New Hampshire Wins: Vail Resorts Drops Epic Pass Tax for Granite State-Only Skiers Amid State Investigation A policy that quietly frustrated skiers across New Hampshire has just been reversed — at least for Granite State residents or those intending to ski only within the state. After backlash over a newly introduced ~3.2% “blended” tax on Epic Pass products, Vail Resorts announced today that it will allow local pass holders to avoid the charge entirely — if […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 1, 2026 0 Comments
New Hampshire Governor Launches Investigation Into Vail Resorts’ New Epic Pass Sales Tax New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte announced Monday, April 27, 2026, that the state has officially opened an investigation into Vail Resorts’ recent decision to charge a blended sales tax on Epic Pass products sold to Granite State residents. The investigation, spearheaded by the Office of the Attorney General, seeks to determine the legality of an out-of-state corporation imposing a tax-like […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 28, 2026 0 Comments
Taxing the Mountain: Vail Resorts’ Blended Sales Tax Angers New Hampshire Residents A quiet policy change is generating loud complaints in the Granite State. When Vail Resorts disclosed in its investor presentation that it would begin separately charging a blended sales tax of approximately 3.2% on all multi-resort Epic Pass products, the company framed it as a compliance realignment — a tidy housekeeping exercise to bring its pricing architecture in line with […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 18, 2026 3 Comments
3 Epic Pass New Hampshire Ski Resorts are Opening This Week New Hampshire’s Wildcat Mountain, Mount Sunapee, and Attitash Mountain are all set to open this week. Wildcat will open on Wednesday, December 3; Sunapee will open on Friday, December 5; and Attitash will open on Saturday, December 6. All three mountains have Opening Day festivities planned for guests to celebrate the first day of the 2025-26 ski season. All three […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | December 2, 2025 0 Comments
New Hampshire Resorts Are Set for the 2025-26 Season to Start Opening day at New Hampshire ski resorts for the 2025-26 season is approaching fast. While the exact date will be announced soon, guests can expect a launch consistent with the state’s tradition of early-season excitement. Four New Hampshire ski resorts are getting ready for the season to start and have programs and events for skiers and snowboarders to enjoy throughout […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | November 22, 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
20 Hikers Rescued From Below-Freezing Temperatures From the Summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire 20 hikers who were not prepared for the unpredictable weather conditions at Mount Washington, New Hampshire, were rescued on Saturday after they got stuck in temperatures below freezing. The hikers were rescued by the Mount Washington Cog Railway, which runs year-round, even though the Mount Washington State Park Summit Facilities shut down in mid-October. “Today on the Cog Railway, we […] Hiking Gregg Frantz | October 28, 2025 0 Comments
King Pine Ski Area in New Hampshire is Once Again Offering its $4 “Ticket Rollback Day” Families today are seeking ways to make skiing both affordable and enjoyable. That’s why King Pine Ski Area in East Madison, New Hampshire, offers families exceptional deals on lift tickets, season passes, and lodging packages. Their pass options also give savings to frequent skinners, skiers, and riders. 2026 is the winter to save at King Pine. Here’s a round-up of […] Industry News Press Release | October 8, 2025 0 Comments
Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire, is Set to Retire Its Second-Generation Aerial Tram After 45 Years of Operation Cannon Mountain has announced that it is retiring its second-generation aerial tram after 45 years of operation. Cannon was the first ski resort in North America to open an aerial tram back in 1938. The second-generation tramway has carried more than 9 million guests to the top of Cannon to take in the breathtaking views and carve down its iconic […] Industry News Brett Currie | July 25, 2025 0 Comments
Cranmore Mountain Resort in New Hampshire to Offer Limited Number of $59 Lift Tickets Next Season Update 07/24/25 11:30 a.m. PST – Cranmore Mountain Resort has reached out to SnowBrains to let us know these tickets have all sold out. Cranmore Mountain Resort is nestled in the vibrant village of North Conway, in the heart of New Hampshire’s scenic Mt. Washington Valley and only 2 and a half hours from the Boston area. Cranmore offers a […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | July 22, 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
4-Year-Old Summits All 48 4,000-Foot Peaks in New Hampshire Meet Lydia Pearson, the 4-year-old who now holds the record for the youngest person to hike all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000-footers. Make no mistake, this is not Lydia’s first time on these peaks, but it is the first time hiking them on her own two feet. Her mother, Whitney Pearson, carried Lydia up all 48 of these peaks multiple […] Climbing Dylan Bradley | July 4, 2024 0 Comments
23/24 Skier Visits in Vermont and New Hampshire Show Successful Season Any discussion of the ski season has to start with the weather and the 800-pound gorilla outside the room. Eastern skiers and riders want it cold for snowmaking while they wait for snow; Western residents need big storms to cover their great expanses of terrain. Early season conditions for the 23-24 season posed challenges for both eastern and western ski […] Industry News David Michael | June 26, 2024 0 Comments
[FOR SALE] Abandoned Ski Mountain in New Hampshire Could Be Yours for $3.2 Million An old treasure to the state of New Hampshire and once a frequent destination for skiers and riders of the Northeast has gone back on sale at a bargain price of $3.2 million. The mountain, once known as Whittier Mountain, sits on 797 lush acres of New England forest, with most of its nostalgic trails now overgrown. With the demand […] Industry News Kenneth Condon | April 16, 2024 4 Comments
The New England Ski Museum — A Quaint Stop For Your Next Trip to New Hampshire Anyone who has grown up skiing in New England knows that this area of America has some of the richest and most diverse history that the sport has to offer in the United States. From local mom-and-pop ski areas to the iconic mountains that dominate the Northeast ski landscape today, there is so much to learn and appreciate about skiing […] Brains Liam Abbott | March 21, 2024 0 Comments
New Hampshire & Maine Ski Resorts Close Due to Flash Flooding Parts of New England have been affected by serious storms that have seen winds of up to 132mph at peak and heavy rainfall causing flash flooding on Monday, December 18, 2023. The devastating weather has forced the closure of many ski resorts since Monday. Those ski areas that managed to open Monday, shut down early as the damaging winds moved […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 18, 2023 0 Comments
Ski New Hampshire Reports 13% Increase in Skier Visits in 2022/23 Ski New Hampshire reported Granite State ski areas finished the 2022/23 season with strong results, with skier visitation at alpine ski areas up 13% over the previous season. Despite weather challenges early on, the state saw an increase to over 2.2 million skier visits. NH skier visit growth was almost double the nationwide average (6.6% vs. 13% increase, respectively). Ski […] SnowBrains | June 14, 2023 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Crotched Mountain – Stunning Fall Views or the Best Night Skiing in New Hampshire? The small-town, close-to-home resorts are the best places to learn and where memories are kept in your heart forever. Crotched Mountain in Bennington, NH, is exactly that. It’s where I had my first date with my now husband, my first powder day, and my first girls’ shred day. The summit is a whopping 2,066’ with 1,000’ vertical feet of riding […] Ashley Reidy | October 26, 2022 0 Comments
Ski Map Artist James Niehues Set to Release Original Vermont, New Hampshire, and Idaho Resort Art to the Public on March 17 The inimitable artist responsible for crafting intimate depictions of more than 200 ski areas across the globe is set to release more than two dozen original artworks of famed resorts in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Idaho for public purchase. That artist, James Niehues, has spent more than 35 years creating ski maps that have been as integral to a day […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 16, 2022 0 Comments
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