300+ Santas Raise $10,000 at Sunday River, ME, 25th Annual Santa Sunday Sunday River Resort’s 25th Annual Santa Sunday filled the slopes with holiday cheer and purpose as over 300 skiers and riders dressed as Santa dashed down the Broadway trail in the South Ridge base area. The event raised $10,000 for the Boyne Forever Foundation and The River Fund Maine. Each Santa, having pre-registered for the event, sported the classic attire: […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | December 17, 2025 0 Comments
Top 5 Most Challenging and Rewarding Groomed Runs in the U.S. Do you love carving on fresh corduroy first thing in the morning? Do you live for sustained, top-to-bottom runs—the kind where you can push the speed, hop back on the lift, and do it again? If you answered yes to these questions, you may love groomers. To be clear and definite about what this ranking system entails, here are the […] Brains Greg Wedow | December 9, 2025 3 Comments
Sunday River, ME, Officially Opens for 2025-26 Season Winter returned to Sunday River, Maine, at 9 a.m. today as the Locke Triple loaded the season’s first riders, officially opening the 2025-26 ski season on Locke Mountain. “Opening day always brings a special kind of energy,” Brian Heon said, General Manager of Sunday River Resort. “The team’s been going nonstop, and it shows. There’s nothing better than hearing those […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | November 12, 2025 0 Comments
Sunday River, ME, Has Started Making Snow for the 2025-26 Season Winter has officially begun at Sunday River Resort, Maine, with the resort receiving its first natural snow on Saturday, November 1. That allowed the snowmaking team to fire up the snowguns before sunrise on Sunday, November 2, across Locke and Jordan peaks, bringing the resort one step closer to opening day. “Our team lives for this time of year,” Brian […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | November 5, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEOS] Sunday River, ME, Completes Annual Snowmaking Test Sunday River Resort, Maine, officially kicked off the countdown to winter with its annual snowmaking test early Saturday morning, September 20. The operation was conducted on the Lower Downdraft trail of North Peak, where the snowmaking crew fired up the snowguns to ensure the state-of-the-art system was fully operational and ready for the season once temperatures drop. Related: Brain Post: […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 22, 2025 0 Comments
The 10 Biggest Ski Resorts on the East Coast Although the East is home to hundreds of small hills, there are a surprising number of big mountain ski areas that offer an abundance of terrain that rivals West Coast resorts. Many East Coast resorts get overlooked when skiers and riders are looking to book week-long vacations. Many people pass over these resorts, thinking they do not offer enough terrain to […] Brains Brett Currie | July 15, 2025 3 Comments
The 7 Best Terrain Parks on the East Coast East Coast skiers are known for their unconditional love for the sport and this fact is easily seen in the terrain parks and its community. Even though it doesn’t snow enough for mountains to make 60 foot plus jump lines, park crews around the East are able to use the snow they have and build fun creative parks. Park skiers […] Zach Suffish | July 10, 2025 0 Comments
March Madness Ski Resort Edition: Vote on Who Will Be Crowned Champion in the Sweet 16 Last week saw the launch of the SnowBrains March Madness Ski Resort Tournament where we asked our followers to vote on what they deem to be the best ski resort in North America. Over 30,000 votes were cast in the first round, and as of today, we move on to the Sweet 16. Out of 32 of North America’s most well-known […] SnowBrains | March 31, 2025 0 Comments
March Madness Ski Resort Edition: Vote on Who Will Be Crowned Champion as Best Ski Resort in North America While March may be the most exciting time of year for basketball fans, the month typically sees skiing wind down to a close—until now. To honor the most intense sports tournament on the continent, SnowBrains decided to host a March Madness of its own to find out which ski resort its following would crown champion as the Best Ski Resort […] SnowBrains | March 25, 2025 0 Comments
Subaru Driver Charged With Causing $45,000 of Damage to Slopes and RFID Lift Gates at Sunday River, ME On Sunday, March 9, Oxford County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a significant incident of aggravated criminal mischief at Sunday River ski area in Newry, Maine. Related: Driver Abandons Audi Sports Car on Keystone Resort, CO, Ski Trail Following GPS Mishap Upon arrival, deputies noticed extensive damage to the ski slopes behind the South Ridge Lodge, with large deep ruts caused […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 13, 2025 0 Comments
Sunday River, ME, Opens Today, November 14, for the Season Sunday River in Maine has announced its season opens today, November 14, joining Vermont’s Killington Resort in kicking off the East Coast ski season. “It’s time to kick off winter! The official start of the ski and ride season is here, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome you back to the slopes. We’re spinning the Locke Mountain Triple […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 14, 2024 0 Comments
Sunday River, ME, Opens Today for Skiing and Riding Sunday River in Maine will open its slopes for a special Halloween ski day today, October 31. This event is exclusively available to New England Passholders, Ikon and Mountain Collective Passholders, and Ticket Pack holders. In an announcement on its website, Sunday River credited the “extra treat for your Halloween” to the dedicated efforts of its snowmaking team, who’ve “really […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 31, 2024 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
What to Know About Sunday River’s New “Barker 6” Bubble Lift For the 2023/24 season, Sunday River Ski Resort will have a new bubble lift titled Barker 6. The Doppelmayr D-Line design will replace the outdated Barker lift installed in 1987, currently the resort’s oldest detachable lift. The installation of this lift is part of Sunday River’s “2030 Plan” which seeks to sustainably grow the ski area and make investments that […] Ian McIsaac | July 1, 2023 0 Comments
Sunday River, ME, Opens 3 Hours Before Killington, VT, and Is the First Ski Area Open in the Northeast This Season Sunday River, ME, opened for skiing at 9 am this morning. Although Killington in Vermont opens at noon and was originally scheduled to be the first resort open in New England (and the Northeast), Sunday River made a last-minute announcement that they would open at 9 am. This isn’t the first time that Killington’s midday opening has caused them to just […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | November 17, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Momma Bear and 3 Cubs Stroll Across the Slopes at Sunday River, ME [arve url="https://youtu.be/mAV3DAuOtLY"] SnowBrains | April 12, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
17-Year-Old Injured After Gondola Cabin Falls From Haul Rope at Sunday River Resort, ME A 17-year-old was injured last week after a gondola cabin detached from the haul rope at Sunday River Resort, ME, and fell to the mountain below. The teen was the only occupant of the cabin. The resort’s Chondola lift was already running at half-speed due to high winds when a high gust caused the malfunction, and the cabin fell ten feet […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 8, 2022 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] 232 Santas Hit the Ski Slopes at Sunday River, ME, Raising Over $5,000 for a Good Cause The 21st Annual Santa Sunday event kicked off the holiday season of giving at Sunday River Resort, ME, yesterday. 232 skiers and snowboarders dressed as Santa raised just over $5,000 for a local non-profit organization, and schussed down the slopes of the resort’s Broadway trail, ringing sleigh bells all the way. Each pre-registered Santa made at least a $20 donation and […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 6, 2021 0 Comments
Santa Sunday Returns to Sunday River, ME, for Christmas Cheer and Fundraising Efforts This Sunday Over 200 Santas to hit the slopes at Sunday River on December 5, 2021 With the holiday season fast approaching, another Sunday River favorite returns: Santa Sunday. This year, over 200 skiing and snowboarding Santas will take part in the Santa Sunday fundraiser on December 5, 2021, benefitting the River Fund Maine, a 501(c)3 organization with the mission of bringing the community […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 2, 2021 1 Comment
What’s New at Sunday River, ME for Winter 2021/22 After announcing the Sunday River 2030 plan for sustainable growth and development in February 2020, Sunday River Resort, ME, has many exciting capital improvements for winter 2021/22, just in time for ski season. These improvements range from on-mountain infrastructure and sustainability initiatives to new experiences and ways to save on lift tickets. Related: Vision for the Future of Sunday River Resort, ME | Sunday River 2030 Snowmaking Improvements Continuing the resort’s commitment to providing […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 23, 2021 0 Comments
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