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Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz Says Key to Growth is Reducing Crowds

As winter 20/21 approaches its natural end, in sharp contrast to the abrupt end of the 19/20 season, resorts will begin looking back at the successes, and failures, of the ski season that almost never was. All resorts introduced operational changes to enforce face-covering compliance, socially distanced lift lines and skier capacities, many closed restaurants, and on-mountain lodges, and ticket […]

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SnowBrains | April 14, 2021
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Just 1 Resort Remains OPEN in North America for You to Ski This Week…

timberline lodge, Oregon, opening

Warm weather is gradually bringing an end to the North American ski season as snowpack across the country is slowly melting away. Crystal Mountain in Washington managed to stay open for a week, a week shorter than they advertised. Beartooth Basin, WY/MT announced recently that due to snowmelt and rocks showing through they are taking it one day at a time. […]

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SnowBrains | June 24, 2020
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Navigating the Chaos – The White Ribbon of Death

White Ribbon of Death

You either love it or hate it. The snowy strip of snowsport survivalism. The pitiful path of piss-drunk plankers. The frozen freeway of flailing fools. The White Ribbon of Death! Some see it as a trap to be avoided at all costs. Some see it as a chaotic opportunity to get their season started before most others. In my opinion, […]

Jon Roubik | June 18, 2020
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Colorado Ski Resorts Wanting to Reopen Blocked by Governor Ordering They Remain Closed Until at Least May 23rd

stay at home, Jared Polis, colorado,

A number of Colorado ski resorts have recently been making noises about reopening, but Governor Jared Polis dashed those hopes late last night, ordering that all ski areas remain closed until May 23rd – at least. The owners of Aspen Snowmass had announced that they would try to reopen Highlands in May and Arapahoe Basin admitted that although they will […]

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SnowBrains | May 1, 2020
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Ski Resorts in Austria Reopen As Heavy Snowfall Hits the Alps

austria, europe, reopen

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 […]

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SnowBrains | May 24, 2019
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When to Score in the Land of the Rising Sun

Japan

Japan continues to become an ever more popular destination for powder hounds seeking out waist deep turns and it’s easy to see why. With 600″ average annual snowfall for some areas, the likelihood of scoring multiple powder days while on a trip becomes nearly a guarantee. In fact, some locations have been said to have seen snowfall in the range of […]

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Jon Roubik | November 16, 2018
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Land Swap in the Central Wasatch, UT: Conservation, Expansion, and Grizzly Gulch

Wasatch, Little Cottonwood

The Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act is up for discussion in Central Wasatch Commission meetings.  After being introduced in 2016, the bill was never enacted and has been debated for the past two years.  While the conservation act encourages protection of pristine land in higher elevations in the canyons, there are underlying suspicions about the future of the Cottonwoods. Central Wasatch National […]

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Katy Shipley | July 13, 2018
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Boyne Resorts to Acquire Ownership of Six Mountain Resorts Across North America

boyne, Brighton, utah

In a press release yesterday, Boyne Resorts announced an agreement with Ski Resort Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Oz Real Estate, to acquire six mountain resorts and a scenic chairlift attraction currently leased by the resort company. As operator of the assets and owner of additional resorts, Boyne Resorts has a 70-year history of ski industry innovations and is the […]

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Steven Agar | March 13, 2018
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