“Information Flash” is FREESKIER’s on-line column designed to maintain you recent with snippets of out of doors information it’s essential to learn about. This text is printed weekly on Wednesdays.
This Week’s Climate Forecast
Heavy snow for the West
The Northwest is being favored for the deepest snow totals this week, however all the Western half of the US and Canada will see vital snowfall. Sadly, sturdy winds shall be related to this storm, making avalanche circumstances tough.
This Week’s High Headlines
Whistler broadcasts plans to go cellular for 2024-25
At the beginning of the 2024-25 ski season, Whistler plans to take its season passes and each day elevate tickets cellular—fully eliminating plastic passes and paper tickets. The brand new know-how will enable clients to purchase their passes on-line in addition to activate and retailer them on the My Epic app, however Whistler says they may nonetheless print out passes for anybody who desires a bodily card of their pocket.
Alyeska celebrates energetic and retired navy with a free ski day on March 4, 2024
As a option to thank the Armed Forces, Alyeska presents “Navy Mondays,” the place all energetic and retired navy are invited to ski and trip totally free, together with discounted leases. The subsequent Navy Monday is March 4, with full-day elevate and tram tickets accessible.
Visiting snowboarder faces shotgun from Brighton native
For the final lap of Loren Richardson’s Utah trip, the snowboarder headed out the resort boundary gate close to the Nice Western Elevate to return to his Airbnb. What he discovered as he dropped onto the plowed street was an offended native wielding a shotgun. Richardson was recording his final run and, subsequently, all the run-in with this lunatic. The Mayor of Brighton, Daniel Knopp, has confirmed this unruly resident has been a number of instances concerning his aggressive habits, and this solely provides to the case in opposition to him.
What to Watch
The MAGMA boys ski Japan
Deep pow, skinny bushes and engaging snacks. Japan is all it’s hyped as much as be, and the MAGMA boys unanimously agree.
Degree 1 drops Sander Hadley’s 2023 season edit
Sander Hadley spent his whole 2023 winter on the street filming for the Degree 1/Dynastar crew movie, “Lemonade” and the quantity of footage that got here out of that challenge known as for an edit of his personal. Take pleasure in 5 minutes of absolute nutty snowboarding from the Idaho professional skier.
Josh Daiek introduces new sequence “One Monitor Thoughts”
Josh Daiek is understood for snowboarding actually f*$#ing quick down massive traces with large airs and penalties. The Salomon athlete is now letting the general public in on the behind-the-scenes of what it takes to ski like that together with his new sequence “One Monitor Thoughts” and the primary episode takes us via his prime 10 traces ever skied.
Josh Daiek performs with hearth in episode two of “One Monitor Thoughts”
A line in Nevada that nearly took Josh Daiek’s life is the topic of episode two of the professional skier’s new sequence. Learn how near the flame Daiek truly will get on this virtually tragic ending.
Jib League returns for season two
Jib League is again, child! Benefit from the first episode of the second season, recapping the Open Jam—open to all ages, genders and skills.
