It’s a Wrap! The Longest Season in Colorado Ends as Arapahoe Basin Closes Out Winter 2017/18 in Style Arapahoe Basin closed down the Colorado ski season this weekend after 234 days of turning the lifts and nearly 300” of snow. First to open, October 13, 2017, and the last to close, A-Basin can lay claim to the #LongestSeasonInCO. A-Basin will close the slopes for a few weeks before reopening for summer operations on Friday, June 29. Plans for the summer include […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 4, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Harlem Globetrotter Takes First Ever Ski Lesson and Combines with Some Basketball Skills You’ve seen him on the basketball court, but never a ski slope. Until now. Buckets Blakes of the Harlem Globetrotters took a ski lesson for the first time in his life at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO. He manages to pick up a few skills on the slopes while incorporating some ball handling… and managing to stay upright occasionally. The Harlem Globetrotters will be […] Steven Agar | March 16, 2018 0 Comments
Anticipating Snowfall on the East Coast Snow has fallen and resorts are already opening. If you’re like me, you’re wondering what this year will bring to your local resort – will it be good or should you lose all hope of powder days and instead focus on the other aspects of your ordinarily ridged and pathetic existence. As it turns out, no one truly knows what […] Weather Helena Guglielmino | October 17, 2017 0 Comments
Copper Mountain, CO: New Weapon Against Avalanches Copper Mountain in Colorado is enjoying one of the snowiest December’s on record. But along with all that sought after powder comes the inherent risk of avalanches. In effort to remedy the danger, Copper Mountain has unveiled a new machine called the Avy Roller. Historically, ski patrol members would have to arduously stamp down the snowpack wearing their ski boots. The Avy […] Industry News Robin Azer | January 4, 2017 0 Comments
2016-17 Ski Season Progress Report: Whistler and Sunshine, BC Likely Best Early Skiing 2016-17 Ski Season Progress Report as of November 13, 2016 October 2016 was exceptionally stormy over the northwestern quarter of North America. However, most of the moisture was subtropical so snowfall was confined to the highest elevations. So far in November storms have been confined mainly to the Northwest and Western Canada. Most of the western US has been dry […] Robin Azer | November 15, 2016 1 Comment
Video + Photo Tour: Big Turn Out for A-Basin’s Bikini Ski Day Saturday, May 21st- Arapahoe Basin, Colorado. At the crack of 10 in the morning, all the local, lazy skiers and riders made their way to A-basin for some quality spring skiing. This wasn’t just your average Saturday. It was America’s attempt to beat the Russians world record for number of skiers in bikinis and bathing suits. Unfortunately, the […] Keenan Grady | May 23, 2016 0 Comments
NOAA: Up to 4″ of Snow for Colorado Tomorrow Up to 4″ of snow is forecast for Colorado by Monday night. This will be a big help getting A-Basin and Loveland open in Colorado. Colorado is a bit later than normal on their opening day this year. This year will be latest CO has opened to skiing and riding 2003 when Loveland opened on Oct. 28th. “A fast moving […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 25, 2015 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, CO Says “Won’t Be Long” Today | Photo Tour: In a 16-second, pre-dawn video by A-Basin this morning, COO Alan Henceroth says: “We’re one major step closer. Won’t be long.” And he meant it. He still isn’t confident to announce an opening date, but it it appears that it will be early next week. We’re hoping for Monday or Tuesday. “So this was a terrific snowmaking session for us. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 24, 2015 0 Comments
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