NASA: Heat Dome Brings a Blast of Heat in the East An area of high pressure lingered in the upper atmosphere over the U.S. Midwest and Northeast in June 2024. This pushed warm air toward the surface and trapped it there—a weather phenomenon meteorologists call a heat dome. Related: NOAA Winter 2024/25 Early Forecast: La Niña Returns and What That Means For Next Winter’s Ski Season Heat domes put the brakes […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 21, 2024 0 Comments
Snowmaking Has Officially Started at Killington Resort, VT It’s official: snowmaking has started on the East Coast! With a window of good weather, Killington Resort, Vermont, made it happen last night, making snow up in their north ridge area. With more good weather for snowmaking this week, Killington will exhaust every window they can to get a trail open for skiing and riding. Historically, they don’t need very […] Industry News Will Hart | October 31, 2023 0 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, ‘Last One Standing’ With ‘No End in Sight’ for East’s Longest Season Killington Resort, VT, is now the only US ski resort still open for skiers and riders in the east after Jay Peak Resort, VT, brought its season to a close yesterday. Killington is currently open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, spinning the Superstar Express Quad until 5:00 pm. Related: Killington Resort, VT, Shows Employee Appreciation with Free Gas and Food The […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 16, 2022 6 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 8-14″ For Portions Of Cascades, 12-18″ Around The Great Lakes Over Next Week Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 11:15 AM MST, Nov. 30, 2020 Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Forecast Summary: 8-14″ of snow expected for portions of the Cascades Monday as a shortwave trough moves through the area today. 12-18″ of snow expected around areas of the Great Lakes through Wednesday from a cold upper-level low. Primarily a […] Weather Eric McNamee | November 30, 2020 0 Comments
PHOTO TOUR: First Significant Snowfall Hits the East and Turns Were Made… All images and videos were taken from resorts’ Facebook pages from 17th and 18th October 2020 Ski areas on the east coast were treated to the first snowfall of the season this weekend, as a storm dropped decent totals on higher elevations. Related: The Top 9 East Coast Ski Resorts & Why You Must “SKI THE EAST”: Western resorts don’t […] SnowBrains | October 19, 2020 0 Comments
4 More Resorts in the East Will Open This Week All With Top-to-Bottom Skiing Mount Snow, VT, Hunter Mountain, NY, Wildcat Mountain, NH, and Big Boulder, PA today announced their scheduled opening dates for the 2019/2020 winter season. After a great start to snowmaking, including a very productive window this past weekend, Mount Snow, Wildcat, Hunter Mountain, and Big Boulder are all looking forward to welcoming old friends and new Epic Pass holders, when lifts […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 12, 2019 0 Comments
Hunter Mountain, NY Begins East Coast’s Biggest Ski Resort Expansion In 15-Years While not as big as the Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine resorts that dominate eastern skiing, Hunter Mountain, NY is about to get bigger. The $9 million Hunter North project is underway and will open for the coming season, and the mountain’s owner, Peak Resorts, claims it is the largest ski area expansion in the East in the past 15 […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 7, 2018 0 Comments
Top 10 Reasons Why The Ikon Pass Is Better Than A One Mountain Season Pass [sponsored by Ikon Pass] There’s something about North America’s mountains that is gravitational. The force that makes these mountains so irresistible is the sense of freedom that they represent to skiers and riders. Alterra Mountain Company recognizes the need for you skiers and riders to have the freedom to go where you want when you want when the mountains are […] Industry News Lindsay Hayden | March 13, 2018 3 Comments
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