Vail Resorts Announces Extended Season For Several Resorts Several Vail Resorts’ resorts announced yesterday that they will be extending their season. In the surprise announcement, Vail Mountain announced the extension would make 2021/22 the longest season in the resort’s history. Vail has received around 200″ of snow this season, and the snowpack is approximately 92% of average right now. Are you ready for MORE classic spring skiing and riding? […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 8, 2022 1 Comment
SnowBrains Forecast: Snowy Weekend in Colorado | Up to 18″ by Monday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist Nathan Tarino 6 PM MST Thursday, March 3, 2022 Forecast Summary A series of three weather systems will bring a multi-day stretch of unsettled weather to Colorado this weekend. The first period of snow will come Friday afternoon through the midday of Saturday, a second wave will bring snow Saturday afternoon and Sunday, and one final disturbance […] Weather Nathan Tarino | March 4, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Closes Tubing Hill Amid Staff Shortages Vail has officially announced that tubing will not be offered at the resort this year. After months of postponing an official 2021-2022 season-opening day for the hill, the resort finally announced it would not be opening the tubing hill or any other activities at the Epic Discovery area of the resort at all this season. Related: Vail Resorts Announce End […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | February 22, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #46 | Henri Rivers – President of the National Brotherhood of Skiers Brought to you by Vail Mountain My guest today is Henri Rivers. Henri is the President of the National Brotherhood of Skiers, a native New Yorker, and an avid skier and outdoor enthusiast of over 45 years. He is a professional ski instructor, certified master teacher and children’s specialist, a U.S. Ski & Snowboard Alpine coach, jury advisor, referee, and official. […] Podcasts Podcast | February 6, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Introduce ‘Phone Free Zones’ to Reduce Lift Lines Vail Resorts is exploring every available avenue to control lift lines at its busy resorts as angry customers sign petitions and share photos of lift lines to a viral Instagram account. The latest measure, confirmed Wednesday by Vail Resorts spokesperson John Plack, will be ‘phone-free zones.’ Related: Man Who Started Stevens Pass, WA, Petition Asks Epic Pass Holders to ‘Cancel Auto-Renew’ […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 24, 2022 7 Comments
Vail Resorts’ Mid-Season Analysis Reports Fewer Skier Visits But Increased Revenue Over Last Season In a mid-season report released earlier this week, Vail Resorts says compared to a year ago, there have been fewer skiers so far this season, but revenue is still up. According to the analysis, skier visits are down 1.7% on last season, and down 18% on the previous season before the pandemic hit. Related: Man Who Started Stevens Pass, WA, […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 19, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mountain Lion Startles Visitors in Vail, CO Visitors in the Lionshead Village area in Vail, Colo. were surprised this past weekend with an uncommon visitor – a wild mountain lion. The lion was first spotted Saturday morning by a guest at The Antlers at Vail. The guest alerted a front desk agent, Emily Holguin, and from there, guests were alerted of the mountain lion’s presence in the […] Haleigh Hafner | January 13, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Mountain, CO, Faced Most Challenging Holiday Period in 37-Years Due to Staffing Shortages This holiday season has been a challenging one, Vail Mountain Chief Operating Officer Beth Howard wrote in an open letter last week. Staffing shortages caused by surging covid-19 cases have meant that although the resort is running at full capacity, lifts, restaurants, and stores have been closed as staff are hit by the virus. Related: Vail Resorts Made a $139.3-Million Loss […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 3, 2022 0 Comments
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