Cockaigne Ski Resort, NY to reopen! Cockaigne Ski Resort is back! After a 9-year hiatus, this quaint ski resort is reopening for the 2019 – 2020 winter! Located on the western edge of New York State, almost to Lake Erie, this resort gets crazy snowfall for an east coast resort. It averages about 275 inches per year on its summit (thanks to the lake snow […] Industry News Joseph Phillips | December 20, 2019 0 Comments
Saddleback Mountain, ME Expected To Reopen In 2020 More than 4 years ago, Saddleback Mountain closed their operations and have not reopened since. Today the ski resort sees new hope, as Arctaris Impact Fund, a Boston based investment company, has agreed to buy it. The mountain is expected to reopen for skiing sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas of 2020. Saddleback is a ski resort located in Rangeley, in […] Industry News Micho | November 13, 2019 0 Comments
Beartooth Pass, MT Finally OPENS After Being CLOSED Past 5-Days For Snow! Beartooth Pass on US-212 in Montana has reopened after being closed for 5-DAYS due to blowing and driving snow and high winds. The Pass closed on Thursday, June 20th, 2019, at 7:30 pm, and reopened June 25th at 2:30 pm. Beartooth Pass is open for the season. Watch for changing conditions to include ice, snow, drifting, rock & snow slide. The […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 26, 2019 0 Comments
Ski Resorts in Austria Reopen As Heavy Snowfall Hits the Alps When they closed for the season on April 7th, staff and officials at resorts near Vienna, Austria were waiting for the remaining snow to melt and began thinking and planning for the summer. But after recent cold temperatures and heavy snowfall, summer was put on hold and resorts decided to fire up the lifts again, offering May skiing for the first time […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 24, 2019 0 Comments
Purgatory Resort, CO to Celebrate Start of Summer by Reopening for Skiing and Riding this Weekend! Purgatory Resort, CO will celebrate the start of summer this Memorial Day weekend by spinning lifts for a bonus weekend of skiing Saturday and Sunday. May 25 will not only mark the kickoff to summer but also the first time in resort history they have opened for skiing on the last weekend in May. Related: Purgatory Ski Resort, CO Made History […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 22, 2019 0 Comments
Aspen Mountain, CO to Re-Open for Memorial Day Weekend Thanks to a 54-inch upper-mountain base, due to above-average almost 400″ snowfall season, Aspen Skiing Co. announced yesterday that 130 acres of terrain at the top of Aspen Mountain will open for skiing on Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27. Related: There Are 14 Resorts Still Open in North America for You to Ski this Weekend… The Silver Queen Gondola will […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 17, 2019 0 Comments
North Cascades Highway, WA Reopened Yesterday | Earliest Opening Since 2015 The SR-20 North Cascades Highway, WA at 5,477-feet will reopen at 9 am today, Thursday, April 18th, according to WSDOT. Related: Get the Ikon Pass for The Ultimate North West Winter Road Trip The agency closes the 37-mile (59-kilometer) scenic route every winter when weather, snow conditions and avalanche danger pose a threat to drivers and maintenance crews. It’s been closed since […] SnowBrains | April 19, 2019 0 Comments
Event Company Plans on Reopening Montreal’s Mount Royal to Skiers after 40-Years Montreal’s Mount Royal hasn’t been open to skiers for almost 40-years, but one event company is hoping to change that. They want to bring back downhill skiing, and even World Cup events, to the landmark mountain despite protests from a heritage group that says the move would reduce accessibility. Mount Royal was home to the sport until 1979 but was stopped because […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 12, 2018 0 Comments
Church Hopes to Reopen Mount Shana Ski Area in Newfoundland, Canada The Mount Shana ski area in Newfoundland, Canada hopes to reopen a few runs this winter. Mount Shana has been closed since 2003, and was gifted to the pastor of the new church by the former owner in 2016. Mount Shana ski area had two T-bars and seven runs when the slopes closed. The new Baptist pastor, Darren Dinsmore, arrived […] Industry News Kristen Strom | June 30, 2018 0 Comments
San Juan National Forest Re-Opening to the Public Thursday Afternoon as Rainfall Dampens Wildfire Risk The US Forest Service announced yesterday that the San Juan National Forest will reopen to the public on Thursday afternoon after the wildfire risk is downgraded. The forest was closed to the public on 12th June, for the first time in its history, in an effort to prevent human-caused wildfire. Recent rainfall significantly decreased the risk of wildfires and the Forest […] Fire Firebrains | June 21, 2018 0 Comments
Dodge Ridge, CA to Re-Open Friday 2nd March with a POWDER WEEKEND! Having been closed for almost 4 weeks, Dodge Ridge, CA just announced that they will be re-opening this weekend! This is awesome news, we’re super stoked for them. IT’S OFFICIAL! DODGE RIDGE OPENS THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 2 with A POWDER WEEKEND ————– After receiving a foot of new snowfall from the past week, this week’s huge forecast is upon us. […] Industry News Steven Agar | February 27, 2018 0 Comments
Aspen Mountain Will Be Open For Memorial Day Weekend On Monday, Aspen Mountain announced that they will kick off their summer season with skiing and riding Memorial Day Weekend. Recent snowfall and a solid snowpack is attributed to the reopening. 130 acres of terrain will be open Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. “With a pleasant spring squall dropping additional snow on the top of Aspen Mountain last week, we are […] Industry News Chris Wallner | May 22, 2017 0 Comments
Sugar Bowl OPENS Daily Tomorrow Sugar Bowl ski resort in Lake Tahoe, CA opened last weekend to give skiers and riders access to the 22 inches of blower powder they received last weekend. Then then closed during the week only to reopen tomorrow for the 2013/14 winter season. Last weekend Sugar Bowl had the Lincoln, Disney, Nob Hill, and Christmas Tree lifts operating. We’re guessing that operations will be about the same this weekend. […] SnowBrains | December 13, 2013 0 Comments
June Mountain Will REOPEN on December 14th, 2013 Last season, June Mountain didn’t open for the first time since they first opened in 1962. The closing devastated the local community and economy. Mammoth Mountain (the owners of June Mountain) have just announced that June Mountain will reopen on December. 14th, 2013. That will be a joyous day. Why is June Mountain so awesome? Read […] SnowBrains | September 11, 2013 0 Comments
Boreal, CA ReOpens Tomorrow, June 15th | 4th Annual “Summer Shred” Boreal ski resort on Donner Summit, CA will reopen for one day this Saturday, June 15th. They’ll be open to the public from 10am – 2pm. SnowBrains will have a reporter on the hill to bring you a full report of the fun on Monday. This is our last chance for skiing and riding from a chairlift in California this […] SnowBrains | June 14, 2013 5 Comments
Arapahoe Basin ReOpens This Weekend | June 7-9th Arapahoe Basin, Colorado has had a stellar spring. 150” inches have fallen on A-Basin since April 1st with the most recent 6 inches coming late last week. They’ve been open everyday since October and just shut down the lifts yesterday. Conditions are still so good up there that Arapahoe Basin decided to do one more weekend. This weekend they’ll be […] SnowBrains | June 3, 2013 2 Comments
Aspen to ReOpen Memorial Day Weekend | They’ve Gotten 4 Feet of Snow Since Closing Aspen Mountain has just announced that they will be reopening this coming Memorial Day Weekend from May 25-27th. Colorado has had a terrific spring snow-wise and Colorado ski resorts have been responding the right way by reopening to give people another shot at a winter that really hit its stride in April & May. Breckenridge, Vail, Copper, and now Aspen […] SnowBrains | May 21, 2013 3 Comments
Why It’s Awesome That June Mountain, CA is Re-Opening in 2013/14 “We’re losing the best lift-assisted backcountry skiing in California [June Mountain]. Four thousand feet of couloirs, bowls, techy alpine faces, and some of the finest north-facing old-growth powder skiing in the land. An hour and half skin from the top of Lift Seven puts you on top of Pete’s Dream, a 4,000-foot fall line fantasy run with powder spines and […] Miles Clark | May 1, 2013 12 Comments
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