Arizona Snowbowl Begins Daily Summer Operations on May 15, Invests $1M+ Ahead of Next Winter Arizona Snowbowl begins daily summer operations on May 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The resort’s summer activities feature scenic gondola rides, sunset experiences, and a summer lineup that includes trail races, archery events, and gondola dinners. This summer, Snowbowl is investing more than $1 million in capital improvements ahead of the 2026–27 winter season, including a new 150-foot […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 14, 2026 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Extends Season Again With Closing Day Set on Sunday, April 19, With Tickets Starting as Low as $1 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Arizona Snowbowl (@azsnowbowl) After 6 inches of snowfall landed on the resort this week, Arizona Snowbowl is pushing back its closing day for a fourth time to Sunday, April 19. The resort previously announced extensions to April 12 followed by April 15—the Southwest resort doesn’t want to go down […] Martin Kuprianowicz | April 16, 2026 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl is Opening for 2 Bonus Days on April 14 & 15 With $12 Tickets Arizona Snowbowl’s 2025-26 season isn’t over yet. The resort plans on opening Tuesday, April 14, and Wednesday, April 15, for two bonus days of skiing and snowboarding. Arizona Snowbowl initially announced it was closing for the season on Sunday, April 12. However, after receiving 8 inches of snow last night, it now plans on opening this week. The mountain will […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | April 13, 2026 0 Comments
Join the Spring Skiing Fun at Arizona Snowbowl for Closing Weekend on April 11 & 12 Arizona’s ski season is getting a proper send-off this weekend, as Arizona Snowbowl prepares to spin lifts for one final time on April 11–12. Related: Arizona Snowbowl Launches $10 Lift Tickets for 2025-26 Season Despite sitting in one of the southernmost ski regions in the United States, Snowbowl has pushed deep into spring, officially wrapping up a 134-day season that […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 9, 2026 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Opens All Lifts and 93% of Terrain in Strongest Early Season in Years Arizona Snowbowl said Tuesday that 93% of its terrain is now open, marking one of the strongest starts to a season the northern Arizona resort has seen in years. All eight lifts were running as of December 5, giving skiers and riders access to nearly the entire mountain during what is usually a gradual early-December ramp-up. “Thanks to our hardworking […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | December 5, 2025 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Has Defied the Season with a Blockbuster 57 Inches of Snow While the Rest of the West Waits Arizona Snowbowl is off to a start that locals are already calling one of the best they have ever seen. The momentum began on November 20, when the resort shocked its own followers by announcing a same-day opening after a powerful early-season storm unloaded nearly four feet of snow on the San Francisco Peaks. Lifts started turning at noon, giving […] Industry News Brent Glogau | December 2, 2025 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Opens Early After Receiving 3 Feet of Snowfall, Kicking Off 2025-26 Season Today Arizona Snowbowl has decided last minute to kick off the 2025-26 season today—yes you heard it right, today. The resort announced the great news on its social media channels just hours ago, and opened at noon for the first turns of the year, after a powerful early-season storm dropped three feet of fresh snow across the San Francisco Peaks—giving the […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 20, 2025 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Launches $10 Lift Tickets for 2025–26 Season Affordable tickets, a longer winter season, and guest upgrades highlight the year ahead. Arizona Snowbowl announced today that lift tickets for the 2025–26 winter season start at $10, the lowest price point since the resort implemented demand-based pricing. Prices will rise over time under the resort’s demand-based system, which rewards guests who purchase early. Related: Understanding Dynamic Pricing in the […] Industry News Press Release | September 22, 2025 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Transforms Arizona Gondola into a Dining Experience in the Sky Arizona Snowbowl unveiled a one-of-a-kind dining experience Sunday, August 24, with the Shift Your Viewpoint Dinner. The event was the first time Snowbowl has offered dinner service aboard the Arizona Gondola. Cabins were fitted with specially designed tables, transforming each car into an alpine restaurant in the sky. The menu was created in collaboration with Flagstaff’s acclaimed Shift Kitchen and […] Industry News Press Release | August 27, 2025 0 Comments
2025-26 Ski Season in Arizona Is Less Than 100 Days Away Arizona Snowbowl has announced that its 2025–26 ski season will kick off on Friday, November 21, weather permitting, with several exciting upgrades and improvements for skiers and snowboarders to enjoy. The resort has invested nearly $1.5 million in capital improvements aimed at maintaining forest health, enhancing Arizona’s best tree skiing, and implementing strategic upgrades for the upcoming winter season. Trending […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | August 15, 2025 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl to Invest $1.5 Million Ahead of 2025-26 Season Last weekend, Arizona Snowbowl announced it is investing nearly $1.5 million in a series of capital improvements focused on maintaining forest health, enhancing the state’s best tree skiing, and implementing strategic upgrades for the upcoming winter season. Last winter, Snowbowl achieved several milestones, opening on November 8, its earliest opening on record, and remaining one of only five ski areas […] Industry News Press Release | July 27, 2025 1 Comment
Arizona Snowbowl Will be Open in June for Longest Season Ever Snowbowl celebrates longest ski season in 87 years, totaling 185 operating days. Arizona Snowbowl, the state’s premier ski and snowboard destination, is celebrating a historic milestone: the longest ski season in the resort’s 87-year history. With a closing date of Sunday, June 1, the 2024–25 season will span 185 days, offering more than six months of skiing and snowboarding. The […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 15, 2025 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Extends Ski Season to Memorial Day After Fresh Snowfall Arizona Snowbowl, the state’s largest ski resort, is extending its 2024-25 ski season once again, announcing it will remain open through Memorial Day after a late-season storm delivered seven inches of new snow and pushed the season total to 200 inches. The resort will now offer skiing and snowboarding from Friday, May 23, through Monday, May 26, with the Arizona […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 10, 2025 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Extends Season Again, Announcing 2 Additional Weekends of Skiing and Snowboarding Arizona Snowbowl is extending the 2024–25 winter season once again, announcing two additional weekends of skiing and snowboarding: May 10–11 and May 17–18. With the added bonus days, Snowbowl will close the season with 179 total skiable days—its longest in recent memory. Related: New Mexico Ski Instructor Clinches 3rd Freeski National Title The Arizona Gondola will run from 10 a.m. […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 1, 2025 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Extends 2024–25 Ski Season With Bonus Weekend, May 2–5 The extension follows extensive early-season snowmaking, grooming, and strong snowfall throughout March. Arizona Snowbowl has extended its 2024–25 ski and snowboard season by four days, operating from Friday, May 2, through Monday, May 5. The resort is extending its season thanks to favorable spring conditions, including strong March snowfall and early-season snowmaking and grooming. Related: These Are the 40+ Ski […] Industry News Press Release | April 21, 2025 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl, the First Ski Resort To Charge Over $300 For a Lift Ticket, is Now Offering Tickets Starting at $19 Arizona Snowbowl Cuts Weekday Prices in Half Flagstaff, Ariz. – (January 14, 2025) – Arizona Snowbowl is taking bold steps to reduce cost barriers and make skiing and snowboarding more accessible. By cutting weekday prices, introducing innovative programs, and unveiling new beginner terrain, the resort is redefining how newcomers and families experience skiing. New this season, Arizona Snowbowl’s weekday promotions offer […] Industry News Press Release | January 21, 2025 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Marks Earliest Opening Day in Resort History, Friday, November 8 Arizona Snowbowl announced in a press release and on social media yesterday that it is bringing forward its opening day by two weeks and will start spinning lifts from 9 a.m. on Friday, November 8. This marks the earliest opening day in the resort’s 86-year history. Thanks to plentiful early-season snowstorms, mountain teams have worked extensively to prepare the mountain […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 7, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] You Won’t Believe this Ski Edit was Filmed Mostly in Arizona Ed Dujardin is a middle school Social Studies teacher living in Flagstaff, Arizona. Winters down there are feast or famine. Last season, Flagstaff received very little snow until February. But between February and the end of April, Northern Arizona received around 220 inches, including some late season dumps that extended Arizona Snowbowl’s season into June. Most of this edit is […] SnowBrains | October 2, 2024 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl, AZ, Will Offer June Skiing & Riding for First Time in Resort History For the first time in the resort’s history, Arizona Snowbowl in northern Arizona will offer skiing and riding into June. The resort near Flagstaff, Arizona, announced that it is extending its ski season yet again and will be open on Saturday, June 1. The resort had previously extended the season to May 19, then to Memorial Day, May 27, and now […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 24, 2024 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl, AZ, Extends Season Into Memorial Day Arizona Snowbowl in the north of Arizona has announced that the resort is extending its ski season yet again. The resort had previously extended the season to May 19 but has now announced it will be operating all the way to Memorial Day, May 27. The resort has received 281 inches of snowfall this season, which does not quite match […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 20, 2024 0 Comments