The Pros and Cons of Skiing with Social Media in the Digital World In today’s digital world, the prominence of cell phones and social media is a major contributing factor to both pros and cons in the outdoors, and more specifically, skiing. You can track your kids or friends on your phone and reminisce about those fun times you had when scrolling through your photos on social media, but on the downside, come […] Industry News John Cunningham | July 13, 2023 0 Comments
The 9 Most ‘Instagrammed’ Ski Resorts in the U.S. The natural beauty of ski resorts makes them prime candidates for Instagram-worthy pictures. I know my feed is mostly all pictures and videos of epic lines, powder, and snow-covered mountains. When you’re at a ski resort it’s hard to not get a shot that is suitable for “the Gram.” But what resorts get Instagrammed the most? We have the answer […] Industry News Brent Thomas | January 9, 2023 1 Comment
2020 The Year Of #wellness? 2020 seems to be slipping away in what has been a crazy year filled with limbo for many. During this time people’s habits have been changing. Will 2020 be the year for #wellness? A report has been published by Facebook looking at the trends that have evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic to do with wellness. Related: Yoga and Meditation: These […] Rouchelle Gilmore | September 3, 2020 0 Comments
Headphones on the Slopes: When to Rock Out and Why Music has gone hand in hand with sports for years. Whether it’s an Olympic snowboarder plugging in before they hit the halfpipe, or an energetic spin class, music is a tool used by many different athletes. While headphones work great for snowsports, it’s debatable if they should be worn on the mountain. The mountain environment offers challenges that require focus […] Gear Katy Shipley | July 21, 2020 0 Comments
3 Outdoor Industry Giants Join Facebook Boycott by Pulling Their Advertising in Support of #StopHateForProfit Outdoor industry giants The North Face, Patagonia, and REI have joined a number of civil rights groups in their #StopHateForProfit boycott by pulling their advertising from Facebook and Facebook-owned Instagram. Last week six national civil rights groups (the Anti-Defamation League, the NAACP, Sleeping Giants, Color of Change, Free Press, and Common Sense) announced the boycott, urging companies to pull advertising […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 23, 2020 0 Comments
Mark Zuckerberg Privately Purchases Lake Tahoe, CA Properties for $59-Million The Wall Street Journal reports that the founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has privately acquired $59 million worth of real estate at Lake Tahoe and plans to purchase even more. Related: The 10 Most Expensive Ski Towns To Buy A Home In: In what could be considered extremely ironic, the Facebook founder used a limited-liability company, wealth manager and […] SnowBrains | May 8, 2019 0 Comments
Backcountry Skier Survives after getting Lost and Spending the Night Outdoors | If You Only Read One Thing Today, Read This As reported in the Aspen Times on Monday, a man got lost on Saturday whilst skiing in the backcountry alone and had to spend the night outdoors before finally ‘self-rescuing’ and emerging unharmed. That man has since come forward and written his own humble version of events, on what went wrong, what he would do differently and his appreciation for […] Backcountry Steven Agar | January 24, 2018 0 Comments
Top 10 Ski Resorts in North America According to Facebook: There are a lot of ways to judge ski resorts in North America. Vertical drop. Acreage. Steeps. Level of radness. The list goes on. But there is one number that you can’t argue. There’s one number that is finite and fixed. Naw, it’s actually changing all the time. But for right now, we can have a look and see who is doing best on Facebook. Is the […] SnowBrains | July 3, 2014 4 Comments
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