Colorado Ski Resorts Opening Dates for 2015/16: Colorado always has the first ski resorts open in the USA each year. It’s generally Arapahoe Basin or Loveland who typically open up in October. Nearly all other Colorado ski resorts open in the month of November. Copper Mountain is has already begun making snow for their November 6th opening… (we got these via the ski resorts’ website and/or by […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 5, 2015 1 Comment
2015 Opening Dates for South American Ski Resorts: Ski season has begun in South America! Corralco ski resort in Chile opened for the season last week to solid early season coverage. Right now, the southern ski resorts are looking good snow-wise and all planning to open within the month. Many of the northern ski resorts, especially the ones in Chile are completely devoid of snow right now. These still dry ski resorts do not have opening dates listed yet as they are waiting for their first sticking snowfalls to arrive. If you’re planning your trip to South America soon, you might want to start leaning towards the south and think about calling up SASS Argentina who does ski/snowboard trips in […] Sponsored | June 17, 2015 2 Comments
New Zealand Ski Resorts OPEN Tomorrow: 3 New Zealand ski resorts open for business tomorrow. Mount Hutt, Coronet Peak, and Cardrona are all scheduled to open for the season tomorrow, June 13th. Cardrona = 10cms (4″) snow past 24 hrs, base depth upper mt. of 60cms (24″). Mt. Hutt = 2cms (.8″) snow past 24 hrs,base depth upper mt. 25cms (10″). Coronet Peak = 15cms (6″) snow past 24 hrs, base depth upper mt. to 50cms (20″).Treble Cone ski resort is scheduled to open on June 25th and they’ve already gotten 41″ […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 11, 2015 0 Comments
Northstar Bike Park OPENS Friday: The Northstar Bike park will be having their earliest opening ever this Friday, May 22nd. Northstar will offer lift-served access Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,May 22 through June 26; daily riding begins Friday, June 26, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with Friday evening riding extended to 7 p.m. Their Free-Ride Unlimited Pass costs $369 this year. This pass allows unlimited mountain bike access to Northstar, Kirkwood, Vail, Keystone, and the Canyons. We ranked Northstar #3 in our Top 10 Bike Parks in North America. If you aren’t into mountain biking, it’s time to start. It’s going to be a long summer and we might as well get out there and enjoy the heck out of it. […] Cycle SnowBrains | May 20, 2015 0 Comments
2014/15 Washington State Ski Resort Opening Dates: Washington state gets the most snow in North America and maybe the world. Mt. Baker ski resort holds the world record for most snow with over 1,100 inches of snow in 1997/98. Ski resorts in Washington state open late due to their bulging snowpacks. Crystal Mountain ski resort is known to open for the season before Thanksgiving and stay open into July. Not bad. Crystal Mountain and Stevens Pass both average over 450″ of snow per year. Mt. Baker ski resort averages 655″ of snow per year. If you like snow, you’ll like Washington […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 18, 2014 2 Comments
2014/15 Oregon Ski Resort Opening Dates: Oregon is the land of copious snowfalls, seemingly endless ski seasons, and amazing tree skiing. It’s a volcano-land whose peaks inspire as the scrape the sky. Mt. Bachelor is a freeride paradise, Mt. Hood is open 10 months a year, and Mt. Ashland is the steepest ski resort per acerage in the USA. It doesn’t hurt that Bend, Oregon (Mt. Bachelor’s town) has the highest brewery per capita in the USA as well. Beer is good. Locally brewed beer is even better. […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 3, 2014 0 Comments
2014/15 Montana Ski Resort Opening Dates: Montana. I mean, it means ‘mountain’ in Spanish, what more can you want. We have a state in the USA named ‘Mountain’. What’s not to love about that. Clearly, the place must have some gorgeous mountains and some great skiing. It does. Last year, Montana had a record year with Big Sky getting 460″ of snow. Blower snow, that is. Montana is kind of a different universe. It’s certainly the our only state that feels a bit like a different country. Maybe not that exotic of a different country. Kinda just feels like Canada, but that’s enough. You can head to Montana and get a truly unique experience and ski some of the best mountains and snow […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 28, 2014 2 Comments
2014/15 Colorado Ski Resort Opening Dates: Colorado always has the earliest ski resort openings in the USA. This year will not be an exception. It’ll be either Loveland or Arapahoe Basin within the next week or two. Central Colorado just got 10″ of new snow up high and temperatures have been cool enough for snow making for the past week or so. Colorado ski resorts regularly reach over 12,000-feet and this high elevation and the cold that comes with it is key in creating early season skiing and sometimes great early season skiing. Colorado ski resorts generally average around 300″ of snow. Last year, they had a spectacular winter with a few resorts receiving over 400″ of snow (Loveland […] SnowBrains | October 13, 2014 0 Comments