Founder of Burton Snowboards, Jake Burton Carpenter, Has Died Jake Burton Carpenter (1954-2019), the snowboarding pioneer and founder of Burton Snowboards, passed away from cancer today at the age of 65. Burton Snowboards announced Carpenter’s death on Thursday in an email to employees. “He was the soul of snowboarding, the one who gave us the sport we love,” the company said. Jake Burton founded Burton Snowboards in a Vermont […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 21, 2019 0 Comments
Northernmost Point In The U.S. Will Not See Sunrise For The Next 2 Months Today, Monday, November 18, the northernmost point of the U.S. sees its last official sunrise until January 23. That place is Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, Alaska. Although it will not stay completely dark for 24 hours out of the day, Barrow will not have a true sunrise until the end of January. This means that light will still illuminate […] SnowBrains | November 19, 2019 0 Comments
Vail, CO Opening Day 2019 Vail, Colorado is now open for the 2019-2020 winter season! Lifts started spinning at the resort last Friday, November 15th. New for this season at Vail is a snowmaking system with approximately 80 fixed location cannons lining the sides of runs like trees. Snowmaking crews have been hard at work all preseason, and locals report that the snow was riding […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 19, 2019 0 Comments
Aspen Snowmass and Aspen Mountain, CO Announce Early Opening Aspen Snowmass and Aspen Mountain are announcing an updated opening date of November 23. The mountains will be opening 5 days ahead of their original schedule. Aspen Mountain will have 75 acres of terrain available by opening day, with chairlifts Little Nell and Bell Mountain giving access to over 2,600 vertical feet of skiing. Available runs will include Deer Park, Tortilla […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 19, 2019 0 Comments
Solitude Mountain Resort, UT Pushes Back Expected Opening To November 29 Solitude Mountain Resort, UT pushes back its opening day from November 23 to the 29th. Recent high temperatures in Utah are making it difficult for snowmaking crews to blow snow and consequently many resorts in the area have delayed their opening dates by a week. We are hoping for temperatures to drop soon so snowmaking can re-commence and the winter season […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 19, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: Second Warmest October On Record For The Entire World The NOAA has issued a report claiming that October 2019 was the second warmest October on record – for the entire planet. “The global land and ocean surface temperature departure from average for October 2019 was the second-highest for the month of October in the 140-year NOAA global temperature dataset record, which dates back to 1880. The year-to-date temperature for […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 19, 2019 0 Comments
Alta Ski Area, UT Pushes Back Expected Opening To November 29 Alta Ski Area pushes back its opening day from November 23 to the 29th. Recent high temperatures in Utah are making it difficult for snowmaking crews to blow snow and consequently many resorts in the area have delayed their opening dates by a week. We are hoping for temperatures to drop soon so snowmaking can re-commence and the winter season […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 16, 2019 2 Comments
Red Lodge Mountain, MT to Open EARLY Thanks to 100″ of Preseason Snow Red Lodge Mountain, MT has just announced that they will be opening for a ‘bonus weekend’ on November 23 & 24. Thanks to upwards of 100″ of snow that has fallen in the preseason, the ski area is ready to begin winter operations for the 2019-2020 season. Nestled within the Beartooth Mountains, Red Lodge Mountain claims to deliver big mountain fun […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 15, 2019 0 Comments
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