The Horstman Glacier at Whistler Blackcomb, BC, Will Not Open this Year for Summer Training Summer camps on the Horstman Glacier, at Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia, have long been a staple for anyone who wants to ski and ride in the summer. Located high on Blackcomb Peak, the glacier is typically open from early June to mid-July for freestyle and race camps. It is one of only a few places in North America where you […] Industry News Brent Thomas | April 2, 2024 0 Comments
Today’s Deepest Resorts — North America’s Top 5 Snowfalls, April 2, 2024 April is the new January, have you heard? Just when you thought you could crack out the short shorts, it’s back to full on winter this season. Get in the Snow – SnowBrains Weekly Email Delivers Our Most Popular Articles, Social Posts, and Exclusive Deals to Your Inbox These open resorts across North America saw the most snow in […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 2, 2024 0 Comments
3 Snowbikers Killed in Avalanche in Chic-Choc Mountains, QC Three snowbikers were caught, buried, and killed in an avalanche in the Chic-Choc Mountains of Quebec, on Tuesday, March 26. They were riding in a group of four in the Chic-Choc Mountains in the province’s Gaspé Penninsula. Around 2 p.m. one of the riders decided to film the group and stopped away from the group. One of the group members […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | March 27, 2024 0 Comments
Today’s Deepest Resorts — North America’s Top 5 Snowfalls, March 27, 2024 What happened to spring? Maybe we got the season’s wrong but the snow just keeps coming this March like it’s January! These open resorts across North America saw the most snow in the last 24 hours, confirmed at the time of writing. Others with bigger totals may have not yet updated their websites. All numbers were taken from the resorts’ […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 27, 2024 0 Comments
Top 9 Snowiest Ski Resorts in North America [Updated 2024] All data was pulled from each resort’s website as of March 2024. It’s no secret that the West is the snowiest region in North America. Cold fronts come down from the Gulf of Alaska, hit our North-South oriented mountain ranges, and orographic lifting does the rest. There are 10 ski resorts in the west that average over 500” of snow. […] Brains Liam Abbott | March 25, 2024 0 Comments
Today’s Deepest Resorts — North America’s Top 5 Snowfalls, March 22, 2024 Big totals for Canada today. Winter’s not done yet! Get in the Snow – SnowBrains Weekly Email Delivers Our Most Popular Articles, Social Posts, and Exclusive Deals to Your Inbox These resorts across North America saw the most snow in the last 24 hours, confirmed at the time of writing. Others with bigger totals may have not yet updated their websites. […] SnowBrains | March 22, 2024 0 Comments
Whitewater Ski Resort, BC, Conditions Report: Backcountry Delivers Five Inches of Cold Smoke Report from Sunday March 11, 2024 The backcountry at Whitewater, British Columbia, delivered cold smoke again on Sunday. Expectations were low in the morning when the car was getting loaded. Although it looked like it had snowed roughly to the belt buckle of the Viking gnome on the snow stake at Whitewater, the reports from the day before weren’t that […] Conditions Report Ben Davies | March 19, 2024 0 Comments
Massive Avalanche Control Week for Ski Patrol at Whitewater Ski Resort, BC Between February 26 and March 5, Whitewater Ski Resort, British Columbia, experienced a historic avalanche control week. It’s been a different sort of winter season in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, home to Red Mountain and Whitewater Ski Resort, this year. One of the worst starts, followed by one of the biggest storms, with 64 inches falling since the […] Avalanche Ben Davies | March 19, 2024 0 Comments
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