flash flooding throughout the Northeast. Since Monday, parts of […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 19, 2023 0 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT, Transformation Continues: Unveiling the New Lone Peak Tram Exactly 50 years and four days from Big Sky Resort, Montana’s, inaugural opening day in 1973, the new Lone Peak Tram began carrying guests to the resort’s 11,166-foot summit. The Lone Peak Tram is an engineering marvel positioned to serve as a gateway to experience one of North America’s most spectacular summits on Lone Mountain. The new tram is a […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 19, 2023 0 Comments
Mt. Hood, OR, Backcountry Report: Ice on Mt. Hood Report from Sunday, December 17, 2023 When it is your buddy’s birthday, and he drives up from California for a tour, you go touring, even if the turns are less than silky. Sunday, December 17th, on Mt. Hood, Oregon, was a saga of ice and… shaved ice. Although Timberline Resort had Bruno, the Miracle Mile, and Palmer up and running, […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | December 19, 2023 0 Comments
The 5 Best Terrain Parks in California This past spring I set myself a goal: learn to ski park. My journey started learning to slide rails in the Gold Coast Park at Palisades Tahoe, California. In the summer months, I continued to learn by skiing Forest Trail and Main Park at Mammoth Mountain, California. Finally, this past month I have had the pleasure of skiing an awesome […] Jeremy Thom | December 19, 2023 0 Comments
Ex-Apple Engineer Builds Innovative Ski Poles That are Sure to Cause Envy As skiers and snowboarders, we love our gear. Even if we don’t need something we can’t help but drool at the newest skis, boards, boots, or outerwear. And we should, because quality, smart gear makes our days on the slopes that much better. Ski poles are a gear item that tend to be less glamorous than others, but that may […] Industry News Brent Thomas | December 19, 2023 2 Comments
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