Annual Tahoe Backcountry Safety Awareness Week is Underway Week of in-person events and virtual education will focus on dangers of the backcountry and how to stay safe TAHOE CITY, Calif. (December 9) – From expert panel sessions about backcountry safety to on-the-snow events hosted by some of Lake Tahoe’s finest backcountry guides, the fifth annual Tahoe Backcountry Safety Awareness Week is chock full of events curated by Take […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 11, 2024 0 Comments
Destination: Final CallโDecember 12 Is the Last Day to Purchase a 2024-25 Ikon Pass Ikon Pass Offers Access to Over 50 Global Destinations Thursday, December 12, 2024, is the last day to lock in the good times and purchase 24/25 Ikon Pass products โ Ikon Pass, Ikon Base Pass,ย and Ikon Session Pass. For current Ikon Pass pricing, please click here. The Ikon Pass will not be available for purchase starting December 13, 2024, and […] Industry News Press Release | December 10, 2024 0 Comments
Snowhaven Ski Area, ID, Will Open this Year After Local Lifty Steps Up to Take General Manager Position GRANGEVILLE, Idaho (Dec. 6, 2024)โGood news: Snowhaven Ski & Tubing Area, a North Central Idaho ski area that announced last month it might not open this year because it had been unable to find a manager, found one. Related: Snowhaven, One of Idahoโs Oldest Ski Areas, May Not Open This Season Due to Lack of Manager According to a Facebook […] Industry News Press Release | December 9, 2024 0 Comments
8,512′ Lassen Volcanic Highway, CA, Closes to Through Traffic for Winter 2024 Season Due to Heavy Snow and Ice MINERAL, CaliforniaโLassen National Park Highway is closed to through traffic for the winter/spring snow season. Recent autumn storms brought heavy snow and ice to the high-elevation roadway. Lassen Volcanic National Park remains open throughout the winter/spring snow season and can be a wonderful time for well-prepared visitors. While the park remains open, vehicle access is limited to one mile from […] Press Release | December 9, 2024 0 Comments
Whistler Heli-Skiing Announces New Partnership With Wildcat Helicopters The BC-based, family-owned company will provide helicopter access to 432,000 acres of terrain Whistler, BC โ December 5, 2024โWhistler Heli-Skiing has announced a new partnership with Wildcat Helicopters ahead of December 7, its planned start date for the 2024-25 season. The new partnership allows Whistler Heli-Skiing, the longtime heli-ski provider, to continue delivering guests to over 432,000 acres of terrain […] Industry News Press Release | December 9, 2024 0 Comments
League to Save Lake Tahoe Files Lawsuit Challenging the Palisades Tahoe, CA, Development Project The League to Save Lake Tahoe, Califoria, the nonprofit environmental advocacy organization behind the movement to Keep Tahoe Blue, has filed a lawsuit formally challenging Placer Countyโs approval of the Village at Palisades Tahoe Specific Plan a development they claim would worsen traffic congestion, increase air pollution, erode roadways, and degrade water quality in the Lake Tahoe Basin. โAs a […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 5, 2024 0 Comments
Vail Mountain, CO, Opens Legendary Back Bowls for Earliest Opening Since 2018 Sun Up Bowl and Sun Down Bowl Open along with much-anticipated terrain across Vail Resortsโ Colorado ski areas VAIL, Colo. – Dec. 5, 2024 โ Vail Mountain opened its famed Legendary Back Bowls this morning for the 2024-25 winter season. This marks the earliest opening of the Back Bowls since 2018. Vail Mountainโs Sun Up and Sun Down Bowls will […] Industry News Press Release | December 5, 2024 0 Comments
Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association Calls for Fair Contract Amid Negotiations With Vail Resorts The Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association (PCPSPA), Utah, is, once again, disappointed with the latest counteroffer presented during ongoing contract negotiations with Vail Resorts. Last night marked the 21st bargaining meeting between PCPSPA and Vail Resorts since May. This counteroffer includes no improvement to benefits and less than a 0.5% wage increase across the unit. Most patrollers would see […] Industry News Press Release | December 5, 2024 0 Comments