SnowBrains Forecast: Thanksgiving Pow Day for the Northeast Forecast completed at 4 a.m. PT on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28 Summary Last week’s storm brought some accumulations to the higher mountain summits, but base areas saw only rain. Another storm moves through on Thanksgiving, bringing snow to resort bases across New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The long-range forecast is very promising. A cold and unsettled pattern […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 28, 2024 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Announces More Opening Days for 2024-25 Season Across VT, NY, and MN Okemo Mountain Resort and Hunter Mountain to Open Sunday, December 1; Stowe and Mount Snow to Open Tuesday, December 3; Afton Alps to Open Saturday, November 30 Vermont, New York, Minnesota—November 27, 2024— Winter is here! Vail Resorts announced five more opening days for the 2024-25 winter season today across Vermont, New York, and Minnesota. Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont […] Industry News Press Release | November 28, 2024 0 Comments
Hatley Pointe Mountain Resort Set To Usher In A New Era of Skiing in North Carolina Operating and running a ski resort has many unique challenges, such as the unpredictability of the weather, the difficulty in seasonal staffing, and the ever-changing environment around climate change. It takes an experienced team to successfully operate a business with several moving parts, such as mountain operations, guest services, food and beverage operations, marketing, and a host of other variables. […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | November 21, 2024 0 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, Receives Positive Snow Control for FIS Alpine World Cup Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in Eastern North America, has received a positive snow control announcement from the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Snow control for FIS races is an inspection of the conditions on a World Cup race course prior to a race to ensure the course is prepared according to FIS standards and is […] Industry News Press Release | November 21, 2024 0 Comments
North Conway, NH, Beats Industry Giants to USA Today’s “Best Ski Town” Award NORTH CONWAY, NH – The votes are in, and North Conway, New Hampshire, tops the list for “Best Ski Town” in USA TODAY 10BEST’s 2024 Readers’ Choice Award. Related: Snowbasin, UT, Voted Best Ski Resort in North America by USA Today Executive Director Michelle Cruz of the Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce shared, “We are so proud to be […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 21, 2024 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Northeast Slopes, VT: Volunteer Based—Community Driven The thermometer reads 2° Fahrenheit below zero as we gather our ski gear off of the old wooden drying rack by the woodstove. Moments later, Dad comes in through the side door with an arm full of firewood, the wind howling, blowing snow through the opened door as he shivers and quickly closes it behind him. He looks at my […] Chris Grant | November 19, 2024 1 Comment
Multiple Wildfires Rage Across The Northeast, Burning Thousands of Acres The northeast region of the United States rarely has as many wildfires as compared to states out West, such as California, which are more prone to fires. However, the lack of rain this year has caused the current drought affecting the northeast region, which is only helping to fuel the wildfires that are currently raging there. You do not often […] Fire Gregg Frantz | November 19, 2024 0 Comments
Film Review: “Mountains Not for Profit” Reminds Us What Skiing Can Be Where did you learn how to ski? The answer to that question is likely not a ski resort most skiers and riders in North America would recognize the name of. It probably wasn’t Stowe, Whistler, or Mammoth. Instead, it was probably a little ski area close to where you lived that was easy and affordable to go to. Those areas, […] Featured Video Liam Abbott | November 19, 2024 0 Comments
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