Schweitzer, ID, Postpones Opening Day to Saturday, November 25 Schweitzer, the largest ski resort in Idaho, announced today a revised opening day for the 2023/24 winter ski season. Due to limited early season snowfall and challenging snowmaking conditions, coupled with recent temperature fluctuations, the resort has made the difficult decision to push back the opening day to Saturday, November 25. Originally the resort had tentatively planned to open November […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 22, 2023 0 Comments
Aspen Mountain & Snowmass, CO, Announces Plans for Thanksgiving Opening Weekend Aspen Mountain and Snowmass, Colorado, will open for the 2023/24 season as scheduled on Thursday, November 23. The traditional Thanksgiving opening will feature skiing on the upper slopes of Aspen Mountain as well as Elk Camp Meadows at Snowmass. “This will be my first opening here at Aspen Snowmass and I couldn’t be more excited to join the team on […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 21, 2023 0 Comments
How to Survive Opening Day — A Guide to Safe Early Season Skiing & Boarding As many of us eagerly await the opening of our favorite ski resorts, it is essential to remember that skiing is not a risk-free sport. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and for many, this marks the beginning of the ski season. However, no-one wants to spend their Thanksgiving holidays in the emergency room instead of cooking turkey and enjoying […] Claire Weiss | November 15, 2023 0 Comments
Aspen Mountain and Snowmass, CO, to Open on Thanksgiving Day Thanks to Expanded Snowmaking Aspen Mountain and Snowmass Ski Area will begin their 75th year as planned on Thanksgiving Day despite Mother Nature trying her hardest to throw a spanner in the works. Aspen Mountain will have 50-acres at the top of the mountain available and will be running the Ajax Express and Gent’s Ridge chairlifts. Silver Queen Gondola will be running to upload and […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 23, 2021 0 Comments
Thanksgiving Day Was Coldest in Over a Century in San Francisco, CA Thanksgiving Day was exceptionally cold in San Francisco, CA this year, tying with a century-old record. The high temperature was 48º, matching November 27th, 1896 as the lowest November high-temperature in recorded history, reports SFGate. The coldest high-temperature day ever in San Francisco was 35º on December 11th, 1932, a day that also holds the record low temperature ever recorded in […] WeatherBrains | December 2, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Storm Warning for Tahoe | Squaw Valley, CA Totals Could Exceed 5-FEET By Monday Squaw Valley, CA woke up to 18″ of fresh snow this morning, and that’s not even the best news! The storm is expected to continue right through Thanksgiving, breaking a little Friday afternoon, before coming back with a vengeance through the weekend. Totals after Sunday could exceed 5-FEET. Related: 18″ Snow Overnight Means Squaw Valley, CA Will OPEN Exhibition Today A […] Weather SnowBrains | November 27, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Advisories Issued For 11 Western US States as ‘Historic, Unprecedented Storm’ Hits It’s going to feel a lot more like the middle of winter for many in the US this holiday weekend due to a series of snowstorms making their way across the country. The ‘Thanksgiving Storm of 2019’ will bring much-needed snow to most ski areas, as well as causing holiday travel chaos. Forecasters are predicting hurricane-force winds, blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 27, 2019 0 Comments
Liftopia Offering Extra 25% Value on Ticket Gift Cards over Holiday Period Liftopia, the website that offers bargains on lift tickets at more than 250 U.S. and international resorts, has launched a week-long Cyber Monday Sale on gift cards that continues until Nov. 28. The company is giving buyers up to an additional 25% on top of the value of its gift cards. The cards can then be redeemed for lift tickets, […] Industry News Steven Agar | November 22, 2017 0 Comments
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