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Snowboarding Has a Beginner Problem — Can a Different Way of Teaching Help?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (250+ words) A first day on a snowboard is often filled with repeated falls, frustration, and fatigue. For many newcomers, that experience determines whether they return for a second lesson — or never snowboard again. Reducing unnecessary falls while helping beginners build confidence…...
Legendary Austrian Snowboarder Sabine Payer Announces Retirement
3+ week, 5+ day ago (659+ words) After a legendary career, Austria’s most successful alpine snowboarder is moving on from the sport. Last week, Sabine Payer took to her Instagram to announce her retirement from professional alpine snowboarding. With her retirement, she ends a storied career that…...
The Best Eastern Ski Resorts for Beginners
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1616+ words) Steven Agar is the Chief Operating Officer of SnowBrains (est. 2013), the world's largest award-winning independent snowsports media outlet. Based in Cumbria, UK, Steven oversees editorial operations, SEO, ad revenue, and digital strategy. A passionate endurance runner and ski traveller, he…...
New Andes Avalanche Center Debuts in Chile and Argentina, Bringing Crucial Forecasting to South America
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (249+ words) SnowBrains One man’s vision to make the backcountry ski scene in the Andes a safer, more information-connected place is finally coming to fruition. When founder of APEX Backcountry Guides (Andes Puro Exploraciones) Forrest Schmidt first arrived in the Araucanía region…...
Top 9 Countries With the Most Ski Resorts
4+ week, 1+ day ago (214+ words) Below are the top 9 countries with the most ski areas worldwide. The data comes from Straits Research. Canada is a well-known ski destination, as they are loaded with skiing throughout the country, especially in the west. Ski resorts like Mt....
NZ Snow Sports Injuries Hit a 5-Year High
4+ week, 1+ day ago (174+ words) New Zealand Snow Sports Injury Claims Hit a 5-Year High, Straining the National Insurance System SnowBrains Kiwi snow sport injury claims climbed to their highest level in five years during 2025, costing the country’s national accident insurance scheme NZD 46 million (USD…...
Biggest Ski Trip Dealbreakers, According to SnowBrains Readers
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (584+ words) Planning ski trips can be difficult, expensive, and stressful. From choosing the location to the people you bring, making the right decisions can be the difference-maker between an amazing trip and an awful one. So, we wanted to know: what…...
Ownership Change Remains Local at Michigan's Big Powderhorn Resort
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (470+ words) Ownership Change Remains Local at Michigan’s Big Powderhorn Resort SnowBrains Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort in Bessinger, Michigan, has new owners, and they’re local. Incoming co-owners Alex Young and Brent Noren, the latter the son of former owner and General Manager…...
The Top 9 Most Ski-Obsessed Countries in the World, Ranked by Participation Rate
1+ mon, 21+ hour ago (582+ words) Which country comes to mind when you think of skiing or snowboarding? Everyone has their own mental image of the quintessential ski nation, but numbers are immune to emotions. To find the world’s most ski-obsessed countries, SnowBrains calculated the percentage…...
The 11 U.S. Ski Resorts with the Most Black Diamond Runs
1+ mon, 22+ hour ago (1079+ words) Here are the 11ski resorts with the most black diamond runs. Although Steamboat may not be known for expert skiing, that doesn’t mean it does not exist. The ski resort boasts an impressive 181 named trails spread across 3,741 skiable acres, offering terrain…...