Australian Belinda Trembath Named New Head at Whistler Blackcomb, BC Australian Belinda Trembath has been named Whistler Blackcomb’s newest vice president and chief operating officer, effective May 15, 2023. Trembath has over 30 years of experience in the ski industry and mountain operations and has been Chair of the Australian Ski Areas Association (‘ASAA’) since 2018. Vail Resorts announced the appointment on April 20, 2023. Born and raised in the Australian […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 21, 2023 0 Comments
Chelsea Handler Skis in U.S.-Canadian Patterned Bikini for 48th Birthday in Whistler, Canada Comedian and actor Chelsea Handler celebrated her 48th birthday her way: by skiing in a U.S.-Canadian Patterned bikini down the slopes of Whistler, Canada. Handler was born on February 25, 1975, in New Jersey, and the near naked birthday ski in Whistler has become somewhat of a tradition for her. She first came to Whistler for her 38th birthday and has […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 27, 2023 0 Comments
Opening of Whistler, BC, Gondola Delayed Whistler is delaying the opening of the new Creekside Gondola, with no set date for when it will start running. The gondola was originally planned to debut in line with the resort’s planned opening day of Thursday, November 24th, but Whistler was unable to put the finishing touches on it in time. This serves as a major blow to the operations […] Matt Scribner | November 21, 2022 2 Comments
Whistler Blackcomb, BC to Benefit From New Lifts Originally Intended for Park City Mountain Resort, UT During its earnings call yesterday, Vail Resorts revealed that the new lifts originally intended for Park City Mountain Resort, UT before the town Planning Commission blocked them, will now be relocated to Whistler Blackcomb, BC. In June 2022, the Park City Planning Commission blocked two previously-approved lift upgrades at Park City Mountain Resort, UT. The upgrades, for the 22/23 season, were […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 29, 2022 3 Comments
This Week’s Top 5 Stories: Gangland Killings at Whistler Resort, Mayflower and Deer Valley to Share Lifts, and More… In order of most popular, these were our top five posts of the last seven days: If you want to receive our top three posts in your inbox every Thursday, sign-up here: SnowBrains Weekly Top 3 Posts Email Sign-Up First Trails Cut at New Mayflower Mountain Resort, UT, as Construction Begins The Wasatch County Council heard an update at their […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 29, 2022 0 Comments
2 Killed in Gangland Shooting at Whistler Mountain Resort, BC Two people were shot dead at Whistler Mountain Resort, BC, yesterday afternoon. RCMP has arrested a number of suspects. The incident happened behind the Sundial and Pan Pacific Hotels near Skier’s Plaza, close to the base of Whistler Mountain. Police were called to the scene at 12:20 pm and arrived to find one man deceased and another in distress. Efforts were […] SnowBrains | July 25, 2022 2 Comments
Whistler Blackcomb’s Horstman Glacier Will Open This Summer (For Training Camps Only) For the first time since 2019, the Whistler Blackcomb glacier will open this summer for skiing and riding. But don’t get too excited, it’s for training camps only and not the general public. Covid-19 prevented the famous Horstman Glacier from opening the previous two summers, and before that the resort struggled with warming temperatures. In 2015, Whistler Blackcomb announced that due to […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 17, 2022 0 Comments
This Week’s Top 5 Stories: Why Ski Areas Can’t Reopen When it Snows, Speedo Man, Whistler Avalanche, Newest Resorts in the USA, and More In order of most popular, these were our top five posts of the last seven days: If you want to receive our top three posts in your inbox every Thursday, sign-up here: SnowBrains Weekly Top 3 Posts Email Sign-Up Arapahoe Basin, CO, Chief Explains Why Ski Areas Can’t Just Reopen Terrain When it Dumps Late Season With the amount of […] SnowBrains | May 28, 2022 0 Comments