Black Mountain, NH, Loses Both Chairlifts on Busy Holiday Weekend, Offers Full Refunds and Comp Tickets Black Mountain, New Hampshire, was forced to shut down both of its aerial chairlifts on what is possibly the busiest weekend of the season after experiencing critical mechanical failures on two separate lifts within hours, according to a letter from General Manager Erik Mogensen. The issues began around 10:00 a.m. Sunday, December 28, when ski patrol and operations staff detected […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 29, 2025 0 Comments
Black Mountain, NH, Reaches Settlement With Town of Jackson After Months of Tension And Announces Celebratory Free Ski Day for Tomorrow Black Mountain, the historic New Hampshire ski area now operated by the Black Mountain Community Corporation, has reached a sweeping settlement with the Town of Jackson after months of escalating tensions over snowmaking, permits, and mountain operations. The agreement clears the way for a stable season ahead and the mountain is celebrating immediately with a powder day opening and free […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 1, 2025 0 Comments
Black Mountain, NH, Opens November 15 as First Ski Resort to Kick Off New Hampshire’s 2025-26 Winter Season The upcoming ski season at Black Mountain is set to open on Saturday, November 15, marking the earliest opening in its 90-year history. Black Mountain, New Hampshire, and Indy Pass announced today that Black Mountain will open for skiing on Saturday, November 15, at 7:45 a.m. Eastern time. This will make it the first ski resort in the state of […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 14, 2025 0 Comments
Black Mountain, NH, Completes Purchase with New Owners Planning for Earliest Opening to Date Black Mountain Community Corporation, a cooperative spearheaded by Indy Pass owner Erik Mogensen, has now completed the purchase of the three plots of land on which Black Mountain, New Hampshire, is situated. Along with the purchase of the land, Black Mountain Community Corporation also secured a deal with the owners of communications towers at the mountain’s summit. All of this is […] Industry News Alex Wadel | September 29, 2025 0 Comments
Black Mountain, NH, Sells to Community Co-op in $2.6M Deal Black Mountain, one of New Hampshire’s oldest ski areas, has been sold to a newly formed community cooperative following a $2.6 million transaction finalized on May 24. The sale marks a new chapter for the historic ski hill, which opened with lift-served skiing in 1935 and most recently operated under the Fichera family for nearly three decades. The new owner, […] Martin Kuprianowicz | May 28, 2025 0 Comments
Black Mountain, NH, Confirms Record May Closing With $9 Lift Tickets and 90th Anniversary Bash Black Mountain, New Hampshire’s oldest continuously operating ski area, will close out its 90th season on Saturday, May 3, its latest closing day, the resort confirmed on social media yesterday. Related: Indy Pass Becomes the Temporary Owner of Historic Black Mountain in New Hampshire Black Mountain remains the last ski area in New Hampshire still spinning lifts and one of […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 2, 2025 0 Comments
Black Mountain, NH, to Celebrate 90th Anniversary with Fireworks, Live Music, and $9 Lift Tickets on Closing Day After a long season and a major push to extend operations, Black Mountain Ski Area in New Hampshire is set to close for the season on Saturday, May 3, nearly two months later than last year. This year’s extended season marks a major milestone for the historic resort, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary with a special Closing Day event […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 28, 2025 0 Comments
Black Mountain in New Hampshire Fires Up Snow Guns in April With Plans to Stay Open Until May While most New England ski areas have already called it a season, Black Mountain is pushing hard in the opposite direction—firing up snow guns in April and aiming to spin lifts through May 3. The 89-year-old ski area in the White Mountains made headlines this month after cranking up its snowmaking system on April 9, long after neighboring mountains like […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 15, 2025 0 Comments
Indy Pass Becomes the Temporary Owner of Historic Black Mountain in New Hampshire JACKSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE—The Indy Pass and Entabeni Systems have purchased Black Mountain, New Hampshire’s oldest ski area, from the Fichera family. For the past 30 years, the Fichera family has worked tirelessly to keep the mountain open for the community to enjoy. Indy Pass will own and operate the resort for this coming season and will transfer the ownership to […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 5, 2024 0 Comments
Trip Report: Black Mountain – “North Face Chutes” | Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA Report from June 1, 2024 I was exhausted the past week after skiing 461 of the past 541 days. Yesterday was no exception. I searched for an easy one. One that wouldn’t end me… Black Mountain in Virginia Lakes appeared just right. 11,770′ Black Mountain “North Face Chutes” Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA Summit (actually a ridgeline): 11,700 feet Car: 9,800 feet […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 3, 2024 0 Comments
In Turn of Events, Black Mountain, NH, Will Operate This Season After Receiving Financial Assistance From Indy Pass Grand County, CO (October 18, 2023) – Indy Pass parent company Entabeni Systems announced today that it has reached an agreement with Black Mountain in Jackson, New Hampshire, to remain open for the 2023/2024 season. Related: Black Mountain, NH, Won’t Open for the 2023/24 Winter Season The Fichera family, longtime owners of the resort, announced on October 11th that they […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 18, 2023 0 Comments
Black Mountain, NH, Won’t Open for the 2023/24 Winter Season One of New Hampshire’s skiing gems, Black Mountain, has decided to suspend its operations for the 2023-24 winter season. The Fichera Family, who have managed the resort since 1995, attribute this unprecedented closure to escalating energy costs, unpredictable weather patterns, regional staffing shortages, and other unforeseen challenges. Related: The 9 Best Independently Owned U.S. ‘Mom-and-Pop’ Ski Resorts, According to SnowBrains […] SnowBrains | October 12, 2023 0 Comments
Whistler Blackcomb, BC, Reveals Plans to Build 1,700 Foot-Long Lift-Accessed Skate Park on Upper Whistler Mountain Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia, renowned for its world-class ski terrain and breathtaking mountain scenery, is taking a bold step to redefine its summer offerings. In response to the indefinite closure of summer skiing on the Horstman Glacier, the resort has announced the construction of a massive lift-accessed skate park on the upper slopes of Whistler Mountain. This groundbreaking project, set […] Industry News Brent Glogau | April 1, 2025 0 Comments
79-Year-Old Man Found Alive after Spending the Night in a Tree Well at Blacktail Mountain, MT A 79-year-old male skier was found alive after spending an entire night lost at Blacktail Mountain Ski Area in Montana. The man had taken shelter in a tree well—a hollow space that forms around a tree trunk when snowfall accumulates on its branches, preventing snow buildup beneath. To stay warm, he used pine branches as insulation and started a small […] Industry News Brent Glogau | February 24, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Black Diamond Presents: ‘Deep in Alaska,’ a Month-Long, Exploratory Mission in the Chugach Mountains Black Diamond recently released its first piece of winter content for the year featuring Dorian Densmore and Mya Akins in Alaska. Follow along with Dorian and Mya as they spend a month deep in the Chugach range of Alaska and ski some truly remarkable lines. The biggest advice I would give to myself before going to AK every season is […] Backcountry SnowBrains | October 15, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mountain Weather Update 10/2: Whistler Blackcomb, BC, to See Significant Snow Denver-based meteorologist Chris Tomer is one of the most accurate forecasters we know. Check out and subscribe to his daily mountain weather forecast videos to see where North America will get the most snow. “High wind event WY/UT/CO late 10/4 through 10/5, storm track favors BC through 10/11, two kinks in the forecast, jet stream forecast, and snowfall forecast through […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 2, 2024 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Announces New Lifts For Whistler Blackcomb, BC, Hunter Mountain, NY, and Park City, UT In the earnings call yesterday, as well as covering the financials for the fourth quarter and year-end, Vail Resorts’s CEO Kirsten Lynch also teased some upcoming capital expenditure projects for next summer. Related: Vail Resorts Reports 2023 Financial Results: Pass Sales +11%, Net Income Down $80 Million, and New Lifts Teased for 2024 “In addition to this year’s significant investments […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 29, 2023 1 Comment
Experienced Mountain Guide Dies in Solo Climb at Donner Summit’s Black Wall, CA Experienced mountain guide Aaron Livingston perished in a solo climbing accident at Donner Summit’s Black Wall at Lake Tahoe, CA. The 32-year-old had been free soloing at the popular climbing spot on Monday evening, September 4, 2023. Livingston had been working for Alpenglow Expeditions as a member of their California guide team. The team at Alpenglow is devastated at the […] Climbing SnowBrains | September 12, 2023 0 Comments
Whistler Blackcomb, BC to Benefit From New Lifts Originally Intended for Park City Mountain Resort, UT During its earnings call yesterday, Vail Resorts revealed that the new lifts originally intended for Park City Mountain Resort, UT before the town Planning Commission blocked them, will now be relocated to Whistler Blackcomb, BC. In June 2022, the Park City Planning Commission blocked two previously-approved lift upgrades at Park City Mountain Resort, UT. The upgrades, for the 22/23 season, were […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 29, 2022 3 Comments
Construction Underway on Tunnel Through Mountain to Insane New Double Black Diamond Ski Run in Switzerland Have you ever seen a fantastic slope that was entirely inaccessible and thought longingly: “If only I could get there, that run looks sick?” Well, dream no more, because that’s exactly what the billionaire owners of Glacier 3000 in Switzerland were thinking. Unlike you and me, they had the resources to dig an 870ft (265m) tunnel from the main resort to […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 26, 2022 2 Comments
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