Search Called Off for Skier Last Seen at Northstar California Resort on Christmas Day Search and rescue teams searching for a skier who’s been missing since Christmas Day have called off their search. The search was called off Thursday 12/30/21. It has been determined there is no realistic possibility the man has survived the severe winter conditions. A scaled response is still planned for recovery operations at the resort. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office will be […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 3, 2022 2 Comments
9 Incredible Sierra Nevada, California Snow Records: The Sierra Nevada is no stranger to big snowstorms. As far back as the November 1846, The Donner Party learned this the hard way with a 5-foot overnight snowstorm. Since snowfall record keeping began in 1879, there have been some incredible snowstorms in the Sierra Nevada of California. The Sierras still get huge amounts of snow with Sugar Bowl ski resort leading the charge with 500″ of snow per year. This isn’t surprising as Sugar Bowl is located on Donner Pass, where many of the records below took place. […] SnowBrains | December 28, 2021 2 Comments
From Zero to Hero: Huge Storm Transforms California Snowpack What a difference a couple of weeks makes! At the beginning of December, we were asking ‘where is all the snow?’, and here we are now with resorts closing due to too much snow. Related: Where is All the Snow? Snowpack Well Below Normal Across the West California has had the most significant increase in snowpack, now sitting way above […] WeatherBrains | December 16, 2021 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Updated California Storm Totals—Resorts Get Upwards of 5-Feet of Snow This Week and Counting The season-saving storm arrived in California on Sunday and dropped 5-FEET of fresh snow on most resorts in the Sierra Nevada this week. These are the storm totals so far… and snow is forecast to continue falling. Boreal – 57″ Dodge Ridge – 66″ Heavenly – 57″ (not updated yet) Homewood – 47″ Kirkwood – 70″ Mammoth – 62″ Northstar […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 15, 2021 0 Comments
New York-Style Pizza and High-Caliber Concerts in the “Switzerland of California” Some call the area surrounding June Lake the “Switzerland of California.” It’s home to four alpine lakes, towering peaks, a quaint, European-style mountain village, locally-owned and operated cafes and restaurants, a microbrewery, a cannabis shop, a spa facility, world-class backcountry skiing, and two Ikon Pass ski areas: June Mountain, which is right in town, and Mammoth Mountain, which is about […] Martin Kuprianowicz | December 13, 2021 5 Comments
Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel in California Sold At the base of Heavenly Ski Resort, South Lake Tahoe in California lays the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel. This resort that opened in 1991 was recently sold and will be under new management. The resort was bought last month by Sodalite Tahoe Hotel LLC, according to The Mercury News. It was sold for $86.61 million. Although Sodalite Tahoe Hotel LLC […] Industry News Breya Bergom | November 25, 2021 0 Comments
Attention Backcountry Skiers: California’s SR-108/Sonora Pass and SR-4/Ebbetts Pass Both Reopened Yesterday Great news for backcountry skiers. Caltrans District 10 Maintenance in the mountain region reopened State Route 108/Sonora Pass and Route 4/Ebbetts Pass yesterday. Related: State Route 108/Sonora Pass, CA Closed Due to Heavy Snowfall Crews finished removing fallen trees, and scraping ice and snow from a winter storm, as seen in these photos. Caltrans reopened Route 89/Monitor Pass last week […] SnowBrains | November 17, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Quick Dump for California | Up to 20″ of Snow Possible Forecast by SnowBrains Meteorologist Rowan Sullivan 7:30 PM MST 11/7/2021 Forecast Summary A quick-hitting weather system will deliver fresh snow to California’s mountains early this week. Snow will begin in the high elevations by Monday evening, lasting through the night before the storm exits the region through the day Tuesday. Snow levels will be relatively high with this storm. Accumulating snow […] Weather Nathan Tarino | November 7, 2021 0 Comments
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