The Top 9 Ski Towns — According to SnowBrains Readers The allure of a ski town is eminent to those with a passion for snow sports. Settled in the middle of beautiful snow-capped peaks, the best ski towns in the world offer a winter wonderland that beckons us with the dream of ski bumming. “If you could live in any ski town, which would it be?” SnowBrains readers embody a […] Brains Brent Thomas | August 7, 2023 0 Comments
The 9 Greatest Ski Towns in the U.S. 9. Aspen, CO A list of top ski towns would never be complete without including Aspen. A ski-in, ski-out paradise that annually hosts the X games and has been associated with the ápres experience since as early as the 1930s, Aspen is truly a legendary place to spend a vacation. With four ski resorts located nearby and a luxury dining […] Industry News Matt Scribner | November 2, 2022 8 Comments
Keystone Could Become Colorado’s Newest Town A new grassroots effort has emerged out of the Colorado High Country to turn the area of Keystone into an official town. The petition signing started this week and is now underway. The first person to sign? 96-year-old Bill Bergman, Keystone’s forefather and original co-founder. Related: Keystone Resort, CO, Gets Approval to Restart Bergman Bowl Project | Now Won’t be […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | August 5, 2022 0 Comments
Housing in Ski Towns | Getting Your Foot In the Door You’ve sent in your job applications, packed your gear, and are ready to spend your winter out west. Powder days and party nights await, but one thing every mountain person has asked themselves at one point or another, “Where am I going to live?” Finding a roof over your head in a ski town requires some planning, a little luck, […] Katy Shipley | July 6, 2020 3 Comments
The 25 Best Small Towns to Visit in the USA – Guess How Many are Ski Towns? Filled with charm and plenty of friendly locals, small towns are synonymous with American life. To help you decide which towns are worthy of a vacation, US News narrowed it down to places with a population of fewer than 50,000 that offer plenty of restaurants and attractions, plus have a unique character all their own. Turns out, many of them are ski […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 28, 2019 0 Comments
The Ugly Truth Behind the Mountain Blues While we love to think it is all sunshine and powder days in the mountains, there are a few issues that seem to spring up in many mountain towns. Unfortunately, suicide, depression, and substance abuse is nothing new to these Neverland destinations. Anyone who as seen Dexter go off the rails in Aspen Extreme knows what I am talking about. […] Brains Katy Shipley | September 21, 2018 0 Comments
Top 5 Ski Towns in North America: What makes a great ski town? For us its a combination of the skiing, nightlife, and extra recreation. Towns that offer not only great mountains but also endless fun. We put together a list of mountain towns that we think offer the best of everything. North America is lucky enough to be loaded with tons of great mountain towns each […] Backcountry Jake Rubnitz | March 8, 2018 4 Comments
The Importance of Immigration in Ski Towns Not only is the government restricting immigration from specific countries they are now looking into cutting down the J-1 cultural exchange program. This program includes 13 categories and allows up to 300,000 foreign visitors to come to the United States each year. The majority of participants in this program are students on their school breaks and are under the […] Industry News Caitlin Perry | September 26, 2017 4 Comments