Wolf Creek, CO Wins the #RaceToOpen | A-Basin and Loveland, CO Announce they WON’T Open this Weekend After a storm this week dumped almost 2-feet of snow at Wolf Creek, CO the ski area announced they will open for business at 9 am on Saturday, Oct. 13, making it the first area in North America to open to the public for the season. The resort will open the rental shop, ski school, main lodge, and three lifts. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 12, 2018 0 Comments
#RaceToOpen UPDATE: Arapahoe Basin, CO Will NOT Open Before Wolf Creek, CO This Weekend For most of the last 20-years, the first resort to open in North America has been one of either Loveland or Arapahoe Basin, CO. Yesterday Wolf Creek, also Colorado, threw a curveball and announced that due to all the recent snow, they would start their lifts turning on Saturday, and will open weekends going forward. Wolf Creek Ski Area, CO Will […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 11, 2018 0 Comments
UPDATE: Wolf Creek Ski Area, CO WILL Open this Weekend for the 2018/19 Season #RaceToOpen Wolf Creek Ski Area, Colorado will be open for the season with weekends only, beginning Saturday, October 13th and Sunday, October 14th! Wolf Creek received 12 inches Monday, October 8th with another 8 inches today, October 10th. The settled midway base is 14 inches with 20 inches year-to-date this season. Treasure Stoke, Bonanza, and Nova lifts will be operating with very early […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 11, 2018 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO, Achieves 100% Renewable Electricity as of October 2023 As of October, Arapahoe Basin is operating with 100% renewable electricity Thanks to partnerships with Xcel Energy, Jack’s Solar Garden, and other community partners, the resort is now mitigating over 2/3rds of the resort’s carbon emissions Achieving 100% renewable energy is a key milestone toward reaching the resort’s pledge to be carbon-neutral by 2025 As of this October, Arapahoe Basin […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 18, 2023 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, CO, Chief Teases Unreleased Master Plan – New Gondola, New Lifts, and Expansions At a recent meeting of Summit County, CO, ski leaders, Arapahoe Basin Chief Operating Officer Alan Henceroth teased details of the resort’s unreleased future master plan. “We’re proposing a couple of parking lots, maybe up to 350 cars, and we are talking about a pedestrian bridge that crosses the highway up above the ski area.” – Alan Henceroth, COO of […] Industry News Steven Agar | October 16, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] These 3 Colorado Resorts Have Started Snowmaking Loveland Ski Area and Copper Mountain, in Colorado, began snowmaking yesterday, joining Arapahoe Basin, who fired up its snowguns on September 23rd. Related: Which Ski Resort Will Open First This Year? #RaceToOpen Copper Mountain not only kicked off its first day of snowmaking operations late last night but also received its first snowfall in the village. Loveland’s snowmakers fired up […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 4, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Arapahoe Basin, CO, Fires Up Snow Guns The race to open has already started. Arapahoe Basin is often a front-runner for being one of the first resorts in North America to spin its chairs, and it looks like it is getting ready to be a contender this year again—the snow guns are out and firing. Related: Brain Post: How Snow Guns Work Hot on the heels of […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 23, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Loveland Ski Area, CO, Fires Up Snowguns Loveland Ski Area, CO, is getting ready to take advantage of the falling temperatures by getting its snowguns ready to start firing. Loveland aims to open in mid-October and will begin snowmaking for real in 12-days. Ready, Test, Go! The Loveland Trail Maintenance team conducted tests on all the snowguns today, in preparation for the upcoming 2023/24 season. Loveland hopes […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 20, 2023 0 Comments