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
What Are The Chances That You’ll Have A White Thanksgiving In The United States? What are the odds that you’ll have a White Thanksgiving where you live in the United States? Well, Dr. Brian Brettschneider crunched the numbers and produced this map to answer your question. If you’re living in Northern WA, MT, ND, MN, WI, MI, VT, ME, & NY, there’s a very good chance that there will be snow on the ground on Thursday. Weather Chris Wallner | November 22, 2017 0 Comments
The FIS Ski World Cup Returns To Killington For Thanksgiving Weekend Are you looking for something fun to do over the holiday weekend in the Northeast? Then look no further, we have the perfect event for you! The Audi FIS Ski World Cup Tour is being hosted at Killington, with a packed schedule of exciting events. This weekend at Killington is about much more than just watching some of the world’s […] Industry News Mitch McDermott | November 21, 2017 0 Comments
One-Day Early Opening, Thanksgiving Surprise at Whistler With an early opening, the folks at Whistler are being cautious this year to not upset Ullr, who doesn’t like to see those precious goods go unused, especially during the Thanksgiving holiday. It just happens to benefit us mere mortals as well… Early season this year has been less than spectacular, although the snowpack around the Northwestern U.S. and Western Canada has […] Sergei Poljak | November 22, 2016 0 Comments