Todayโs Deepest ResortsโNorth Americaโs Top 5 Snowfalls on December 17 More resorts are opening, and winter weather is here.ย Finally. Get in the Snow โ 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 still need to update their […] SnowBrains | December 17, 2024 0 Comments
The Different Types Of Snow Conditions That We Experience On The Mountain It’s funny theย names we have given for the varietyย of different snow conditions that exist on the mountain.ย For many of us, we like to describe the snow conditions we face as skiers and snowboarders as things we come in contact with day to day. We describe the snow conditions at times as types of food and often give the snow descriptive […] Brian Werner | December 17, 2024 38 Comments
[VIDEO] Former Freeride World Tour Athlete Ross Tester Releases New Personal Film Project, โHere 4 Nowโ After three intense years on the Freeride World Tour, Palisades Tahoe skier Ross Tester steps away from the competitive spotlight to rediscover his love for skiing in its purest form. Journeying from his current home in Salt Lake City, Utah, to his roots in Tahoe, California, Ross remembers the droughts of his childhood that taught him to embrace skiing no […] Featured Video SnowBrains | December 17, 2024 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor, OR, Announces Earliest Opening of Summit Chairlift in Over a Decade While some people do not care for winter and the snow that is associated with it, skiers are a different breed that hopes for as much snow as possible every winter at their local mountains. Sometimes Mother Nature cooperates, but for some regions around the United States, ski resorts can often miss out on those big snow dumps during the […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | December 17, 2024 0 Comments
Big Boulder, PA, Report: Colder Temperatures Set-Up Excellent Conditions on Opening Weekend This report is from Saturday, December 14, 2024 Skiing in Pennsylvania is in full swing, with many resorts opening this past weekend. The colder temperatures allowed snow-making teams to fire up their guns throughout the Keystone State. Considering Pennsylvania’s warmer temperatures and rainy conditions earlier in the week, it was impressive that so many resorts could blow enough snow to […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | December 17, 2024 0 Comments
Yes, There is a Place to Ski and Ride All Season Long For Free In a world where everything is becoming more expensive, people search for ways to save money. The ski industry is no different. Lift ticket prices are approaching $300 a day at some resorts around the United States. Plenty of ski resorts offer lift tickets for under $100, but those are usually smaller independent resorts. Those mountains represent the heart and […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | December 17, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: Skiing Fast Powder Snow Above Stunning Lake Tahoe Report from December 15, 2024 Yesterday, we got out into the Lake Tahoe, CA, backcountry early. Well, we thought we were early, but people had already done two laps by the time we hit the top… No matter, there was plenty of room out there, and our first run was buttery smooth. The wind had its way with the snow, […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 16, 2024 0 Comments
These are the Oldest Aerial Trams in North America That are Still in Use for Skiing Aerial Trams are an incredible marvel of engineering wonder.ย These mega machines can move large crowds to impossible destinations with ease. Aerial tramways were originally utilized in North America to transport mining ore from precarious locations to mills that refined the precious metals. It wasn’t long until they began to use these tools to shuttle people uphill which gave way to […] Industry News James Pulfer | December 16, 2024 1 Comment