Valle Nevado, Chile, to Open 3 Weeks Early on Friday, May 31, After 4 Feet of Fresh Snow Following last week’s massive snowstorm, Valle Nevado, South America’s premier ski resort, is thrilled to announce that it will open three weeks ahead of schedule on Friday, May 31, with four feet of snow. “We are thrilled to open the slopes early this season! Our team has been working hard to get ready for the upcoming season, and with 4 […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 28, 2024 0 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT, to Open Early With 2,000 Acres Resort to open Wednesday, November 23 2,000 skiable acres on opening day thanks to 5+ feet of early-season snow With one of the biggest early season snowfalls in recent years, record-breaking snowmaking efforts, and reliably cold temperatures, Big Sky Resort teams have been working nonstop to prepare the mountain for an early opening to kick off the 2022-2023 winter season. […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 15, 2022 0 Comments
Thanks to 3-Feet of Snow Palisades Tahoe, CA, Will Open Early After mother nature dumped over three feet of snow in the last week, Palisades Tahoe announced yesterday it will open for the season on Friday, November 18th. Let’s kick the season off right! We can’t WAIT to see you back up on the mountain ⛷️🏂 The date is four days earlier than scheduled. The resort will open from 9 am […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 10, 2022 0 Comments
Aspen Snowmass and Aspen Mountain, CO Announce Early Opening Aspen Snowmass and Aspen Mountain are announcing an updated opening date of November 23. The mountains will be opening 5 days ahead of their original schedule. Aspen Mountain will have 75 acres of terrain available by opening day, with chairlifts Little Nell and Bell Mountain giving access to over 2,600 vertical feet of skiing. Available runs will include Deer Park, Tortilla […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 19, 2019 0 Comments
Aspen Mountain, CO to Open 5 Days Early | Will Offer More Vertical Feet Than Most Already Open Aspen Mountain will open for the season on Saturday, Nov. 17, five days before the scheduled opening, reports the Aspen Times. Aspen will be the 7th Colorado resort to take advantage of the early season snowfall and open earlier than planned (the others being Wolf Creek, Arapahoe Basin, Loveland, Breckenridge, Keystone, and Eldora). “We’re opening. We’re happy to be opening. We […] SnowBrains | November 9, 2018 0 Comments
Ski Cooper is the Third Colorado Resort to Announce an Early Opening After an announcement earlier today, we can also add Ski Cooper to the list of Colorado ski resorts that plan to open early for the 2018-19 season. You might also like: Breckenridge & Keystone Are Opening Early | Skiing & Riding Will Commence On Wednesday The past week’s impressive snow storms across Colorado has resulted in such promising conditions that a […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 6, 2018 0 Comments
Squaw Valley|Alpine Meadows, CA Plans to Open Early | November 11th, 2016 [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsquawvalleyalpinemeadows%2Fvideos%2F10154569865934044%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] Squaw Valley / Alpine Meadows in Olympic Valley, California, has announced plans to be the first major resort to open for the 2016 -17 season. With an ambitious timeframe between November 11 – 18th, they aim to once again take the top spot as hosting Tahoe’s longest season. How to they do it? This past year an additional $1 […] Industry News Robin Azer | September 20, 2016 1 Comment
Killington, VT OPENS Sunday! | 1st Ski Resort OPEN in USA Winter is here. We say winter starts Sunday at noon, when we open for Season Pass and Express Card holders. The Beast opens to the public at 9:00 a.m. Monday.The Mountain Bike Park will also be open this weekend, so pair your final DH laps with your first turns on North Ridge.Get passes and Express Cards before midnight for the […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 16, 2015 2 Comments
Whistler, B.C. to OPEN Five Days Early This Saturday, Nov. 22nd Whistler ski resort in British Columbia, Canada will be opening 5 days early. They were scheduled to open Nov. 27th, but they will now open this saturday, Nov. 22nd. Blackcomb ski resort will be opening on Nov. 27th. They’ve been getting pounded with snow up there and recorded an 82″ snowpack on the upper mountain two weeks ago. Historically, December is the snowiest month […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 18, 2014 0 Comments
Will Arapahoe Basin, CO Open This Weekend? A Definite Maybe… Which ski resort will open first in the USA this year? Last year, it was Arapahoe Basin on October 13th, 2014. A-Basin is looking good again this year. Check out these photos and this write up from A-Basin’s president Al: It was a great night. The snowmakers were very successful. We have lots and lots of snow. I walked High Noon early this morning and there was good coverage from top to bottom. The stick guns we have been experimenting with are doing well. It just warmed up enough that we have to […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 14, 2014 1 Comment
Whistler to OPEN Saturday! | 13 Days Earlier Than Scheduled Whistler will be opening 13 days early this season thanks to early season snowstorms, cold temperatures, and solid snowmaking. Opening day will be this Saturday, November 16th instead of the scheduled November 28th. Blackcomb mountain will open as scheduled on November 28th. What will be open at Whistler on November 16: Lifts: Whistler Gondola, Creekside Gondola, Emerald Express, Big Red Express and the Franz […] SnowBrains | November 12, 2013 0 Comments
6 Ski Resorts OPEN in North America This Weekend! It’s only October and there are already 6 ski resorts open this weekend. Not bad. Well, there might be 6… Sunday River is going to make a game time decision tomorrow morning at 6:30am about wether they’ll be open or not tomorrow. If they do, we’ll have 6 ski resorts open this weekend. If they don’t, we’ll only have 5. Even 5 ain’t too shabby for this time of year. If you live anywhere near one of these open resorts, get out there and get […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 25, 2013 2 Comments
Killington Ski Resort OPENS This Friday Killington ski resort in Vermont, the largest ski resort on the East Coast, will open this Friday, October 25th, 2013. They will be opening on Friday for season pass & Express Card holders only before opening up to the public on Saturday. They are going to evaluate the snow and make a game-time decision on if they can stay open on Saturday. Killington will not be open during the week, […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 23, 2013 3 Comments
Wolf Creek, CO to OPEN This Weekend on Natural Snow ONLY ← This Photo from Oct. 14th… Wolf Creek ski resort in Colorado will be open this weekend on all natural snow. Wolf Creek received 4 inches of new snow this week and they’ve gotten 28 inches of snowfall this season. The Nova and Bonanza Chairlifts will be spinning from 9am – 4pm on Saturday and Sunday only. Tickets will be $38 for adults and $22 for kids and […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 17, 2013 3 Comments
VIDEO & 14 Photos from Crystal Mountain’s OPENING Yesterday All photos taken on October 1st, 2013 courtesy of Crystal Mountain ski resort Crystal Mountain, WA opened yesterday for one day after receiving 22+ inches of snow. They allowed 75 lucky skiers and riders (chosen from facebook) to ride the gondola yesterday from 10am – 1pm. The gondola was open and nothing else, but hiking was allowed. This was a very cool move by Crystal Mountain […] SnowBrains | October 2, 2013 2 Comments
“Why Crystal Mountain, WA is Opening Today” | by Kim Kircher “Maybe you’ve already seen it on Facebook. Perhaps you are one of the lucky 75 to comment first on Crystal’s post today. If so, you’ve heard the stoke. After a little investigative reporting this morning, when a few of us rode the gondola for some “exploratory turns” in Green Valley, my husband’s eyes grew wide. What if we could open up and let a small number of people ski this […] SnowBrains | October 1, 2013 1 Comment
Crystal Mountain, WA is OPEN Today for Skiing & Riding with 22” of New Snow all photos are from Crystal Mountain yesterday, September 30th, 2013. Crystal Mountain ski resort in Washington State will be open today, October 1st, for one day. Crystal has received 22” of new snow as of yesterday afternoon and it did nothing but snow overnight (huge storm […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 1, 2013 1 Comment
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