The Top 13 Ski Areas with the Best Views According to SnowBrains Readers Skiers and snowboarders are lucky that not only is it incredibly enjoyable to slide on the snow, but we get to relish in some of the best scenery in the world. Anytime you get away into the great outdoors is an upgrade in landscapes, but ski areas with the most breathtaking views offer an unparalleled feast for the senses. There […] Brains Brent Thomas | May 2, 2024 0 Comments
End of Season Checklist: Care for Your Gear Sadly, the ski season is coming to an end, or for some it already has. Soon your focus may turn toward warmer weather activities, but before you do, it is wise to give your gear some TLC before storing it away for the season. Doing so will ensure you are ready to hit the slopes again when the snow returns, […] Brains Brent Thomas | April 29, 2024 0 Comments
5 Multi-Resort Passes That Offer Access to Ride the Southern Hemisphere As the winter ski season winds down in North America, many people will turn to more seasonal activities like biking, hiking, golf, or spending time at the lake. It makes sense as the weather turns warmer and ski resorts close. It can be a sad time of year for many as most ski resorts on the planet are located in […] Brains Brent Thomas | April 25, 2024 0 Comments
The Top 9 Places to Put Your Ski Stickers Who doesn’t love stickers? Especially ski stickers. Oftentimes, you can get them for free, which makes them even better. I mean, they should be free since you will be advertising at no cost for whoever or whatever the sticker represents. Swaps, shops, and resorts are the best places to get them. It’s always a good idea to get a sticker from […] Brains Brent Thomas | April 25, 2024 3 Comments
Powder Nomad Creates Digital Tool to Track Your Carbon Footprint from This Ski Season With the ski season in the northern hemisphere winding down, it’s important to reflect on the wonderful memories and great times had crushing powder, landing new tricks, or just getting turns in. Technology has provided the ski industry with countless tools to track some of these metrics. An often-forgotten metric is our carbon footprint. Powder Nomad has created a carbon […] Industry News Luke Guilford | April 22, 2024 0 Comments
Cloud Seeding | What is It, How Does It Work, and Does It Make a Difference? Cloud seeding. Humans interfering with Mother Nature to bring us more of the good stuff. It sounds too good to be true, but studies point to a snowfall increase of 3-10% during an entire season, and a Summit Daily news article lists 10% as an average increase, reports meteorologist and powder reporter Joel Gratz of opensnow.com. Related: VIDEO: Does Cloud Seeding […] Brains Steven Agar | April 18, 2024 8 Comments
Austrian Glaciers Expected to Melt Within 50 Years In a recent report by the Austrian Alpine Club, it was determined that glaciers across the Alps are melting at twice the global average. The report also noted that of the 93 glaciers measured and observed in Austria, all but one shrank in 2022-2023. Not only did nearly all the glaciers shrink, but it was the third-highest figure of shrinkage in […] Industry News Luke Guilford | April 11, 2024 0 Comments
Did You Know the Smallest Mountain Range in the World is in California? This post first appeared on NASA Earth Observatory Sometimes called the “smallest mountain range in the world,” the Sutter Buttes rise almost 2,000-feet (610m) above the flat agricultural fields of the Great Valley of central California and can be seen from the top of Squaw Valley. The Sutter Buttes are remnants of a volcano that was active approximately 1.6 to […] Brains SnowBrains | April 9, 2024 4 Comments