Indy Pass Announces 200 Resort Guarantee for 2024/25 – No Price Increase for Returning Passholders Indy Passes go on sale on March 1 for all current passholders, all past passholders, and all waitlisted individuals. On Sale to the General Public March 8, while supplies last. Adult Pass Just $279 Indy Pass announced today that prices for returning passholders will not increase for the 2024/25 season, a remarkable third year in a row with the same […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 27, 2024 0 Comments
Today’s Deepest Resorts – North America’s Top 5 Snowfall Totals for February 27, 2024 Snow has returned to the West, and the forecast looks good for the next few days across the country. Thank Ullr! Get in the Snow – SnowBrains Weekly Email Delivers Our Most Popular Articles, Social Posts, and Exclusive Deals to Your Inbox These resorts across North America saw the most snow in the last 24 hours, confirmed at the time […] SnowBrains | February 27, 2024 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Ski Patrollers Submit Petition to Unionize Today, after a monthslong worker-led organizing effort, 70% of eligible ski patrollers at Palisades Tahoe, California, submitted a petition to the National Labor Relations Board requesting an election for union representation. They have also asked Palisades Tahoe management for voluntary recognition of their union. The Palisades Tahoe Professional Patrol Association is joining CWA 7781, the United Professional Ski Patrols of […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 27, 2024 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Hosts Historic Stifel World Cup Competition California resort showed off iconic terrain under sunny skies for men’s Giant Slalom and Slalom races, including the first U.S. men’s technical event podium since 2019 Palisades Tahoe, California, hosted 118 athletes from 26 countries—including nine athletes competing from the Stifel U.S. Ski Team—for the Stifel Palisades Cup this weekend, with huge crowds showing up to support the men’s World […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 27, 2024 0 Comments
Top 7 Snowiest Ski Resorts in Europe — Week 9, 2024 The European Alps have seen some good snowfalls in the south of the Alps, mixing up our top 7 rankings for this week a bit. Resorts on the Swiss-Italian border saw between 50-70 centimeters (20-28 inches) of snow. Which resorts have the most snow right now? Here is the top 7 for the European Alps: *Please note, snow depths are […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 27, 2024 0 Comments
Hokkaido Japan’s Rusutsu Resort — Tree Ski Paradise For powder enthusiasts, there are few better sensations than picking an untouched line through a perfectly spaced tree grove and experiencing near weightlessness while one’s skis or board silently carve patterns on the perfect snowy canvass draping a mountainside. At Rusutsu Resort, located near Sapporo on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, be prepared to feel that sensation frequently with […] Jared Roberts | February 27, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast Episode #61 | Dr. Kevin Stone – Physician & Orthopedic Surgeon Focused on Repairing and Replacing Meniscus, Articular Cartilage, and Ligaments to Keep People Active This episode of the SnowBrains podcast is brought to you by Club Med. My guest today is Dr. Kevin Stone: Dr. Stone is a physician, orthopedic surgeon, clinician, researcher, inventor, and founder of The Stone Clinic and the Stone Research Foundation in San Francisco. Dr. Stone’s clinical work has focused on repairing and replacing meniscus, articular cartilage, and ligaments to […] Podcasts Podcast | February 26, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry Report: Getting Walled in Lake Tahoe, CA in a Frighteningly Long Couloir in Some Mid-Winter California Corn Report from February 25, 2024 Yesterday was day #4 in a row in the Lake Tahoe backcountry. Each day, we skied a different chute. This mid-winter mini-springtime delivered. Yesterday we went for a couloir we’d never skied before. We dropped in around 11am and the California corn was perfectly ripe. We got walled in the top section, then opened it […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 26, 2024 0 Comments