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