More Than 2 Million Animals Have Died Thus Far in Mongolia Due To Extreme Winter While many areas across the globe have seen milder winters this season, Mongolia has been suffering from one of the coldest winters on record. The Mongolian Agriculture Minister Gantulga Batsaikhan has confirmed that more than 2 million animals have perished during this year’s ‘dzud’. This winter, Mongolia has been experiencing the heaviest snowfall since 1975. With cold winds coming from […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 26, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast Episode #60 | Dr. Daniel Swain – Climate Scientist/Meteorologist-Communicator Focused on Extreme Weather Events Like Floods, Droughts, & Wildfires on a Warming Planet This episode of the SnowBrains podcast is brought to you by Club Med. My guest today is Daniel Swain: Dr. Daniel Swain is a climate scientist in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at the University of California, Los Angeles, and holds concurrent appointments as a Research Fellow in the Capacity Center for Climate and Weather Extremes at […] Podcasts Podcast | February 7, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Extremely Rare Atmospheric River to Bring Wild Weather to the U.S. Next Week An extremely rare atmospheric river is set to unleash wild weather across the United States next week. This extraordinary weather phenomenon, characterized by a concentrated and elongated flow of moisture-laden air, is poised to bring a diverse array of conditions. From torrential rains and potential flooding in coastal areas to heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions in mountainous regions, the […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 24, 2024 0 Comments
The Rich History of Extreme Skiing in Crested Butte, CO Colorado’s Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) was the early centerpiece for extreme skiing. Before extreme in-bounds terrain became mainstream across the resort ski industry, a day on the slopes meant clipping into skinny 200+ cm skis and proceeding to rip groomers. Now, many skiers head straight for the bowls, cliffs, chutes, or whatever extreme terrain the resort offers to get […] Industry News Luke Guilford | December 22, 2023 0 Comments
Extreme Skiing Legend Dan Egan Becomes New General Manager at Tenney Mountain, NH There is so much news in the skiing industry this offseason that it seems there are new announcements from different resorts every day. Resorts are investing big money in lift upgrades, infrastructure, and many other areas at the mountain, and that is a good sign for the industry. There are hopes from weather forecasts for this winter that the Northeast […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 26, 2023 1 Comment
Extreme Avalanche Danger in Las Leñas, ARG, After Resort Sees Over 3 Feet of Snow in 24 hours View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) 1 meter of snow in 24 hours. That’s approximately 3.2 feet in a day—roughly 39 inches in only one full rotation of the Earth. And now the people of Las Leñas have to deal with it. At this time the exact snowfall total from the monstrous 24-hour storm cycle at […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 11, 2023 1 Comment
Extreme Avalanche Danger in Place in Large Parts of Colorado The Colorado Avalanche Information Center ‘CAIC’ has advised the public that large parts of Colorado’s Central and Southern Mountains are under an Avalanche Warning. The areas have been subject to extreme avalanche danger following heavy snowfalls and strong winds on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Level 5 means that avalanches are easy to trigger and can be anticipated to be large, […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 22, 2023 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA Closed for the Day Due to Extreme Weather Today | Here Is Their Plan For Tomorrow: By Palisades Tahoe March 10, 2023 4pm PT Editors Note: President Approves Emergency Declaration for California – FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides beginning March 9, 2023, and continuing. This […] Conditions Report Guest Author | March 10, 2023 0 Comments