Homewood Mountain Resort, CA, Cancels 2024-25 Season Amid Financial Issues and Regulatory Challenges Homewood Mountain Resort, California, announced yesterday that it will not operate for the 2024-25 winter season due to financial issues and ongoing regulatory delays. “We are now in the regrettable position of being unable to operate or sell season passes for the 2024-25 season. We understand the deep disappointment this announcement will cause. It goes without saying that this decision was not […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 12, 2024 0 Comments
Update on Canadian Youth Athlete Injured in Saas-Fee, Switzerland Youth athlete Lily Kunstadt suffered devastating injuries in a freak accident during summer training with the Club de Ski Mont Tremblant skier in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, on August 31. The Canadian U14 athlete was hit by a malfunctioning T-bar going down the mountain as Kunstadt was going uphill on the T-bar. The downhill T-bar lifted Kunstadt up and catapulted her into […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 11, 2024 0 Comments
American Airlines Offers New Budget-Friendly Fares to Top Ski Destinations American Airlines has launched a new slate of budget fares to popular ski destinations, allowing skiers and riders to hit the slopes without breaking the bank. The airline’s latest promotion features round-trip economy flights to some of the most sought-after ski resorts across the United States and Canada. Related: New Nonstop Flights Make Travel to Big Sky Resort, MT, Easier […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 11, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Loveland Ski Area, CO, Fires Up Snowguns Snowgun Test 2024 This is only a test! Our snowmaking team conducted water testing on the snow guns today. The team is closely monitoring the forecast and is ready to fire up the snowguns as soon as Mother Nature gives the go-ahead. Get ready! 🏂❄️⛷️ #cowx Posted by Loveland Ski Area on Wednesday 9 October 2024 Loveland Ski Area, Colorado, […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 11, 2024 0 Comments
Tragic Reason Swiss Ski Racer is Missing 2024-25 World Cup Season Swiss ski racer Niels Hintermann will miss the upcoming 24/25 FIS Alpine World Cup season. The 29-year-old speed specialist announced during a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland, as well as on his social media account yesterday, October 9, that he was diagnosed with lymph node cancer. Hintermann had noticed a lump in his neck during the summer training season in […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 10, 2024 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin & Sofia Goggia React to Lindsey Vonn Comeback Rumors Yesterday, October 9, a cryptic social post sent the rumor mill into overdrive about legendary ski racer Lindsey Vonn’s possible comeback. In her Instagram post, Vonn stated that she had been having a great time being back in the mountains and that she was excited to share more news soon. Chatter had been heard in the lead-up from eyewitnesses who saw […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 10, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Killington Resort, VT, to Invest $7-Million on 1,000 New Snowguns KILLINGTON, Vt. (October 10, 2024) – Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest mountain resort in Eastern North America, announces a massive investment in new energy-efficient snowguns totaling 1,000 new pieces of equipment over the next two seasons. For the 2024 season, Killington and Pico will add 36 HKD Snowmakers Phazer portable snowmaking guns, install 454 HKD Impulse and Phazer R5 tower guns, and four […] Industry News Press Release | October 10, 2024 0 Comments
FIS and World Meteorology Organization Forecast “Bleak Future” for Winter Sports and Tourism The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have announced a new partnership to raise awareness that winter sports and tourism face a bleak future due to climate change. Related Article: 85-Year-Old French Ski Resort Alpe du Grand Serre Forced to Close Permanently—Climate Change to Blame? Key messages It is the first time the UN’s […] Industry News Press Release | October 10, 2024 0 Comments
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