A Deeper Dive Into Why Park City Mountain Resort, UT, Fell So Far in This Year’s Annual Resort Guide Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) in Utah is one of the most well-known resorts in the country, and for good reason. It has a massive 7,300+ acres of terrain, a vertical rise of 3,226 feet, and is located just 32 miles from Salt Lake City. The resort also averages over 350 inches of the “best snow on earth” and has […] Industry News Brent Thomas | October 20, 2022 8 Comments
The Top 9 Resorts in North America and a Breakdown of SKI Magazine’s Annual Resort Guide Recently SKI Magazine released their Resort Guide for 2023, where they rank the top 50 resorts in North America—30 in the west and 20 in the east. It is the most comprehensive and longest-running ranking in the industry. These rankings are unique because they are based on surveys from their readers. There is no better way to gauge how good a resort […] Industry News Brent Thomas | October 19, 2022 1 Comment
PeakRankings Shows Some Resorts Struggled to Handle Crowds This Season Data released earlier this month from the National Ski Areas Association shows that this last winter saw the most snow rider visits ever recorded. In total resorts saw 61 million rider visits. This beat out the 60.5 million in the 2007/08 season and the 59 million from last year’s 2020/21 season. The record number of rider visits saw some resorts […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 16, 2022 1 Comment
Avalanche Danger Cancels Freeride World Tour’s Final Stop @ Revelstoke, B.C. It’s been a rough year for the Freeride World Tour (FWT). The Revelstoke, B.C. stop was postponed 3 months in December due to high avy danger and low snow. The Fieberbrunn, Austria stop was moved last minute to Kappl, Austria due to extreme avalanche danger. The Kirkwood, CA stop was moved to Snowbird, Utah due to lack of snow. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 11, 2014 0 Comments
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