Killington, VT, Roars into Spring With Spring Pass & Loaded Events Lineup Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in Eastern North America and a POWDR company, roars into spring with the Spring Pass and a jam-packed event series as the longest season in the East extends beyond the rest. The 2024 Spring Pass is available for purchase starting February 22 for $359*, providing skiers and snowboarders of all ages with unlimited spring […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 21, 2024 0 Comments
Perisher, Australia, Cancels Inaugural Slush Cup Due to Warm Weather Perisher Ski Resort, Australia, announced today, September 4, 2023, that it unfortunately has to cancel the planned ‘Slush Cup’. The three-day-event was scheduled for September 29 – October 1, 2023, and was going to consist of a Dash for Cash, a Banked Slalom and a Pond Skim. We are saddened to inform our guests that Perisher’s inaugural Slush Cup will […] Industry News Oz Brains | September 3, 2023 0 Comments
Perisher, Australia, Announces Inaugural Slush Cup Perisher Ski Resort, Australia, has announced that the resort will host its first ever Slush Cup. The event will span across three days, from September 29 – October 1, 2023, and will be rounding out the season with three fun events: a Dash for Cash, a Banked Slalom and a Pond Skim. Whether you’re a skier or a boarder, come […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 14, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] 2023 Cushing Crossing Pond Skim at Palisades Tahoe, CA, Highlight Reel The historic 22-23 winter season in Olympic Valley, CA, culminated with the annual Cushing Crossing Pond Skim at the end of May. Related: The Original Pond Skim – 31st Annual Cushing Crossing Returns to Palisades Tahoe, CA The community was out in full force, the costumes were electric, and the sends on one of the biggest pond drops were legendary. […] SnowBrains | June 7, 2023 0 Comments
The Original Pond Skim – 31st Annual Cushing Crossing Returns to Palisades Tahoe, CA The Original Pond-Skim Event will take place on May 20 Get ready to make a splash! Palisades Tahoe, CA, is excited to announce the return of the 31st Annual Cushing Crossing pond-skimming event on May 20 at 1 pm, weather and conditions permitting. Due to the record-breaking 714 inches of snowfall received this year, Cushing Pond melted at a slower […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 12, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Mammoth Mountain’s Pond Skim Competition Was Purely Epic Over the weekend, Mammoth Mountain welcomed the spring season with its annual Pond Skim competition. Mammoth took the event to the next level with two ponds and a Mammoth Unbound rail feature. It was a raunchy, rowdy, rambunctiously fun time. See for yourself! PHOTOS (Courtesy of Peter Morning/Mammoth Mountain) SnowBrains | April 19, 2023 0 Comments
Snowbasin, UT, Report: Plenty of Spring Skiing to Go Report from Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 at a slushy, hot, a little overcast, and fully covered Snowbasin, UT The weather was hot and the snow was melting on Wednesday, making it the perfect day for some spring sliding. Mid-morning was the best time to be out, with the snow softening, the snow was still running well at this time on […] Conditions Report Rouchelle Gilmore | April 14, 2023 1 Comment
Breckenridge, CO, Shares Spring Operating Plans [UPDATED April 16, 2023, with Pond Skim Details] With plans to operate for skiing and riding into May as long as the snow lasts, Breckenridge, CO, will be the place to be this spring! Here is what’s in store for spring skiing over the next few weeks. This week is the last week of operations across all Five Peaks, and starting […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 13, 2023 0 Comments
Crested Butte Mountain Resort, CO, Closes Out an Historic Season Crested Butte Mountain Resort, CO, capped off an historic ski and ride season this weekend with live music, fun events, and plenty of wacky costumes to go around. Crested Butte received a whopping 325.5 inches of snow this season, the third-highest season snow total since the resort started keeping formal records in 1989. Related: The Top 9 Ski Runs at […] SnowBrains | April 3, 2023 0 Comments
Join the End-of-Season-Fun at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, CO With less than two weeks left of the 22/23 season, Crested Butte Mountain Resort, CO, is packing tons of fun into its end-of-season program. The Colorado resort has had a bumper season with 292 inches of snowfall. Spring skiing is kicking off strong with 7” of new snow in the past 24 hours and more snow in the forecast. The season […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 21, 2023 0 Comments
Family of Boy Who Suffered Life-Altering Injuries During Pond Skim Agree Settlement With Snow King Mountain Resort, WY A settlement has been agreed upon between the family of a boy who suffered life-altering injuries at a pond skim event at Snow King Mountain Resort, WY, and the resort. The agreement came just hours after both sides completed unsuccessful mediation, and just as Teton County District Court was preparing to select a jury for the trial. The trial would have […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 19, 2021 5 Comments
Colorado Has Some Amazing Ski Traditions Colorado ski culture has some spectacular ski resort traditions. While these traditions might not happen this year due to COVID-19 (let’s hope they do), they are some of the best events each winter. If you have not experienced some of these, they are something to add to your bucket list. Let’s look at some awesome traditions in the mile-high state. […] Ryan Flynn | November 6, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Glacier Pond Skim in Norway Skiing through a Glacier Pond in Norway from r/nextfuckinglevel So smooth! Would you try this? SnowBrains | October 9, 2020 1 Comment
Trial Will Decide if Resort’s Negligence Caused Teenager’s Serious Injuries at Pond Skim Event The pond-skim is an end of season ritual at many resorts across the country, a fun way to celebrate the end of another season. But for one entrant at Snow King Mountain, WY his participation in the event had an everlasting effect on the rest of his life, caused by injuries sustained during his skim attempt. Related: Family of Teenager […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 9, 2020 3 Comments
Snowbird, UT Report – Summer Skiing Paradise June 16th and Snowbird is still ripping. Open 3 days a week from 8 am – 2 pm, Snowbird is the only mountain in Utah with its lifts still spinning. The base of the resort is bare and hot but one tram ride up and you’re in slush-skiing, Hawaiian-shirt wearing paradise. We got up there around 10 am last Sunday […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | June 18, 2019 0 Comments
The Original Pond Skim – Cushing Crossing Returns to Squaw Valley, CA this Weekend This weekend, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA will once again host the annual Cushing Crossing pond skim, one of their signature spring events that draws huge crowds, outrageous costumes and hilarious antics, all in the name of Spring Skiing fun. You might also like: UPDATE: Squaw Valley, CA Will Keep KT-22 OPEN Past May 12th “If Still Skiable” This year […] SnowBrains | May 3, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Sit-Skier Rob Enigl Nails End of Season Pond Skim at Big Sky Resort, MT BOOM! Check this out! Sit-skier Rob Enigl nails the pond skim at Big Sky Resort’s end of season shenanigans. And the crowd goes wild! You might also like: VIDEO: Watch this Sit-Skier Shred Big Sky, MT Culminating in Ticking Off a Bucket List Couloir Rob Enigl is a big mountain monoskier from Bozeman, Montana. Always an avid skier and snowboarder, a car […] SnowBrains | April 24, 2019 2 Comments
Spring Events For Every Type Of Rider At Mammoth Mountain, CA [Sponsored by Mammoth Mountain] Mammoth’s got your April social schedule all laid out, whether you’re a wacky pond skimmer, creative park rat, or just looking for a good sweat. The coming weeks at Mammoth are filled with weekend après parties, some of the spring’s biggest events, and lots and lots of sunshine. With so much going on at Mammoth this […] Featured Article Lindsay Hayden | April 17, 2019 0 Comments
Man Who Jumped in to Crowd at Copper Mountain, CO Pond-Skim Pleads Guilty The now infamous skier accused of attempting to clear the crowd at Copper Mountain’s Annual Slopesoakers pond-skimming event last spring pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge earlier this month. Hayden Patrick Wright, 27, was attempting the annual, end-of-season pond-skim at Copper Mountain on April 14 when he flew off the course and into […] Industry News Steven Agar | September 5, 2018 2 Comments
Family of Teenager Seriously Injured During Pond Skim Event Claim Resort is Negligent The pond-skim is an end of season ritual at many resorts across the country, a fun way to celebrate the end of another season. But for one entrant at Snow King Mountain Resort, WY his participation in the event had an everlasting effect on the rest of his life, caused by injuries sustained during his skim attempt. Can the resort […] Industry News Steven Agar | August 24, 2018 5 Comments