Snowbird, UT, Now Closed for the Season | Hoping to Reopen June 17th for Father’s Day Weekend The Mountain Will Unveil the First and Only Rooftop Tram Balconies in North America as it Welcomes Summer Skiing and Snowboarding Following a record-breaking winter season, Snowbird will be open for skiing and snowboarding for Father’s Day weekend, June 17-18, conditions permitting. The resort will also unveil its brand-new Tram rooftop balconies—the first and only of their kind in North […] SnowBrains | May 30, 2023 0 Comments
Fonna Glacier Ski Resort in Norway Opens Today The Fonna Glacier Ski Resort is a summer ski resort on the Folgefonna Glacier in Norway. To reach the ski resort, you have to travel along a 12 mile (19km) glacier road, that is closed usually until the end of April. Therefore, Fonna is only open from about late April or early May until September, when the roads are clear. […] Conditions Report Julia Schneemann | May 6, 2023 1 Comment
Mammoth Bike Park, CA, May Not Open This Summer Due to Too Much Snow Mammoth Mountain, CA, had a record snowfall year. 709 inches fell at the main lodge, and the current base depth is 180 inches. The conditions are set up to give them the best spring skiing ever, and they plan to continue operations until at least the end of July. Related: Is the Peak 98 the Ultimate Spring Ski? This is […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 3, 2023 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Extends Season To July 4th | KT-22 Open Until 5pm on Saturdays After April 8 Greetings from the Spring Skiing Capital®. Thanks to an unforgettable winter with more than 55 feet of snow through mid-March, we are extending our ski and snowboard season into the summer! As the Spring Skiing Capital®, we are proud to announce that we will be extending our season until July 4th, 2023 (weather and conditions permitting). With our Ikon Pass […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 23, 2023 0 Comments
9 Funky ‘Upside Down’ Ski Areas to Put on Your Radar Nope, this is not a list of ski areas in the Upside Down from Stranger Things. An upside-down ski area is when you pull up to the parking lot for a day of skiing and are already at or near the top of the mountain. For mountains on this list, be prepared to have a sick panoramic view as you eat […] Friday Fun Luke Guilford | March 20, 2023 1 Comment
Living In A Dreamland Called Mammoth Mountain: A Mid Year Review Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain More than once, I’ve woken up in the middle of a hot summer’s night from a dream of blower powder, endless tree laps, and the coldest beers in California. Last night I woke up and realized this time it wasn’t a dream. I’m living in a real-life dreamland. My real-life dream hasn’t been taking […] Featured Article Alex K | March 1, 2023 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Report: Fierce Winds, Tree Skiing, White Out = The Last Powder Day of the Big 7-Day Storm Report from August 18, 2022 Last Thursday, we had our last powder day of the big 7-day storm cycle that had been clobbering Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina. We think the upper mountain got about 6 feet of snow… We were high up on the mountain early on Thursday and the wind was insane… We skied the Nubes area and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | August 23, 2022 0 Comments
Forced to Close: Italian Summer Ski Resort Latest Victim of Record Heat The Italian ski resort Passo dello Stelvio, located at 2,758m (9,049 ft) joined the increasingly long list of European summer ski resorts closing due to the current heat wave ravaging Europe. All skiing on the glacier was suspended on July 20th after the freezing altitude exceeded 4,400m (14,436 ft) on several days. The General Director Umberto Capitani calls it a temporary suspension […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 4, 2022 0 Comments