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
Top 5 Small Ski Towns in the U.S. Although the United States is home to some of the greatest premier mountain towns in the world, there are also dozens of amazing small ski towns you can visit from everywhere from the Sierra Nevada mountains to the East Coast. These communities offer an authentic and less commercial vibe that has developed over generations of ski town history, offering a […] Industry News Matt Scribner | February 21, 2023 8 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
Sunday River, ME, Opens 3 Hours Before Killington, VT, and Is the First Ski Area Open in the Northeast This Season Sunday River, ME, opened for skiing at 9 am this morning. Although Killington in Vermont opens at noon and was originally scheduled to be the first resort open in New England (and the Northeast), Sunday River made a last-minute announcement that they would open at 9 am. This isn’t the first time that Killington’s midday opening has caused them to just […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | November 17, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 4-8” Snow on Tap for the East This Week This forecast was written by SnowBrains forecaster Clay Malott Sunday, November 13th, 3:30 pm PST After weeks of high pressure and snow-less weather, significant snowfall will finally hit the East Coast this week, bringing 4-8″ to ski areas in New York, Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire. Specifics remain uncertain, so stay tuned for updated forecasts this week as the models […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 13, 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
[VIDEO] Momma Bear and 3 Cubs Stroll Across the Slopes at Sunday River, ME [arve url="https://youtu.be/mAV3DAuOtLY"] SnowBrains | April 12, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 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