Taking a Lap With Deer Valley, UT, President and COO Todd Bennett: How Culture, East Village Development, and Long-Term Vision Are Shaping the Resort’s Future The first thing you notice skiing with Deer Valley President and COO Todd Bennett isn’t what he says, it’s who he talks to. On a quiet afternoon during a slow early-season start, Sterling Express hums steadily above our heads. Coverage is thin across much of the West, and Deer Valley, similar to every resort in the region, is leaning heavily […] Industry News Brett Ploss | December 18, 2025 0 Comments
7 Cheap Ways to Make the Most of Your Ski Season It’s that time of year again when ski bums all over the country are itching to get back on the slopes but dreading the costs that come with it. Not only are the passes and equipment enough of a dent in a bank account, but that’s not considering trips to new mountains, flights, or lessons. Unfortunately, skiing is one of […] Brains Kristen Strom | October 25, 2025 0 Comments
Mammoth Mountain, CA, Report: Great Start to a Great Season Report from November 30-December 1 Mammoth Mountain, California, has seen one of the heaviest snowfalls in over a decade. The conditions look great, with a thick, heavy, “Sierra cement” base and pockets of powder everywhere. Mammoth, known for its outstandingly long seasons, has just had a great kickoff to the season with a base of about 39 inches and more […] Conditions Report Elise Chou | December 3, 2024 0 Comments
Statement From Australian Ski Areas Association Reveals They’re Still Hopefully for 2020 Winter Season A statement from the Australian Ski Areas Association reveals while facing the largest challenge in its history, they are still hopeful for the upcoming season, whatever form it may take. Resorts in Australia are preparing as normal for the season, but will only proceed with the blessing of the government and health authorities. Snow has begun falling on ski areas, reminding […] Industry News Oz Brains | May 2, 2020 0 Comments
The Top 16 Biggest Snowfall Totals in North America Season-to-Date What a season it has been already! Mt. Baker has already broken 500″ of snow this season and Snowbird, Alta, and Jackson Hole are all neck-and-neck, well above 400″. Meanwhile, ski resorts in BC are have been getting dumped on. The best part is, there are still a few months of ski season left to go! Check out the resorts […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 28, 2020 21 Comments
How Climate Change Will Affect Skiing Researchers decided to project the consequences of climate change on ski season by using US resorts as a case study. The effects, however, will be felt worldwide. Ski season is going to be shorter everywhere. Higher elevations will be especially important as trends continue, but all resorts will likely have to increase their reliance on snowmaking machines: but even these require […] Conditions Report Sydney Stephens | December 14, 2018 13 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Scheduled to OPEN this Friday The one and only Squaw Valley USA is scheduled to open for the winter season this Friday the 16th. Despite warm temperatures throughout the day and no help from mother nature in Lake Tahoe, the cold temperatures at night have allowed Squaw’s hard-working snowmaking team the ability to make snow at all elevations of the resort. Artificial snow currently lays […] Conditions Report Alex K | November 15, 2018 2 Comments
Despite Lack of Snowfall, Utah has their Sixth-Best Season Despite the limited amount of snowfall, this season, Utah ski areas announced it was their sixth-best season in terms of visitors. Visitors for the season added up to 4,145,321. Down almost 10% from last seasons record-breaking year. Unfortunately this year, the annual snowfall was down in most regions across the United States, with Utah only receiving only 60% of the […] Industry News Kristen Strom | June 30, 2018 0 Comments
Loveland and Winter Park Call it a Season Two Colorado Resorts, Loveland and Winter Park, shut down for the 2017-2018 season yesterday. Even with a below average snowpack this season it’s the second time in three years Winter Park has spun the lifts into May. Statewide, Colorado recorded its third driest winter on record, with the southern regions seeing as little as 30% of their average snowpack. After […] Conditions Report Mike Lavery | May 7, 2018 0 Comments
The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Is Officially Over | The 5th Most Active Season On Record On Thursday, November 30th, 2017, the Atlantic Hurricane Season officially came to end. It was a bad one, considering there were 17 named storms, 10 official hurricanes, and 6 of those were considered “Major Hurricanes.” It will go down in history as the 5th most active season on record, as it’s tied with 1936. It was also the costliest season on […] Weather Chris Wallner | December 1, 2017 0 Comments
Heavenly Ski Resort Names Trail After Local Legend – Martin Hollay Heavenly Ski Resort recently held a ceremony at the top of the mountain as a trail was dedicated to the 96-year-old local legend, Martin Hollay. Martin hit the slopes for an impressive 100 days last winter. After leaving Hungary and settling in Lake Tahoe in 1958 he eventually settled in the peaceful South Lake Tahoe where he could enjoy the relaxed mountain […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | October 11, 2017 1 Comment
5 South American Ski Resorts Saw Over 200% of Their Last 6 Years Snowfall Average in 2015 Winter had started almost one month before, but real winter had hadn’t started yet. It was already July, and most of South American ski resorts were still closed. But that wasn’t all: in most of them there was not even one inch of snow. Meanwhile, in New Zealand, snowflakes seemed not to stop falling. Only Cerro Castor, in Ushuaia, the […] Matias Ricci | November 18, 2015 1 Comment
KT-22 @ Squaw Is Closed for the Season | Conditions Report: Squaw Valley’s legendary KT-22 charilift closed for the season yesterday. Losing KT is always a hard hit and is especially so this year as the best skiing on the mountain was on KT yesterday. KT is the one place at Squaw where you can bang out laps while getting in a ton of vertical on great terrain. KT, you will be missed. Our operations teams are putting in extra effort to keep as much terrain […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 15, 2014 1 Comment
Colorado Ski Season Extended! Thanks to a good amount of late season snowfall, several Colorado resorts are extending their seasons! You lucky dogs in Colorado. Aspen Mountain was set to close Sunday, April 20, but has extended their season, opening April 25-27th and May 3-5th. Copper Mountain was also set to close on Sunday, April 20, and has extended their season one extra weekend, April 25-27th. […] SnowBrains | April 5, 2014 0 Comments
Season in Avalanche Statistics and Trends This season has been strange; the weather patterns (can they really be called patterns?) kept even the best weather shamans guessing. Long periods of clear dry weather throughout the West were punctuated by occasional storms burying weak layers within the snowpack. These layers have been especially treacherous […] Avalanche Chaz Diamond | March 18, 2014 2 Comments
Aerial Footage of Tahoe’s First Snow of 2013/14 This video showcases aerial footage of Tahoe’s first snow of the 2013/14 winter season. It was taken from a plane on Sunday, September 22nd, 2013. Most of the footage is of Alpine Meadows ski resort in Lake Tahoe, CA. SnowBrains | September 24, 2013 1 Comment
It’s Snowing in Lake Tahoe RIGHT NOW | Up to 6” Above 7,500-Feet Photo Tour: Yep, it’s snowing in Lake Tahoe right now at 4pm PST on September 21st, 2013. Snow levels are down to about 8,000 feet right now and should drop a bit tonight. We have confirmed snow at Mt. Rose highway, Tahoe Donner ski resort, and Mt. Rose ski resort. We’re sure there’s lots more out there. Tomorrow will be sunny and we’ll get even more confirmation of snow up high as it’ll be easy to photograph on a beautiful sunny day. The forecast for Tahoe shows another storm with snow coming in next week […] Weather SnowBrains | September 21, 2013 3 Comments
2012/13 Utah Powder Re-Cap Video Utah reportedly had a rough winter. Lots of high pressure, not enough storms, not enough snow. You wouldn’t know that from watching this video nor from looking at the numbers. Alta got 450” of snow in 2012/13. That isn’t terrible, not even by Alta standards. If you were skied on every powder day shown in this video in 2012/13, you’d […] SnowBrains | July 2, 2013 1 Comment
Mammoth Extends Season Indefinitely… “Our “policy” is to stay open for skiing and riding as long as you can ski down Broadway.” – Mammoth Mountain Mammoth announced today that they will be extending their season indefinitely. Mammoth was slated to close tomorrow, May 27th, 2013 but now they will be open for an indefinite additional amount of time. On good years, Mammoth often stays […] SnowBrains | May 27, 2013 7 Comments
First Snow of the Year @ Valle Nevado, Chile | Photo Tour Valle Nevado, Chile got their first snow storm of the year this past week. They got about 5+ inches and it blanketed the local landscape well. When it’s on, road laps from nearby El Colorado can be all-time. The road laps are reportedly the best skiing in the area and the video at the bottom of this article allows a […] SnowBrains | May 6, 2013 2 Comments
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