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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

Summer Work, Better Winter
How off-season trail maintenance protects ski terrain and improves winter operations
From Crane to Slope
What ski area managers can learn from industrial lifts.
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.
Summer Work, Better Winter

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

Profile

Connecting the Modern Mountain
skadii’s platform unifies lift, grooming, snowmaking and maintenance data

Articles

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
No Hardware, No Cloud. Just the Phone in Your Pocket
A missed day on the slopes led to a same-day app overhaul.
Changing Weather, Changing Plans
Warmer temperatures and lack of snow make life difficult for snow groomers
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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SnowOps is North America’s voice for snow operations at ski resorts and ski areas, dedicated to bringing ski resorts and ski areas the snow operations information they want to know. You’ll find stories on the latest technology, volunteer experiences and more in SnowOps.

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