A Look at What’s New at Boyne Resorts’ 10 Ski Areas for the 2025-26 Season Boyne Resorts is a family-owned and operated business comprising ten different resorts across North America. Over the last decade, the company has led the industry in lift innovation and development. Following the addition of 20 new lifts over the previous five seasons, it will be adding another two this season as well as numerous other exciting upgrades and new experiences. […] Industry News Alex Wadel | October 8, 2025 0 Comments
The 11 Oldest Ski Gondolas Still in Use in North America Today Gondolas are a comfortable mode of aerial transport used to access alpine locations while being sheltered from the harsh elements. Similar in construction to an aerial ski lift, with the added protection of an enclosed cabin to hold in warmth and block out the wind. While new gondolas are being installed each year across North America for skiing, this article […] Brains J.T. Pulfer ll | February 10, 2025 7 Comments
Expansion at Loon Mountain Resort, NH: Here’s What You Need To Know There’s a new base area coming to Loon Mountain Resort, New Hampshire, this winter. The south peak expansion, named Timbertown, opens the door for some new terrain, and another base area for skiers and riders to utilize. The area is not necessarily new to Loon, as resort guests could go down the escape route trail to this area, but it […] Industry News Will Hart | November 10, 2023 0 Comments
Loon Mountain Resort, NH, Facing Lawsuit After Tubing Accident Loon Mountain Ski Resort, a ski resort based in New Hampshire, is facing a major lawsuit regarding a tubing accident that took place on the mountain on February 11, 2023. Zoia Tsoleridis visited the mountain with her family with the hopes of going tubing. When they arrived, they were told that Adult tickets were completely sold out, but a […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | October 31, 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
SnowBrains Forecast: Up to 2 Feet of Snow Possible For The Interior Northeast Through The Weekend 7:30 pm MST, 12/14/2022 Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee Forecast Summary: A trough will move through the Northeast this weekend and bring upwards of two FEET of snow. Snow starts midday Thursday over northern portions of Pennsylvania and will spread north. By Friday, snow will be widespread across interior portions of the Northeast. The main build of […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 14, 2022 0 Comments
These Are All The New Chairlifts Being Installed in the Northeast This Year After a slump in lift installations during the pandemic, there are a ton of new projects this year and it can be hard to keep track of them. Here are most of the significant (non-beginner) lift installations and expansions happening on the East Coast this year. Vermont Stowe New lift: Sunrise Express Stowe has seen a surge in popularity in […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | November 7, 2022 2 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 6-18″ of Snow for Portions of the Northeast Through Sunday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 7:40 PM MST 3/11/2022 Forecast Summary: This weekend, a system will cross through the Northeastern US and bring 6-18″ of snow to ski resorts in the Northeast. Snow will start Friday night/Thursday morning and fill in from west to east. Snow will continue into Sunday before tapering off Sunday afternoon. Resorts likely to […] Weather Eric McNamee | March 11, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 10-20″ of Snow For The Northeast US Through Friday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 5:20 PM MST 2/2/2022 Forecast Summary: A system will cross through the eastern US to end the work week and bring 10-20″ of snow to ski resorts in the Northeast. Snow will get started Wednesday night/Thursday morning and fill in from west to east. Snow will continue through Friday before tapering off Friday […] Weather Eric McNamee | February 2, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Up to a Foot of Snow Across Interior Portions of The Northeast Monday and Tuesday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 9:00 PM MST 1/14/2022 Forecast Summary: A strong low will track across the region Monday/Tuesday and bring upwards of a foot of snow to interior portions of the Northeast. Snow will get started Monday morning and fill in from south to north. By Tuesday afternoon, snow largely tapers off across the region as […] Weather Eric McNamee | January 14, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Weekend Pow in New England | 4-8″ Saturday Night Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist Nathan Tarino 1:00 AM MST 12-18-21 Forecast Summary A shot of winter weather will move through New England late Saturday into Sunday morning. Good skiing conditions will be found by Sunday morning across Upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Most resorts are in for 4-8″ of snow. Snow will fall to the lowest elevations, […] Weather Nathan Tarino | December 18, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Up to 6″ of Snow For New York’s Tug Hill Plateau Through Wednesday, More Snow For Northeast This Weekend Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 4:50 PM MST, 11/30/2021 Forecast Summary: A clipper system will bring up to 6″ of snow across portions of New York’s Tug Hill Plateau through Wednesday. Cold air moving across Lake Ontario will initiate lake-effect snow across the region Tuesday night through Wednesday. More chances of now are likely through the weekend […] Weather Eric McNamee | November 30, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Thanksgiving Weekend Freshies Across New England | Up to a Foot of Snow Through Saturday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist Nathan Tarino 11:00 pm – Thanksgiving 2021 Forecast Summary A respectable weather system is moving toward the Northeast tonight and will bring a period of wintery weather across New England on Friday and Friday night. There will be some fairly deep snow totals by midday Saturday, with 6-12″ across the Green Mountains, 5-9″ in the Whites, and […] Weather Nathan Tarino | November 26, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Snowy Period Ahead for the Northeast | 10″ of Snow Possible Forecast by SnowBrains Meteorologist Rowan Sullivan 2:00 AM MST 11/13/2021 Forecast Summary A series of storms will keep the snow falling across the Northeast this weekend and into the workweek. While only Killington is spinning lifts so far, resorts in the Adirondacks, the Green Mountains, and the Whites will get a base boost to help get the season underway. The […] Weather Nathan Tarino | November 13, 2021 0 Comments
North America’s Most Technologically Advanced Chairlift Coming to Loon Mountain, NH With only one other eight-person chairlift existing in North America at Big Sky, MT, Loon Mountain in New Hampshire will be the second resort in North America and the first on the East Coast to offer this type of lift next season. Related: Ramcharger 8: North America’s First 8-Seater Chairlift Opened at Big Sky Resort, MT this Weekend The chairlift […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 6, 2021 1 Comment
2020-2021 Season Closing Days at Open Northeast Ski Resorts The final countdown – major resorts around North America have started to close. Most major ski regions have some resorts still open, and the Northeast has plenty of options to keep you on snow for the next week and beyond. Most ski areas still open will be closing on Sunday, April 11, although there are a few staying open into May. […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | April 7, 2021 0 Comments
Loon Mountain, NH to Begin Construction on the East Coast’s First 8-Person Chairlift With only one other eight-person chairlift existing in North America at Big Sky, Montana, Loon Mountain in New Hampshire will be the second resort in North America and the first on the east coast to offer this type of lift next season. The chairlift is set to be built over this coming off-season and will be ready for the 2021-2022 […] Industry News Liam Abbott | March 30, 2021 2 Comments
Boyne Resorts to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2030 Boyne Resorts, which owns the ski resorts of Big Sky, MT, Brighton, UT, Boyne Highlands, MI, Boyne Mountain Resort, MI, Cypress Mountain, BC, Loon Mountain, NH, Sugarloaf Resort, ME, Summit at Snoqualmie, WA, and Sunday River, ME, has announced its commitment to be 100% carbon neutral by the end of 2030. This announcement comes after Boyne Resorts announced a […] Liam Abbott | February 12, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 6-24″ of Snow For The Northeast Through Wednesday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 12:35 PM MST, Jan. 31, 2021 Forecast Summary: A strong low is expected to develop today and tomorrow across the northeast, bringing 6-24″ of snow. This will lead to dangerous travel with near whiteout conditions in spots. Resorts likely to get the most snow are Killington, Hunter, Okemo, Jay Peak, Mad River Glen, […] Weather Eric McNamee | January 31, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast Update: 6-18″ of Snow Possible For Northeast Through Sunday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 10:45 AM MST, Jan. 14, 2021 Forecast Summary: A strong closed low is expected to develop this weekend across the northeast, bringing 6-18″ of snow to higher elevations of interior New England. Snow may change over to rain at times due to the warmer air associated with this system. Conditions look to dry […] Weather Eric McNamee | January 15, 2021 0 Comments
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