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
Beartooth Pass (US-212), WY/MT, is Now Closed for the Winter Beartooth Pass (US-212) on the Montana and Wyoming border has closed for the winter. The pass has been temporarily closed since September 30th due to wintry weather and was scheduled to close for the season today, October 9th, 2023. The pass closed on September 22nd while crews cleared five-foot high snow drifts before reopening on the 25th. Further winter weather […] SnowBrains | October 9, 2023 0 Comments
When Is The Best Time to Ski Montana? Winter is coming; time to plan some trips! When’s the best time to ski Montana, you ask? Off the top of my head, I’d say February, but let’s look at the numbers. I compiled average monthly snowfall data at five popular Montana ski resorts. Big Sky and Bridger Bowl are in southwest Montana near Bozeman, Red Lodge is a bit […] Mike Lavery | October 7, 2023 2 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT, Pioneers Transition to Using Vegetable Oil as Replacement for Fossil Fuels In a groundbreaking move towards sustainable operations, Big Sky Resort in Montana is proud to announce the resort’s transition to a cleaner and better-performing fuel: 99% renewable diesel. Renewable diesel, also known as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), serves as a drop-in replacement for conventional petroleum diesel without requiring any engine modifications. Renewable diesel is derived from agricultural byproducts, such as […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 20, 2023 0 Comments
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