World’s Largest Mountain-Top Snow Fort Opens at Keystone, CO The world’s largest mountain-top Snow Fort has officially opened for guests of all ages to explore at Keystone Resort in Colorado. Located at the top of the River Run gondola at an elevation of over 11,600 feet, this year’s Snow Fort is even bigger and better than years past. Reaching a height of over 35 feet and covering a quarter-acre, […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 14, 2023 0 Comments
Study Reveals the Best Weeks for Powder Skiing in Japan for the ’23/24 Season If you’re planning a ski trip to Japan this year to experience the famous powder snow known as “Japow,” the best weeks for snowfall have been revealed in a new analysis conducted by Snow Season Central. The study analyzed the daily recorded snowfall at five of Japan’s most popular resorts over the last 10 winter seasons (from 2012/13 to 2022/23) to […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 13, 2023 0 Comments
Snowbasin, UT, Announces Opening of its New Lift and Expanded Patio Christmas is coming early to Snowbasin with a new lift and more openings. Snowbasin’s highly awaited newest lift, DeMoisy Express, is set to open for the first time on Tuesday, December 19. This new addition will follow in the footsteps of Becker, which opened today, December 13, and Porcupine and John Paul, set to open on Friday, December 15 for the […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 13, 2023 0 Comments
Mt. Hood Meadows, OR, Suspends Operations Due to Rain It has been a slow start to the ski season in the Pacific Northwest. It looked promising when two feet of snow fell on Mt. Hood at the beginning of December. However, that was quickly squashed by an atmospheric river that dropped over seven inches of rain. The rain decimated the snowpack, leaving the snow more brown than white. Another […] Industry News Brent Thomas | December 13, 2023 0 Comments
3 Washington Ski Resorts Open This Week The 2023/24 season is in full swing with many ski resorts already open across the United States with more resorts not far behind. Christmas is less than two weeks away and it is crunch time for ski resorts trying to open before the busy holiday week. Ski resorts in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Rockies, and Pacific Southwest regions all have ski […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | December 13, 2023 0 Comments
Skier Caught and Violently Carried Down Couloir in Great Gulf Wilderness, NH Video Credit: Dominic Torro, Original Video can be found on Instagram: @east.coast.ski93 This avalanche incident report was originally published by the Mount Washington Avalanche Center Summary: At about 11:30 am on Saturday, December 9th, a backcountry skier triggered an avalanche while descending Airplane Gully in the Great Gulf Wilderness. The skier was caught, carried, and not buried, but they […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 13, 2023 0 Comments
Pissing Off Piste: Taking Care of Business in the Backcountry Imagine this – you’re having the best backcountry ski tour of your life. The temperatures are mild, the avalanche forecast low, you’ve just made a great time on the skin track and are preparing for your descent of an untouched beautiful line. But then, nature calls. Your brain starts to race as you wonder if you can hold it until […] Backcountry Katy McClintic | December 13, 2023 1 Comment
SnowBrains Podcast #54 | Steven Nyman — 20 Year World Cup U.S. Ski Racer & 3-Time Olympian My guest today is Steven Nyman: Steven first skied on the World Cup at age 20 and got 15th in slalom in his first-ever World Cup race He’s been ski racing on the World Cup since 2002 with 14 World Cup seasons Steven skied in three Winter Olympic Games He won three World Cup Downhill Races Steven has been on […] Podcasts Podcast | December 13, 2023 0 Comments
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