Deer Valley, UT, Report: Solid Top to Bottom Skiing on Season Pass Holder Opening Day Report from November 29, 2024 I was honored to ski Deer Valley on their season pass appreciation day this past Friday. They hooked up a free lunch (entree, dessert, fountain drink), and the skiing started at noon. I showed up at about noon, and almost no one was around. I rode up the Carpenter chairlift and then slid down to [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 1, 2024 1 Comment
Where Will it Be Deep This Week? These are North Americaโs Top 5 Forecasted Resorts for the 10 Days of December 1 โ 10, 2024 Itโs always snowing somewhere, and fresh snow is the essence of skiing and snowboarding. Snow has been falling, and more resorts are opening every week. Whether you are chasing the deepest conditions or love seeing where the snow is piling up so you can live vicariously through others, this list of resorts will be the deepest over the next week and beyond. [โฆ] Weather Brent Thomas | December 1, 2024 0 Comments
The Top 11 Superior Snow Stakes in North America When winter arrives, and the snow starts piling up, ski resort guests start using all available tools to determine the prime time to chase the best powder. Besides reading the snow report, calling the snow phone, or studying the telemetry, snow stakes, and snow-measuring devices placed around ski areas that visually measure the latest snowfall can be one of the [โฆ] Brains Brent Thomas | November 30, 2024 2 Comments
Park City, UT, Report: Fun Payday Laps on Fast, Firm, Snow on Opening Week Report from November 29, 2024 After skiing in the Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, backcountry yesterday I zipped back to Park City Mountain Resort and met up with my wife for a few afternoon runs. We skied the Park City side (the Canyon side is open with the Saddleback chairlift). Three chairlifts are open on the Park City side: Payday First [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 29, 2024 0 Comments
Wasatch Mountain, UT, Report: Cardiff Bowl on a Sunny November Powder Day Report from November 28, 2024 Yesterday we went for a short walk and a short ski. Only a few select zones up high are skiing deep enough to avoid turning your skis into cheesegraters. We cruised up and skied a mellow classic: Cardiff Bowl. Martin & I followed Maxwell and Alex up there and watched them drop in. Sunny, powdery, [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 29, 2024 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Thanksgiving Weekend Operations Update: 8 New Lifts Starting Sunday By Palisades Tahoe on November 29, 2024 8 Lifts Added to Sundayโs Lineup Thereโs a lot more to be grateful for this week, we are expanding our terrain! Thanks to our operations working around the clock, we will be adding 8 new lifts on our upper mountain to the lift schedule this Sunday, December 1. While we would love to open this [โฆ] Industry News SnowBrains | November 29, 2024 0 Comments
Alta, UT, Report: The First Deep Blower Powder Day of the Season Report from November 27, 2024 I skied Alta until 4 pm on Tuesday. The big storm day that wasnโt a big storm day. I was skeptical of the forecast and expected it to fizzle, but I wasnโt sure, and the Alta magic should never be underestimated. Same video as above but with some 3rd person video of pow skiing, heavy [โฆ] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 28, 2024 0 Comments
Wolf Creek Ski Area, CO, Conditions Report: Strong Early Season Conditions as the 85th Season Ramps Up Report from November 24, 2024 Wolf Creek Ski Area, Colorado, opened a month ago as the first major ski resort in North America. Wolf Creek opened 100% of its terrain by mid-November, the earliest ski area in the country to claim that feat, thanks to its usual early-season snow. So it was high time to pay a visit, especially after [โฆ] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | November 26, 2024 0 Comments