3 Ski Resorts STILL OPEN in North America: North America still has two ski resort open daily and one that will be open this weekend. Badass. Thanks, El Nino. If this all doesn’t freak you out enough, just know that one ski resort is already open in South America… It’s been open for 3 days already and they have 43″ of snow forecast today. Get out there and […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 6, 2016 4 Comments
Ski Season Starts in Oregon: Timberline Lodge and Mt. Hood Meadows Open this Weekend! Timberline Lodge Ski Area will be the first ski area in Oregon to open for the 2015/2016 ski season. They plan to operate Bruno Lift from 9:00am-4:00pm Saturday and Sunday. “Weather and conditions permitting, we are hoping to have a limited opening with Bruno on Saturday & Sunday, 9-4. In the event of an opening, early season conditions will exist. […] Industry News Jack Lafeman | November 19, 2015 0 Comments
Is Summer Skiing on Mt. Hood, OR Over for Good? | 80-Year Photo Tour: Timberline Lodge ski resort’s Palmer Snowfield on Mt. Hood, OR has nearly completely melted this summer forcing the ski resort to close over a month early on August 2nd, 2015. This is not good. But, […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 24, 2015 8 Comments
Timberline Lodge/Mt. Hood, OR to CLOSE Early for 1st Time in 10 Yrs. Legendary Timberline Lodge ski resort on Mt. Hood, OR will be closing early this season on August 2nd for the first time in decade. Timberline almost always stays open until the end of September (Labor Day) and has the longest season in North America by far. The last time Timberline closed early was on August 18th, 2005. Timberline averages over 400″ of snowfall per winter but this year they only got 297″. That lack of snow is what has lead to the early closure this year. Industry News SnowBrains | July 31, 2015 2 Comments
2 Ski Resorts OPEN in North America This Weekend: Whistler closed for the winter season on June 7th. Tomorrow, they open back up for a month of glacier skiing on the Hortsman Glacier. Whistler just made waves by announcing that they’ll be performing snowmaking on the Hortsman this summer to attempt to slow down its glacial retreat. Summer is here and the only two ski resorts open in North America are skiing and riding on […] SnowBrains | June 19, 2015 1 Comment
Only 1 Ski Resort STILL OPEN in North America: Arapahoe Basin, CO closed for the season yesterday. Now there is only one ski resort open in North America, but soon there will be two. Whistler Blackcomb will be opening up for summer glacier skiing on June 20th. They’ll stay open until July 23rd. It’s too bad that Beartooth Basin, summer-only ski resort, will not be open this summer. Rumors are flying that Timberline Lodge ski resort, the only one open in North America right now, may not make it all the way until September this year due to a lack of snow coverage. We’ll see how this […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 15, 2015 1 Comment
2 Ski Resorts OPEN This Weekend in North America: Arapahoe Basin reopened today after ending daily operations last Sunday. A-Basin will be open this one last weekend before calling it quits for the year. It’s too bad that Beartooth Basin, summer-only ski resort, will not be open this summer. Ah, Springtime… Park, pipe, shorts, bikinis, hot tubs, hot springs, ice cream, beer, beer guts, sunglasses, stinky sunscreen, hot dogs, ball caps, sunburns, costumes, and deep powder. SnowBrains | June 12, 2015 0 Comments
Only 3 Ski Resorts STILL OPEN in North America: We’re getting down to the very end now. Killington, VT was planning on staying open weekends in June, but warm weather melted the snow off Superstar this past weekened and they’re now closed for the season. There are now only 3 ski resorts left but they are all open daily this week. Arapahoe Basin extended their season last week adding on extra weekend on Jun 12-14th. Oregon, Colorado, and Canada are still in the game. Let’s all get out there and get after it while we still can. […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 1, 2015 0 Comments
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