Bolton Valley, VT, Report: Let the Sun Shine In Report from Sunday, February 4, 2024 Like all my Indy Pass adventures on the weekend, I decide where to snowboard Sunday the Saturday night beforehand. One of the many benefits of an Indy Pass is all the options. Bolton Valley won the coin toss this time. I am joking, of course; there’s no coin toss, but I love this resort, […] Conditions Report Jacqui Davis | February 6, 2024 0 Comments
Idaho Sled Dog Challenge Cancels 100-Mile & 300-Mile Race Due to Lack of Snow The organizers of the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge announced today they are cancelling the 2024 ceremonial start, 100-mile race, and 300-mile race. However, the Warm Lake Stage Race from January 24-25 is still a go. Organizers had been closely monitoring trail conditions the past several weeks and with recent snowfall decided on January 15 the races were a go. However, […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 25, 2024 0 Comments
Idaho Sled Dog Challenge Still a Go Despite Low Snowfall CASCADE, Idaho (Jan. 8, 2024) — Despite sled dog races canceling this winter from Minnesota to Oregon, the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge is still a go for later this month.“Sled dog racing is a challenging sport often run in extreme weather conditions, but the absence of weather this winter has been an even greater challenge,” race founder and organizer Jerry […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 8, 2024 0 Comments
First 5 Wolves Released on Colorado’s Western Slope On Monday, December 18, 2023, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (‘CPW’) released five gray wolves onto public land in Grand County. The release was part of Proposition 114 (State Statute 33-2-105.8) which instructs the CPW Commission to reintroduce gray wolves to Colorado by December 31, 2023. The State Statute came into effect following a public vote in Colorado in 2020, which […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 19, 2023 0 Comments
Idaho Sled Dog Challenge Returns to the West Central Mountains in 2024 The West Central Mountains of Idaho will reverberate with the thunderous spirit of sled dogs as the 2024 Idaho Sled Dog Challenge marks its sixth annual run, slated for the end of January as usual. However, this year’s race charts a solo course, unfolding independent of the McCall Winter Carnival, which is shifting from a 10-day extravaganza kicking off the […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 4, 2023 0 Comments
Best Ski Resorts For Early Season Skiing and Riding in the East The 2023/24 ski season has officially started in the United States and the push is on for other mountains to announce their opening days. Killington, Vermont, announced Wednesday that it will open this Friday, November 3, and it will be the first major ski resort to open in the East this season. Killington is typically the first to open and […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | November 9, 2023 1 Comment
14 New Conveyor Loading Belts Coming to American Ski Areas — Here is Where and Why Across resorts in the United States and Canada, a staggering 14 loading conveyors are to be installed across 13 ski areas in the coming season. Record visitation numbers across American resorts in the 22/23 have promoted investments across ski resorts in North America. While it is great to see so many resorts investing in their infrastructure, many Americans could be […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 15, 2023 3 Comments
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, To Be Sold To Local Wyoming Families & Other Unnamed Investors The owners of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming just announced they would be selling their ski resort. They are saying they will sell to some local families and a group of unnamed investors. One of the local families is Mike Corbat’s family. Mike Corbat was the CEO of Citigroup from 2012 – 2021. We understand that Mike lived in […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 3, 2023 2 Comments