The Top 10 Most Unique Chairlifts In The World In the world of skiing, most people don’t think about chairlifts, but some are very unique. Here is a list of the 10 most unique chairlifts in the world (we excluded trams and gondolas). #10 Challenger at Sun Valley Resort, ID The Challenger lift at Sun Valley is unique for its unparalleled vertical rise among North American chairlifts. Opening in […] Brains Luke W. Smith | January 27, 2026 1 Comment
Mad River Glen, VT, Could Pull Off Land Acquisition And Pub Renovation Thanks To Co-op Shareholder Donations Mad River Glen, one of the only co-op owned ski areas in North America, is drawing nearer to completing purchase of an 1,100 acre parcel of land next door to the ski area, affectionately called the 20th hole. The opportunity to buy the land came up suddenly, after an anonymous group, Lyme Mill Brook LLC, put in an offer to […] Industry News Zach Armstrong | January 23, 2026 0 Comments
Mad River Glen, VT, Exercises Right To Purchase 1,100 Acres Next Door In 1995, Betsy Pratt, longtime owner of Mad River Glen, Vermont, made the bold decision to sell the ski area to the skiers, by way of a co-op. At the time, the co-op could only raise enough money to buy the ski area itself, and the Pratt Family retained control of some 1,100 acres next to the ski area that […] Industry News Zach Armstrong | December 12, 2025 0 Comments
Dream Job Alert: Mad River Glen, VT, Is Hiring a Snow Reporter In elementary school, all the kids dreamed of testing ice creams or video games as their career. As adults, we are often told to abandon those dreams for more realistic and stable position. Well, Mad River Glen, an iconic resort in Eastern Vermont, is hiring a Snow Reporter for the 2025-26 season. This job is a revolt against those norms […] Industry News Zach Suffish | November 3, 2025 0 Comments
Mow Some Grass, Earn Your Pass This Fall at Mad River Glen, VT Have you ever wondered how ski resort trails are mowed in the summer? Well, most ski resorts mow most of their terrain using either tractors or snowcats with mower attachments on the front. At Mad River Glen in Waitsfield, Vermont, the mowing is done a little bit differently. While some of the beginner and intermediate terrain is mowed by tractor, […] Industry News Jake Benton | August 17, 2024 0 Comments
Take a Less Crowded Approach to Skiing at These U.S. Resorts Each year, ski resorts are becoming more and more crowded. Although there may not be one exact reason ski resorts are becoming overcrowded, contributing factors may include the rise of multi-mountain season pass popularity, the increase in outdoor activities due to COVID-19, and the wish for a winter wonderland escape away from one’s bustling city. With crowds come increased lift […] Industry News Samantha Gates | January 4, 2024 0 Comments
The Top 9 East Coast Ski Resorts & Why You Must “SKI THE EAST” So you’ve finally tucked the skis away, the jacket has been hung up, or at least thrown into a heap in the corner and it’s time to think about the joys of summer. The lake and the hiking and the biking and the golf and the fishing and all of the other wonderful activities that you’ve been waiting for. Right? Wrong. You’re still thinking of skiing aren’t you. Well, you’re in luck, it’s time to start planning on where you will be taking a trip to next season. You’ve thought of all the usual suspects, Jackson, Snowbird, Whistler. Maybe you’d like to get off the beaten path. Big Sky? Revelstoke? Is this the year to head across the pond? Is this the year you […] Andy Hays | September 8, 2023 55 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Embracing Tradition at Mad River Glen, VT Nestled in the heart of Vermont’s Green Mountains, Mad River Glen remains a sanctuary for skiers and locals alike. Those holding on to the nostalgia of the fabled and now disappearing sleepy east coast ski town, flock to the Mad River Glen (MRG) single chair every winter to enjoy its unique beauty and the challenging terrain it provides. The iconic […] Kenneth Condon | August 3, 2023 2 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Mad River Glen, VT – Simply One of a Kind Skiing is an exercise in putting oneself at the mercy of Mother Nature, and no mountain better embodies this spirit than Mad River Glen, VT. It is classic New England skiing: rugged, ungroomed terrain, narrowly cut trails, and minimal man-made snow. Skiers may easily have either the most humbling or epic day of their life, depending on the conditions at […] Industry News Brady Mokrzycki | June 1, 2023 1 Comment
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
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
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
Brain Post: Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall? It was officially the first day of fall this week, which can only mean one thing; winter’s coming! And as the temperatures drop and the seasons change, we get to revel in the beauty of the fall colors. The mixtures of red, purple, orange and yellow are the result of processes that take place in the tree as the seasons […] Brains The Brains | September 22, 2022 2 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Bonus Pow Day in the Northeast on Tuesday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist Nathan Tarino Last Updated 6 PM MST Sunday 4/17 Forecast Summary A late season snowstorm is set to bring solid accumulations to the high elevations across the east on Monday night and Tuesday morning. The best snow will be found in the higher terrain of Pennsylvania and New York, while resorts in Vermont and New Hampshire […] Weather Nathan Tarino | April 17, 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
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