SKI Magazine Reveals Top Resorts in North America for 2026, with New #1s in Both the East and West Every year, SKI Magazine releases its Resort Guide, where its readers rank the top 50 resorts in North America—30 in the west and 20 in the east. It is one of the most comprehensive and longest-running rankings in the industry. These rankings are unique because they are based solely on surveys from its readers, and one might argue that there […] Industry News Brent Thomas | October 30, 2025 0 Comments
“Sven—A Life in Front of the Lens”—A Documentary About the Most Photographed Skier in the World With the release of the short film: “Sven — Life in Front of the Lens,” Osprey Packs and F4D Studios will celebrate 30 years of Sven Brunso’s incredible life. Dubbed the most photographed (and published) skier in the world, Brunso has graced the covers of many international ski magazines. The documentary-style film will be released on December 17 and the […] SnowBrains | October 30, 2024 0 Comments
Snowbasin, UT, Voted Top 2 Resort in the West Snowbasin Resort, UT, is receiving national attention after being recognized as No. 2 in the west in Ski Magazine’s 2024 Resort Guide. The annual guide is based on the results of the Reader Resort Survey, the most comprehensive, trusted and longest-running rankings in the industry. This is the third year in a row that Snowbasin has landed in the […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 25, 2023 0 Comments
The Top 9 Resorts in North America and a Breakdown of SKI Magazine’s Annual Resort Guide Recently SKI Magazine released their Resort Guide for 2023, where they rank the top 50 resorts in North America—30 in the west and 20 in the east. It is the most comprehensive and longest-running ranking in the industry. These rankings are unique because they are based on surveys from their readers. There is no better way to gauge how good a resort […] Industry News Brent Thomas | October 19, 2022 1 Comment
Sun Valley Resort, Idaho, Voted Best Ski Resort in North America for 3rd Year Running SKI Magazine awards Sun Valley with top honor for third year, as the fabled resort invests in a multi-year guest experience and environmental project and announces US Alpine Champs Partnership Sun Valley Resort, ID, North America’s first destination ski resort, established in 1936, is now able to claim another historic place in award annals, as a three-peat winner of Top […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 14, 2022 2 Comments
SKI Magazine Will Only be Printed Once a Year as Owner Outside Interactive, Inc. Slashes its Print Operations by 80% Currently printed monthly, SKI Magazine will be cut back to just one edition a year after parent company Outside Interactive, Inc. decided to slash its print operations by 80% to focus on digital content. The decision was announced by Sierra Shafer, SKI Magazine’s editor-in-chief, on Twitter yesterday. The Tweet has been deleted but captured by Skiology Matt in the Northeast Skiology […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 20, 2022 5 Comments
RIP Powder Magazine… Or Will It Comeback From the Dead? As if 2020 had not brought enough pain, news broke on or about October 2, 2020, that Powder Magazine, “The Skier’s Magazine,” was being discontinued after their parent company A360 Media, LLC ( formerly American Media, LLC), announced that the entire editorial staff would be placed on indefinite furlough, effective November 20, 2020, when operations of the magazine, the website, […] Industry News Galen Carrico | October 27, 2020 0 Comments
SKI Magazine Regains Control of NASTAR Operations Active Interest Media (AIM) and U.S. Ski & Snowboard yesterday announced that NASTAR operations will transfer to its previous ownership, AIM. Through this transition, AIM and U.S. Ski & Snowboard will continue to partner in the marketing, promotion, and growth of the 52-year-old NAtional STAndard Race series that boasts more than 100,000 annual races at over 100 resorts around the […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 5, 2020 0 Comments
SKI Magazine Readers Name the Top Ski Resorts in the East On the back of yesterday’s post listing SKI Magazines ‘Top Resorts in the West’, today we have Part II, ‘The Top Resorts in the East’. How many have you skied, and do you agree? And how do these compare to the ‘Best in the West’? #10: Loon Mountain, New Hampshire #9: Okemo, Vermont #8: Stowe, Vermont #7: Sugarloaf, Maine #6: Mad […] Industry News Steven Agar | September 27, 2017 0 Comments
SKI Magazine Readers Name The Top 10 Ski Resorts In The West SKI Magazine recently polled it’s readers to determine the top ski resorts in the American West. We’ll admit to being slightly surprised by some of the results! The top ten are as follows. #10: Whitefish Mountain Resort, Montana #9: Beaver Creek, Colorado #8: Aspen Highlands, Colorado #7: Jackson Hole, Wyoming #6: Vail, Colorado #5: Telluride, Colorado #4: Snowmass, Colorado #3: Whistler […] Industry News Matt Brennan | September 26, 2017 1 Comment
Jackson Hole Ranked #1 by Ski Magazine | Celebratory Video: Jackson Hole just got ranked #1 in North America by Ski Magazine last week. SnowBrains.com has also ranked Jackson Hole #1 in North America. In celebration of their #1 ranking from Ski Magazine, Jackson Hole made this fun video for all to see just what they have to offer. The votes are in, and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) […] SnowBrains | September 24, 2013 0 Comments
Ski Magazine’s Top 30 Ski Resorts in the West Ski Magazine’s October issue came out today and in it you’ll find their ranking of the top 30 ski resorts in the West. Deer Valley above Whistler? Breckenridge above Taos? Lake Tahoe ski resorts don’t show up until #22. How do you think this list adds up? Who Should move up? Who should be #1? […] SnowBrains | September 18, 2013 8 Comments
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