Condé Nast Reveals Readers’ Choice Top 5 Canadian Ski Resorts Canadians are famously low-key, but when the topic turns to recreating in winter, that modesty disappears. Canada has 223 unique ski resorts at last count, ranging from community hills to world-class destinations. When 65% of a country is covered by snow for more than 50% of the year, winter sports become ingrained in the national identity. Related: Big Sky Resort, […] Industry News Jacqui Davis | October 10, 2026 0 Comments
Mont Tremblant, QC, Announces CAD 42.5 Million Expansion With New Ski Area & High-Speed Quad Mont Tremblant, Quebec, is expanding its ski terrain with a CAD 42.5 million (USD 30.6 million) investment that will add 62 acres of skiable terrain, eight new trails, and a new high-speed quad chairlift for the 2027-28 winter season. The project, called Timber Summit, will create a new ski sector on Tremblant while increasing the resort’s hourly lift capacity by […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 1, 2026 0 Comments
From 35 Acres to 8,171: The Biggest Ski Resort in Canada for Every Province Canada is home to some of the top-rated ski resorts in the world, and finding the biggest ski resort in Canada for each province reveals just how diverse the country’s snowsports offering really is. With destinations like Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia, and Lake Louise, Alberta, plus over 200 resorts spread across the country, there is skiing in every corner of […] Brains Brett Currie | May 11, 2026 0 Comments
March Madness Ski Resort Edition, 2026: A Nail-Biting Round 1 to Start Round 1 of SnowBrains’ 2026 March Madness Ski Resort Edition saw 32 matchups featuring some of the best ski resorts from across North America. In Round 1 alone, over 65,000 votes were cast by SnowBrains followers across social media platforms to help decide what the best ski resort in North America is. Related: March Madness Ski Resort Edition 2026: Vote […] Featured Article SnowBrains | March 23, 2026 0 Comments
March Madness Ski Resort Edition 2026: Vote on the Best Ski Resort in North America Just when you thought the ski season was about to wind down, the biggest ski resort showdown begins. In honor of one of the best tournaments ever created, SnowBrains’ March Madness Ski Resort Edition sets out to crown the overall best ski resort in North America, voted by the people. Last year marked the first edition of the tournament, featuring […] Featured Article SnowBrains | March 15, 2026 2 Comments
Redemption Podium for Julia Scheib and Sara Hector at Mont-Tremblant’s, QC, Giant Slalom World Cup, as Alice Robinson Claims 3rd After yesterday’s wild weather, today’s condition were much more favorable for the tech women, blessing the World Cup skiers with a bluebird day. Sunday, December 7, saw the second of two Giant Slalom races at Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. Sunday’s podium was a redemption podium with Austria’s Julia Scheib and Sweden’s Sara Hector—who had both recorded a DNF yesterday—claiming first and second […] Competition Julia Schneemann | December 8, 2025 0 Comments
Mont-Tremblant, QC, Passes Snow Control for Women’s Giant Slalom World Cup on December 6 & 7 Mont-Tremblant Ski Resort, Quebec, has confirmed that the resort has passed the FIS snow control this week, confirming that course preparation meets international racing standards. This means that the women’s Giant Slalom on December 6 and 7 can go ahead and the Local Organization Committee continue preparations for the race weekend. “ It’s official: the 2025 PwC Tremblant World Cup […] Competition Julia Schneemann | November 29, 2025 0 Comments
The 10 Biggest Ski Resorts on the East Coast Although the East is home to hundreds of small hills, there are a surprising number of big mountain ski areas that offer an abundance of terrain that rivals West Coast resorts. Many East Coast resorts get overlooked when skiers and riders are looking to book week-long vacations. Many people pass over these resorts, thinking they do not offer enough terrain to […] Brains Brett Currie | July 15, 2025 3 Comments
Club Med In Talks To Build Second Resort in Quebec Club Med has recently been in discussions with Mont Tramblant, Quebec, and the Brivia Group to develop a second all-inclusive Club Med resort in Quebec. The first Club Med resort in Quebec opened in 2021 at the base of Le Massif de Charlevoix and has been a great success for the mountain. Mont Tremblant is looking to find similar success […] Industry News Brett Currie | July 2, 2025 0 Comments
March Madness Ski Resort Edition: Vote on Who Will Be Crowned Champion as Best Ski Resort in North America While March may be the most exciting time of year for basketball fans, the month typically sees skiing wind down to a close—until now. To honor the most intense sports tournament on the continent, SnowBrains decided to host a March Madness of its own to find out which ski resort its following would crown champion as the Best Ski Resort […] SnowBrains | March 25, 2025 0 Comments
Women’s Giant Slalom Races at Mont Tremblant, QC, Could be at Risk as FIS Postpones Snow Control The two women’s FIS Alpine Giant Slalom races, scheduled for December 7 and 8 at Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, are potentially at risk. The Canadian ski resort has been experiencing unseasonably warm weather that has given the snow-making team limited opportunities for running the snow cannons and creating a safe race course. Tremblant had to postpone its season opening from November 22 […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 27, 2024 0 Comments
Tremblant, QC, Postpones Opening Day Due to Unseasonably Warm Temperatures Tremblant in Quebec, Canada, has announced a slight delay to the start of its 2024-25 ski season. Originally slated to kick off on November 22, the resort has postponed opening day to November 28 due to unseasonably warm temperatures hampering snowmaking efforts. “Although everything indicated normal progression towards a season opening scheduled for November 22, temperatures over the past few […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 13, 2024 0 Comments
Italy’s Federica Brignone Makes it 2 for 2 at the FIS World Cup Giant Slalom in Tremblant, QC On Sunday, December 3, 2023, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, hosted the second of two Giant Slalom events for the FIS World Cup circuit. Conditions were mixed on Sunday, with good visibility but some wind on run 1 and fog, and snowfall on run 2. Giant Slalom races consist of two runs, with the combined time counting. Only the top 30 skiers […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 3, 2023 0 Comments
Fatal Gondola Crash at Canadian Ski Resort Leaves 1 Dead and Another Critically Injured In a tragic incident at Mont-Tremblant, QC, resort on Sunday, one person lost their life, and another was critically injured after being thrown from a sightseeing gondola. Quebec provincial police reported that the accident occurred just before noon when a piece of construction equipment collided with the gondola, located approximately 65 miles (105km) northwest of Montreal. Related: Gondola Cabin Plummets […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 17, 2023 2 Comments
FIS Alpine World Cup 23/24 Season Shaping Up The International Ski & Snowboard Federation ‘FIS’ held its spring time meeting last week for the first time since 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meetings were canceled for the last three years. This year’s meetings were held from May 3-5, 2023, in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia, where they also hed been held in 2019. The meetings are attended by FIS […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 8, 2023 0 Comments
Canada Will Host Women’s FIS Alpine World Cup Event Next Season In Tremblant, QC The national Canadian governing body for alpine, para and ski cross, ‘Alpine Canada Alpin’, or short ACA, and Station Mont Tremblant announced this week that the Canadian resort will host two early season women’s Giant-Slalom events from 23/24. This adds another exciting technical race to the women’s tech program for next year. The event is set to be held December […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 21, 2022 0 Comments
Quebec Ski Tiers: A Model for Other Provinces & States? The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unique challenges for the ski industry that resorts across the world have been trying to tackle. Finding a system that works for both skiers and riders and that allows for the success of ski resort while at the same time prioritizing the safety of all has been a delicate balance that many resorts have found […] Industry News Liam Abbott | December 21, 2020 0 Comments
Road Trip for Families with the Ikon Pass [sponsored by Ikon Pass] Ikon Pass – Road Trips for Families The family that skis together, stays together – or so the saying goes. The formula for a successful road trip with children is keeping the drive times to a minimum, including loads of kid-friendly activities once the lifts stop turning for the day, and sufficient on-mountain terrain to keep […] Featured Article Robin Azer | May 9, 2018 0 Comments