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
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
Arizona Snowbowl, AZ, Goes From Most Expensive to Least Expensive Lift Ticket in the United States In January last year, Arizona Snowbowl, Arizona, became the first ski resort to charge over $300 for a lift ticket. The resort uses dynamic pricing using a tiered system that determines the price of lift tickets based on demand. Fast forward to April, and tickets are now selling for less than $20. Midweek prices are typically $19 per day, making it […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | April 12, 2024 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl 1st Resort to Charge $300 For a Lift Ticket Arizona Snowbowl just became the first resort to charge over three hundred dollars for a lift ticket. The resort was charging $309 for a ticket on Saturday. The resort uses dynamic pricing to determine its day ticket prices based on demand. Related: [VIDEO] Top 10 Most Expensive Lift Tickets in North America SnowBrains reached out to the resort for a statement […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 23, 2023 6 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl, AZ, Postpones This Week’s Opening Day Due to ‘Unusually Warm Temperatures’ Arizona Snowbowl announced yesterday that they are being forced to postpone this week’s opening day due to ‘unusually warm temperatures’ that have prevented them from snowmaking. As winter draws near, we’ve been working around the clock with the commitment to put skiing first and provide another amazing opening day for the 21/22 winter season. As Mother Nature continues to bring […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 16, 2021 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Forced to Close Due to Nearby Wildfires Arizona Snowbowl has had to halt summer operations indefinitely due to nearby wildfires threatening the resort. Related: Wildfire Threatening Colorado Ski County Has Tripled in Size The US Forest Service closed Coconino National Forest, where Snowbowl is located, meaning the resort had to close down. This afternoon, the U.S. Forest Service announced the full closure of Coconino National Forest beginning on […] Fire Firebrains | June 23, 2021 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Shares Operating Plans for 20/21 | Mountain Access Will be a ‘First Come, First Served’ Basis Arizona Snowbowl have revealed their operating plans for next season amid the global pandemic. Opening day is scheduled for November 20th, and guests can expect the now-normal mask-wearing and social distancing measures. Related: Arizona Snowbowl = First Ski Area To Make Snow in USA in 2017/18 The resort will not be implementing a reservation system, however, should they need to limit […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 25, 2020 1 Comment
PHOTO TOUR: 54″ Storm Total and Thanksgiving Weekend at Arizona Snowbowl One of the Deepest EVER This is Saturday 30th November. In ARIZONA! 33” in 24 hours, 4.5 FEET storm total. Top-to-bottom access on 29 trails and 6 lifts (and counting). To say we’re stoked would be a bit of an understatement. Come test out the goods for yourself this weekend! ❄️ ❄️ According to those who were there, “the goods were deep and the goods […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 2, 2019 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl, AZ Opens Today with 2-FEET Fresh SNOW Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff opens today, and skiers and riders will be treated to 2-feet of fresh snow that the resort has just received. The Grand Canyon Express chairlift, Arizona’s only high-speed six-person lift, is scheduled to open at 9 am, providing access to four intermediate trails including Midway Catwalk, Logjam, Wild Turkey, and Round Up. The Little Spruce conveyor lift will […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 22, 2019 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Closing this Weekend After Longest Season EVER Arizona Snowbowl will bring the curtains down on a record breaking season this weekend, having been open 158-days in an unforgettable season. Their previous longest season was 2016/17, when they were open for 144 days. Related: Arizona Snowbowl Will Stay Open Until May 19th for Longest Season EVER The resort has received 344″ of snowfall this season, their second best total […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 17, 2019 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Will Stay Open Until May 19th for Longest Season EVER The Arizona Daily Sun reports the Arizona Snowbowl will keep lifts turning until May 19, thanks to favorable weather conditions and a record number of skiers, making the 160-days of 2018/19 their longest season ever. The previous record of 144 days was set in the winter of 2016-2017. Officials say the resort recorded 332″ of snow this winter, the second most […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 7, 2019 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Staying Open Into May Tying Longest Season EVER Arizona Snowbowl announced on Friday that they will remain open into May, tying the longest season in recorded history. The decision comes after a record-breaking March in which the resort had a 30 percent increase in skier visits compared to last season. Snowbowl has received 332 inches of snowfall this season, the second most in the past 21 years. The ski resort […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 29, 2019 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Announces Opening Day is Friday 16th November | First AZ Resort to Open Arizona Snowbowl, AZ just announced they will open this Friday, the 16th November, the first resort in Arizona to open for the 2018/19 season, and even beating many Colorado, California, and Utah resorts. You might also like: The Powder Alliance: The Hidden Gems of North America Unite Two snow storms in October dumped around 2-feet on the upper elevations, and low […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 13, 2018 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl = First Ski Area To Make Snow in USA in 2017/18 Loveland and Arapahoe Basin ski areas in Colorado started making snow this week. A couple of days before those CO ski areas began snowmaking, Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff AZ, starting making snow at 8pm on Saturday night. This was the earliest start to snowmaking in Arizona history and the first time ever that Arizona Snowbowl was the first ski area […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 27, 2017 0 Comments