Aspen Snowmass, CO, Premier Season Pass Price Increases $180-215 for 23/24 Aspen Skiing Company, operator of the Aspen Snowmass Resort, CO, released their 23/24 season pass sale on August 15, 2023. Their ‘Premier Pass’, which has no blackout dates and offers unlimited skiing, will start at $2,779 if purchased in the ‘Super Early’ period ending September 15. This is a price increase of $180 or 7% from last year’s $2,599. After […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 16, 2023 0 Comments
‘180 Days in Jail’ For Using Someone Else’s Pass, Warns Vail Police Department As the season approaches, here’s a reminder that sharing your ski pass is not just frowned upon; it’s illegal and could get you thrown in jail. Vail Police Department warns skiers and riders to avoid the temptation of borrowing a ski pass to save on the cost of a lift ticket. Vail Police saw an increase in ski pass fraud investigations […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 28, 2022 21 Comments
Vail Resorts Predicts $180-200 Million Dollar Loss in March/April Due To Coronavirus Vail Resorts is reporting that they are predicting that March & April 2020 will fall $180 million to $200 million short of their forecast for that time period due to Coronavirus and the subsequent closure of all their properties. This is complicated, so we’ll let Vail explain it here: “Given the closure of our operations as a result of COVID-19, […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 22, 2020 3 Comments
Lyon County , NV Fire has Burned 1,180 Acres and is 5-Percent Contained As of Monday, June 18 at 7 am, the Upper Colony Fire had scorched 1,180 acres and has reached 5 percent containment. About 300 firefighters, 25 engines, three helicopters, eight fixed-wing air tankers and four hand crews are fighting this fire. 50 or 60 structures remain threatened by the fire, Lyon County Manager Jeff Page said, but no structures have […] Fire Firebrains | June 18, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Tanner Hall Sends It Huge with Possibly the Biggest 180 Ever High speed running man 180 today with @patproject and @btvdevine somewhere in southern Canada! @gopro @armadaskis @oakleyskiing @dalbellosports @tyroliabindings #skiboss #inspired #home #keepingthestackalive #home A post shared by Tanner Hall (@tannerhall420) on Mar 1, 2018 at 4:32pm PST This is pretty sweet, and maybe the biggest 180 ever. Tanner Hall doing what he does best. Steven Agar | March 2, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Andri Ragettli Lands World’s First-Ever Quad Cork 1800 On Skis Andri Ragettli just landed the first-ever Quad Cork 1800 on skis and it was absolutely incredible. He is only 18 years old and its just the beginning of his ski career. This ground-breaking trick took place at the Suzuki Nine Royals snow feature at Watles, South Tyrol, Italy. Incase you’re wondering, a Quad Cork 1800 consists of five full rotations […] Industry News Chris Wallner | March 28, 2017 1 Comment
Mountain Guide Just Broke 14,180′ Mt. Shasta Speed Record | Summited in Only 1 Hour 37 Mins! Whoa… Ryan Ghelfi, mountain guide at Shasta Mountain Guides, just ran up 14,180′ Mt. Shasta in 1 hour, 37 minutes, and 5 seconds setting a new world record. That’s 7,000-vertical-feet in 1:37. Whoa… Unreal… “1:37:05!! SMG Guide and professional Nike runner Ryan Ghelfi just crushed the speed record (FKT) on Mt. Shasta. It’s awesome to see hard work, dedication, and […] Industry News CrashBrains | July 7, 2016 1 Comment
Friday Fun: Monster Truck Double Backflip 180º It’s hard enough to pull off a double backflip on skis or a board. Maximum Destruction just did it in a monster truck and threw in a 180º for good measure. This same guy tried a front flip last week and it didn’t go well. History of the Monster Truck double backflip: “After George Balhan, driver of Mohawk Warrior, landed two consecutive backflips at the 2012 Monster Jam World Finals, Tom Meents [Maximum Destruction driver] was driven to land the double. After months of preparation at his shop located in Paxton, Illinois, he was to debut this move on June 16, 2012, Friday Fun SnowBrains | July 3, 2015 0 Comments
Ski Resorts Still Open in the East: Full List With Closing Dates This past weekend was the last call for laps at many ski resorts throughout the East. The temperatures pushed into the 80s for three days straight in Pennsylvania, and much of the Northeast saw temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. What has been a great season for many ski resorts in the East will eventually come to an […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | April 19, 2026 0 Comments
I Went Skiing With a Legendary Australian Ski and Surf Photographer in the Alps Who Captured the Best Photos of My Life Tony “Harro” Harrington is not your average photographer. Hailing from Australia with a thick Aussie accent and a long running scar on his left cheek he received from an accident as a child, the sun-bleached blonde-haired, blue-eyed smiling snow and surf photographer’s career spans more than 40 years, with roots as both a sponsored surfer and big‑mountain skier. Related: The […] Martin Kuprianowicz | April 16, 2026 0 Comments
The Highest-Earning Ski Racers of the 2025–26 FIS Alpine World Cup Season The 2025–26 FIS Alpine World Cup season has delivered more than crystal globes and podium celebrations — it has also revealed the sport’s biggest financial winners. With prize money tracked across all disciplines through the final races in Lillehammer, the data shows that winning is where the big money is made. With nine victories in the 2025-26 season, Mikaela Shiffrin […] Competition Julia Schneemann | April 15, 2026 0 Comments
9 Laps, 9 Holes, 9 Innings — Is the 9-9-9 Challenge the Ultimate Ski Town Flex? Each spring in Seattle, Washington, ski season doesn’t fade out — it sprints to the finish line. The signal? A full-throttle, one-day rite of passage known simply as the 9-9-9 Challenge: nine ski laps, nine holes of golf, and nine innings of big-league baseball. It’s equal parts endurance test, logistical puzzle, and celebration of everything that makes Pacific Northwest spring […] Trip Report Bob Witowski | April 14, 2026 0 Comments
The Top 12 Alpine Racing Ski Brands in 2025-26 by FIS World Cup Points The 2025–26 FIS Alpine World Cup season wrapped up after the World Cup Finals in Lillehammer, Norway, at the end of March. With the 2025-26 season in the booked, it is once again time to crunch numbers to look at which ski brands dominated the highest level of alpine ski racing. Related: Sun Valley is Back: Idaho Resort Awarded 2027 […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 13, 2026 1 Comment
The 9 Most Underrated Ski Areas in North America Ask a room full of skiers which resort is the most underrated, and you’ll get two answers: a knowing smirk followed by “I’m not telling,” or a fiercely loyal shout-out to their local hill. When we asked our readers to name the most underrated ski areas in North America and dug through hundreds of comments, that pattern held. For every […] Brains Brent Glogau | April 13, 2026 5 Comments
Tignes, France, Report: The Late Season Star — Packed Powder, No Crowds, 8PM Sunsets Report from Friday to Saturday, April 3–4, 2026 There are certain April ski days when expectations are tempered, the snow is soft, spring conditions prevail, and maybe a few lifts have closed. And then there are days like we just had in Tignes. Over two days, we found packed powder, bluebird skies, and one of the most complete ski experiences […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | April 13, 2026 0 Comments
Japanese Summer-Only Ski Resort Gassan Starts Spinning Lifts While most ski resorts across the Northern Hemisphere are winding down operations, Gassan Ski Area in Japan’s Yamagata Prefecture has just kicked off its 2026 season. The unique spring-and-summer ski destination opened on Friday, April 10, once again offering one of the world’s rare opportunities to ski well into the warmer months. Related: Unveiling the Six Spectacular Summer-Only Ski Resorts […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 11, 2026 0 Comments
Late Season Skiing in Europe: Top 19 Resorts for Spring Skiing As spring is taking over and days below freezing become few and far between, most skiers and snowboarders may be moth-balling their equipment for the season, but then there are those die-hard winter enthusiasts refusing to call it quits. If you count yourself into the latter group, you may wonder where you can still get turns in as late as […] Brains Julia Schneemann | April 11, 2026 2 Comments
French Ski Racer Cyprien Sarrazin Returns to Race Training 16 Months After Near-Fatal Crash French ski racer Cyprien Sarrazin continues to take meaningful steps in his comeback from a near-fatal crash, sharing new images on social media that show him back in structured on-snow training. “Back to training 💪🏼 Resuming imposed trajectories to put back into place the technique and benchmarks,” Sarrazin wrote. “The good vibes are here… and it really feels good 🙌.” […] Competition Julia Schneemann | April 11, 2026 0 Comments
Dismal Snowpack in Colorado River Basin Puts Glen Canyon Dam at Risk of Catastrophe As snow melts off from one of the thinnest snowpacks ever recorded in the Western U.S., the implications for the water supply of the Colorado River Basin are beginning to come into alarmingly sharp focus. Critically low inflows into Lake Powell — the reservoir behind the Glen Canyon Dam — are expected to cause critically low levels as early as […] Brains Zach Armstrong | April 10, 2026 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor, OR, to Close April 19, Ending a Season Defined by Historic Low Snowfall Mt. Bachelor Closing Day Set for April 19 After Historically Low-Snow Season Mt. Bachelor‘s closing day is April 19, more than a month earlier than the resort had originally planned, with a thin snowpack, particularly on the lower half of the mountain, driving the decision to end the 2025-26 winter season early. The Mt. Bachelor closing day announcement confirms the […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 10, 2026 0 Comments
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