Maine Pass Debuts for Coming Ski Season at Sunday River and Sugarloaf New for the 2020/21 winter season, the Sunday River and Sugarloaf ski areas will offer the Maine Pass with varying levels of season-long access, as well as Maine Four-Day ticket packs, available to all. These products go on sale on September 1 and will be available through October 12, 2020. Related: The Top 9 East Coast Ski Resorts & Why You Must “SKI THE […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 27, 2020 0 Comments
Sunday River Resort, ME Responds in Perfect Way to “You Have No Balls” Criticism for Not Reopening An innocent mix-up occurred last week after a brewery named Sunday River announced that they would be reopening, confusing skiers into thinking that the Sunday River ski area would be reopening. The ski resort even resorted to putting out a media statement in an attempt to clear things up. Sunday River Resort does not own or operate the Sunday River […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 8, 2020 2 Comments
A Road Trip Around the Northeast’s Most Iconic Alpine Adventures with Ikon Pass Brought to you by Ikon Pass New England Winter Road Trip 8 Days, 6 Destinations Stratton, Killington Resort, Sugarbush Resort, Loon Mountain, Sunday River, Sugarloaf Take a trip to New England for access to one of the planet’s most highly saturated skiing and riding areas —including six Ikon Pass destinations all within five hours of each other. Here’s an inside […] Featured Article SnowBrains | December 2, 2019 1 Comment
Sunday River Resort, ME Announces they Will OPEN on Saturday Sunday River Resort in Maine intends to open for the 2019/20 winter season on Saturday, November 9. The resort expects to open at 8:00 am and offer terrain off of the Locke Mountain Triple in Barker Basin. All opening day plans depend on weather and snow conditions. The resort will post updates to the Mountain Report on sundayriver.com and its social media channels. […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 7, 2019 0 Comments
Sunday River, ME Celebrated Thanksgiving with Record Snowfall and Most Open Terrain in the East Sunday River, ME has received record natural snowfall totals this season with nearly three feet falling so far, the most snowfall the resort has seen before Thanksgiving in well over ten years. You might also like: Sunday River, ME Joins the Party and Will be OPEN Friday 19th October With three storms in just the last week and continued snowmaking efforts, […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | November 27, 2018 0 Comments
Sunday River, ME Joins the Party and Will be OPEN Friday 19th October Not content with allowing Killington, VT all the east coast glory, Sunday River, ME joined the party yesterday by announcing they too will be opening this weekend. Their website stated they will open Friday 19th October at 10 am and will open weekends until early November. You might also like: 6 Ski Resorts Will Be Open In North America This Weekend: […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 19, 2018 0 Comments
Ikon Pass New England: 15,000-Feet Vertical, 5,182-Acres, 719 Runs, 6 Resorts All Within 5-Hours [sponsored by Ikon Pass] The Ikon Pass currently delivers skiing and riding at 36 ski resorts via 74,000-acres across 3 continents, but one of the areas where this pass really comes into its own is New England. In this corner of the country alone, Ikon Pass is offering unrivalled access to: over 15,000-feet vertical 5,182-acres of the finest skiing in the east […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 9, 2018 1 Comment
Road Trip for Families with the Ikon Pass [sponsored by Ikon Pass] Ikon Pass – Road Trips for Families The family that skis together, stays together – or so the saying goes. The formula for a successful road trip with children is keeping the drive times to a minimum, including loads of kid-friendly activities once the lifts stop turning for the day, and sufficient on-mountain terrain to keep […] Featured Article Robin Azer | May 9, 2018 0 Comments
Top 10 Ikon Pass Destinations With The Best Terrain For Both Kids And Parents [sponsored by Ikon Pass] The Ikon Pass will get you out on the slopes whether you’re into the bowls or riding the bunny hill. The wide variety of terrain offered at the 26 destinations on the Ikon Pass makes it a one stop shop for families looking for a little bit of everything when it comes to greens, blues, and […] Featured Article Lindsay Hayden | April 12, 2018 0 Comments
Sunday River, ME Opens For The 2017/18 Season On Saturday | Here’s All You Need To Know: Sunday River, ME will open for the 2017/18 winter season on Saturday, November 11th, 2017 at 8:00am. The resort has been making snow the past few days and it has really shown. Temperatures are expected to remain below freezing for the next couple days, which will allow the resort to make more snow and open additional terrain. Opening Day Details: Lifts: […] Industry News Chris Wallner | November 10, 2017 0 Comments
Sunday River, ME Made Snow Last Night | It’s Officially ON In The East Sunday River, ME turned on the snow guns early this morning. The temperatures dipped well into the 20’s and it was game on from there. The forecast is calling for a warm up this week, but the resort promised to make snow whenever they could and that’s exactly what they did. Sunday River, ME Forecast: It doesn’t look like the resort […] Industry News Chris Wallner | October 17, 2017 0 Comments
Santa Sunday at Sunday River Ski Resort, ME Newry, Maine: Ho, ho, ho! Yesterday the slopes of Sunday River were decorated with 180 jolly Santa’s skiing and riding down the slopes. The spirit of the holiday season known as Santa Sunday is a charity fundraiser held every December at the resort. There were 180 Santa ‘s on hand to help support the 18th annual event which went on […] Robin Azer | December 5, 2016 0 Comments
Sunday River, ME is Open Today | Mountain Report: “Three open trails, a jib park, and top-to-bottom skiing if you’re willing to walk a bit at the bottom. The official report from Patrol is that things are “kinda wet but the surface is amazing.” Not too shabby for October.” – Sunday River today Sunday River, ME opened back up this weekend after being open last weekend and closing during […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 25, 2015 1 Comment
Sunday River, Maine OPENS Today with Top-To-Bottom Skiing | VIDEO & Photo Tour: Third earliest Opening Day in resort history. Best Opening Day conditions. Ever. Posted by Sunday River on Monday, October 19, 2015 Sunday River ski resort in Maine opened for the season today with top-to-bottom skiing and riding on 100% artificial snow. Sunday River is the 2nd ski resort to open this winter only one day after Killington, VT opened yesterday. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 19, 2015 1 Comment
Sunday River, ME Will Be First Ski Resort to OPEN in North America! Unless someone beats them to it, it appears that Sunday River ski resort in Maine will the be the first ski resort to open in North America this winter. Colorado ski resorts are very often the first ski resorts to open each winter, but warm temperatures this fall haven’t allowed CO ski resorts to begin making snow yet this year. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 14, 2015 2 Comments
VIDEO: Sunday River, ME Fired up the Snow Guns This Morning! Sunday River ski resort in Maine fired up their snow guns last night for an early season test. A cold snap last night allowed them to give the guns a good test and make sure all is in working order. Today is the last day of summer and ski resorts will be working hard to get everything dialed in for the coming ski season. Maybe it’s time to take a look […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 22, 2015 0 Comments
16 Ski Areas Could Change Hands in Major Resort Sell-Off Over a dozen ski resorts could be changing hands as CNL Lifestyle Properties, a real estate investment trust out of Newry, Maine considers getting out of the snow business. Owning ski resorts from Maine to California, CNL’s portfolio is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. CNL Lifestyle Properties owns 16 resorts – including Sunday River and Sugarloaf in Maine, Bretton Woods, Loon Mountain and Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire, Okemo Mountain in Vermont, Stevens Pass in Washington, Crested Butte in Colorado, Brighton in Utah, and […] Industry News ameliatraynor | March 16, 2015 13 Comments
Special Offer Crystal Mountain Seasons Pass Holders! Crystal Mountain Resort, Washington’s largest ski resort, is presenting a special offer for its seasons pass holders. Effective immediately, all 2014/2015 seasons pass holders at Crystal Mountain Resort will have unlimited access to its 7 sister resorts across the nation. Offer Michael Etezadi | January 30, 2015 1 Comment
East Coast Kick Off: Opening Week at Killington The day has finally come: east coast skiers and riders were welcomed to Killington Resort in Vermont to kick off the 2014-2015 season beginning Monday, November 3rd. Opening day was offered exclusively to season pass holders, but Killington opened to the general public on Tuesday, November 4th. Opening on October 25th for the 2013-14 season, Killington is known throughout the east as the first resort to open each year, offering skiers and riders that first sweet taste of powder. I was lucky enough to begin my riding season at Killington on Saturday. College students flocked to the resort for the season’s first opening weekend in Vermont. Conditions Report ameliatraynor | November 13, 2014 0 Comments
6 Ski Resorts OPEN in North America This Weekend! It’s only October and there are already 6 ski resorts open this weekend. Not bad. Well, there might be 6… Sunday River is going to make a game time decision tomorrow morning at 6:30am about wether they’ll be open or not tomorrow. If they do, we’ll have 6 ski resorts open this weekend. If they don’t, we’ll only have 5. Even 5 ain’t too shabby for this time of year. If you live anywhere near one of these open resorts, get out there and get […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 25, 2013 2 Comments