Vail Resorts Announces 2025-26 Winter Opening Dates and Sneak Peek at What’s New Across its Resorts Spend More Than Half the Year on the Slopes with Epic Pass, which Provides Access to More than 90 Resorts Across the World Epic Pass Holders Now Get “Epic Friend Tickets;” Lowest Price of Fall Ends September 1 Vail Resorts today announced target winter opening dates for the 2025-26 ski and ride season for resorts located in the North American […] Industry News Press Release | August 20, 2025 0 Comments
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 Glogau | 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
UPDATED: Ikon Pass – Opening Dates at North American Resorts It’s September now, we’re officially in meteorological autumn, so it’s okay to start thinking about skiing. And after ‘when is it going to snow,’ the next thing we need to know is ‘when will my resort open?’. Related: Ikon Pass Expands Further Into Europe With the Addition of Dolomiti Superski in Italy and Kitzbühel in Austria for Winter 21/22 Alterra just […] SnowBrains | September 3, 2021 3 Comments
Vail Resorts Announces Opening Dates Across its North American Resorts The season kicks off with Keystone opening as early as possible in October Labor Day is the last chance to buy passes at the lowest prices this year; Epic Pass is currently available for $783 compared to $979 last season Excitement builds with new terrain, new lifts, and unbeatable access Vail Resorts yesterday announced the opening dates of its 34 North American resorts, offering guests […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 27, 2021 1 Comment
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
Got Your Ikon Pass? Here’s the 2019/20 Opening Dates of All Ikon Resorts As the winter season approaches, and the fall season begins to come to an end, many resorts who have joined forces under the IKON pass are getting ready to open to the public. Though some mountains have already opened their doors, including Mammoth, Winter Park, Killington, Sunday River, Eldora, Lake Louise, Sunshine, and Mt. Norquay, many are planning to open within […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 13, 2019 1 Comment
Steamboat Ski Resort, CO Set to Open on November 15th: Earliest Opening Ever! On Friday, November 15th, Steamboat Ski Resort will open for the 2019-2020 winter season. It’s the earliest opening in the resort’s history. Steamboat, located in northwest Colorado, is an easy three-hour drive from Denver. Steamboat is its own mountain range, comprised of several high-alpine peaks. 2,965 acres of permitted terrain offer a diversity of trails for all levels of ability […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 7, 2019 0 Comments
Nakiska, Alberta Is Celebrating Earliest Opening In Ski Area History Nakiska Ski Area, Alberta announced on Wednesday that it will have the earliest opening in the mountain’s history later this month. The resort wrote in a news release: “Here at Nakiska Ski Area we have been lucky to have Mother Nature give us some of the biggest and earliest significant snowstorms we’ve ever seen, allowing us to start snowmaking at […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 18, 2019 0 Comments
Tignes Set To Be The First French Ski Area To Open For The Season Tignes Ski Resort is opening this Saturday, October 19th, and will be the first French ski area to open for the winter season, despite major setbacks with their intended opening date. Tignes is a high altitude resort in the heart of the French Alps and is considered to be one of the best all-year-round resorts in the Alps. With runs […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 17, 2019 1 Comment
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, NV Projected to Open in 3 Weeks For the 2019-2020 Season Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, NV has plans to open their ski area on October 25th for the 2019-2020 ski season. Related: RFID Gates and Improved Snowmaking Just Some of the Improvements at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, NV this Winter With a base at over 8,000 feet, recent snowfall, and very low temps, Mt. Rose has kicked its artificial snowmaking operations […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 3, 2019 0 Comments
Telluride Ski Resort, CO Announces Opening and Closing Dates for 2019/20 Season With the summer winding down and attentions turning to snow, Telluride Ski Resort, CO is looking forward to the winter season. The 2019/2020 season kicks off with Opening Day scheduled for Thursday, November 28, 2019, and Closing Day is set for Sunday, April 5, 2020. “Next season’s operating dates are based on our historical pattern: opening on Thanksgiving Day and closing […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 16, 2019 0 Comments
Projected Opening Dates For Ikon Pass Resorts: As the winter season approaches, and the fall season begins to come to an end, many resorts who have joined forces under the new IKON pass are getting ready to open to the public. Though some mountains have already opened their doors, including Mammoth, CMH Heli-Skiing, Killington, Sunday River, Eldora, Lake Louise, Sunshine, and Mt. Norquay, many are planning to […] Industry News Brian Werner | November 15, 2018 0 Comments
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