Sewage into Snow | Montana’s 1st Recycled Snowmaking Effort Launches at Ultra-Exclusive Yellowstone Club Environmental Groups Applaud Water Conservation Program in Inaugural Season After a decade of collaboration, study, and scientific review, an effort to use recycled water from the community of Big Sky, Montana, to establish a base layer snowpack kicked off the start of the 2023/2024 ski season. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) approved a permit in 2021 for the […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 10, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Mammoth Mountain, CA, Begins Snowmaking And so it begins. After a historic snowfall season in 2022/23, Mammoth Mountain is ready to get another season underway as it began snowmaking over the weekend. Temperatures dropped enough for snowmaking to commence down near the main lodge. Related: SnowBrains 2023 Mammoth Spring Highlight Video | Powder, Chutes, D-Spin 720ºs, and Epic Skiing Into July View this post on […] Industry News Brent Thomas | October 31, 2023 0 Comments
Snowmaking Has Officially Started at Killington Resort, VT It’s official: snowmaking has started on the East Coast! With a window of good weather, Killington Resort, Vermont, made it happen last night, making snow up in their north ridge area. With more good weather for snowmaking this week, Killington will exhaust every window they can to get a trail open for skiing and riding. Historically, they don’t need very […] Industry News Will Hart | October 31, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Crested Butte, CO, Begins Snowmaking Following 19 Inches of Snow Knock-knock. It’s Old Man Winter. He’s arrived. Snowmaking is officially underway at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Mountain teams fired up the snow guns on Sunday night, three days ahead of schedule, thanks to a little help from Mother Nature. A whopping 19 inches of fresh snow dumped over the mountain last weekend, followed by temperatures cold enough to allow snowmaking. Crested Butte […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 30, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Snowmaking Begins at Vail Resorts’ Colorado Ski Areas On Wednesday night, ski resorts across Summit County and Eagle County in Colorado were blanketed by fresh snow… but Mother Nature wasn’t the only one doing the work. Keystone Resort and Vail Mountain fired up their snow guns that evening, with Beaver Creek firing up Thursday afternoon, and have officially started snowmaking for the 2023/24 ski season. Related: [PHOTOS] These […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 13, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Mt. Rose – Ski Tahoe, NV, 1st Tahoe Resort to Begin Snowmaking Thanks to lower temperatures and fresh natural snow, Mt. Rose – Ski Tahoe in Nevada turned on its snow guns yesterday, becoming the first Lake Tahoe resort to begin snowmaking ahead of the 23/24 winter season. The resort also beat its Californian neighbors. “With the cooler weather finally here, we’ve started making snow from the summit down to the base. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 13, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Snow in the Making – Annual Systems Test Completed at Sunday River, ME  At 6:45 a.m. this morning, Sunday River Resort in Maine completed its annual test of the snowmaking system, signaling that ski season will be here soon. Four HKD Impulse tower guns sprung to life atop the Jordan Bowl, signaling the official kick-off to the winter countdown. With this test complete, Sunday River is ready to make snow as soon as there […] SnowBrains | October 10, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] These 3 Colorado Resorts Have Started Snowmaking Loveland Ski Area and Copper Mountain, in Colorado, began snowmaking yesterday, joining Arapahoe Basin, who fired up its snowguns on September 23rd. Related: Which Ski Resort Will Open First This Year? #RaceToOpen Copper Mountain not only kicked off its first day of snowmaking operations late last night but also received its first snowfall in the village. Loveland’s snowmakers fired up […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 4, 2023 0 Comments