Unveiling the 6 Spectacular Summer-Only Ski Resorts Around the Globe As spring arrives in the Northern Hemisphere and resorts are pivoting to mountain biking, hiking, or other summer activities, a small number of ski resorts and areas around the globe defy seasonal norms and have just started or are gearing up for their skiing and boarding season. These hidden gems are so remotely located they are rendered inaccessible during the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 18, 2024 1 Comment
Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area Closes Unexpectedly: “Mother Nature Has Not Cooperated As of Yet” Summer-only ski area Beartooth Basin announced today on Facebook that it is indefinitely shutting down its operations due to a lack of sufficient snow to continue operating. The ski area, located on the Wyoming/Montana border at 10,900 feet, typically opens around Memorial Day and runs through the month of June for its summer ski season. This year the resort opened […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | June 13, 2023 0 Comments
America’s Sole Summer-Only Ski Resort, Beartooth Basin, WY/MT, Pushes Opening Back to This Saturday America’s only summer-only ski resort, Beartooth Basin, WY/MT, will open this Saturday, May 27, 2023. The ski area is located at the border of Wyoming and Montana at almost 11,000ft (3,322m) and is not accessible by car in the winter due to snow accumulations on Beartooth Highway, which can be as high as 26ft in snow drifts. The Beartooth Highway […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 26, 2023 1 Comment
Beartooth Highway (US-212), MT/WY, Partially Reopened with Nighttime Closures After Severe Flooding Last Week After the same round of flooding that wreaked havoc on Yellowstone National Park last week did the same to the Beartooth Highway (home to Beartooth Basin Ski Area) and forced it to temporarily close, the road has finally reopened—partially. Related: [VIDEO] Small Child Nearly Trampled by Bison in Yellowstone National Park, WY, Yesterday Yellowstone National Park shared in a social […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 29, 2022 0 Comments
The Unique Charm of Upside Down Ski Areas Imagine starting your ski day skiing and not standing in the lift queue or waiting to pick up your pass. That is exactly what happens when you visit one of the United States’ few upside-down ski resorts. At these unique ski areas, patrons park at the top of the hill and ski down to the base lifts. These inverted resorts […] Brains Robert Hansen | January 6, 2022 17 Comments
Heatwave Causes Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area, WY/MT, to Close For the Season Today Beartooth Basin ski area, North America’s only summer-only ski area, announced yesterday that they would be closing today, June 15th, before summer has even officially begun. The ski area, which opened for the season on May 29th and usually stays open into July, cannot compete with the heatwave currently blazing down on the US. Ten days ago multiple days of hot […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 15, 2021 0 Comments
Huge Avalanche Near Beartooth Basin Ski Area, WY/MT Avalanche season doesn’t end until all the snow melts. This huge avalanche occurred last Friday (June 4, 2021) near the Beartooth Basin ski area, above Twin Lakes on Beartooth Pass. Related: Beartooth Basin, WY Report: Winter Conditions on the Summer Solstice Multiple days of exceptionally warm temperatures followed by rain caused a large cornice to break and trigger the nearly […] Avalanche AvyBrains | June 10, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Blustery Conditions Atop Beartooth Pass, MT | Cars Caught in Snow Drifts  It’s looking like full-on winter atop Beartooth Pass on the border of Montana/Wyoming right now. Several cars were reported to have been caught in troublesome snowdrifts. The video provided above was taken on Saturday, September 26, courtesy of NBC Montana. Laurel Staples – NBC Montana chimed in this video of blustery conditions atop Beartooth Pass today.  Cars are caught in snow […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 28, 2020 0 Comments