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Ligia Braidotti

Associate Editor @ Lester Communications, Inc. | Piling Canada | SnowOps

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April 2026  |  Vol. 13  |  No. 2

Cover of SnowOps Magazine, April 2026

Cover Story

Summer Lift Operations: The Realities of Year-Round Use
From sightseeing and biking to festivals and weddings, summer lift use brings new opportunities – and new maintenance demand

Features

Looking at the Big Picture
Translating high-performance ski training into a high-performing ski resort
Grooming After Dark
How extended operating hours change grooming cycles, equipment use and next-day surface quality
Beyond the Slopes
How after-hours programs are driving real results at ski resorts
Where Women Learn to Run the Mountain

From snowcat fundamentals to welding and lift maintenance, She Grooms offers hands-on training for the next generation of operators – Online April 30!

From Crane to Slope

What ski area managers can learn from industrial lifts – Online May 5!

Summer Work, Better Winter

How off-season trail maintenance protects ski terrain and improves winter operations – Online May 7!

Articles

NSP’s Mental Resilience Initiative
In partnership with the Cody St. John Foundation and Responder Alliance, the program provides stress awareness and resilience training tailored specifically to ski patrol environments.
Embedded Safety
Twiceme brings digital emergency technology into winter apparel.
Creating Careers in the Ski Industry
The Pipeline Project’s aim is to address workforce development gaps for the next generation of workers
Inside North America’s Largest Snow Storage Project
Now featured at Sun Peaks Resort in British Columbia, Snow Secure’s insulated mat technology is helping to secure the future of winter sports
Connecting the Modern Mountain

skadii’s platform unifies lift, grooming, snowmaking and maintenance data – Online May 12!

Changing Weather, Changing Plans

Warmer temperatures and lack of snow make life difficult for snow groomers – Online May 14

No Hardware. No Cloud. Just the Phone in Your Pocket

A missed day on the slopes led to a same-day app overhaul – Online May 19!

Expanding Grader Capability in Soft Terrain

Mattracks’ TD300 Tandem Drive rubber track system allows road graders to maintain traction, flotation and grading performance where conventional tires struggle – Online May 21!

First You Make It, Then You Save It

Snowmaking and snow farming for cross-country ski areas – Online May 26!

Targeting Mental Health Gaps in Mountain Communities

New funding from the Katz Amsterdam Foundation supports community-driven solutions across 11 resort regions – Online May 28!

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