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Driving to Brundage, Idaho. | Image: SnowBrains Americans will drive hours for a great powder day on the slopes, with the most die-hard powder chasers driving an average of six to eight hours, according to a SnowBrains survey. A surprisingly large number of respondents reported trips exceeding 15 hours. This might sound absurd to people…

Les 3 Vallées in France is the largest ski resort in the world, with 373 miles of skiable terrain. | Image: Les 3 Vallées With access to over 90 resorts all over the globe, including more than 50 partner resorts, the Epic Pass gives skiers and snowboarders the ability to experience some of the largest…

Snowmaking is underway at Australian resorts thanks to the recent cold snap. | Image: Vail Resorts With winter solstice now behind those in the Southern Hemisphere, it appears that winter is finally beginning to hit the Australian Alps, with Perisher, Thredbo, Hotham, and Falls Creek all reporting overnight temperature drops, early natural flurries, and full-scale…

Overlooking Park City’s Mountain Village base. | Credit: Markwalkersmith/Thinkstock According to a June 18 article from Semafor, the largest ski resort operator in the world, Vail Resorts, may be under pressure from activist investor Oasis Capital Management to make changes at the company and consider selling some of its mountains. Vail Resorts has hired a…

Riding up the 1971 Red Double Chair. | Credit: Liam Abbott/SnowBrains With the rise of multi-resort passes in recent years, crowds at the most popular resorts have become unavoidable. This is why we turned to Facebook to see which resorts SnowBrains readers recommend visiting to avoid these crowds. While many readers were reluctant to give…

Still itching for skiing and riding this summer? Copper Mountain, Colorado, has farmed an ample amount of snow into its center base area terrain park for skiers and snowboarders wanting to refine their tricks. The Woodward Copper Summer Hike Park is officially open for the summer season, giving skiers and riders the opportunity to keep progressing on…

Mt. Hutt took its crews out on the mountain while the resort awaits sufficient snow for opening day. | Image: Mt. Hutt New Zealand’s long-awaited winter weather pattern may finally be turning in favor of ski resorts across the South Island, with several mountains now tentatively targeting opening dates after weeks of warm temperatures, rain,…

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, will open via ferrata routes on Corbet’s Couloir this summer. | Credit: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort It’s an exciting time for climbing at Wyoming’s largest ski resort.  This summer, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort will open three new via ferrata climbing routes on its legendary Corbet’s Couloir. There, climbers will navigate…

Credit: NOAA/NCEP GFS This NZ snow forecast centers on a colder midweek storm that favors Canterbury and the central North Island, while Queenstown and Wanaka see lighter early-season refreshes. Confidence is strongest from Wednesday afternoon, June 24, through Saturday night, June 27, when the models generally agree on timing, falling snow levels, and a sharper…

Photo courtesy of Tahoe Fund Fun fact: the daily evaporation from Lake Tahoe is about half a billion gallons of water. This amount would meet the daily water needs of 5 million Americans, or enough to support the cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles. More facts about Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Basin (courtesy…