Game Updates

What's new in Ski Manager. Follow our progress and see what's shipped.

v1.3 Latest Minor June 14, 2026

Polish & Quality-of-Life

A round of refinements across the site plus important fixes to daily bonuses and the tutorial.

New Features 2
  • Contact form now blocks spam automatically
  • Added Discord and community links across the site
Improvements 6
  • Redesigned login and sign-up pages
  • Refreshed the home page, navigation menu, and footer
  • Cleaner FAQ, About, Contact, and legal pages
  • Better VIP Guests page - see requirements and rewards for every guest type
  • Support chat now groups messages by day and supports multi-line replies
  • Daily bonus now tracks real-day streaks for fairer rewards
Bug Fixes 7
  • Daily bonus could get stuck and stop letting you claim
  • Some tutorial steps could not be completed
  • Snow quality and auto-grooming now work correctly
  • Corrected outdated info on several pages
  • Fixed the Compliance page failing to load
  • Fixed Ski Patrol and Emergency pages crashing with incident history
  • Fixed daily bonus indicator showing incorrectly on the dashboard
v1.2 Major June 10, 2026

UI Overhaul & New Features

Major UI improvements across all pages, support chat, voting system, compliance hub, equipment shop redesign, and dozens of fixes.

New Features 8
  • In-game support chat between players and admin
  • Season 4 resort voting system
  • Combined Compliance page (Insurance + Government + Environment)
  • Cmd+K search modal with categories and keyboard navigation
  • HKD Snowmakers added (Impulse R5, Diablo, Phazer)
  • Season roadmap on home page
  • Daily bonus badge in navbar
  • Admin feature flag bulk controls and search
Improvements 15
  • Equipment shop redesigned with product-style cards
  • Corrected snowmaker models to real TechnoAlpin, Demaclenko, HKD, SMI products
  • Night skiing page with toggle all, repair costs, time indicator
  • Terrain parks page with stats, better cards, crew display
  • Parking page redesigned with product-style build cards
  • Marketing page with better campaign and launch cards
  • Tournaments page with stats, dynamic status, how-it-works guide
  • Notifications page with day grouping, filters, bulk actions
  • Settings page with linked accounts, clickable themes, game stats
  • Footer redesigned with brand section and social icons
  • Navbar sticky fix, active page highlighting
  • Resort page with weather, snow base, condition, open/close all
  • Dashboard time-of-day greeting and profit status
  • Admin bypasses all feature locks
  • MySQL upgraded to 9.7.0
Bug Fixes 5
  • Service worker failing on www subdomain
  • Marketing page crashing from missing array keys
  • Tournament and event status not updating after end date
  • Cookie consent script tag not closing properly
  • PHP expose_php header leaking version info
v1.1 Major June 9, 2026

Economy Rebalance & Systems Overhaul

Major economy rebalance, improved grooming/snowmaking/weather/finances, PWA support, and dozens of bug fixes.

New Features 18
  • Hourly temperature system - temp changes every real-world hour following a realistic diurnal curve
  • 24-hour forecast on Weather page with snowmaking window indicator
  • Per-trail snow cannon assignment
  • Trail snow base tracking with depth and quality per slope
  • Toggle all cannons on/off at once
  • Repair costs and sell refunds for snow cannons
  • Individual slope grooming, priority grooming, and sector grooming
  • Grooming economics panel - fuel cost, crew salaries, condition bonus
  • Weather impact on slope condition decay
  • Alerts bar - warns about low cash, broken equipment, critical slopes
  • Daily snapshot cards - balance, visitors, daily profit, current temp
  • Daily profit/loss indicator with days-until-bankruptcy warning
  • Income breakdown - tickets, hotels, restaurants, rentals
  • Expense breakdown - equipment fuel, loan payments
  • PWA support - install Ski Manager as an app from your browser
  • Custom error page with falling snow animation
  • Last active tracking in admin panel
  • Summer activities can now be built directly from the page
Improvements 13
  • Lift and slope build costs reduced by 90% - players can now build a working resort on Day 1
  • Players who overpaid for lifts/slopes have been automatically refunded
  • Weather conditions now tied to temperature - no snow above freezing
  • Snowfall amounts realistic per condition type (Light 1-5, Heavy 6-15, Blizzard 15-30)
  • Daily cost breakdown and crew status display
  • Sector names shown instead of IDs
  • Crew level affects grooming effectiveness
  • Ranked by score (cash + income) instead of signup date
  • Shows cash, net profit, resort stats, and difficulty level
  • Operations quick links grid for grooming, snowmaking, staff, equipment
  • Snow quality badges on slope rows
  • 30-day browser caching for map images
  • App timezone set to Eastern Time
Bug Fixes 7
  • Building renovation not actually updating building condition
  • Activity build button linking to wrong page
  • Needs repair count showing all buildings instead of only damaged ones
  • Finances page showing zero for all income categories
  • Duplicate financial transactions from multiple GameTick runs
  • Leaderboard crashing on unsigned integer subtraction overflow
  • Water source repair crashing from wrong query method
v1.0 Major June 7, 2026

Season 1 Launch Update

Major update rebuilding the trail map, admin panel, unit system, and adding feature flags.

New Features 21
  • Rebuilt interactive trail map - select pre-drawn segments to build lifts and slopes
  • Segment popups showing name, length, and type on click
  • Loading spinner while map image loads
  • Preload map image for faster loading
  • Live visitor counter based on open lifts and slopes
  • Activity feed auto-refreshes every 30 seconds
  • Maintenance mode toggle
  • Season controls and season planner
  • Sector release management
  • Feature flags with 3-state toggle (Off/Admin/Everyone)
  • Player impersonation with safety banner
  • Admin audit log tracking all admin actions
  • Error log viewer
  • Weather override controls
  • Player search, comparison, and CSV export
  • Changelog manager
  • Suspicious activity detection
  • Dev/Production mode toggle
  • Server info panel (PHP, CI4, MySQL versions)
  • Stat tooltips on hover in the nav bar
  • Mobile bottom navigation bar (beta)
Improvements 9
  • Dynamic seat options per lift type (Button: 1-2, Chair Fixed: 2-3-4, Detach: 4-6-8, Gondola: 6-8-10, Cable Car: 20-30)
  • Slope type pre-selected by admin when drawing segments
  • Build menu shows purple lines for available segments, colored lines for built
  • Weather widget falls back to latest data when current day has none
  • Visitor count synced between nav bar and dashboard
  • Switch between metric and imperial in Settings
  • Expanded user editor with staff, buildings, items, loans, achievements details
  • Season gate with countdown page before launch
  • Homepage updated for Season 1 launch
Bug Fixes 7
  • Metric/imperial system now works across all pages
  • Removed all hardcoded currency symbols, temperatures, and distances
  • Leaflet trail map not initializing due to Cloudflare Rocket Loader
  • Trail map coordinates misaligned with image
  • Lift capacity storing seat count instead of throughput
  • Bank loan confirmation dialog missing
  • Released sector filter using wrong data type
Removed 1
  • Removed altitude and slope aspect settings
v0.5 Major June 7, 2026

Season 1: Park City

Season 1 officially launches June 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM Eastern Time. All players start fresh on Park City Mountain Resort. Sector 1 is open with lifts and slopes ready to build.

New Features 7
  • Season 1: Park City Mountain Resort - 135 days of skiing starting June 6 at 12:00 AM ET
  • Sector 1 open with lifts and slopes ready to build
  • All players start on the same resort map for fair competition
  • Seasonal leaderboard tracks progress across all players
  • Snow quality system - slopes track powder, groomed, packed, icy, and bare conditions
  • Resort tours - visit other players resorts and like them
  • Sector system - new areas unlock as the season progresses
Improvements 3
  • Trail map rebuilt with admin drawing tools, midstations, and segment connections
  • Dashboard shows visitor count, net profit, and 5-day weather forecast
  • Realistic weather temperature ranges
v0.4 Minor June 4, 2026

Bug Fixes & Dashboard Improvements

Bug fixes, dashboard improvements, and developer tooling.

New Features 2
  • PHPStan static code analysis for catching type errors
  • Database migrations for updates table
Improvements 4
  • Dashboard stats widget now shows visitor count and net profit
  • Weather widget displays 5-day forecast with snowfall indicators
  • Achievement alerts widget shows closest-to-completion when all claimed
  • Finances widget shows color-coded net profit
Bug Fixes 7
  • Critical server errors preventing site access
  • Weather display showing incorrect day data on homepage and dashboard
  • Marketing page crash from missing unlock_check helper
  • Game tick crash from resort rating array multiplication
  • Achievements page crash for logged-out users
  • Route deprecation warnings for uppercase HTTP methods
  • Admin tick trigger timeout via background execution
v0.3 Minor June 3, 2026

Polish & Compliance Update

Cookie consent, legal pages, analytics setup, cross-system integration, and quality-of-life improvements.

New Features 4
  • Cookie consent banner with three options: Accept All, Analytics Only, Reject All
  • Google Consent Mode v2 integration for analytics and advertising signals
  • Cookie preferences accessible from Settings page
  • Updates page now database-driven for easier changelog management
Improvements 8
  • Rewritten Privacy Policy with GDPR and CCPA coverage
  • Rewritten Terms of Service with expanded user conduct and virtual currency sections
  • Rewritten Cookie Policy with detailed cookie tables and Consent Mode explanation
  • Rewritten Disclaimer with weather data and simulation accuracy sections
  • Cross-system integration links between snowmaking, grooming, equipment, and energy pages
  • Resource status bars (energy/water supply vs demand) on snowmaking page
  • Removed beta acceptance flow from v1 site
  • Updated all legal pages to use correct contact email and domain
Bug Fixes 4
  • Fixed snowmaking page crash caused by undefined $db variable
  • Fixed altitude() type error when passed string instead of int
  • Google Analytics and Search Console now fully operational
  • Internal traffic filter configured to exclude developer visits from analytics
v0.2 Major June 1, 2026

Resource Management Update

Major update bringing resource management, terrain parks, and quality-of-life improvements to Ski Manager.

New Features 9
  • Energy Management - Build power grid connections, solar panels, wind turbines, and diesel generators to power your resort.
  • Water Management - Construct reservoirs, wells, river pumps, and water recycling plants to supply snowmaking.
  • Terrain Parks - Build halfpipes, jump lines, rail gardens, and slopestyle courses with dedicated park crew.
  • Parking & Transit - Build surface lots, parking garages, shuttle stops, and a village gondola with dynamic pricing.
  • VIP Guests - Random celebrity visitors, film crews, influencers, and ski teams arrive based on resort quality.
  • Resort Analysis - Detailed report analyzing your resort across seven categories for 20 Genepis.
  • Notification System - Bell icon with real-time notifications for construction, breakdowns, VIP arrivals.
  • Tutorial System - Guided tutorial for new players covering hiring, building, and resort setup.
  • Google Sign-In - Sign up or log in with your Google account.
Improvements 12
  • iOS-style widget system with small, medium, and large sizes
  • Drag-and-drop widget reordering
  • Show/hide widgets with edit mode
  • New widgets: Parking, Terrain Parks, Finances, Staff, Equipment, Insurance, Loans, Marketing
  • All stats now pull real data from the database
  • Resort star rating displayed in the stats bar
  • Equipment durability system - equipment degrades with use and needs repair
  • Resort open/close toggle - close your resort for maintenance days
  • Expanded settings page with resort naming, tutorial restart, and data management
  • Improved mobile navigation with categorized hamburger menu
  • Faster Font Awesome icon loading
  • Admin panel improvements: economy overview, activity log viewer, manual game tick
v0.1 Major May 27, 2026

Complete Rebuild

Ski Manager has been completely rebuilt from the ground up with a modern technology stack and dramatically expanded gameplay.

New Features 17
  • Modern UI built with Tailwind CSS and DaisyUI with light/dark theme support
  • Interactive trail map powered by Leaflet.js with map data from Mapsynergy
  • Comprehensive staff management with 10 different roles
  • Dynamic weather system that affects visitor count and snow conditions
  • Full financial system with income tracking, expenses, loans, and insurance
  • 8 categories of buildings including hotels, restaurants, and retail shops
  • Snowmaking and night skiing operations
  • Government regulations and environmental compliance
  • Equipment shop with real-world brands (PistenBully, Prinoth, TechnoAlpin)
  • Achievement system with 12 trackable goals
  • Daily bonus with streak rewards
  • Leaderboard and tournament system
  • Genepis premium currency
  • Automated game engine with daily processing via cron
  • Admin panel for game management
  • WCAG 2.2 accessibility compliance
  • Mobile responsive design