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SnowBrains is stoked to announce that its first-ever ski film, 300, will be screening at the Jersey Shore Film Festival, in Deal, New Jersey, just an hour and a half south of New York City. Set on the iconic Jersey Shore, the Jersey Shore Film Festival brings together thousands of film lovers from across the tri-state…

Believe it or not, there are a handful of ski resorts in the Midwest with some relatively good-sized slopes! | Image: Lutsen Mountain Facebook When you think of skiing in the Midwest, the first thing that comes to mind probably isn’t ‘Wow, this place is huge’. However, there are a handful of resorts in the…

The plane hits the paraglider’s wing. | Image: Sabrina A paraglider escaped with her life after a small aircraft’s propeller shredded her wing in a mid-air collision above the Austrian Alps on Saturday, May 23. The incident unfolded in the skies above Zell am See ski resort, which is famous for prime access to strong…

Sophie Goldchmidt co-signed the letter. | Image: U.S. Ski & Snowboard With less than a month until the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) holds its presidential election in Belgrade, senior officials from seven of the sport’s most powerful nations have issued an unusually direct intervention. A total of 11 federation leaders have signed a…

Courchevel Village, France, the ski resort with the most Michelin Star restaurants. | Image: Consensio Chalets Skiing is often associated with being expensive and luxurious, and nowhere is that luxury more apparent than at the world’s best Michelin star ski resorts. Many mountain resorts feature spas, wellness centers, and lavish accommodations for their guests. Many…

10th Mountain Division training in California. It’s often claimed that veterans of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division helped establish or influence more than 60 ski areas across the United States, including iconic destinations such as Vail Mountain Resort and Aspen Snowmass. While the exact number varies depending on definitions, historians and U.S. ski institutions…

For a brief moment in history, Australia had the longst chairlift in the world. | Image: Perisher Historical Society If you asked someone where the world’s longest chairlift was built, most would probably guess the Alps or the Rockies. Few would expect the answer to be the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. Yet for…

Australia and New Zealand have some world-class terrain parks. Credit: Cardrona Alpine Resort Parks/Instagram For those accustomed to Northern Hemisphere winters, skiing in the Southern Hemisphere can be… disappointing. That’s not to say there aren’t incredible turns to be found, but the snow is generally less consistent and of varying quality. Resorts tend to be…

It may look like A.I. but the slope on top of Copenhagen’s power plant is very real. | Image: CopenHill In most cities, a waste-to-energy plant is something residents try not to notice. In Copenhagen, Denmark, it has become one of Europe’s most unlikely ski destinations. CopenHill is a ski slope situated on top of…

The horrific slide path can be seen in the images shared by the mountain rescue. | Image: Bergrettung Ehrwald A German teenager has died after falling during a night ascent of the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain, in an accident that rescuers say occurred on steep snow-covered terrain in winter-like conditions. According to Tyrol police and…