These Are the 30+ North American Resorts Still Open for Skiing This Week Spring has sprung, and some of you might be mothballing your snow equipment, but then there are the die-hard fans of all things snow who will not quit until the last resort is closed for the season. Related: Unveiling the 6 Spectacular Summer-Only Ski Resorts Around the Globe We looked for our readers to see where they can still turn […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 22, 2024 0 Comments
Rope Evacuation Required After 2 Chairs Collided at Big Sky Resort, MT An emergency rope evacuation was required at Big Sky Resort, Montana, on Wednesday, April 17, when two chairs on the Shedhorn lift collided due to a mechanical issue. “Witnessed the second chair slide back across the cable onto the first chair morning of April 17th. Hope everyone’s alright and that big sky got everyone off to lift in a timely […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 18, 2024 0 Comments
Taylor Swift is Buying Land in Montana to Build Private Ski Resort [UPDATE: Did you fall for this? Yes, this was an April Fool’s Joke.] Taylor Swift is one of the most famous people in the world, with hundreds of millions of fans spread out across the globe. The Swifties (Taylor Swift’s Fans) love her music, honesty, and how she is such a truly nice person. Her popularity is widespread and reaches […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | April 1, 2024 5 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT, is Changing Access to the Lone Peak Tram Again Big Sky Resort, Montana, recently announced its lineup of passes for next season, which go on sale in April. Access to the coveted Lone Peak Tram, which was upgraded for this season, is once again a change that pass holders must navigate. For the 2023/24 season, the resort changed its access to the tram from a pay-per-day basis to a […] Industry News Brent Thomas | March 19, 2024 0 Comments
Whitefish Mountain, MT, Ski Patrol Moves to Unionize Whitefish Mountain’s skiing heritage can be traced to the Depression-poor days of the late ’20s and ’30s when pioneers like Lloyd “Mully” Muldown and the Hell-Roaring Ski Club climbed up to the summit through waist-deep snow just to ski down the mountain. Two decades later the official opening day for Whitefish Mountain was on Sunday, Dec. 14, 1947. It is rich […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | February 21, 2024 0 Comments
Sewage into Snow | Montana’s 1st Recycled Snowmaking Effort Launches at Ultra-Exclusive Yellowstone Club Environmental Groups Applaud Water Conservation Program in Inaugural Season After a decade of collaboration, study, and scientific review, an effort to use recycled water from the community of Big Sky, Montana, to establish a base layer snowpack kicked off the start of the 2023/2024 ski season. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) approved a permit in 2021 for the […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 10, 2024 0 Comments
Whitefish Mountain Resort, MT, Re-Opens Uphilling Whitefish Mountain Resort, Montana, announced that it has reopened uphilling at the resort. After assessing terrain conditions, post-holiday visitation and extensive grooming, the East Route opened to uphill traffic Tuesday, January 2, 2023. The resort had decided to pause uphilling at Christmas due to unfavorable snow conditions and increased pressures from holiday visitation. Please keep in mind that the usual […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 4, 2024 0 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT, to Add Longest 8-Chair in the World On the heels of opening the new Lone Peak Tram, Big Sky Resort, Montana, continues to forge ahead on its 2025 Vision, today announcing the resort’s second eight-place and third state-of-the-art D-line chairlift replacing the existing Six Shooter lift. The new eight-place lift will effectively double the uphill capacity while reducing ride time by 30%, offering guests swift and comfortable […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 29, 2023 0 Comments