Arapahoe Basin, CO Ends Partnership with Vail Resorts | Won’t be on the Epic Pass Next Year As more and more resorts are being gobbled up by either Epic or Ikon, this news out of Colorado yesterday came as a bit of a surprise! Arapahoe Basin Ski Area announced it will not continue its pass partnership program with Vail Resorts next season. In a statement announcing the news on its website, officials with A-Basin said they believe ‘its […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 19, 2019 2 Comments
Aspen Highlands Conditions Report: Highlands Bowl Lights Up Under Sunny Skies With steady snowfall totaling 24” over the past four days, conditions at Aspen Highlands had been improving and then some. Saturday morning started out bluebird. Forecasts seemed to agree that skies would remain clear through the morning. However upon reaching the top of Loge, a wide band of clouds began tearing across the horizon, resembling the rippled water surface in a […] Conditions Report Jon Roubik | January 20, 2019 0 Comments
Alternative Multi-Resort Passes: Big Terrain, Small Crowds, Dream Destinations With the spotlight fixed on Ikon and Epic passes these days, what about the smaller collectives? It’s time to show some love for those who embody the local feel, and include some multi-resort perks as well. Since Ikon announced it’s existence, multi-resort benefits are now an important feature for most buyers. Resorts all over North America have teamed up to join the multi-resort […] Industry News Katy Shipley | July 2, 2018 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Introduces ‘Epic Wellness’ Program for Employees to Help them Focus on their Mind, Body and Wallet Vail Resorts, Inc. on Tueday announced a new program complete with wellness resources available to employees that focus on their mind, body and wallet. Epic Wellness was created as a result of significant and broad Company-wide input, reports skiutah.com. “People want to learn behaviors that will help them manage health, finances, stress, depression or substance use,” said Vice President of […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 21, 2018 1 Comment
EPIC v IKON: Another Punch Thrown | Crested Butte, CO, Okemo, VT, and Mount Sunapee, NH Join the EPIC Pass In the ongoing “Battle of the Passes’, Vail Resorts yesterday announced the addition of Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado, Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, and Mount Sunapee Resort in New Hampshire to the Epic Pass in a long-term alliance beginning with the 2018-19 winter season. This brings the Epic Pass to 64 mountain resorts around the world. Epic, Epic Local, and […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 16, 2018 0 Comments
50-Year-Old Vail, CO Local Skis 65,000 Vertical Feet, 38 Lift Rides and 80+ MPH in One Day | Is this a Vail Record? The days where you ski all day, from the first chair to the last, are the best. Coming down your final run at 4 pm, your legs are like jelly and you’re dreaming of that après beer. Exhausted, but fulfilled, you know you’ll sleep well that night. Fred Bacher, 50, of Vail, CO took this one step further. He decided […] Steven Agar | March 12, 2018 14 Comments
Hakuba Valley, Japan Joins the Epic Pass for 2018/19 Season Hakuba Valley, Japan is the latest international destination to join the Epic Pass for the 2018-19 season. Hakuba Valley is located in the northern part of the Nagano Prefecture at the base of Japan’s Northern Alps and played host to the 1998 Olympic Winter Games, reports opensnow.com. “We are pleased to include Hakuba Valley among the world-class mountain resorts that […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 7, 2018 0 Comments
Alyeska AK, Conditions Report: high cloud, light flakes & EPIC Sunday skiing marks Day 4 of the deep, the soft, and the fast at Alyeska Resort. The Thursday-arriving front enabled epic laps of previous fickle outer areas as well as generally ushered in Real Winter to the Last Frontier. In addition to Upper, Lower Mtn. groomed trails, Chilkoot Knoll (to Rudi’s) and High, Low Traverses were open today. Viz was […] Conditions Report Paulie | January 28, 2018 0 Comments
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