Pisaillas Glacier, Val d’Isere, France, Will Not Open for Summer Skiing Due to Lack of Snow A Val d’Isere, France, glacier will not open for summer skiing this year due to a lack of snow and warm temperatures. The Pisaillas glacier was scheduled to open on June 11th, and this is the first time that a lack of snow has prevented it from opening. Related: Beartooth Basin, WY/MT, North America’s Only Summer-Only Ski Area, Will Not Open […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 3, 2022 0 Comments
Lackluster Conditions Force Steamboat Resort, CO, to Postpone Opening Day by a Week Lackluster conditions have forced Steamboat Resort, CO, to postpone its scheduled November 20th opening day, the Steamboat Pilot is reporting. The resort now hopes to open a week later, on November 27th. The area has recorded just 8.4″ of snow so far this winter season, way below the 20″ average. At this time last year, the area had received just 12.4″. […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 16, 2021 1 Comment
World Cup Ski Races This Weekend Postponed Due to Lack of Snow and Mild Temperatures The Alpine skiing World Cup races scheduled for this weekend in Lech/Zuers, Austria have been postponed for almost two-weeks due to lack of snow and mild temperatures. The Austrian ski federation announced yesterday (Wednesday 4th November) that the women’s parallel event has been rescheduled for Nov. 26, with the men’s the next day. The postponement means two slaloms in Levi, […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 5, 2020 0 Comments
Lack of Snow Closes Another Chile Ski Resort | La Parva Closed on Sunday Ski resort La Parva in Chile has become the latest casualty of the exceptional dry spell affecting the central Andes. The resort closed for the season early, on Sunday 1st September, citing lack of snow as the reason. La Parva joins Chilean resorts Ski Arpa who failed to open at all and El Colorado who announced they too will be […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 3, 2019 0 Comments
El Colorado Resort, Chile to CLOSE This Week Due to Lack of Snow For the second consecutive season, Chilean resort El Colorado has announced that they will be closing early due to weather conditions. The lifts will stop turning on September 8th. Historically, Chilean resorts predict opening right through to October, but it is increasingly becoming the norm that they don’t even make it through mid-September. Closing days at El Colorado the previous 5-years […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 2, 2019 0 Comments
National Ski Team Cancels Chile Training Camp Due to Lack of Snow A lack of snow in some parts of Chile has led to the Swiss Women’s National Ski Team cancelling their planned training camp in South America and instead remain in Switzerland and train on the glaciers of Zermatt and Saas Fee. Related: Los Puquios Ski Resort, Argentina Brings an End to Winter 2019 Due to Lack of Snow Unseasonably warm […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 13, 2019 0 Comments
Los Puquios Ski Resort, Argentina Brings an End to Winter 2019 Due to Lack of Snow Los Puquios Ski Resort, in Argentina, suspended operations last week due to a lack of snow and were hoping that the snow would return soon so they could reopen. Unfortunately, that hasn’t happened and sadly they announced yesterday that due to lack of snow their winter season 2019 is over. Related: Los Puquios Ski Resort, Argentina Suspends Operations Due to […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 22, 2019 0 Comments
Los Puquios Ski Resort, Argentina Suspends Operations Due to Lack of Snow Due to the lack of snow in some points of the High Mountain, the classic resort of Los Puquios, Argentina announced that as of July 11th they are suspending their skiing, snowboarding and sledding activities. However, the resort will remain open for those who wish to spend the day. Related: Why You Should Make Valle Nevado, Chile Your #1 Summer […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 15, 2019 0 Comments
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