Vail Resorts Colorado Mountains Announce 2024 Summer Operating Dates As the winter season winds down, your favorite Colorado mountain resorts are excited to make plans for summer. While there’s still time to get in your spring turns at Breckenridge this May, the warmer weather and spring sunshine have us daydreaming about summer in the mountains. Related: Deck Season Has Arrived at Vail Mountain & Breckenridge Resort, CO Resort Summer […] SnowBrains | April 25, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Big Spring Snowstorm Headed for Colorado Mountains Multiple inches of precip expected across the high plains and Front Range. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast Summary Forecast written on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 9 p.m. MST Two low pressure systems move over Colorado through this weekend. Widespread high plains rain and mountain snow occurs over the next four days, with the heaviest precip occurring on Saturday. Very warm and […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 24, 2024 0 Comments
On-Snow Summer Training Camps for Kids & Adults at Woodward Copper, Colorado With summer on the horizon, Woodward Copper, Colorado, is home to the ultimate summer camp experience in the Rockies. The one-of-a-kind on-mountain glacier offers camp goers the opportunity to ski and ride on snow during the heat of summer. Copper offers 10 weeks of on-snow camp experiences for skiers and riders ages 7-17. Returning for its second year, Woodward Copper […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 23, 2024 0 Comments
Parts of Colorado See 3 Feet of Snow This Week After Denver Records 80-Degree Temperatures “You’re hot then you’re cold, you’re yes then you’re no.” – Katy Perry. Denver started the workweek with high, spring-like temperatures soaring into the 80s while other parts of the state were still experiencing winter-like conditions. KDVR-TV Denver reports that areas like Cameron Pass in Larimer County found themselves blanketed with nearly three feet of snow from Monday into Tuesday, […] SnowBrains | April 17, 2024 1 Comment
[VIDEO] PM Mountain Weather Update 4/15/24 – Couple of Cold Fronts to Bring 12-18″ of Snow to Colorado This Week Denver-based meteorologist Chris Tomer is one of the most accurate forecasters we know. Check out and subscribe to his twice-daily mountain weather forecast videos to see where in North America will get the most snow. “Storm System 4/15-4/16. Teton R/S Line: 9K Wasatch R/S Line: 7-8K 2nd Cold Front MT/WY/CO 4/17-4/18. 3rd Cold Front CO 4/19-4/20.” – Chris Tomer Weather WeatherBrains | April 16, 2024 0 Comments
Avalanche Forecaster Triggered and Partially Buried in Avalanche While Skiing in Colorado Backcountry On April 8, a Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) forecaster was partially buried in an avalanche. The forecaster was skiing on a northeast slope of Mount Bethel, approximately two valleys east of the Eisenhower Tunnel, at around 11,800 ft. He made an SOS call, and two members of the CAIC staff, along with the Alpine Rescue Team, rushed to assist […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 11, 2024 1 Comment
Reintroduced Colorado Wolves Kill Second Calf in 5 Days After not killing any livestock for more than 100 days, the wolves released on Colorado’s Western Slope in December 2023 killed a calf in Jackson County on April 7. It is the second killing of a calf by wolves in the last five days. A prior wolf depredation was reported on April 2 in Grand County, 30 miles away. Related: […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 8, 2024 0 Comments
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is Asking For Your Help by Completing a Survey to Make Forecasts More Effective The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) provides avalanche safety information, and education and promotes research to help people reduce their risk from avalanches. According to the CAIC, since 1950 avalanches have killed more people in Colorado than any other natural hazard. It also stated that Colorado accounts for one-third of all avalanche deaths in the United States. The CAIC and other avalanche […] Avalanche Gregg Frantz | March 28, 2024 0 Comments