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Winter Park, CO, Will End Fantastic ’23/’24 Season on Memorial Day

Winter Park, Colorado, will ring out the 23/24 season this Memorial Day Weekend. After 206 days of skiing, Memorial Day, May 27, will be the last day for skiing and riding at Winter Park. With 406 inches of snowfall this season, Winter Park had the best season in recent history, beating last year’s 403 inches by three inches thanks to […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 22, 2024
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Araphaoe Basin Ski Area, CO, Will Stay Open Until At Least June 9

With continued great conditions, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Colorado, has announced the resort will stay open until at least June 9. Operational details: Open 7 days a week through Sunday, June 2 Closed Monday, June 3 – Thursday, June 6 Reopening June 7, 8, and 9 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) If conditions look good, another weekend wil be added Memorial […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 21, 2024
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Arizona Snowbowl, AZ, Extends Season Into Memorial Day

Arizona Snowbowl in the north of Arizona has announced that the resort is extending its ski season yet again. The resort had previously extended the season to May 19 but has now announced it will be operating all the way to Memorial Day, May 27. The resort has received 281 inches of snowfall this season, which does not quite match […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 20, 2024
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Mammoth Mountain, CA, Will Be Open for Skiing & Boarding Until Memorial Day

Mammoth Mountain, California, shared on its website as well as social media channels that the resort will offer skiing and boarding until Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. This means visitors have 20 more days to get their turns in at Mammoth. The resort is closing earlier than in past years, to ensure our summer construction projects are completed smoothly and […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 7, 2024
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Mammoth, CA Report: Pre-Memorial Day Weekend Report & Operation Update

Report from May 23 & 24, 2023 Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain The past 2 days, Mammoth has skied great. May is the best month of year at Mammoth: No lines No crowds Great snow Warm temps Great weather Good friends Good times We’ve been skiing park, chair 23, the gondola, chair 5, and everything in between. It’s been cooler […]

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Miles Clark | May 25, 2023
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Dodge Ridge Mountain Resort, CA, Will Open for Memorial Day Weekend

Dodge Ridge Mountain Resort, CA, will open for Memorial Day Weekend, May 27 and 28, 2023. Dodge Ridge is located about 2.5 hours east of Sacramento and offers 862 acres of skiing and 67 runs across 1,600 ft of vertical. The resort is serviced by eight chair lifts, four surface lifts, two full-service base area lodges, and one mid-mountain lodge. Dodge […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 21, 2023
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Operations Update for Closing Weekend at Palisades Tahoe, CA

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This is the last weekend of winter operations for the 2021-22 season at Palisades Tahoe, CA. There is some weather moving in that could impact lifts on Friday and Saturday, but Sunday and Monday should be clearer days overall, hopefully bringing in a sunnier end to the season at the Spring Skiing Capital. The final day to ski or snowboard […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 27, 2022
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Town of Truckee, CA Addresses Memorial Day Weekend Travel Concerns

Coronavirus is causing some serious reconsideration of Memorial Day travel plans in California. Should you, or shouldn’t you travel to your second home, if you have one? The Town of Truckee has addressed these questions in a recent statement. They wrote: With Memorial Day weekend just a few days away, the Town and several of our community partners have started […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 20, 2020
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Snowbird, UT Report: Memorial Day Weekend Powder Skiing May 24th

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  Skiers and snowboarders racing through the mid-mountain tunnel towards Mineral Basin PC: Martin Kuprianowicz Report from May 24th, 2019 The Wasatch allowed winter to creep back in for a solid storm that hit Snowbird early Thursday and continued on through early Saturday morning. The winter-like storm left ‘the Bird’ with a total of 18″ of that light, fluffy stuff. […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | May 31, 2019
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21 Killed and Almost 1,000 DUI Arrests During Busy Memorial Day Weekend for California Highway Patrol

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It was a very busy, and deadly, Memorial Day weekend for the California Highway Patrol, with officers making nearly 1,000 DUI arrests as of Monday. CHP made 973 DUI arrests, Lt. Jathan Castaneda told KCRA. They’ve also investigated 17 deadly crashes in which a total of 21 people lost their lives. The CHP’s Valley Division, which encompasses the greater Sacramento […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 30, 2019
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Purgatory Resort, CO to Celebrate Start of Summer by Reopening for Skiing and Riding this Weekend!

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Purgatory Resort, CO will celebrate the start of summer this Memorial Day weekend by spinning lifts for a bonus weekend of skiing Saturday and Sunday. May 25 will not only mark the kickoff to summer but also the first time in resort history they have opened for skiing on the last weekend in May. Related: Purgatory Ski Resort, CO Made History […]

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WeatherBrains | May 22, 2019
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Aspen Mountain, CO to Re-Open for Memorial Day Weekend

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Thanks to a 54-inch upper-mountain base, due to above-average almost 400″ snowfall season, Aspen Skiing Co. announced yesterday that 130 acres of terrain at the top of Aspen Mountain will open for skiing on Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27. Related: There Are 14 Resorts Still Open in North America for You to Ski this Weekend… The Silver Queen Gondola will […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 17, 2019
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9 Ski Resorts Will Be Open In North America This Memorial Day Weekend

El Nino dropped enough snow this winter to keep ski resorts open late in North America.  Real late. 9 Ski Resorts are still open in North America this Memorial Day Weekend.   We’ve got ski resorts still open all over North America including:  CA, OR, UT, CO, VT, and B.C.. Get out there and get some before your local ski hill closes […]

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Chris Wallner | May 26, 2016
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Aspen, CO Will REOPEN for Memorial Day Weekend:

Aspen ski resort in Colorado will reopen this weekend for one day: Saturday. Aspen closed a couple of weekends ago and they have so much snow still laying around that they decided to open up for one more day. Nice. You didn’t really think it was over, did you? After an extremely brief off season, Aspen Mountain will kick off the […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 20, 2014
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Memorial Day Blizzard Serves up 3 Feet @ Whiteface Ski Area in New York | Photos

Whiteface ski area at Lake Placid, New York got 36” of new snow over the Memorial Day Weekend.  It started on Saturday, added up to 30” by Sunday, then tapered off on Monday.  Today the sun is out and the snow is melting away. “Whiteface Mountain spokesman Jon Lundin says 36 inches of white powder has blanketed the nearly 5,000-foot […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 28, 2013
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Mammoth Conditions Report | Cool Temps, Fast Runs, & Falling Snow | May 27 Photos

Mammoth vista yesterday The skiing at Mammoth yesterday was fast, chilly, and fun.  Cool temps and moderate winds gave skiers & riders a taste of winter in late May.  Clouds loomed on the horizon all day, then a short snow squall set down on the mountain in the afternoon. The most exciting thing that happened at Mammoth yesterday might have […]

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Miles Clark | May 28, 2013
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Mammoth Conditions Report | 3,100 Vertical Feet of Good Corn | May 26th, 2013

Mammoth is untouchable in May.  You can ski park, ski the mountain, rip big backcountry lines, boulder, rock climb, mountain bike, golf, hit the hot springs, and swim the rivers – all in the same day.  It’s non-stop, but you can get it all in because the sun doesn’t go down until 8:30pm right now. Today we focused on skiing […]

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Miles Clark | May 26, 2013
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Crystal Mountain Conditions Report | 16” of Hot Pow on May 25th, 2013

Crystal Mountain ski resort in Washington got 16” of new snow this week.  Crystal is only open weekends, so the snow stayed for Saturday’s opening. Saturday morning skiers and riders found 16” of untouched heavyish wetish snow covering the mountain.  It was a bit sticky and foggy right off the bat.  Then, the sun came out, loosened up the snow, […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 26, 2013
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Where to Ski This Memorial Day Weekend | 5 Resorts Close & 1 Opens This Weekend

It’s a powder weekend in the PNW.  Mt. Bachelor got 20” of snow this week, Timberline got 17”, Crystal got 14”, & Whistler got 4”.  And it’s been cold up there.  It’s been a solid powder week for the Pacific Northwest. Although it’s sad to see 5 ski resorts close this weekend, it’s awesome that a ski resort is opening […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 24, 2013
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Aspen to ReOpen Memorial Day Weekend | They’ve Gotten 4 Feet of Snow Since Closing

Aspen Mountain has just announced that they will be reopening this coming Memorial Day Weekend from May 25-27th.  Colorado has had a terrific spring snow-wise and Colorado ski resorts have been responding the right way by reopening to give people another shot at a winter that really hit its stride in April & May.  Breckenridge, Vail, Copper, and now Aspen […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 21, 2013
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