Recycling Snowmelt Back Into Snow? ReNewSnow’s technology allows ski areas to make fresh snow with recycled snowmelt. This new snowmaking technique is designed for ski areas to recover from warm periods quicker, reduce their environmental footprint, and reduce the cost of snowmaking. The principle behind the technology is simple; collect water from snowmelt runoff high on the mountain and reuse it for snowmaking. Related: Brain […] Industry News Luke Guilford | January 31, 2023 0 Comments
Winter Park, CO, Report: Opening Day 2022 Report From Monday, October 31, 2022, at Winter Park, CO: Opening Day It’s not every year you get to celebrate Halloween on the mountain, especially when that mountain is Winter Park. For the first time in its history, Winter Park started spinning its lifts and welcoming skiers and riders back on the slopes before November. October 31, 2022 – the […] Conditions Report Aunika Skogen | November 2, 2022 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Winterplace, West Virginia Located off Interstate 77 near Beckley, West Virginia, Winterplace is extremely popular with large groups and families looking for easy access. Plenty of lodging options are available in nearby Beckley to the north and Princeton to the south, along with a few ski in ski out properties available on-site. Winterplace runs in conjunction with The Resort at Glade Springs, only […] Trip Report Michael Pitts | October 31, 2022 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Snowmaking Operations Commence at Breckenridge, CO Snowmaking began today at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Peaks 8 and 9. You can smell winter in the air. This summer at Breck, resort crews installed 110 new, low-energy snow guns across Peaks 7, 8, 9, and 10. The majority of the new snow guns are concentrated on Peak 8 and Breck’s 4 O’Clock trail, which provides skiers and riders […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 20, 2022 0 Comments
Wild Mountain, MN, Begins Snowmaking | Could it Win the Race to Open? Wild Mountain, MN, has begun snowmaking ahead of the 2022/23 ski season. Related: The Spirit of Skiing is Alive and Well in Minnesota! Traditionally the first resort to open in the state, Wild Mountain shocked the big boys in Colorado two years ago by being the first resort in North America to open when it started turning a lift on October 20th, […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 17, 2022 2 Comments
Vail Mountain, CO, Starts Snowmaking in Preparation for Earliest Opening Day Ever Vail Mountain, CO, turned on its snowguns yesterday and joined several Colorado resorts in snowmaking. Copper Mountain, Keystone, Loveland, and Arapahoe Basin (and Killington in Vermont) have all started snowmaking in the last week or so. Related: Which Ski Resort Will Open First This Year? #RaceToOpen The resort strives for its earliest Opening Day this upcoming 22/23 winter season, slated for […] SnowBrains | October 14, 2022 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Full Steam Ahead With Snowmaking at Keystone Resort, CO Keystone Resort, CO, has been taking advantage of the weather windows its been given and is ready whenever temperatures permit, thanks to its state-of-the-art snowmaking system and dedicated team. Related: Keystone Resort, CO, Officially Began Snowmaking Yesterday Yesterday and today, temps dropped long enough that the resort was able to make snow for most of both mornings on top of […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 13, 2022 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Killington Resort, VT, Fires Up Snowguns Beast of the East Killington Resort, VT, fired up its snow guns on Saturday morning to being snowmaking in preparation for the start of ski season and the 2022 Women’s World Cup races taking place Thanksgiving weekend. Related: 2022 Killington Cup Tickets Available Starting October 6 Snowmakers fired up 23 guns between Rime and Superstar to start making those whales. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 10, 2022 0 Comments
Loveland and Arapahoe Basin, CO, Prepping Snowguns to Start Snowmaking in 2-Weeks Loveland Ski Area and Arapahoe Basin, CO, are getting ready to take advantage of the falling temperatures by getting their snowguns ready to start firing. Both resorts intend to open in mid-October and will begin snowmaking for real in the next couple of weeks or so. Loveland yesterday shared a video of crews testing snowguns, and A-Basin COO Alan Henceroth […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 14, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Mountain, CO, Striving for its Earliest Opening Day Ever Vail Mountain is striving for its earliest Opening Day ever this upcoming 22/23 winter season, slated for November 11, 2022 (Veterans Day). If all goes to plan, they will beat last year’s November 12 record by one day, one of the earliest Opening Days in decades. The resort will rely on Mother Nature and upgrades made to its state-of-the-art snowmaking […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | September 7, 2022 1 Comment
Loveland Ski Area, CO, Begins Countdown to Snowmaking | 29 Days to Go Meteorological fall began today, so as the days continue to get shorter and cooler we can start dreaming of winter. Let the countdown begin! Loveland Ski Area in Colorado, often one of the first resorts in North America to open, has started a countdown on their website until they start to make snow. Loveland’s snowmaking team typically starts making snow the last […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 1, 2022 0 Comments
First Snowflakes of the Year Allow Snowmaking to Begin in New Zealand Last Monday marked an exciting milestone in the countdown to Winter 2022 at Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, with the first snowflake falling on Happy Valley a month earlier than in previous years. Related: Top 5 Terrain Parks In Australia And New Zealand The Snow Factory, used exclusively to support snowmaking efforts in Whakapapa’s Happy Valley, is one of its kind […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | April 4, 2022 0 Comments
Nakiska, AB Report: Pre-Season Race Training Despite a lack of snow on the ground in Calgary, Alberta, nearby resorts are gearing back up for another season. Norquay and Lake Louise both opened to the public on November 5th, with Sunshine Village not far behind. Just 45 minutes out from the city, Nakiska Ski Area typically opens up a week or two earlier for race teams to […] Conditions Report Phil Tremblay | November 11, 2021 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Snowmaking Begins For 1st Time This Season at Palisades Tahoe, CA Cold temperatures have allowed Palisades Tahoe, CA to fire up the snowmaking guns for the first time this year. Snowmaking occurred at both the Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows base areas. Related: [PHOTOS] Palisades Tahoe, CA Celebrates Only 3rd Ever October Opening Hopefully, temperatures stay low as a mixture of snow and rain is expected in the area late tonight through Tuesday. Snowmaking will continue as conditions […] SnowBrains | November 8, 2021 0 Comments
Photos: Snowmaking Has Begun at Copper Mountain, CO Temperatures in the high country finally cooled down allowing Copper Mountain, CO, to kick off its first day of snowmaking operations. Related: Winter Dew Tour Returns to Copper Mountain, CO December 16-19, 2021 Copper Mountain is making preparations to host early-season race training starting on October 22. The US Alpine Ski Team is expected to arrive at Copper on November 1, […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 8, 2021 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, CO Snowmaking Team Ready to Go Arapahoe Basin, CO chief Alan Henceroth told us in his blog this morning that the snowmaking team is ready to go––they are just waiting for the temperature to drop. Our Snowmaking Team is ready to go. They have been testing and working on their equipment all summer. The fan guns are in place on the hill. The snowmaking reservoir is […] SnowBrains | October 1, 2021 0 Comments
Leakage From Vail Mountain, CO Snowmaking Test Could be Responsible for Deaths of 120 Fish Accidental leakage from a storage tank used by Vail Mountain, CO, in its snowmaking operation could be responsible for the death of more than 120 fish, Vail Daily reports. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials were at the scene yesterday to collect water samples and found 85 mottled sculpin, 17 brown trout, 16 rainbow trout, one brook trout, and one cuttbow […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 22, 2021 0 Comments
Less Than 100 Days Until Non-Glacier Skiing Returns to the Northern Hemisphere Ruka Ski Resort announced a few days ago that it plans to open for the 2021-22 winter Ski and Ride season in less than 100 days. The resort, located in Finland, plans to open for the season on October 8th, 2021. This is significant as the resort does not exist on a glacier. Given that Ruka isn’t on a glacier, […] Industry News Nic Stathos | July 2, 2021 0 Comments
Ultra-Exclusive Yellowstone Club, MT, Wants to Turn Sewage into Snow The ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club in Montana has applied for a permit to use sewage as snow. The private ski resort, frequented by many of the world’s richest and most famous people, wants to use treated wastewater for snowmaking to help them start their season earlier. They are the first resort in Montana to apply for such a permit. “It’s an outside-the-box […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 13, 2021 7 Comments
Colorado to Boost Snowpack Through Backcountry Snowmaking Each season resorts around the United States race to open with the help of snowmaking. Snowmaking has become an essential part of the industry – some ski areas couldn’t even operate without it. Until now, snowmaking has only been used in resorts. As part of solving the low snowpack, water, and drought issues, the state of Colorado will begin to […] Backcountry Dominic Gawel | April 1, 2021 4 Comments
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