Opening Day is Tuesday, January 5, 2016!

Are you ready to ski or snowboard? We sure are, we just need Mother Nature to wake up and get back to her day job!

While Mother has been difficult to work with this December, this past week has been quite positive for us in the snowmaking department. With some snowmaking temperatures, we’ve been able to blast out some white gold in addition to receiving our first decent natural snowfall on Monday night.

That being said, it’s not always easy to predict Orono’s temperatures. Just like any other area controlled by lake-effect (or any location on planet Earth, for that matter) we’re subject to ups and downs in temperature and weather patterns. To our benefit, often when it’s raining in Oshawa, it’s snowing here in Orono. And moving northward the temperature often continues to drop. Unfortunately that means that while we might have cool temperatures here, putting us on the verge of making snow, other areas are a degree or two colder and into more solid snowmaking temperatures.

While the cold weather was off to a rocky start in December, we have full confidence that January will bring about excellent ski/snowboard-worthy conditions.

With Mother Nature’s recent whims, we want to ensure we give the public a great experience on opening day. This is why we’re officially announcing Tuesday, January 5, as our first day of skiing and snowboarding for the public with full regular season operational hours! We have great snowmaking weather coming up this weekend, which will set us up for an opening day on Tuesday. As we write this, Sunday is forecasted to bring temperatures of -3°(with a low of -14°) and Monday -9° (with a low of -15).

While we’re able to blow snow at -3°, the amount and quality produced at this temperature is much poorer than that of -9°(with the same amount of water). Simply said, colder temperatures on Sunday will make for a much better opening day on Tuesday. PLUS it’s supposed to be sunny and only -4°!

 

Beginner Lift Ticket is valid for use of Magic Carpet lift servicing Bambi run. Be sure to check out Brimacombe's 2016 Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month deals and promotions for some other great lift ticket deals that coincide with opening week, including some $5 Beginner Lift Ticket days and Family Night!

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We have a lot to look forward to with the upcoming month. January 2016 is Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month here at Brimacombe. This month-long event is aimed at encouraging families to get off the couch and onto the slopes of Brimacombe. We have tons of events, promotions and deals happening right through the entire month. There’s definitely something for everyone!

The beginning of the month kicks off with $5 beginner lift tickets on Tuesday, January 5 and Thursday, January 7, 2016. These lift tickets (Bambi run and Magic Carpet access only) are good for individuals who are brand new to the sport and want to get a taste of on-hill sports. This deal is also available on January 14, 15, 19, 20, 27 and 29, 2016.

Some other highlights of Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month include Oakley Demo Day and Family Nights on Saturday, January 9 and January 22. On the evening of Saturday, January 16 and January 30, 2016, you can also purchase two of Brimacombe’s Discover Skiing & Snowboarding Packages for the price of one!

Plus, throughout January (as well as the rest season), Brimacombe will be offering $25 weekday lift tickets. These lift tickets are valid Tuesday through Fridays from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

For further details on Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month events and promotions at Brimacombe, visit: http://skiandsnowboardmonth.brimacombe.ca/calendar/.

With a fun-filled and jam-packed month ahead, January is sure to be a great! With that said, we’d love to see you out here on opening day. Just in case you need it, we’re providing you with a Dr. Brim doctor’s note to get you out of work. Tell your boss that you have a really bad case of the Brimacombe blues!

Operational hours for Tuesday, January 5, 2016 are 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. (full regular season hours).

Opening Week lift ticket rates - $25 (before taxes) 

For a complete list of Brimacombe's operational hours for January, please visit, https://brimacombe.ca/hours_directions/hours

And, don't forget you can get more updates on our Facebook and Twitter feeds!

Have a safe and happy New Year!

Cheers,

The Brimacombe Team

Finally, SNOW!

Well, good news folks! The snow is finally here. Last night Mother Nature delivered, bringing with her a few inches of the white stuff!

And thanks to the sustained cold temperatures, this past weekend, we were able to get our guns up and running again. In fact, we had a total of 40 guns blasting at full capacity just yesterday. Bring on the snow!

A view of Brimacombe's Standard run taken Tuesday, December 29, 2015.

Solid snow making temperatures are expected for the rest of the week, beginning again on Thursday, when our team will crank the guns up again in preparation for opening day.

With optimal snow making temperatures predicted in the long-term forecast, we are pushing hard to open this Saturday, January 2, but we’ll be sure to keep you in the loop with any new updates via Facebook, Twitter and brimacombe.ca. You can also keep an eye on our web cams and watch us continue to deliver snow onto the slopes.

Brimacombe Web Cam View #1 - Standard/Bambi Run

Brimacombe Snow School's eight-week lessons are still a go for their original start dates.  If for some reason we are forced to delay the start dates by a week, the whole program would simply shift a week later; however, as mentioned, at this time we don’t anticipate this being an issue. Again, any updates will be available via our website and social media channels.

So, lets continue to cross our (soon to be chilly) fingers and toes and keep doing a little snow dance for Mother Nature!

Other Helpful Links:
Visit brimacombe.ca
View Brimacombe's Web Cams
Follow Brimacombe on Facebook
Follow Brimacombe on Twitter

See you on the slopes!

The Brimacombe Team

WHERE'S THE SNOW?

Where's all the snow? When are you opening? Two questions all avid winter-lovers across Ontario are asking lately, including Brimacombe's more than 150,000 dedicated members and annual visitors.

Well, we at Brimacombe are working on it. Our team is working hard and the guns are ready, now let's all cheer on Mother Nature to put some chill in her step and do a little snowdance while we're at it (see this inspirational snowdance video if you're feeling unenthused).

With a few dips in the upcoming forecast, we are prepped and ready to make snow every chance we get -- and, with new, state-of-art snowmaking equipment in place for the 2015/16 season, we will be able to produce snow on the slopes faster than ever before (we literally have 50 snowguns lining the trails, waiting to go!)

Unfortunately, due to the current weather conditions, we have officially cancelled our Christmas Camps, which originally were to be held from December 21/15 to January 3/16. But don't fret, we are still offering our PA Day Camp on January 22, 2016.

The great news is Brimacombe Snow School's eight-week lessons are still a go on their original start date. If for some reason we are forced to delay the start dates by a week, the whole program would simply shift a week later, and we would be sure to let you know via the website and social media channels.

In exciting and more snowy news...back by popular demand, Brimacombe will be hosting its #SendMeSnow contest for the second year in a row -- offering one lucky household the promise of snow, just in time for the holidays! The winner of this one-of-a-kind contest will receive up to 25 yards of snow spread across their front lawn on December 23, 2015. Rest assured, the (perspectively) small amount of snow that will be dumped on one winner's front lawn will not affect the opening day of Brimacombe in any way. 

Click here to learn more about getting snow delivered to your front lawn and keep an eye on our webcams and watch for us to deliver snow on the slopes as soon as the temperatures drop!
PLUS stayed tuned to our social media platforms and website for upcoming news throughout the near future.

BRIMACOMBE WILL OPEN DECEMBER 13, 2014!

Have you heard? It's official! 

Brimacombe will be open for the 2014/15 season on Saturday, December 13, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m - weather and snow conditions permitting, of course!

And, better yet, all daily lift tickets will be only $22+HST during opening weekend.

While we don't know exactly what runs will be open yet, we can tell you where we are currently focusing our snowmaking activities on a large number of runs...

• Park Ave
• Pete's Elbow
• Snow Bowl
• Piggy Bank
• The Vault
• Standard
• Bambi
• Ladies' Downhill
• Flyer
• Clubhouse

Thanks to our recent purchase of 22 new Rubis Evo Ultra Low Energy snowmaking guns, as well as all the demo equipment we bought after last season, we are now able to make more snow than ever before. So as long as Mother Nature keeps offering us some colder temperatures the guns will be blasting.

The 22 new Rubis Evo Ultra Low Energy snowmaking guns upon arrival at Brimacombe.

Make sure to check the Brimacombe website beginning early next week when we'll start announcing exactly what runs will be opening!

Until then, here are the first three days of operation (weather and snow conditions permitting) to mark on your calendars:

Saturday, December 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

For a complete list of December's operational hours, please visit brimacombe.ca/hours_directions/hours

Get your gear ready and we will see you on the slopes!

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Don't forget you can get more updates on our Facebook and Twitter feeds!

Bitter sweet, that's all folks.

Today is always a bitter sweet day for me. It's nice to be turning the page on another great season here at Brimacombe but I am also sad that it is over. This has been one of the best weather years that I can remember, sure we were challenged at the beginning with a major ice storm shutting us down for a weekend just prior to Christmas and we had a high number of bitterly cold days, but we also had record snowfalls and sun producing many spectacular "blue bird" days on the slopes. We ran 87 operational days this year that's 12 more than last year and we are closing on the same weekend. The decision to close was once again made based on the numbers of members and guests we have been seeing out the last three weeks rather than snow conditions...we still have loads of snow however the bulk of our membership has spoken through their attendance -people have had enough. That said today was a stellar day, great attendance, loads of sunshine and my favorite event of the season..the Puddle Jump. Its great to end on a high note and I want to personally thank all of you for being a part of a season that we will talk about for many many years.

We took thousands of photos today at the puddle jump and will be uploading a bunch of them to our Facebook page today and over the next few days. I'll share a few with you here in the blog;

If you have any pictures or videos would like to share with us we would love to see them...especially GoPro videos. By sending these photos you are giving us permission to publish or use them online, in our publications or through other ways of sharing.

I'd like to thank our Management team and staff (over 350 of them!) for all of their hard work and dedication this season....You all rock, you are the face of Brimacombe!

As I hear "Last ride" being called over the radio's for the very last time this season, all I can think to write is "It's been another great season in paradise",

Cheers,

Mark 

The SUN is a little warmer

It's about providing the opportunity, not taking the opportunity,

It's about the response we get when we ask someone how their day has been,

It's about the sounds of laughter and animated conversation filling the chalet over lunch,

It's about the look on a child's face when they take their first run, or first ride up a chairlift,

It's about the names and faces we collect in our memories each year,

It's about the people.

We have truly been blessed this season -ample snow, higher than average days of clear blue sky, perfect snow conditions in spite of some less than perfect weather events and a fantastic number of visitors to our slopes. March break this year resembled the march breaks of 20 years ago and included a healthy percentage of brand new skiers and snowboarders. I took some time the other day and stood at the bottom of the Main Street chair talking to people. If there is any single reward to our work out here it is the reward of hearing people rave about their day with us. To hear people who have never skied or snowboarded...or have not done it in decades say "We WILL be back" shows us that we have done our job.  

If you weren't at Brimacombe this March Break, here's a look at what you missed.

SPRING HOURS OF OPERATION

Brimacombe has changed to Spring Hours of Operation effective Sunday, March 9. The following are our tentative hours of operation for the remainder of the season, weather and snow conditions permitting.

As of March 9, all Night Season Passes will be accepted any night Brimacombe is open.

Please check back regularly for any updates or call the snowline...905.983.SNOW/1.877.672.2582

Monday, March 10         9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 11        9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 12    9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 13       9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Friday, March 14           9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 15       9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 16         9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 18        9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 19    9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 20       9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Friday, March 21           9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 22       9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 23         9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  

Wednesday, March 26    9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.  

Saturday, March 29       9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 30         9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

OUR MOST POPULAR EVENT OF THE SEASON
IS COMING SOON!

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Join us as we end the season with a SPLASH!

We may be winding down, but it's not over yet! Get in some more "down time" before we start complaining about the heat!

It's been another day in Paradise,

Cheers,

Mark