Rope Evacuation Required After 2 Chairs Collided at Big Sky Resort, MT An emergency rope evacuation was required at Big Sky Resort, Montana, on Wednesday, April 17, when two chairs on the Shedhorn lift collided due to a mechanical issue. “Witnessed the second chair slide back across the cable onto the first chair morning of April 17th. Hope everyone’s alright and that big sky got everyone off to lift in a timely […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 18, 2024 0 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT, is Changing Access to the Lone Peak Tram Again Big Sky Resort, Montana, recently announced its lineup of passes for next season, which go on sale in April. Access to the coveted Lone Peak Tram, which was upgraded for this season, is once again a change that pass holders must navigate. For the 2023/24 season, the resort changed its access to the tram from a pay-per-day basis to a […] Industry News Brent Thomas | March 19, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Northern Rockies Revival | Several Inches of Much Needed Snow NBM Snowfall Map Through Saturday Night. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast Summary The Northern Rockies will receive a much needed boost to their snowpack over the next couple of days. A deep trough will drop down across much of the western US Sunday/Monday, bringing colder air, at least temporarily, and widespread snowfall. A cold front will first cross Northern Idaho/Northwest Montana Sunday night, […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 24, 2024 0 Comments
Sewage into Snow | Montana’s 1st Recycled Snowmaking Effort Launches at Ultra-Exclusive Yellowstone Club Environmental Groups Applaud Water Conservation Program in Inaugural Season After a decade of collaboration, study, and scientific review, an effort to use recycled water from the community of Big Sky, Montana, to establish a base layer snowpack kicked off the start of the 2023/2024 ski season. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) approved a permit in 2021 for the […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 10, 2024 0 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT, Transformation Continues: Unveiling the New Lone Peak Tram Exactly 50 years and four days from Big Sky Resort, Montana’s, inaugural opening day in 1973, the new Lone Peak Tram began carrying guests to the resort’s 11,166-foot summit. The Lone Peak Tram is an engineering marvel positioned to serve as a gateway to experience one of North America’s most spectacular summits on Lone Mountain. The new tram is a […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 19, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Cheers to 50 Years: Big Sky Resort, MT, is Open for the Season The ropes have dropped and the lifts are spinning: Big Sky Resort, Montana, is officially open for its 50th and longest season in history. Related: New Lone Peak Tram at Big Sky, MT, Set to Open in December After a herculean effort of snowmaking, grooming, and on-mountain preparation, the resort opened with two lifts, six runs, a beginner area, and […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 23, 2023 0 Comments
Skier Triggered and Carried by Avalanche in ‘The Great One’ Couloir, Northern Bridger Range, MT A skier triggered and was carried by an avalanche in “The Great One” on Sacagawea Peak in the northern Bridger Range, the Friends of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center reported yesterday. The avalanche is the first skier-triggered slide in Montana of the 23/24 winter season. Related: The Dangers of Early Season Backcountry Skiing The wind slab slide was triggered […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 9, 2023 0 Comments
Montana State University to Host its 9th Annual Snow and Avalanche Workshop The ninth annual Snow and Avalanche Workshop at Montana State University, featuring a panel discussion and graduate research and avalanche awareness presentations, will be held November 8. Related: AIARE Releases Results of New Study Indicating Avalanche Education Positively Impacts Behaviors in the Backcountry The free, public event will take place on campus in the Strand Union Building’s Ballroom A and […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 7, 2023 0 Comments
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