[VIDEO] Snow in the Making – Annual Systems Test Completed at Sunday River, ME At 6:45 a.m. this morning, Sunday River Resort in Maine completed its annual test of the snowmaking system, signaling that ski season will be here soon. Four HKD Impulse tower guns sprung to life atop the Jordan Bowl, signaling the official kick-off to the winter countdown. With this test complete, Sunday River is ready to make snow as soon as there […] SnowBrains | October 10, 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
Killington Resort, VT, Testing Out New Snowmaking Technology We made it to October, meaning the ski season we have all been waiting for all summer is not that far away. Some resorts out west have already announced when opening day will be, and it will not be much longer until the Eastern resorts follow suit. In the east, Killington Resort, Vermont, is typically the first ski resort to […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | October 3, 2023 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, CO, Sets Up Snowmaking Equipment Ahead of 2023/24 Season The race to open has already started. Arapahoe Basin is often a frontrunner 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 resort posted this on its Instagram earlier this week: “Some of you may have noticed something 🆒 […] Industry News Brent Thomas | September 14, 2023 0 Comments
Patagonia Backcountry Report: Dropping The “Ridgewalker” Pillows & Hucking “The Grifter” Cliff in Deep Powder Snow Report from September 11, 2023 On Monday, we sauntered out into the backcountry for the afternoon. It was Stormin’ Norman all morning then the clouds started to break up as per forecast. The first thing we did when we got up high was dig a pit in a familiar zone. The results were a bit touchy. We know this zone […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | September 13, 2023 0 Comments
Snowbasin Resort, UT, Unveils New Lift, Additional Parking, and Brand-New Patio Among Upgrades for 2023/24 Winter Huntsville, UT– September 5, 2023 – Snowbasin Resort continues to showcase its commitment to enhancing its guest experience with the announcement of significant investments into this world-renowned mountain destination. Ahead of the 2023-24 season, the resort will complete several projects, including the construction of a new high-speed chairlift, expanded parking, a new patio with additional dining capabilities and more improvements to […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 5, 2023 0 Comments
Ski Ward Ski Area, MA, is Making Snow—In August It looks like Ski Ward ski area in Massachusetts wants to get a head start on winter 23/24. The resort shared pictures on social media yesterday of a pile of snow it had created with its new snow gun. Ski Ward has just installed a new Latitude 90, an all-weather snowmaking machine. No longer limited by the weather to make snow, the […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 4, 2023 0 Comments
Dust Produced by the Shrinking Great Salt Lake is Harming the Utah Snowpack The Great Salt Lake and the effect it has on winter storms, commonly referred to as ‘Lake Effect’, is one of the biggest reasons that Utah is credited with the greatest snow on Earth. Lake effect occurs when a cold winter storm passes over a warm body of water and picks up water from the lake, causing an increase in […] Industry News Tyler Hatch | July 10, 2023 1 Comment