Palisades Tahoe, CA, Ramps Up for Another Ikonic Season With winter knocking on the door and fall fading fast, Palisades Tahoe is prepared for another unforgettable season full of skiing and events. After historic snowfall during the 2022-2023 season brought enjoyable skiing and riding through Independence Day, it is now time to get back to it. Mother Nature has dropped by and blanketed the mountain from summit to base with […] Industry News John Cunningham | November 29, 2023 0 Comments
Come Celebrate Miles Clark’s 300th Ski Day This Year With Champagne at Solitude, UT, This Saturday, Dec. 2 Mile Clark’s mother was a stubborn gal. She passed away last winter from her fourth battle with cancer. She went out in a raging storm that knocked out the power. To honor his mother’s stubbornness, Miles decided that the most stubborn thing he could do was try and ski 300 days within a year. Well, this Saturday, December 2, will […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 29, 2023 0 Comments
IOC Selects France as Preferred Host for 2030 Winter Olympics & Salt Lake City, UT, for 2034 The International Olympic Committee (‘IOC’) announced today, Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at its meeting in Paris, France, that Salt Lake City is its preferred host for the 2034 Winter Games and France is the preferred host for the 2030 Games. The preferred hosts will now move into targeted dialogues with the potential hosts for the finer details. It is not […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 29, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Massive Early Season Snowfall For PNW This Weekend A sizable early-season storm will dig into the Pacific Northwest this week, bringing feet of snowfall to local resorts between Thursday and Sunday. After Sunday, a warm and wet system will move in, bringing high-elevation rain early next week. Best to get out before the rain ruins the goods of this weekend! The first snowfall will creep into Oregon on Thursday […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 29, 2023 0 Comments
Sugar Bowl Resort, CA, to Open Friday, December 1 NORDEN, Calif. (Nov. 29, 2023)Â – Sugar Bowl Resort announced today that the resort will open Friday, Dec. 1 with beginner and intermediate terrain accessible via the Jerome Hill Express and White Pine chairlifts plus the Flume Moving Carpet. Taking advantage of ideal snowmaking conditions since the Thanksgiving holiday, the resort has and will continue to make snow at every opportunity […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 29, 2023 0 Comments
Blue Knob All Seasons Resort, PA, Will Open on Saturday, December 2 Blue Knob All Seasons Resort will open on Saturday, December 2nd, skiing & riding on limited terrain from 10 am until 5 pm. The same hours will be in effect on Sunday, December 3rd. Lift tickets will be half-price! The resort will be open on weekends only until conditions are suitable for continued snowmaking. Related: 7 Great Winter Activities To […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 29, 2023 0 Comments
Letter From The Editor: Myths, Fallacies, and the Usefulness of Social Media in the Backcountry I took my role as Editor with SnowBrains four years ago, when I was a young college kid at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. I wanted to ski every day and find a way to make a living from writing, and by some cosmic chance I landed an internship with SnowBrains. Not long after that, I was […] Backcountry Martin Kuprianowicz | November 29, 2023 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Announces Terrain Expansion at Both Mountains This Weekend Palisades Tahoe, California, opened for the ’23/24 season on Wednesday, November 22, with the First Venture chairlift in the base area. By Saturday, the resort had expanded its terrain to include Treeline Cirque to mid-station at Alpine. A week later, the resort announced its latest terrain expansion today. 🚨 OPERATIONS UPDATE: TERRAIN EXPANSION AT BOTH MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND 🚨 Everybody […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 29, 2023 0 Comments