Year Over Year Condo Prices in Killington, VT, Soar by 60% As the largest ski resort in the eastern U.S., Killington, Vermont, is appropriately known as the “Beast of the East.” Now, according to a report by Prestige Real Estate, the first quarter of 2024 was a beast for condo sales. It is no secret that post-pandemic real estate has risen in mountain communities, but recent real estate statistics at Killington […] Industry News Brent Thomas | April 12, 2024 0 Comments
Valdez, Alaska, Report: Impeccable Snow & Big Sluff on an Amazing Shoup Glacier Island Report from April 9, 2024 Monday was the 2nd day of my 2024 Alaska heli-ski season. The day started cloudy and slowly started clearing. By 1:30pm, we were in the air. We bumped out to the Shoup Glacier, a place I spent 1 month camping and skiing with a buncha crazy Aussies back in 2014. Huge glacier. Gorgeous zone. We […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 11, 2024 0 Comments
Austrian Glaciers Expected to Melt Within 50 Years In a recent report by the Austrian Alpine Club, it was determined that glaciers across the Alps are melting at twice the global average. The report also noted that of the 93 glaciers measured and observed in Austria, all but one shrank in 2022-2023. Not only did nearly all the glaciers shrink, but it was the third-highest figure of shrinkage in […] Industry News Luke Guilford | April 11, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Shreds Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, with Professional Snowboarder Travis Rice Back in February, as part of his presidential campaign, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a stop in Jackson, Wyoming. The independent candidate was in town hosting a sold-out, private happy hour fundraising event. Professional snowboarder Travis Rice heard about the visit and reached out to Kennedy Jr. to invite him to take a couple of runs at Jackson Hole Mountain […] Industry News Brent Thomas | April 11, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTO TOUR] Total Solar Eclipse Enthralls U.S. Ski Resorts It’s not every year, or even every decade, that you get a chance to witness a total solar eclipse, let alone ski during one. However, that was the case on Monday, April 8, when the much-anticipated eclipse occurred. The path of totality included 17 ski resorts in the Midwest and Northeast and the experience was incredible. Below are some of […] Industry News Brent Thomas | April 10, 2024 0 Comments
Valdez, Alaska, Report: 9-Runs in Explosive Powder on Phenomenal Terrain on Day #1 Report from April 7, 2024 (if you would like to heli-ski with Miles this April please email us:Â contact@snowbrains.com) Sunday was the first day of my 2024 Alaska ski season. This is my 3rd season heli-ski guiding for Pulseline Adventure and my 16th spring in Alaska. I consider skiing up here a completely different season because there’s nothing else like […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 9, 2024 0 Comments
The 21 Best Pick Up Lines for Skiers and Snowboarders If you love sliding on snow, you probably want a partner that feels the same way. Finding a significant other at the ski resort is a logical option if other methods of meeting that special someone aren’t working for you. But how do you do it? If you have no problem with black diamonds but struggle with making that first contact […] Laughs Brent Thomas | April 8, 2024 0 Comments
Why Do Ski Resorts Close When Their Snowpack Is Still So Deep? At the beginning of the ski season, it is a race to see what resort will open first. Pent-up demand from not skiing during the summer and fall drives skiers to clamor for their first tracks of the season. Sometimes this is only on one lift and a measly 12-inch base, most of which might be man-made snow. Then, at […] Brains Brent Thomas | April 8, 2024 11 Comments