When Will the 1st Ski Resort in the USA Open? Not Soon… It’s 60ºF at 12,000-Feet in Colorado right now!! It’s going to be so hot in Colorado’s low country this week that NOAA has issued a Hazardous Weather Warning: “THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE […] Industry News WeatherBrains | October 10, 2015 2 Comments
Loveland, CO To Start Making Snow This Weekend! Loveland ski area in Colorado plans on making snow this weekend. “There’s a cold front moving this way and our crew is hoping to start snowmaking operations this weekend. Our snowmakers and snow guns are on standby” – Loveland Loveland or Arapahoe Basin ski areas are generally the first ski areas to open every year. Last year, A-Basin won the battle opening on […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 2, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Arapahoe Basin, CO Fired Up Their Snow Guns This Week Yep, A-Basin fired up their snow guns this week. A-Basin is always one of the first ski resorts to open in the USA each year if not the first. As soon as it gets cold enough, they’ll be ready. “So… we gave the guns a little test yesterday. No, it’s not snowmaking weather yet (it’s been quite warm up here), but we momentarily […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 25, 2015 0 Comments
Whistler Will Do Summer Snowmaking To Prevent Glacial Retreat This is unprecedented. Whistler Blackcomb will be performing snowmaking this summer in an attempt to stop the glacial retreat of the Hortsman glacier where they perform their summer skiing. “The pilot project will involve the testing of four low-energy consumption snowmaking guns in the Horstman Hut area to determine if a full-scale snowmaking system is an option to prevent further recession of the Horstman Glacier.” – Whistler Blackcomb Whistler will begin installing this new snowmaking system in late July and they […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 15, 2015 4 Comments
Can High-Tech Snowmaking Save California Skiing? As you already know, California is suffering through what might be its worst winter in history. By mid-February, almost every hill in Tahoe had received less than 50 percent of its average snowfall – resorts like Tahoe Donner, Soda Springs and Homewood have all closed for the season. But the snowmaking team at Heavenly is doing all they can to fight back against California’s drought. Owned by $3.1 billion company Vail Resorts, Heavenly is equipped with some of the most sophisticated and expensive snowmaking machines in the US […] ameliatraynor | March 9, 2015 3 Comments
Sochi, Russia Calls In Shamans to Pray for Snow for Olympics… Last spring, they stockpiled 450,000 cubic meters of snow for this winter’s Olympics. This fall, Olympic organizers in Sochi have brought in shamans to pray for snow. They’ve also brought in 550 snowmaking machines to take advantage of any cold weather Sochi sees leading into the Olympics this February. Yep, shamans, witchdoctors, spiritual healers, magic makers. Russia isn’t taking any chances with snow during these winter games. Their concerns are valid. Last year, Sochi had one of the worst winters on record. They got a lot of rain and very little snow. Two Olympic training events were canceled last winter in Sochi due to a lack […] SnowBrains | December 13, 2013 0 Comments
Squaw to Open Top to Bottom on Wednesday! | Photo Tour Today Squaw Valley announced today that they will be opening top to bottom on Wednesday, December 11th, 2013. Opening top to bottom this Wed Dec 11 – Squaw Valley twitter Squaw will be opening the Siberia Chair and the 3.2-mile Mountain Run to achieve this top to bottom status. This will be a huge improvement at Squaw. Right now, to get up to Gold Coast you have to ride the Funitel […] SnowBrains | December 9, 2013 5 Comments
Government to Install Snowmaking @ Gulmarg, India Gulmarg (translates to “meadow of flowers”) is a bizarre ski resort in India’s Kashmir region. Bizarre because the ski resort is basically one huge gondola to takes skiers and riders from 8,530 feet to 12,293 feet and that’s it. No rules, no ropes, no nothing. It’s Euro-style. You get out of the gondola and you’re on your own. The government […] SnowBrains | December 3, 2013 0 Comments
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