Lindsey Vonn Back on the Podium as Austria’s Conny Hütter Wins Downhill World Cup at Val d’Isère, France The women’s Downhill at Val d’Isère on Saturday, December 20, delivered exactly what fans have come to expect from the O.K. course: speed, drama, and razor-thin margins. Austria’s Conny Hütter took the win, Germany’s Kira Weidle-Winkelmann claimed a long-awaited return to the podium in second, and Lindsey Vonn continued her remarkable comeback with a third-place finish—her third podium in three […] Competition Julia Schneemann | December 20, 2025 0 Comments
New Zealand’s Mt. Hutt Ends Ski Season 2 Days Earlier Than Planned The ski season at New Zealand’s Mt. Hutt was scheduled to go until October 12, however, sometimes things just don’t go according to plan and this time the weather gods forced the South Island resort to shut early. Related: Mt Hutt, New Zealand, Reverts Back to June 13 Opening Day Due to Too Much Snow The ski field shared the […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | October 10, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, Reverts Back to June 13 Opening Day Due to Too Much Snow in Forecast There is such a thing as too much of a good thing—Mount Hutt, New Zealand, announced on its social media channels and website yesterday, June 3, that the resort will not open this coming weekend. Instead, the season opening will be on Friday, June 13, as initially planend, due to around 1 meter (3 feet) of snow forecast for the […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 3, 2025 0 Comments
Early Snow Hopes Melt as Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, Delays King’s Birthday Opening Just weeks after Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, surprised the New Zealand ski community with its earliest planned opening in 16 years, the Canterbury ski field has been forced to delay operations due to recent poor weather. Warm temperatures, rain, and wind eroded the early-season snow cover in the last couple of weeks. The resort confirmed today, May 26, that it […] Kiwi Brains | May 25, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, Announces Early Season Start After Rare May Snowfall, Marking First May Opening in 16 Years Mt. Hutt, one of New Zealand’s premier ski destinations, is set to open early for the 2025 season following an extraordinary 1.2-meter (4-foot) snowfall during the first week of May. This marks the resort’s earliest opening in 16 years, with weekend operations commencing on May 31, including the King’s Birthday public holiday on June 2. Full seven-day operations will begin […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | May 11, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, Sees Record May Snowfall Over the weekend, Mt. Hutt in New Zealand’s Canterbury region has experienced a remarkable snowfall of approximately 1.2 meters (3.9 feet). This takes the current snow base at the top of Mt. Hutt to an estimated 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) and the lower base to 50 centimeters (1.6 feet). However, the exact snowbase is currently hard to establish, as wind […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | May 5, 2025 0 Comments
Judge Rules Central New York Ski Resort Owner Broke Antitrust Laws by Shutting Down Rival A New York State Supreme Court judge has ruled that Intermountain Management, the owner of Labrador and Song Mountains, violated state antitrust laws when it acquired and shut down nearby Toggenburg Mountain, its primary competitor. The decision, issued by Judge Robert E. Antonacci II, is a major win for New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose office filed the lawsuit […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 11, 2025 0 Comments
Breezy Johnson Back on Podium at Downhill in Kvitfjell, Norway, as Conny Hütter Wins & Emma Aicher Claims 1st Career Podium Breezy Johnson entered the downhill race in Kvitfjell, Norway, on Friday, February 28, with high expectations resting on the freshly crowned Downhill World Champion’s shoulders. The American had also won Thursday’s downhill training, and she did not disappoint, securing her eighth career World Cup podium with a third-place finish. Austria’s Cornelia “Conny” Hütter took the victory, while Germany’s Emma Aicher […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 1, 2025 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe Communities Encourage “Anything But One Person Per Car” This Winter with Parking Reservations and Free-to-Ride Shuttles Regional officials point to recent traffic mitigation wins while also recognizing the continued need for residents and visitors to use shared transportation options Traffic congestion in mountain towns is certainly nothing new—especially on weekends and holidays during the winter—but new data suggests use of free-to-the-rider shared transportation options in the Lake Tahoe region is increasing. “Simply put, if you’re in […] Industry News Press Release | February 11, 2025 0 Comments
Austria’s Cornelia Hütter Claims Downhill Victory at Beaver Creek, CO, While USA’s Lauren Macuga Claims PB 4th Saturday, December 14, saw the first-ever women’s Downhill World Cup at Beaver Creek, Colorado. Victory went to Austria’s Cornelia Hütter, with Italy’s Sofia Goggia claiming second place and Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami rounding out the podium in third place. It was a fantastic day today at Beaver Creek with sunshine and a cheerful crowd out to celebrate the world’s fastest female […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 14, 2024 0 Comments
New Shuttle Service Gives a Boost to McCall, Idaho’s, Premier Mountain Biking Trails New trail construction is taking McCall, Idaho’s, mountain biking scene to the next level. Now, one of the freshest, most flowy rides is easier to experience thanks to a new shuttle service operating five days a week. Starting Thursday, July 18, Brundage Mountain is launching a new return shuttle service from what many call the “Best 12 Miles of Mountain […] Biking CycleBrains | July 18, 2024 0 Comments
Austria’s Cornelia Hütter Snatches 23/24 Season Downhill Crystal Globe from Switzerlands Lara Gut-Behrami in Dramatic World Cup Final in Saalbach, Austria Lara Gut-Behrami went into the Downhill final on Saturday, March 23, as top-ranked Downhill skier, the Giant Slalom and Super-G Crystal Globe already on the shelf, and the Downhill and Overall Crystal Globe within reach. With 369 points in the season’s rankings and second-ranked Sofia Goggia with 360 points out due to a broken leg, the Downhill Globe looked like […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 23, 2024 0 Comments
Jackson Hole, WY, Pilots Brand New Winter Shuttle Airport Program A brand-new winter shuttle service program will be launched on December 16, 2023, to transport customers to and from Jackson Hole Airport (‘JAC’) in Wyoming. The purpose of the Airport Shuttle Pilot Program is to gauge demand and feasibility for this type of service during the winter season. The shuttle will consist of coach buses equipped with undercarriage luggage bay […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | November 22, 2023 0 Comments
Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, Photo Essay: Classic Turns With a Moon Twist Through the windshield, the color stack of Canterbury’s Mt. Hutt resembles a cappuccino, rich browns below a snow-frothed top. At just under 7,200 feet of elevation and rocking the largest skiable area of the South Island, Mt. Hutt has earned its stripes as one of New Zealand’s top ski fields. Related: Mount Hutt, New Zealand, Finally Gets Big Snow Dump […] Conditions Report Paulie | July 31, 2023 0 Comments
Mount Hutt, New Zealand, Finally Gets Big Snow Dump After a slow start to the season in New Zealand, the Snow Gods have finally blessed the ‘Land of the Long White Cloud’ with a big snow dump. A classic cold front hit with wind, rain, and snow sweeping across both the North and South Island and bringing a much-needed snow dump to Mount Hutt Ski Resort. Related: Mount Hutt, […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | July 23, 2023 1 Comment
Mount Hutt, New Zealand, Closes Again Less Than 10 Days After Opening Mount Hutt, New Zealand, announced today, June 19, 2023, that the resort will close again — temporarily — after opening for the season on June 10. The resort operators stated on social media that they received 40mm of rain in the last two days, which eroded the thin snow cover. So far this season, the resort has only received 19cm […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 19, 2023 0 Comments
Mount Hutt, New Zealand, Will Kick Off the 2023 Season This Saturday Mount Hutt, New Zealand, will start winter operations this Saturday, June 10, 2023. After some early snowfalls, the resort announced a season opening for Friday, June 9, 2023, which was pushed back by a day to this Saturday. Each year Mount Hutt aims to be the first resort in Oceania to open by beating the Australian resorts by a day, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 7, 2023 0 Comments
Mt Hutt, New Zealand, Opens For A Day of Summer Skiing Mt Hutt on New Zealand’s south island opened for a day of summer skiing following a storm system over the southern hemisphere. The one-day event was a community fundraiser run in partnership with the Lions Club of Methven, with all proceeds going to The Methven Lions Club and The Westpac Rescue Trust. Initially, the plan was for a summer event on […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 1, 2023 0 Comments
Alta Ski Area, UT Now Requiring Paid Reservations for Parking Before 8 AM Prompting Wasatch Backcountry Alliance to Start New Shuttle System for Dawn Patrol Skiers Early morning ski touring from the town of Alta just got a little trickier. For the first time ever, Alta began requiring paid parking reservations in its lots on weekends and holidays this winter, from 8 am to 1 pm. Then as of December 18th, 2021, daily parking in Alta’s parking lots between midnight and 8 am became prohibited, except […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | January 26, 2022 4 Comments
Mount Hutt Ski Area, New Zealand, Extends Season by a Week Great news for New Zealand skiers––after an on-and-off season due to covid-19 lockdowns, Mount Hutt ski area announced yesterday that it will be extending its season by a full week. They will now close on October 25th, 2021. Well, it’s rumour no more… it’s a fact! We are stoked to announce that we will be skiing and riding an extra […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | September 30, 2021 0 Comments