Looks & Feels Like Mid-Winter At Big Sky Resort, MT: 237% Of Average Snowfall Good afternoon from snowy Big Sky Resort! It looks and feels like mid-winter today, with temps just starting to climb above zero, snow guns blazing, and natural snow covering Lone Peak. With 51โ of total snowfall this month, Big Sky has received 237% of average snowfall, making this the third snowiest October in the past 20 years. Big Sky saw […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 31, 2019 1 Comment
PHOTOS: Snowmaking Continues at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA with Opening 2-Weeks Away Snowmaking continues at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA in preparation for the resortโs opening day on Nov. 15. Related: There Are 11 Open Resorts in North America for You to Skiโฆ Cold temperatures over the last three nights have allowed crews to make progress with snowmaking on both the upper mountain at Squaw Valley and the lower elevations at both […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 30, 2019 0 Comments
October 2019 is SNOWIEST Month on Record at Steamboat, CO | Snowmaking Has Started Earliest in Resort’s History Thanks to the snowiest October on record, Steamboat Resort, CO started making snow last night – the earliest in the resort’s history. Related: Steamboat Resort, CO to Open EARLY this Winter 44″ of snow has fallen so far this month, and with a scheduled opening day of 23rd November, crews are eager to begin building the base for the upcoming […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 25, 2019 0 Comments
PHOTOS: Snowmaking Has Begun at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA Temperatures dropped low enough on Thursday evening for Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows to officially kick off snowmaking for the 2019/20 season.ย This on top of the dusting the higher elevations received Wednesday night. We made snow last night into this morning on the upper and lower mountains at Squaw Valley and on the lower mountain at Alpine Meadows. Snowmaking […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 19, 2019 0 Comments
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Arapahoe Basin, CO Chief Teases ‘By Friday The Basin Will be a Very Different Looking Place’… In an update to his daily blog, Arapahoe Basin CEO Alan Henceroth provided us with a quick update as to the resort’s progress towards opening day. Snowmaking conditions have been aided by the big storm currently moving down Colorado, forecasted to drop up to 8″ of fresh, natural snow on A-Basin and the surrounding mountains. Related: What Ski Resort Will […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 10, 2019 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, CO CEO Recommends ‘Dusting Off Your Skis and Snowboards’ as Snowmaking ‘Has Been Incredible’ Arapahoe Basin, CO began making snow last week in their attempt to win the #RaceToOpen and be the first resort in North Americaย to start their lifts turning for winter 2019/20.ย CEO Alan Henceroth brought us a couple of updates on how this is going: “The last couple of days of snowmaking have been even better than I was expecting and the […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 8, 2019 0 Comments
7 Resorts Have their Snowguns Blazing | Keystone, CO Joins #RaceToOpen for First Time in Over 20-Years Three resorts across the country already have the snowguns blazing, making snow in preparation for as early an opening as mother nature allows, with four more getting the guns ready. Related: What Ski Resort Will Open First This Year? #RaceToOpen Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe in Nevada was the first to officially begin making snow over the weekend, and Arapahoe Basin […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 3, 2019 0 Comments