All of the Best New Chairlifts Being Installed in North America for the 2025-26 Season It has been a huge summer for lift construction. These projects range in size from massive resort defining projects, to small quality of life improvements. There is a lot to be excited about for the upcoming winter season, and there’s a chance you may interact with some of this new infrastructure in the coming months. Here are the most significant […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | August 26, 2025 1 Comment
3 U.S. Ski Areas Remain Open for Skiing This Holiday Weekend The North American ski season is almost done. Only one outdoor ski area is available for lift-served turns, as well as the United States’ only indoor ski area. Here is where you can still ski if you need to scratch that itch one last time before summer. Timberline Lodge, Oregon Closing date: August 20 Open lifts: 2/7 (29%) Open trails: […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | July 4, 2025 0 Comments
Killington, VT, Weekend Report: Rain, Shine, Mud and Snow Report from April 19 and 20, 2025 We pulled into the Ramshead lot at Killington on Saturday at 11 a.m. It was hot and humid, but not raining. People were skiing in the Ramshead park with T-shirts and Hawaiian shirts, with temperatures pushing over 60 degrees. We scooted on up to K1 and got to the gondola. This was the […] Conditions Report Spencer McLaughlin | April 22, 2025 0 Comments
Mad River Glen, VT, to Allow Snowboarders Next Season While Alta Ski Area, UT, Considers Similar Policy Mad River Glen in Vermont has announced an ambitious plan to allow a trial run for snowboarders on February 29, 2026. If all goes well, snowboarders will be allowed on the mountain starting in winter 2026-27. Mad River Glen is well known for being one of only three ski resorts in the country prohibiting snowboarders from accessing its lifts. The […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | April 1, 2025 1 Comment
Snowbird, UT, Report: Absolutely Ridiculous–First Tram After 30 Inches Of New Snow Report from March 19, 2025 Today was electric at Snowbird, Utah. It had snowed 31 inches since Monday night, and only the lower half of the Gad Valley was open yesterday, leaving most of the mountain wide open today. It was scheduled to be a perfect bluebird day. In the morning, the energy was palpable, everywhere. People were lined up at […] Conditions Report Spencer McLaughlin | March 23, 2025 0 Comments
Mineral Basin Chairlift at Snowbird, UT, Has Now Been Closed Almost 3 Weeks Due to Mechanical Issues Mineral Basin is arguably one of the most significant lifts at Snowbird. It services hundreds of acres of epic bowl terrain on the backside and is a key part of the Alta-Snowbird interconnect. Unfortunately, the resort seems to be having trouble with it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Snowbird (@snowbird) Snowbird Announced on February 28 that […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | March 17, 2025 0 Comments
Honoring 60+ Years Of East Coast Spring Skiing Tradition at Killington, VT, as Resort Begins Construction for New Superstar Chair in April Killington is one of the most storied resorts in the Northeast and in North American skiing as a whole. For generations, the resort has consistently provided high-quality skiing from autumn to late spring, often reaching into June. The resort has long boasted an impressive snowmaking system and a diehard attitude toward season longevity. Closing day often involves walking between patches […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | March 1, 2025 0 Comments
Stratton, VT, Report: Wacky Presidents Weekend Skiing Report from Sunday, February 16, 2025 It was a fight up to Stratton, Vermont, on Saturday. I hoped to catch the forecasted 18 inches of fresh snow, but I left too late. It was absolutely dumping before we even got north of I-84. I even came up on two spinouts, which is a pretty rare sight in this part of […] Conditions Report Spencer McLaughlin | February 18, 2025 1 Comment
This May Be the Best East Coast Ski Season in Almost 20 Years: It Just Keeps Snowing While it’s still relatively early, 2024-25 is shaping up to be a memorable year on the East Coast. The last several seasons have been fairly poor, but it looks like all the suffering may finally be over. At 187 inches, Killington Resort, Vermont, is on pace to have its largest season total since 2006-07 and has received more snow than […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | February 14, 2025 0 Comments
Catastrophic Rain Event Causes Major Damage Across Vermont “It’s Irene all over again.” NOAA reports that Northern Vermont has gotten just under 7 inches of rain over just a few days. Bridges, roads, vehicles, and houses have been washed out as rivers have been overflowing. The state is practically fractured in two as most east-west links through the spine of the Green Mountains are closed. View this post […] Spencer McLaughlin | July 12, 2023 0 Comments
Two Chilean Ski Areas Damaged By Heavy Rainfall Just as the South American ski season is kicking off, a few resorts have been damaged throughout the last few days by a major storm. This system brought feet of snow at high elevations and a ludicrous amount of rain at low elevations. The Nevados de Chillán ski center reportedly received 900 millimeters of rain (35.4 inches!) in a four-day […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | July 3, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] First Major Snowfall of the Season in South America As the Northern Hemisphere ski season is finally wrapping up, it’s beginning to snow south of the equator. Earlier this week, South America was hit by a massive storm. Las Leñas resort reported a snowfall of 80cm (32 inches) at the base and 140cm (56 inches) at the summit. Even more exciting is that the Andes are getting more snow […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | May 24, 2023 0 Comments
Killington, VT, Weekend Report: Quiet and Cloudy, At Least One More Weekend Left Report from May 20th and 21st, 2023 This weekend was very chill for May at Killington, VT. In two different ways. It was physically colder than normal (55 degrees and cloudy, instead of 65-75 and sunny which is standard). It also was just less busy than last weekend. I suspect a lot of people looked at the forecast and decided […] Conditions Report Spencer McLaughlin | May 23, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: Mid-May Ski Laps on Tuckerman Ravine, NH Report from May 11, 2023 Long before there were ski lifts in New England, there was Tuckerman Ravine. There’s a reason people have been skiing here for over 100 years. It’s wind buffed, rocky, beautiful and steep, and probably the best terrain most people will ever ski in the northeast. It’s a place of community and shared love for sliding […] Conditions Report Spencer McLaughlin | May 18, 2023 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Snowboarder Lucky to Be Alive After Fall Into a Waterfall at Tuckerman Ravine, NH It’s safe to estimate that over 1,000 people showed up to ski Tuckerman Ravine on Saturday. All of them made it home, but one snowboarder made the day come scarily close to disaster. A signature feature of Tuckerman Ravine in the spring is a few waterfalls that fall off of the headwall. These waterfalls form crevasses and waterways, which flow […] Spencer McLaughlin | April 18, 2023 0 Comments
Closing Dates at East Coast Ski Resorts With 75º temperatures and up across much of the Northeast today, spring is certainly here. Regardless, there is still plenty of great skiing to be had before the snow melts out. Go grab what you’d bring to the beach and go enjoy what is consistently the most relaxed part of every ski year. Related: Closing Dates at Utah Ski Resorts […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | April 14, 2023 0 Comments
Stratton, VT, Report: Best Day Of The Year Report from Saturday, March 4th, 2023 Stratton Mountain was incredible on Saturday. After a winter of ups and downs, winter finally showed up—big time. Thanks to some smaller storms last week and before that, for the first time this year we had a significant base, making the trees skiable. Then a new storm appeared in the forecast; 10-15 inches for […] Conditions Report Spencer McLaughlin | March 7, 2023 0 Comments
Aspen Highlands, CO, Weekend Report: Highland Bowl and Temerity Report from February 11 & 12, 2023 Somehow, I ended up in Aspen on Saturday morning. It snowed a few inches on Thursday, so I knew the conditions would be solid. This was not a trip I planned far in advance, but from the start, I knew I was heading straight to Highlands. Related: VIDEO: How to Hike the Highland […] Conditions Report Spencer McLaughlin | February 13, 2023 0 Comments
Jay Peak, VT, and Other East Coast Ski Areas Closed Today Due to Extreme Cold and Wind Sometimes New England is just cold. The 0 degree day is a fact of life, and you have to learn to just appreciate it for the lack of crowds. This is different than that. The National Weather service has put out several Wind Chill Warnings across the Northeast. They all warn of wind chill temperatures of -30 to -50 degrees […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | February 3, 2023 0 Comments
Sugarbush, VT, Report: Classic East Coast Saturday Report from January 28, 2023 Saturday was a pretty classic East Coast Ski Day. It wasn’t a powder day, but we got a ton of snow earlier in the week, so the snow was soft enough and the rocks were covered enough that almost the entire mountain was skiing well. It was windy, but the lifts were all running. There […] Conditions Report Spencer McLaughlin | January 31, 2023 0 Comments
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