Why Do Ski Resorts Close When Their Snowpack Is Still So Deep? At the beginning of the ski season, it is a race to see what resort will open first. Pent-up demand from not skiing during the summer and fall drives skiers to clamor for their first tracks of the season. Sometimes this is only on one lift and a measly 12-inch base, most of which might be man-made snow. Then, at […] Brains Brent Thomas | April 8, 2024 11 Comments
Brian Head Resort, UT, Shares Spring Events Spring skiing is officially underway at Brian Head Resort in Southern Utah. The resort hosted its annual spring carnival today, complete with a cardboard box race, rail jam, and costume slalom. Originally planned to finish on April 14, Brian Head Resort is targeting Sunday, May 5, as a closing date. The resort announced the season extension in March this year. […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 7, 2024 0 Comments
Skier Missing in Easter Monday Avalanche in Zermatt, Switzerland, Identified as Canadian Army Captain The missing person after the Easter Monday avalanche in Zermatt, Switzerland, has been identified by the Canadian Government on April 7 as Canadian Armed Forces member Captain Sean Thomas. Captain Thomas was on leave in Zermatt, Switzerland, from Operation IMPACT in the Middle East, and is presumed dead following the avalanche on Monday, April 1, that claimed the lives of […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 7, 2024 0 Comments
Hilarious Photoshop Fail of Cover Photo of Italian Ski Racer Sofia Goggia Italian ski racer Sofia Goggia, known as ‘The Queen of Speed’ (“La Regina della Velocita”), broke two bones in her right lower leg earlier this year. For a recent photo shoot her lower right leg was clearly not magazine-cover-ready, so the photo editor decided to photoshop in a different foot so as not to show the extensive scar on her […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 7, 2024 0 Comments
Program & Guidelines for “SkiClipse” at Sugarloaf, ME Experience the once in a life time Total Solar Eclipse at Sugarloaf, Maine. On Monday, April 8, 2024, the moon will completely cover the sun and the eclipse’s path of totality will only be visible in several states including parts of Maine. This is the last total solar eclipse in this hemisphere for 20 years and you won’t want to […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 7, 2024 0 Comments
Closing Dates for Lake Tahoe, CA, Ski Resorts There is much to love about spring skiing. Sun, longer days, corn snow, and pond skims are just a few. However, as much as we hate to admit it, it means the ski season is ending soon. The Lake Tahoe region of California not only has some of the most concentrated areas of ski resorts but also has areas that […] Industry News Brent Thomas | April 7, 2024 0 Comments
Where Will it Be Deep This Week? These are North America’s Top 5 Forecasted Resorts for the 10 Days of April 7-16, 2024 Even though it’s spring, the snow isn’t stopping. It’s always snowing somewhere, and fresh snow is the essence of skiing and snowboarding. Whether you are chasing the deepest conditions or love seeing where the snow is falling so you can live vicariously through others, this list of resorts will be the deepest over the next week and beyond. This late in […] Weather Brent Thomas | April 7, 2024 0 Comments
Spring at Mammoth Mountain, CA: Second Season is Here Mammoth Mountain, nestled among the Eastern Sierra in California, regularly boasts one of the longest ski seasons in the country. With a 329” season total (so far), much of which has fallen only in the last couple of months, Mammoth Mountain is the place to be this spring. As other resorts wind down for the winter season, Mammoth is just […] Jenah MacGrain | April 6, 2024 0 Comments