How to Survive Opening Day — A Guide to Safe Early Season Skiing & Boarding As many of us eagerly await the opening of our favorite ski resorts, it is essential to remember that skiing is not a risk-free sport. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and for many, this marks the beginning of the ski season. However, no-one wants to spend their Thanksgiving holidays in the emergency room instead of cooking turkey and enjoying […] Claire Weiss | November 15, 2023 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Announces 2023/24 Winter Opening Date Plans at its Largest Resorts Broomfield, Colo. – Aug. 16, 2023 – Vail Resorts today announced target winter opening day plans for the 2023/24 ski and ride season for its resorts across the Rocky Mountains and the West. Here are four things to know to plan for the season: 1. From October to May, Epic Pass offers one of the longest seasons in North America. […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 16, 2023 0 Comments
New Zealand Zeroing-In On ’23 Snow Season With only weeks until commencement of ski operations, New Zealand is prepping for another rowdy ski season in 2023. For a lay of the land at Aotearoa, here’s listing of North and South Island ski area opening dates: North Island: Mt. Ruapehu – 24 June Whakapapa – 8 July Turoa – 9 July Manganui – *spun […] Industry News Paulie | May 27, 2023 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
Oregon Ski Resorts Opening Dates for 2022-23 An unseasonably warm fall in the Pacific Northwest has quickly changed to colder weather. Recent snowfall in Oregon and much of the western U.S. has many riders thinking about opening day. Typically, resort opening days in Oregon are around Thanksgiving, although I did ski a powder day at Mt Hood Meadows on November 1st one year. Many enthusiastic riders have […] Industry News Brent Thomas | October 28, 2022 0 Comments
2022-23 Utah Ski Area Opening Dates “Greatest Snow on Earth”—it’s on the state license plate. Most winters it holds true for Utah. After last season starting off strong but then experiencing a 7-week drought from January to March followed by an unusually cold, snowy spring, let’s hope that the Beehive State gets a little more consistency in terms of snowfall this season. Here are the projected […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 10, 2022 0 Comments
Colorado Ski Resort Opening Dates for Winter 2022/23 Winter is just around the corner; it may be even closer than you think. Some resorts may be opening as soon as mid-October. That’s just over a month away. Related: Which Ski Resort Will Open First This Year? #RaceToOpen So, it’s time to get the gear out of storage, wax your skis, wash your clothes (you do, right?), and start those […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 9, 2022 0 Comments
[UPDATED] Utah Ski Resorts Opening Dates for Winter 2021/22 As the leaves start changing and the days grow shorter and shorter, it can only mean one thing: winter is coming. But not just yet… after the snowiest October in 17-years got us all stoked for winter, Mother Nature had other ideas. Lack of snow and warm temperatures have resulted in several Utah ski areas postponing their opening days. Related: Colorado […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 17, 2021 1 Comment
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