Timberline Lodge, OR, Targets August 20 for End of 2025 Summer Ski Season Timberline Lodge, Oregon, is once again extending North America’s longest lift-served ski season, aiming to remain open through August 20. The announcement was confirmed by John Burton, Timberline’s director of marketing and public affairs, to POWDER. Related: 3 U.S. Ski Areas Remain Open for Skiing This Holiday Weekend Burton caveated that the August 20 date is a target, not a […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 4, 2025 0 Comments
3 U.S. Ski Areas Remain Open for Skiing This Holiday Weekend The North American ski season is almost done. Only one outdoor ski area is available for lift-served turns, as well as the United States’ only indoor ski area. Here is where you can still ski if you need to scratch that itch one last time before summer. Timberline Lodge, Oregon Closing date: August 20 Open lifts: 2/7 (29%) Open trails: […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | July 4, 2025 0 Comments
Jungholz Ski Area, Austria, Faces Permanent Closure After Failed Sale Austria’s Jungholz Ski Area is facing permanent closure after a much-anticipated sale to German investor WMM AG collapsed at the last minute. The deal fell apart after negotiations with local landowners broke down over land use rights. Related: German Company Acquires Bankrupt Jungholz Ski Area, Austria, for $1.65 Million Jungholz, which filed for bankruptcy in June 2024 following a season […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 4, 2025 0 Comments
How Much Does It Need to Snow for It to Be Considered a Powder Day? Everybody loves powder days. It’s as simple as that; there is nothing better than floating down wide-open groomers, tree runs, or steep chutes with fresh snow under your feet. The stoke coming from the lift lines, watching others enter the white room from the lift, and wrapping the day reminiscing on the lines you skied. Powder days are skiing at its […] Conditions Report Will Hart | July 4, 2025 0 Comments
Trump’s New Bill Passes: Key Impacts on the Ski Industry President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill has passed and the ski industry finds itself staring down a future shaped by fossil fuel expansion, climate policy rollbacks, and deep cuts to public lands funding. While the bill promises energy independence and economic growth, it also poses a risk to shorter ski seasons due to the potential for warmer temperatures. For ski towns, resort […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | July 3, 2025 0 Comments
Landslide Blocks Access to Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, as Olympic Host Prepares for 2026 Winter Games With just seven months to go before the 2026 Winter Olympics, the Alpine resort town of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, is confronting a temporary setback after a landslide earlier this week severed its primary southern access road. However, despite reports suggesting the Olympic host is isolated, local officials have moved quickly to assure the public that the Queen of the Dolomites remains […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 3, 2025 0 Comments
Mountain Capital Partners Plans Takeover of Chile’s Andacor Family Owned Ski Company, Expanding Footprint Across Andes Mountain Capital Partners (MCP), the largest ski area operator in the U.S. Southwest and current operator of Valle Nevado and La Parva in Chile, has announced plans to acquire a controlling stake in Andacor S.A., a family-owned company that operates four ski areas across central and southern Chile. The proposed acquisition, announced July 2, remains subject to customary corporate and […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | July 3, 2025 0 Comments
Dozens Airlifted After Thunderstorm Triggers Massive Landslides in Austrian Alps View this post on Instagram A post shared by MeinBezirk Tirol (@meinbezirk.tirol) Emergency crews airlifted dozens of people to safety late Monday after a powerful thunderstorm triggered multiple landslides in the Tyrolean communities of Gschnitz and Neustift im Stubaital, local authorities confirmed. The severe storm, which brought intense rainfall and hail to the district of Innsbruck-Land, caused several Murenabgänge—a German […] Martin Kuprianowicz | July 3, 2025 0 Comments
On the Ground at X Games 2025 in Salt Lake City, UT: An Impressive Display of Talent Summer X Games, 2025, brought the heat this year—literally. Barely a week after its Osaka, Japan, event, the organization set up in Salt Lake City, Utah, on one of the hottest weekends. But, despite the upper-90-degree weather, the fans still rallied to watch the top athletes go for gold. Around 100 athletes from across the world, competing in 19 different […] Trip Report Miles Nagel | July 3, 2025 0 Comments
Wild Lotus Yoga Festival to Debut at Palisades Tahoe, CA, July 11–13 The Wild Lotus Yoga Festival is making its Palisades Tahoe debut next weekend, bringing three days of movement, meditation, music, and community to the Sierra. Set for July 11-13, the event aims to connect attendees with nature and one another through a wide range of wellness offerings. Held in Olympic Valley, the gathering marks the second annual Wild Lotus event […] Martin Kuprianowicz | July 3, 2025 0 Comments
Initial Search for Missing Southern California Hiker Ends Without Success Monica Reza was last seen on June 22, hiking near Mount Waterman in the Angeles National Forest, which is just outside of Los Angeles, California. Over the past week, several search efforts have been conducted in the area to locate Reza, but all have been unsuccessful. Montrose Search and Rescue and several other search teams including Altadena Mountain Rescue, Antelope […] Hiking Luke Guilford | July 3, 2025 0 Comments
Club Med In Talks To Build Second Resort in Quebec Club Med has recently been in discussions with Mont Tramblant, QC and the Brivia Group to develop a second all-inclusive Club Med resort in Quebec. The first Club Med resort in Quebec opened in 2021 at the base of Le Massif de Charlevoix and has been a great success for the mountain. Mont Tremblant is looking to find similar success […] Industry News Brett Currie | July 2, 2025 0 Comments
South Island, New Zealand Report: Ohau Snowfields, Storm Front Stack-Up Report from 29 June thru 2 July, 2025 It’s a line up of absolutely classic winter snow conditions for skiers and snowboarders of Ohau Snowfields, in the Southern Alps of New Zealand’s South Island. A weekend storm front has been followed by a welcome window of glorious sunshine. And another top-up of surly powder snow is developing even as this […] Conditions Report Paulie | July 2, 2025 0 Comments
Top 5 Most Longed-For Extinct Ski Brands According to SnowBrains Readers We all remember our first pair of skis, no matter how many years ago we got them. Whether they were brand new, hand-me-downs, or some classic rentals, these early skis played a role in our love for the sport and community. Many new brands were starting, and a pair of skis was more than just a tool to get turns […] Jack Bynum | July 2, 2025 6 Comments
Low-Altitude French Ski Resort Vows to Fight Referendum to Shut Down Skiing Operations In a historic referendum driven by climate change, residents of the French Alpine village of Allos have voted to end skiing and boarding at their local ski resort, Val d’Allos–Le Seignus, citing mounting financial losses and an increasingly unreliable snowpack. The referendum, held both online and in person throughout June and concluding Saturday, marks another major retreat from downhill skiing […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 2, 2025 0 Comments
The 5 Weirdest Ski Resorts Throughout the world, there are 6,053 ski resorts. Within the thousands of resorts worldwide, there are bound to be some odd ones. With so many to choose from, what are some of the strangest ski resorts in the world? 1. Masikryong, North Korea The country this resort is located in is unusual, considering North Korea has been under dictatorship rule […] Industry News Breya Bergom | July 2, 2025 5 Comments
Scientists Uncover the Ideal Conditions Causing Big Champagne Powder® Days at Steamboat, CO: ‘Speedy Snowflakes’ Scientists at Storm Peak Laboratory in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, analyzed 45 years of snowstorm data to pinpoint what drives Steamboat Resort’s biggest powder days. They conclude that extreme snowfall—those top 5% events—requires a specific atmospheric recipe of cold temperatures, northwest storm tracks, and strong winds. “These are the days everyone remembers,” Gannet Hallar, Ph.D., director of Storm Peak Lab and […] Brains Brent Thomas | July 2, 2025 0 Comments
The 7 Friendliest U.S. Airports for Skiers and Snowboarders For skiers and snowboarders traveling for a destination ski trip, the journey to the mountain is a necessary yet potentially dreadful part of the expedition. Navigating through airports with bulky gear can be a hassle, making it crucial to have a seamless travel experience. The friendliest airports for skiers and snowboarders understand this and go above and beyond to ensure […] Brains Brent Thomas | July 2, 2025 0 Comments
Oregon’s Legislative Session Ends With No Change to Liability Protections for Ski Areas Oregon’s outdoor recreation industry is facing a growing insurance crisis after major insurer Safehold Special Risk announced last month it will no longer provide coverage in the state. Safehold, which insures ski resorts in 37 states, cited Oregon’s legal environment—particularly its weak enforcement of liability waivers—as the reason for its exit. Related: Oregon’s Ski Resorts at Risk as Key Insurer […] Industry News Brent Thomas | July 2, 2025 0 Comments
Helicopter Crash Claims One Life in Remote Swiss Alpine Region A helicopter crash in the high-altitude Fusshörner region of the Swiss Alps has left a 51-year-old Swiss man dead, Valais authorities confirmed Saturday, June 28. The helicopter, which was traversing the Oberaletsch Glacier at the time, came to a sudden halt on its side after an unexplained impact with the ground, according to Valais cantonal police. The aircraft, operated by […] Crash Joseph Kaufmann | July 2, 2025 0 Comments
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