[PHOTOS] Jay Peak Resort, VT, Sees Another Big Early Season Snow Dump It is mid-October, but you could be forgiven for thinking it’s mid-December judging by the pictures reaching us from Jay Peak Resort, Vermont. A solid 12 inches of snow fell at this New England resort in the last three days, flipping the switch from leaf-peeping season straight to ski season for a few days. While the snow won’t be here […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 17, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Time to Get Excited: Killington Resort, VT, Tests New Snow Guns in Anticipation of 2024-25 Season Chilly temperatures on Tuesday, October 15, enabled the snowmaking team at Killington Resort, Vermont, to turn on the snow guns for the first time for the 2024-25 winter season. The team completed a “long duration system test”, firing about a dozen of its new HKD Phazer guns on ‘Upper Superstar.’ The HKD Phazer is designed to operate in tight spaces […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 15, 2024 0 Comments
Wild Mountain, MN, Teases Winter 2024-25 Opening Day is in “The Not-Too-Distant Future” Wild Mountain in Minnesota teased an imminent opening yesterday, sharing an image on social media of its impressive snow piles with the caption “The Not-Too-Distant Future!” By running a tow rope, will Wild Mountain be the first resort in North America to offer lift-served turns this winter? Related: The Spirit of Skiing is Alive and Well in Minnesota! According to OpenSnow’s Midwest […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 15, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Killington Resort, VT, to Invest $7-Million on 1,000 New Snowguns KILLINGTON, Vt. (October 10, 2024) – Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest mountain resort in Eastern North America, announces a massive investment in new energy-efficient snowguns totaling 1,000 new pieces of equipment over the next two seasons. For the 2024 season, Killington and Pico will add 36 HKD Snowmakers Phazer portable snowmaking guns, install 454 HKD Impulse and Phazer R5 tower guns, and four […] Industry News Press Release | October 10, 2024 0 Comments
King Pine Ski Area, NH, Elects Shawn Taylor as New General Manager Working at a ski resort might sound like the dream job for all the winter enthusiasts who love to ski or ride all winter. Ski resorts typically offer employees free lift passes, discounted prices, and employee housing. It is one of those jobs that keeps you on the mountain all season long. Finding the right job at the ski resort […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | October 10, 2024 0 Comments
Trollhaugen Troll, WI, Opened on Farmed Snow Yesterday for Annual Rail Jam Event Trollhaugen Troll Recreation Area, Wisconsin, has kicked off its 2024-25 winter season with its annual Fall Open Haugen Weekend. The three-day event began on Friday, October 4, with the resort’s annual Ski and Snowboard Sale and Swap. The highlight of the weekend was the Rail Jam on Sunday. SNOW!!! #OpenHaugen is back today 12-4pm ⛷️🧌🏂 Join us for the ultimate winter […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 7, 2024 0 Comments
NASA: Devastating Rainfall From Hurricane Helene This post first appeared on NASA Observatory and was written by Lindsey Doermann. Hurricane Helene intensified as it approached Florida’s Big Bend in fall 2024, ultimately making landfall as a Category 4 storm at 11:10 p.m. Eastern Time on September 27. Even while its center was still over the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane had begun producing devastating outcomes on land. […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 1, 2024 0 Comments
New Killington Resort, VT, Ownership Group to Invest $30 Million in On-Mountain Capital Improvements Sale to local owners closed without debt Killington, VT (September 30, 2024) – Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in Eastern North America, announces the closure of its sale to local, independent ownership on September 27. The new ownership group, led by Phill Gross and Michael Ferri, is committed to reinvesting all profits into capital improvements for the […] Industry News Press Release | September 30, 2024 0 Comments
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