Deer Valley, Utah, Provides Updates on its Massive New Infrastructure That’s Set to More than Double its Snowmaking Capabilities Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah, is undergoing a massive transformation. This includes upgrades to existing facilities, expansion of the skiable terrain, and the new Deer Valley East Village to name just a few of the projects that encompass the “Expanded Excellence” plan. One of the biggest undertakings of the transformation is the major upgrade to the snowmaking infrastructure. […] Industry News Luke Guilford | July 1, 2025 0 Comments
Sundance Resort, UT, Announces Pivotal Terrain Expansion and New High-Speed Lift In a bold move to elevate its standing in Utah’s competitive ski market, Sundance Resort has confirmed it will add a new high-speed quad lift and significantly expand terrain by the 2026-27 ski season, as reported by The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast. This much-anticipated project, which is centered on Sundance’s highest and best “back mountain” terrain, will add 165 […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 21, 2025 0 Comments
The Growth of Skiable Terrain in the Western U.S. Has Been Far Greater Than You Might Think What if I told you that, over the past 30 years, the Western U.S. has effectively added the equivalent of 22 ski areas the size of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort? For most skiers and snowboarders, that would sound like an impossible dream — or at least a wildly optimistic projection. And yet, that’s exactly what has happened across the 11 […] Brains Brent Thomas | May 18, 2025 0 Comments
Expansion at Copper Mountain, CO, Will Create the State’s 2nd Largest Resort Featuring North America’s Highest Lift Copper Mountain, Colorado, has received approval from the White River National Forest (WRNF) to move forward with an ambitious expansion and upgrade plan to expand terrain and modernize its lift system. This master plan aims to improve mountain circulation, expand access to high-alpine terrain, and elevate the overall guest experience. Copper Mountain’s Bold Expansion Plan On February 27, WRNF officially […] Industry News Brent Thomas | March 7, 2025 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO, Snowcat Report: 377 New Acres of No Name Fun Report from Thursday, January 23, 2025 Monarch Mountain, Colorado, is set to expand its lift-served terrain acreage by over 50% for the 2025-26 ski season. The expansion into “No Name Basin” will provide intermediate and advanced trails on the west side of the Continental Divide. This makes Monarch only the second ski area in the U.S. where you can ski […] Conditions Report Logan Tepper | January 24, 2025 0 Comments
Deer Valley Resort, UT, Offering $20,000 Cat Skiing Trips to Preview Future Terrain Expansion Starting in February 2025, Deer Valley Resort, Utah, will offer snowcat trips in the expanded terrain set to open in the 2025-26 season. Announced in a press release on the resort’s website on January 17, this offering allows guests to carve first tracks down the slopes nearly a year before it will open to the public. The full buyout package […] Industry News Brent Thomas | January 23, 2025 0 Comments
Major $3 Billion Expansion Project Proposed for Killington, VT With the largest footprint, most vertical, and best snowmaking east of the Mississippi, Killington, Vermont, is known as the “Beast of the East.” The town of roughly 1,400 people sees over a million tourist visits annually to its mountain slopes, however, one thing the resort lacks is a retail and residential center like other popular resorts in the state such […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 1, 2024 1 Comment
[PHOTOS] Powder Mountain, UT, Announces Major Expansion of Public and Private Terrain Powder Adds 900 Acres of Public Lift-Accessed Expert and Advanced Terrain in DMI and Wolf Canyon with a Second Lift to Lightning Ridge Signs Contract for 2,390 Acres for Private Skiing, Providing New Access to Expert and Advanced Terrain for Homeowners Powder Mountain, Utah, is expanding its public and private offerings with two terrain additions. This expansion will introduce the […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 29, 2024 0 Comments
Updated Master Development Plan for Vail, CO, Includes Potential Lift Upgrades Vail Ski Resort is located in Summit County, Colorado, along with many other major ski destinations. Vail is loaded with 34 lifts, which include two gondolas that provide access to 5,317 acres and 3,500 vertical feet of skiing. Its immense size makes Vail the fourth-largest ski area in the United States. Vail has been developing its 2024 Master Development Plan […] Industry News Luke Guilford | February 29, 2024 0 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT, Report: Average Days Don’t Exist Here Report from Sunday, February 25, 2025 The first wow moment was pulling into the parking lot on top of the mountain. Let alone the short 35-minute drive from downtown Ogden, Utah. I parked at Timberline Lodge, the middle of the three offered at the resort. From there, waiting on the rope to drop at 9 a.m. rather than a lift […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | February 26, 2024 0 Comments
What Deer Valley Resort, UT, Plans to do With its 3,700 Acres of Expanded Terrain and New Base Area Back in August of last year, Deer Valley Resort announced a monumental expansion that will add 3,700 acres of terrain and 16 new lifts to its world-renowned, ski-only destination located in the Wasatch Mountains in Park City, Utah. This was part of acquiring and integrating the up-and-coming Mayflower Resort into its current operations. The complete project will unfold over the […] Industry News Brent Thomas | January 25, 2024 0 Comments
Expansion at Loon Mountain Resort, NH: Here’s What You Need To Know There’s a new base area coming to Loon Mountain Resort, New Hampshire, this winter. The south peak expansion, named Timbertown, opens the door for some new terrain, and another base area for skiers and riders to utilize. The area is not necessarily new to Loon, as resort guests could go down the escape route trail to this area, but it […] Industry News Will Hart | November 10, 2023 0 Comments
Deer Valley Resort, UT, Acquires Developing Mayflower Ski Area to Form Largest Skier-Only Resort in the World Deer Valley Resort, Utah, announced today that it will be amalgamating Extell’s Mayflower Mountain Resort to form one of the largest ski resorts in North America. Deer Valley had been in negotiations about operating the Mayflower project for the last couple of years. The Mayflower Mountain Resort is currently under construction and is adjacent to the Deer Valley Resort. Related: […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 24, 2023 0 Comments
Brian Head Resort Set for Major Expansion | Will be 7th Largest Resort in Utah Typically a summer vacation region, southern Utah boasts natural beauty throughout its several National Parks. What you might not know is the incredible skiing that can be had in the region. Brian Head Resort is Utah’s southernmost ski area, with a base elevation of 9,600 ft and 650 acres of skiable terrain. Brian Head is looking to add 850 making […] Industry News Luke Guilford | January 26, 2023 0 Comments
Lookout Pass, ID/MT, Doubling Terrain This Season as Part of Massive Expansion Project [arve url="https://youtu.be/EZ18guK2LeY"] SnowBrains | September 23, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT, Has Detonated Thousands of Pounds of Explosives While Building New Tram Big Sky Resort is continuing toward its 2025 Vision to transform the mountain experience. The resort has already upgraded many lifts and lodging options, increased snowmaking capabilities, increased village parking, and expanded the village learning area. They are currently working on transforming the tram experience on Lone Peak. Now that it has finally stopped snowing, they can start the construction […] Industry News Brent Thomas | July 1, 2022 1 Comment
Keystone Resort, CO, to Reveal 16 New Trail Names With Daily Wordle Puzzles In September 2021, Vail Resorts announced that Keystone Resort, CO, would be getting a new high-speed six-person chairlift into the Bergman Bowl area, increasing lift-served terrain by 555 acres. Related: Vail Resorts Announces $320 Million ‘Epic Lift Upgrade’ With 19 New Chairlifts Across 14 Resorts This project unlocks access for novice and intermediate guests and provides expanded entry to expert terrain […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 16, 2022 0 Comments
Tamarack Resort, ID’s, Huge Terrain Expansion Approved by National Forest Brought to you by Tamarack Resort Tamarack Resort, ID’s, application to expand its terrain by over 2,000-acres has been approved by Boise National Forest. The expansion will make Tamarack the eighth largest resort in North America. “Tamarack Resort has shown they have the resources to move forward in the special use process, and as a result, the proposal will enter into […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 9, 2022 0 Comments
European Glacier Threatened by Expansion Plan to Combine 2 Ski Areas By 2050 it is predicted that the majority of the glaciers in the Eastern Alps will have disappeared due to global warming. Due to a new project in Europe, some of the largest and last glaciers may disappear from the Alps sooner than expected. The project itself is called “Europe’s largest contiguous glacier ski resort”, and the expansion is huge. […] Industry News Evan Boughey | January 7, 2022 2 Comments
Vail, CO Expansion on Golden Peak Creates More Room for Ski Racing An expansion of Golden Peak at Vail Mountain in Colorado lays the foundation for a new training and racing venue for the dual moguls’ event. The initial Golden Peak expansion, undertaken in 2019, included three new ski runs over a 68-acre expansion area and a new T-bar lift to service the terrain. Although the runs are primarily designed for race […] Industry News Lucas Gauthier | August 31, 2021 0 Comments
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