Mount Washington Alpine Resort, BC, Reopens for Bonus Weekend Rail Park Event Mount Washington Alpine Resort in British Columbia is set to open for a bonus weekend, offering skiers and snowboarders a rare chance to hit the slopes in mid-June. The resort’s grooming and park crew, fresh off a final test run, have prepared a compact but lively Rail Park for visitors on June 14 and 15. Related: These Are the 6 […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 13, 2025 0 Comments
The U.S. Will Host 10 FIS World Cup Events Next Season as Athletes Compete to Qualify for 2026 Winter Olympics U.S. Ski & Snowboard is excited to announce 10 domestic FIS World Cup events for the 2025-26 season, spanning alpine, freestyle, snowboard, freeski, ski jumping, and cross country. Related: Inside the U.S. Ski Team’s Ambitious Plan to Win the FIS Alpine Nations Cup This landmark season will see every U.S.-based World Cup—except for cross country—serve as a key qualifier for […] Competition SnowBrains | June 13, 2025 0 Comments
4 New Zealand Ski Resorts Set to Open This Weekend After Heavy Snowfall New Zealand ski season is set to kick off this Saturday, June 14, with four major resorts—Mt. Hutt, The Remarkables, Coronet Peak, and Cardrona—welcoming skiers and snowboarders after a series of storms blanketed the region in fresh snow. Mt. Hutt had initially planned to open on Friday, June 13, but was postponed by a day due to unsafe conditions following […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 13, 2025 0 Comments
6,646′ Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, MT, Projected to Open Monday, June 16 The full length of Going-to-the-Sun Road is expected to open to motorized vehicles Monday, June 16, for the 2025 summer season. As a reminder, timed entry vehicle reservations are required to enter Going-to-the-Sun Road from the west side of the park for those traveling by vehicle or motorcycle from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning June 13 through September 28. […] National Parks SnowBrains | June 13, 2025 0 Comments
The Strange World Of Skiing Superstitions If you grew up in a region that received snow, you’re probably familiar with the multitude of skiing superstitions. Whether it was wearing your pajamas inside out or flushing ice cubes down the toilet, every kid had their preferred method of playing with fate to force a snow day. Skiers, however, have taken snow superstitions to the next level. A common […] Dylan Craig | June 13, 2025 6 Comments
British Ski Racer Dave Ryding Announces His Intention to Retire After the 2026 Winter Olympics Dave Ryding, Britain’s most accomplished alpine skier, has announced that he will retire following the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. The tech specialist, who to date is the only British Alpine skier to have won a FIS World Cup race, starts mainly in the Slalom and Giant Slalom disciplines. He made his World Cup debut in February 2009 in Val […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 13, 2025 0 Comments
Inside the U.S. Ski Team’s Ambitious Plan to Win the FIS Alpine Nations Cup The U.S. Ski Team has set its sights on winning the Overall Nations Cup by 2035. Chip Knight, U.S. Ski and Snowboard’s (USSS) Alpine Development Director, tells SnowBrains, “We’d like to stand toe to toe with the best Nations in the world, and the Nations Cup is the best metric in terms of depth of excellence.” The Performance Task Force […] Competition David Michael | June 12, 2025 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Bousquet, MA—A Small Mountain With A Big Heart Western Massachusetts—specifically Berkshire County—lies within the Appalachian range, in a region locally known as the Berkshire Hills. Within these hills are numerous ski resorts, but at the center of Berkshire County lies a lesser-known, yet unique and historic resort: Bousquet Mountain. As the ski resorts are all within an hour of each other, they share many of the same skiers […] Zach Suffish | June 12, 2025 0 Comments
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