The Legend of ‘The Powder Buoy’: Can it Really Predict Big Winter Storms? The Powder Buoy is a story of how a financial planner created a cult following over a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather buoy floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The story begins in 2004 when Michael Ruzek, a skier and financial planner living in Park City, Utah, was chatting with one of his clients, Hank Manninen. […] Industry News Luke Guilford | March 18, 2024 0 Comments
Yosemite National Park, CA, Closed All Weekend Due to Major Winter Storm Yosemite National Park, California, closed at midnight last due to a major winter storm. The park will remain closed until Sunday at noon (possibly later). Visitors in the park should leave as soon as possible and no later than noon tomorrow, March 1. Related: Palisades Tahoe, CA, Operations Update March 1 | Alpine Closed Friday; Palisades Will Attempt Limited Operations […] SnowBrains | March 1, 2024 0 Comments
NASA Earth Observatory Captures Images of Recent Winter Storm Walloping the U.S. This article originally appeared on earthobservatory.nasa.gov A potent winter storm plowed across the eastern half of the United States on January 9, 2024, delivering heavy rain and snow, strong winds, and damaging tornadoes. That afternoon, the VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) on the NOAA-20 satellite acquired this natural-color image (above) of the sprawling storm clouds. The system spawned abundant […] SnowBrains | January 17, 2024 0 Comments
2 Hikers Rescued After Getting Caught in Winter Storm on 13,678′ Mauna Loa in Hawaii HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi – Two hikers were rescued and airlifted off Mauna Loa Monday morning, January 15, after running out of food and water and getting lost during severe winter weather that closed the mountain above 10,000 feet. The hikers, a male and female, were not injured. They first called 911 Sunday morning, January 14, to report […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 17, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Major Winter Storm Targets Wyoming This Weekend Credit: WeatherBell A major winter storm will sweep across the Rockies through the early part of next week, with a bullseye on the Teton Range. 6-24” is expected at resorts in NW Wyoming. Snow begins Thursday morning in the Tetons and quickly spreads over the Absaroka and Wind River Mountains. Snow continues through Friday afternoon before a brief dry period Friday […] WeatherBrains | December 6, 2023 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Storm Warning for Utah Calling for 8-14″ of Snow & 22″ of Snow in the Upper Cottonwood Canyons Winter Storm Warning for Utah 11pm Sunday – 3am Monday URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 218 PM MST Sat Nov 18 2023 Including the cities of Alta and Brighton 218 PM MST Sat Nov 18 2023 …WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM MST MONDAY… * WHAT…Heavy […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 18, 2023 0 Comments
8,736′ Ebbetts Pass, CA, Temporarily Closed Due to Winter Storm Caltrans District 10 announced yesterday that 8,736′ SR4 Ebbetts Pass is temporarily closed due to incoming winter weather. The highway, home to lots of world-class backcountry skiing, does not currently have an estimated time of reopening. “Caltrans has temporarily closed State Route 4 from Lake Alpine to the Route 89 junction (Ebbetts Pass) due to an incoming storm. There is […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 26, 2023 0 Comments
Roads Close in Yellowstone National Park as Winter Storm Approaches Travel to and from Yellowstone National Park is not advised at this time due to a significant winter storm impacting the area this week. National Park Rangers were prompted to shut down some park roads due to winter weather and hazardous driving conditions. The National Weather Service reported that a winter storm warning is in effect until 6 pm on Thursday, […] SnowBrains | October 26, 2023 0 Comments