Sommet Saint-Sauveur, QC, Opened Yesterday to Kick-Off Winter 2025-26 on the East Coast Sommet Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, opened the 2025-26 season on November 9, becoming the first resort to open on the East Coast. This year’s opening is five days earlier than in 2024, when the resort welcomed skiers on November 14. Related: SnowBrains Forecast: Over a Foot of Snow for the Northeast This Week The resort offered exclusive early access to Summits members […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 10, 2025 0 Comments
Sommet Saint-Sauveur, QC, Leads Canadian Resorts into the 2023/24 Ski Season Sommet Saint-Sauveur has officially become the first ski resort in Canada to open its doors for the 2023/24 season, marking an early start to winter in the country. ☝️ The first to open in Canada! 🇨🇦 Summit Saint-Sauveur was a resounding success on its first day of gliding. For the love of skiing! 💙 ❄️ We’ll be open the rest […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 3, 2023 0 Comments
These Are the 40+ Open Ski Resorts in North America This Weekend The 2025-26 ski season kicked off four weeks ago, with Keystone Resort opening on Saturday, October 25, followed by Arapahoe Basin opening on Sunday, October 26. Winter Park joined them the following weekend, making Colorado the place to be for open ski resorts. Related: Winter Park Resort, CO, Matches Earliest Opening Ever With October 31 Announcement On Saturday, November 1, […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 21, 2025 4 Comments
7 Ski Resorts In The East That Are Known For Early-Season Skiing When considering the best states in the east for early opening, a ski resort cannot be on the list of the top 7 if it is not one of the first ski resorts to open consistently in the East each year. There are a handful of ski resorts that open each season before others, such as Killington, Stowe, and Okemo in […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 27, 2025 2 Comments
Affordable Multi-Mountain Ski Pass Launches September 1 Across Northeast and Eastern Canada A new ski and snowboard pass product aimed at making winter sports more accessible will launch online this Labor Day. The Snow Triple Play, from Snow Partners, is priced at $199.99 and offers three days of skiing or riding at 15 participating resorts across the Northeast United States and Eastern Canada. Related: The Best Multi-Resort Pass You’ve Never Heard Of? […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 18, 2025 0 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, Set to Close Ski Season Saturday After Tough Spring After a spring marked by persistent rain and unseasonably warm temperatures, Killington Resort, Vermont, will reopen Saturday for what is expected to be the final day of its 2024-25 ski season. The resort, renowned for hosting one of the longest ski seasons in the East, has battled the elements in recent weeks, prompting a temporary closure through Friday to preserve […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 9, 2025 0 Comments
These Are the 19 Ski Resorts Open in North America This Holiday Weekend Winter’s here! Finally. After what seemed like an endless summer, snow is falling, resorts are making snow, and some are open earlier than planned. Related: Small Massachusetts Ski Area First to Open in North America for 2023/24 Season If you want to ski this holiday weekend, these are the resorts that are open for your shredding pleasure. You might be sharing […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 9, 2023 0 Comments
Will Killington Resort, VT, Be the Last Mountain Standing in the East? Killington Resort, VT, is traditionally the last ski resort on the east coast each season to remain open. There have been occasions where Killington has stayed open till June, and this season had many hoping this may happen again. Despite the hopes of skiers and riders, Killington announced that their final day of the season would be Monday, May 29th, […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 28, 2023 1 Comment
A Tour of The 9 Oldest Mountain Ranges on Earth As a little refresher from 2nd grade, mountains generally form in three different ways, all involving plate tectonics. So before we scroll and look at the pretty pictures of the mountains, I am going to do a quick little crash course on how these beautiful creations that we love form. Fold Mountain: Two tectonic plates collide, and the less dense […] Brains Luke Guilford | March 8, 2023 0 Comments
At Least 14 Ski Resorts Are Open in North America this Weekend… The 20/21 season is underway! A little later than usual, ski resorts have slowly begun opening and turning lifts for eager skiers who were left begging for more when resorts closed prematurely in mid-March. Canada seems to be having a great start to the season, a shame we can’t get there! However, this week should see many US resorts open, specifically […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 13, 2020 3 Comments
Bolton Valley, VT, Report: Perfect Snow and Blue Skies on the Eve of Totality Report from Sunday, April 7, 2024 Bolton Valley, where I started going maybe a decade ago for night skiing operations, became one of my go-to resorts this season on Indy Pass. I love it here, and I have only really started to explore their terrain. I already have a list of what I want to experience next year – mainly […] Conditions Report Jacqui Davis | April 14, 2024 1 Comment
Closing Dates at East Coast Ski Resorts With 75º temperatures and up across much of the Northeast today, spring is certainly here. Regardless, there is still plenty of great skiing to be had before the snow melts out. Go grab what you’d bring to the beach and go enjoy what is consistently the most relaxed part of every ski year. Related: Closing Dates at Utah Ski Resorts […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | April 14, 2023 0 Comments
2020-2021 Season Closing Days at Open Northeast Ski Resorts The final countdown – major resorts around North America have started to close. Most major ski regions have some resorts still open, and the Northeast has plenty of options to keep you on snow for the next week and beyond. Most ski areas still open will be closing on Sunday, April 11, although there are a few staying open into May. […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | April 7, 2021 0 Comments
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