Snow Partners’ Multi-Resort Card Aims to Bridge the Gap Between Expensive Day Tickets and Season Passes Another multi-resort pass option will enter the market next season, targeting budget-conscious casual skiers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Snow Partners will introduce the Snow Triple Play Card (S3P) for the 2025-26 season, aiming to make skiing more accessible for the majority of U.S. skiers and riders who hit the slopes only a handful of times each winter. The S3P, […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 10, 2025 0 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, Set to Close Ski Season Saturday After Tough Spring After a spring marked by persistent rain and unseasonably warm temperatures, Killington Resort, Vermont, will reopen Saturday for what is expected to be the final day of its 2024-25 ski season. The resort, renowned for hosting one of the longest ski seasons in the East, has battled the elements in recent weeks, prompting a temporary closure through Friday to preserve […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 9, 2025 0 Comments
Jay Peak, VT, Hoping to Reopen for Bonus Weekend of Skiing and Riding This Friday, May 9 Jay Peak’s location near the northern tip of Vermont’s Green Mountains benefits from its proximity to large bodies of water. Moisture captured from Lake Champlain, Lake Memphremagog, and other waterways cools and condenses as it rises over the mountains, leading to impressive snowfalls from the famous “Jay Cloud.” On average, Jay receives 306 inches of snow annually, with approximately 70 […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 6, 2025 0 Comments
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
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
Top 9 Largest Vertical Drops on the East Coast We all love stats and numbers and the ski industry is no different from any other sport, profession, or business in that aspect. Which ski resort has the highest elevation, which one has the most trails that are rated expert, and which resort has the most off-piste terrain are all questions we ask ourselves when trying to select the next mountain […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | April 27, 2025 5 Comments
The Top 9 Snowiest East Coast Ski Resorts of the 2024-25 Season A relentless parade of winter storms transformed the 2024-25 ski season into one of the snowiest in recent memory for the East Coast. Vermont, in particular, got dumped on, with Jay Peak leading the charge and several other resorts not far behind. Jay Peak features sixth in the snowiest resorts in North America, beating out all Colorado, California, and most […] SnowBrains | April 25, 2025 0 Comments
Killington, VT, Weekend Report: Rain, Shine, Mud and Snow Report from April 19 and 20, 2025 We pulled into the Ramshead lot at Killington on Saturday at 11 a.m. It was hot and humid, but not raining. People were skiing in the Ramshead park with T-shirts and Hawaiian shirts, with temperatures pushing over 60 degrees. We scooted on up to K1 and got to the gondola. This was the […] Conditions Report Spencer McLaughlin | April 22, 2025 0 Comments
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