Black Mountain, NH, Confirms Record May Closing With $9 Lift Tickets and 90th Anniversary Bash Black Mountain, New Hampshire’s oldest continuously operating ski area, will close out its 90th season on Saturday, May 3, its latest closing day, the resort confirmed on social media yesterday. Related: Indy Pass Becomes the Temporary Owner of Historic Black Mountain in New Hampshire Black Mountain remains the last ski area in New Hampshire still spinning lifts and one of […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 2, 2025 0 Comments
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French Backcountry Skier Dies in Fall Near Summit of Switzerland’s Highest Peak A 53-year-old French backcountry skier died on April 28 after falling near the summit of the Dufourspitze, Switzerland’s highest mountain, authorities confirmed. The climber was part of a two-person team that departed the Monte Rosa Hut early Monday morning, aiming to reach the 4,634-meter (15,203-foot) summit of the Dufourspitze, located in the Monte Rosa massif near Zermatt, Switzerland. Approximately 80 […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 30, 2025 0 Comments
Tūroa Ski Area Gears Up for Epic Winter Season on Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand Tūroa Ski Area, New Zealand, just dropped its winter opening plans, with hospitality and snow play kicking off in Alpine Meadow from Saturday, May 31, and the ski and snowboard season set to launch on June 28, in time with the start of the New Zealand school holidays. Tūroa Ski Area’s Marketing Manager, Joanna Campbell, says the team is ready to welcome […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 29, 2025 0 Comments
After 3 Years Without Snow, French Ski Area is Closing Slopes For Good The Hautacam ski resort, operating in the French Pyrenees since 1972, has announced it will be closing its slopes, permanently ending winter downhill skiing. Local authorities confirmed the decision this week, citing three consecutive winters of severe snow shortages and mounting financial losses as the reason. Related: Slippery Slopes: Climate Change Threatens the Future of Skiing in North America At 4,900 […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 29, 2025 0 Comments
Top 9 Snowiest Resorts in North America in 2024-25 Season Spring is officially upon us, winter is over, and the resorts below received the most snow in North America. All these resorts have surpassed 400″ for the season, five have more than 500″, and one of the snowiest resorts has surpassed 700″. There is even an East Coast resort in the top nine, ahead of all Colorado, California, and most […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 29, 2025 0 Comments
Jay Peak Resort, VT, Farms 128,000 Cubic Feet of Snow for June Ski and Ride Event Jay Peak Resort, Vermont, is set to blur the lines between winter and summer again, announcing that its Solstice Sessions event will return June 21 with a record-breaking mound of farmed snow. One of North America’s snowiest this winter, the resort has sealed away 128,000 cubic feet of snow–about 40% more than last year’s stash–ensuring that skiing and snowboarding will […] SnowBrains | April 28, 2025 0 Comments
Mount Fuji, Japan, Climber Rescued Twice in Four Days After Returning for Lost Phone A 27-year-old university student was rescued twice from Mount Fuji, Japan, in four days after returning to the mountain to retrieve his lost mobile phone. The Chinese student first attempted to summit Mount Fuji via the Fujinomiya trail last Tuesday, well outside the official climbing season, which runs from early July to early September. He became stranded at around 9,800 […] Climbing SnowBrains | April 28, 2025 1 Comment
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