Snowmaking Continues at Vail Resorts’ Northeast Ski Resorts: Last Day to Buy Epic Pass is December 3 The ski and ride season is underway at Vail Resorts’ northeast ski areas. Okemo Mountain Resort and Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont opened for the 2023/24 winter season on Friday, November 17, 2023, thanks to their state-of-the-art, energy-efficient snowmaking systems. Wildcat Mountain, New Hampshire, announced it will open on Wednesday, November 22, and Mount Snow, Vermont, will follow with Opening Day […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 21, 2023 0 Comments
The 5 Flattest Ski Resorts in the U.S. Most skiers and riders dream of skiing mountains bigger than their last and riding epic lines down massive mountains, but what if one was interested in finding the flattest hills? There are plenty of resources online to find the steepest resorts to visit, but this list will explore the five flattest ski resorts, or rather ski hills, in the U.S. […] Industry News Tyler Hatch | June 27, 2023 6 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Up to 2 Feet of Snow Possible For The Interior Northeast Through The Weekend 7:30 pm MST, 12/14/2022 Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee Forecast Summary: A trough will move through the Northeast this weekend and bring upwards of two FEET of snow. Snow starts midday Thursday over northern portions of Pennsylvania and will spread north. By Friday, snow will be widespread across interior portions of the Northeast. The main build of […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 14, 2022 0 Comments
The Northeastern Ski Areas Opening This Week It has been a strange start to winter in the Northeast this year. In just the last few days we have gone from beach weather to morning temperatures below freezing. This sudden drop in temperatures has also coincided with a moderate (4-6″) snowstorm in Northern New England. The upshot of this is that Ski Areas are finally starting to blow […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | November 17, 2022 0 Comments
Sunday River, ME, Opens 3 Hours Before Killington, VT, and Is the First Ski Area Open in the Northeast This Season Sunday River, ME, opened for skiing at 9 am this morning. Although Killington in Vermont opens at noon and was originally scheduled to be the first resort open in New England (and the Northeast), Sunday River made a last-minute announcement that they would open at 9 am. This isn’t the first time that Killington’s midday opening has caused them to just […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | November 17, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 6-18″ of Snow for Portions of the Northeast Through Sunday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 7:40 PM MST 3/11/2022 Forecast Summary: This weekend, a system will cross through the Northeastern US and bring 6-18″ of snow to ski resorts in the Northeast. Snow will start Friday night/Thursday morning and fill in from west to east. Snow will continue into Sunday before tapering off Sunday afternoon. Resorts likely to […] Weather Eric McNamee | March 11, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 10-20″ of Snow For The Northeast US Through Friday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 5:20 PM MST 2/2/2022 Forecast Summary: A system will cross through the eastern US to end the work week and bring 10-20″ of snow to ski resorts in the Northeast. Snow will get started Wednesday night/Thursday morning and fill in from west to east. Snow will continue through Friday before tapering off Friday […] Weather Eric McNamee | February 2, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Up to a Foot of Snow Across Interior Portions of The Northeast Monday and Tuesday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 9:00 PM MST 1/14/2022 Forecast Summary: A strong low will track across the region Monday/Tuesday and bring upwards of a foot of snow to interior portions of the Northeast. Snow will get started Monday morning and fill in from south to north. By Tuesday afternoon, snow largely tapers off across the region as […] Weather Eric McNamee | January 14, 2022 0 Comments