Timberline Lodge, OR, Closed for the Season Yesterday All good things must come to an end. Timberline Lodge and Ski Area, at 11,250′ on Mt. Hood, OR, shut down its summer operations yesterday, Sunday, August 21, 2022. The resort will now be prepping the mountain for winter operations and waiting for more snow to fall. The ski area saw 576″ of snow last season. “Our last day of summer skiing […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 22, 2022 0 Comments
Breckenridge Ski Area, CO Announces They’ll be Closing Early Breckenridge Ski Resort, CO, had hoped to stay open through Memorial Day but the below-average snow year has forced them to bring that closing day forward a week. The resort will now close this weekend, May 23rd. Operations Update: Breaking up is hard to do, but we promise it’s not you, it’s us… While we were aiming to ski and ride […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 19, 2021 0 Comments
Nugget Diner, Reno, NV Closes on July 30th | You Have 1 Week to Experience Awful Awful Burger One Last Time A visit to downtown Reno, NV was never complete without stopping at the Nugget Diner, in the Little Nugget casino, for their iconic menu item, the (amazing) Awful Awful burger. I can’t remember a time when we were in Reno that we didn’t stop by, but unless I manage to get there in the next week, it will just be […] SnowBrains | July 24, 2020 0 Comments
Parking on Teton Pass, WY Now Restricted: Backcountry Use Still Allowed All parking on the top of Teton Pass will be closed starting May 1, 2020. The Wyoming Highway Patrol announced that it will be using the entire area to inspect trucks heading down the pass. RELATED: TGR’s Todd Jones “Disappointed” by Backcountry Skiers on Teton Pass, WY During Avalanche Victim Recovery Today Wyoming Highway Patrol Lt. Matt Brackin said Thursday […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 30, 2020 0 Comments
Wyoming Ski Resort to Close Due to Financial Difficulties Sleeping Giant Ski Area in Cody, WY announced on Tuesday they are suspending winter operations after this season due to financial problems. The board of directors for Yellowstone Recreations Foundation (aka Sleeping Giant) said in a statement that ‘the number of skiers and snowboarders we currently attract does not make winter operations financially feasible as we run a deficit of […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 23, 2020 0 Comments
Heatwave Causes Tignes Glacier, France to Close for the Summer | Earliest Closing Ever The heatwave sweeping across central Europe has caused Tignes glacier to close early for the summer, more than a month earlier than scheduled. The Grande Motte glacier, which opened for skiing on 22nd June, has been gradually melting throughout the summer and with poor conditions, the resort announced that skiing is over. “The glacier has been subjected to high temperatures since […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 29, 2019 1 Comment
TransWorld SNOWboarding Closing After 32-Years TransWorld SNOWboarding announced last week that they are calling it a day after 32 years of the most epic stoke. Owners Adventure Sports Network notified advertisers that it will be consolidating snowboard brands and as a result, the Transworld Snowboarding brand will exist no more. “Effective immediately, Snowboarder will be the sole snowboarding brand of the new Adventure Sports Network Group, part […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 15, 2019 0 Comments
More Chilean Resorts Closing Weeks Early Due to Lack of Snow According to OnTheSnow, many of Chile’s popular ski resorts reported closing on Sunday 9th September, due to lack of snow. Hopes had been pinned on a large storm that was forecasted to hit the area, but unfortunately, that never materialized. Ski Arpa, Chile’s only snowcat operator, closed on 2nd September. 2018 season: Ski Arpa is officially closed as of September 2, 2018. See you […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 14, 2018 0 Comments
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