Brundage Snow Blog

Wikipedia defines corn snow as, “Coarse, granular wet snow. Most commonly used by skiers describing good Spring snow. Corn is the result of cycles of melting during the day and refreezing at night.”

Thefreedictionary.com; “corn snow n. Snow that has melted and refrozen into a granular surface.”

At Brundage we define it as, “The next best thing to powder.”

It has been a Spring skiers paradise at the mountain.  Freezing temperatures in the morning giving way to temperatures in the 50s by the afternoon.  The freeze thaw cycle has been transitioning the slopes from firm and fast into carvable corn.  Here are a few images that tell the entire story.

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Was it the sunshine? Did the warm weather start going to people’s heads? It’s hard to say, but one thing’s for certain: this year’s Crazy Daze celebration was more action-packed than ever before.

Tons of people showed up in costume and 83 brave souls took a shot at this year’s Pond Skimming championship.

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Brundage Mountain Resort now plans to be open daily through Sunday, April 7. The ski area will celebrate “Customer Appreciation Days” from April 1 through April 7.

Inconsistent spring weather patterns prompted the change in plans. The Brundage snow base ranges from 40” to 78” at the official markers, but some sun-exposed areas aren’t quite that deep.

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A key part of the skiing and snowboarding culture is the ‘go for the gusto’ attitude inherent in a gravity-fed sport. This attitude is on display from Day One of the ski season, as the pent-up demand for downhill thrills causes us to go faster, longer and harder than (maybe) we should.

Every person who’s ever stood in line for first chair on a powder day is ‘in it to win it’. If you’ve ever gone non-stop from first chair to last chair, you are in the game, too.

Here at Brundage Mountain, we’re taking that ‘Go Big’ attitude right to the end. While many other resorts are calling it quits, we still have plenty of snow and lots of excitement ahead of us. (more…)

A fun event which allows you huck and spin with no consequence.

Enjoy

-Cory

Spring break: One week of freedom and an opportunity to take a leave of absence from everyday life.

When you ask,  “What are you doing for Spring break?” You will get as many answers as there are people to ask.  Some say fishing, golfing, hiking, HOUSE WORK(?)… and some say: I am going skiing.

For those lucky people who decided to come skiing, they were rewarded with the spoils of the slopes.

For those on the fence of what to do with your week of freedom, here are five reasons why you should journey to the mountain.

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Today was one of those days you hate to see come to an end. We had sunshine, good vibes and exceptional slope conditions.

The groomed runs were smooth and carvable and stayed forgiving all day long.

I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the snow off-trail, the surface was light and fluffy.

AND – I was even more excited about the QUANTITY of untracked lines still out there waiting to be discovered.

But the slope conditions were just the beginning of what made today so enjoyable.

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We’ve been pretty excited to launch our newest springtime event, the “Jump On It” Airbag Tour.

And we always get pumped up about fresh snow. Today brought those two forces of radness together for a wildly enjoyable TGIF treat.

We got another 2″ of fresh snow this morning, bringing our weekly total to just under a foot. That fortified our base, which is now 55″ – 92″. The snow was light and fluffy and created some of the best slope conditions we’ve seen in weeks.

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March 20^th, the Spring Equinox,  is a time of rebirth.  At the mountain, that is true.  The first day of Spring has given birth to a brand new Winter.

We have received three inches of new snow in 24 hours and it continues to fall on the slopes.

Check out this forecast for the rest of the week:

Welcome back, Winter!!

Here are a few highlights of conditions today:

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The spirit of Saint Patrick’s Day is alive and well here at Brundage Mountain.

After a long dry spell, Winter returned in the form of two inches of fresh snow.

Watching flakes fall all morning was a welcome distraction, but what energized our day even more was the festive spirit of our guests.

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