Attitash Mountain Resort, NH, Continues To Make Progress on the Mountaineer Quad As the end of November approaches, Attitash Mountain Resort, New Hampshire, appears to be behind on the construction of its new flagship chairlift. With their winter season set to kick off in just a few weeks, it’s crunch time in Bartlett. Towers were installed just last week, and construction on the bottom terminal of the lift has only recently begun, […] Industry News Will Hart | November 22, 2023 0 Comments
Winter Park Resort, CO, Draws Backlash From New ‘Early Up’ Lift Pass Add-on Every winter, in the hopes of securing fresh turns from the overnight snowfall, thousands of skiers and boarders rise to their alarms, excited to beat the traffic to their beloved mountain. To the many who call Colorado their home, the notorious I-70 Highway is their sworn enemy, and Winter Park is their resort of choice. They’ll happily make the long […] Industry News Kenneth Condon | September 13, 2023 0 Comments
Chair Plummets to Ground at Thredbo Ski Resort, Australia, Injuring 3 A chair plummeted to the ground at Thredbo Ski Resort, Australia, in the afternoon today, August 19, 2023, at approximately 2:20 p.m. The chair in question was the Kosciuzko Quad Express. According to the press release received from Thredbo, the chair became detached when it was struck by a gust of wind. The incident occured just before the top station at […] Industry News Oz Brains | August 19, 2023 0 Comments
Smoke Erupts From Chairlift at Cerro Chapelco Ski Resort in Argentina Skiers and riders at Cerro Chapelco, a popular ski resort in the Andes Mountains, Argentina, were concerned on Saturday when one of the resort’s chairlifts began emitting a significant amount of smoke. Around 2 pm local time on August 5, visitors at the resort witnessed large clouds of smoke billowing from the bottom terminal lift of the chairlift. Despite the […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 8, 2023 0 Comments
What to Know About Sunday River’s New “Barker 6” Bubble Lift For the 2023/24 season, Sunday River Ski Resort will have a new bubble lift titled Barker 6. The Doppelmayr D-Line design will replace the outdated Barker lift installed in 1987, currently the resort’s oldest detachable lift. The installation of this lift is part of Sunday River’s “2030 Plan” which seeks to sustainably grow the ski area and make investments that […] Ian McIsaac | July 1, 2023 0 Comments
Mt. Bachelor, OR, To Sell Chairs from Skyliner Express for Charity For $500 a piece, 50 people can purchase a chair from Skyliner Express in Mt. Bachelor’s effort to raise money for Vamanos Outside. 100% of proceeds will be donated to this organization which focuses on giving Latinx people an opportunity to get outdoors in new, adventurous ways. Related: SnowBrains Podcast #51 | Vamonos Outside – Let’s Get More People of […] Industry News Tate Sundberg | June 8, 2023 0 Comments
Mammoth, CA, Report: High Speed Slush Moguls, 360s, a Mountain of Wiggles, & a River Surf Report from June 3 & 5, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain “I’ll surf or ski.” – Kush, Jerry McGuire Mammoth is skiing incredibly well right now. On Saturday, we skied top to bottom, threw 360s, and slid a mountain of wiggles. Mammoth has about six wiggles right now, and a couple of them are world-class. When the race […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 6, 2023 0 Comments
Park City Mountain, UT, Cited and Fined $2,500 for Serious Violations Resulting in Death of Ski Patroller On Duty An investigation by FOX 13 News has revealed that Park City Mountain Resort, UT, violated safety standards resulting in an accident that killed Christian Helger, a ski patroller on duty. A Utah Occupational Safety and Health (UOSH) citation rated the violation as “serious.” The 29-year-old was riding the Short Cut chair on January 2nd, 2023, when “a large pine tree […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 22, 2023 1 Comment