Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA, Looks to Reopen Next Winter After Devastating Caldor Fire The 2021/22 ski season would have been the 75th season for Sierra-at-Tahoe resort. Instead, the resort stayed closed due to the Caldor Fire that devastated the resort late last summer. Over 70% of the resort’s 2,000 acres suffered burn damage. Along with the vegetation devastation, the fire damaged the maintenance facility, five of the nine lifts, and the magic carpet. […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 17, 2022 0 Comments
Want to Sleep on Top of a Mountain? The Bertol Hut in Switzerland Might Be Just Right for You! At an elevation of 3,311 meters (10,863 ft.), sitting high above the glacier pass which shares its name, the Bertol Hut is undoubtedly one of the iconic huts along the Haute Route. Related: Haute Route Trip Report: Ski Touring From Chamonix, France, to Zermatt, Switzerland Since “The High-Level Route” was originally named by its English hikers who first traversed it […] Industry News Ryan Kime | May 17, 2022 7 Comments
Longest Season in Utah: Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Claims Title with 160 Days And that’s a wrap—all Utah ski areas are now closed for the 2021-22 season after Snowbird spun its chairs one last time on Sunday, May 15. But even though Snowbird was the last resort to close, nearby Solitude actually had the longest season. 160 days. That’s how long Solitude spun its chairs for skiing and riding this season. The […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 17, 2022 0 Comments
US Ski & Snowboard Announces 4 US Alpine World Cup Events for 2022-23 Season U.S. doubles the amount of domestic FIS World Cups with races at Killington Resort, Beaver Creek Resort, Aspen Mountain, and Palisades Tahoe U.S. Ski & Snowboard, the National Governing Body of Olympic skiing and snowboarding in the United States, announced today that the International Ski Federation (FIS) provisionally approved the United States’ hosting of four FIS Alpine Ski World Cup […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 17, 2022 0 Comments
Top 9 Snowiest Resorts in North America Winter 2021/22 Winter is gone, spring is here, and summer is not far behind. But for lots of places, spring has felt more like winter than winter ever did, giving poor snowpack a late boost. Places like Tahoe in California reported more snow in April than January, February, and March combined. Maybe winter was just fashionably late? Related: [UPDATED] These Are the 7 […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 17, 2022 18 Comments
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
Mammoth Mountain, CA, Extends Season Until at Least June 5th Mammoth Mountain, CA, has announced that it will remain open through at least June 5th. Mammoth’s spring season (its “second season,” as it’s known in the Eastern Sierra) is typically one of the longest in North America, and this year will be no different. Related: Mammoth Mountain, CA “Snow Farming:” A Dutiful Art on an Absolutely Massive Scale Mammoth opened […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 16, 2022 1 Comment
Reservations Required? New Parking Reservation System Implemented at One of Colorado’s Most Popular 14ers Quandary Peak in Summit County, Colorado is no stranger to its share of recreational visitors. Only hours from the Front Range at an elevation of 14,265 ft. and with relatively easy access to the summit, Quandary Peak is one of Colorado’s most crowded 14er. The Peak averaged almost 50,000 hikers annually, that was, until a new reservation pilot program was […] Industry News Ryan Kime | May 16, 2022 1 Comment
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