This December, Colorado Experienced its Highest Potential for Deadly Avalanches in 13 Years An increase in avalanche activity isn’t a typical development for Colorado’s ski country, but the state faced a much more active early season this winter, so the snowpack has been building much quicker than usual. Colorado experienced a high frequency of winter storms in late November following a dry spell throughout the high country. This proved to be a positive thing […] Avalanche Zoe Loftin | January 17, 2023 0 Comments
Steamboat Ski Resort; First Resort in Colorado to Surpass 200″ of Snow Ample early-season snow in many Colorado ranges allowed the earliest opening days on record. Pair this with the recent atmospheric river event, to realize some of Colorado’s resorts’ impressive year-to-date totals. Steamboat Ski Resort is leading the pack, with a whopping 240″ of snow so far this season. What’s even more stoke worthy is that it just keeps coming. I presume […] James Pulfer | January 17, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Closed Low Brings Multiple Feet of Snow to Colorado Mountains Through Wednesday Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 12:20 am MST, 1/17/2023 Forecast Summary: A closed low will bring multiple FEET of snow to the mountains of Colorado tonight through Wednesday, with the San Juans seeing the most. Snow across western Colorado tonight will continue through tonight and Wednesday. Snow tapers off late Wednesday night as the closed low moves […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 16, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Deep Week Ahead for Colorado Forecast by SnowBrains Meteorologist Nathan Tarino – Updated Tuesday night, Dec. 27th Forecast Summary Colorado ski resorts are looking ahead to a very snowy week. Multiple rounds of accumulating snow will stack up over the next week and beyond. The first snowy period begins tonight (Tuesday night) and will bring fresh snowfall through Wednesday night. Great skiing will be easy […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 27, 2022 0 Comments
Why Western Colorado University is the Best School for Skiing and Riding Brought to you by Gunnison Crested Butte Tourism Western Colorado University is hands down the best school for skiing and riding. Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado, 30 miles from world-class skiing at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. Crested Butte is famed for its vast acreage of extreme skiing, sunny weather, and classic ski town culture. From several competitive skiing teams, […] Featured Article Dominic Gawel | December 21, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Solid Refresh for Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado Forecast by SnowBrains Meteorologist Nathan Tarino – Updated December 20th at 10 PM MST Forecast Summary A quick storm will bring renewed snowfall to the portions of the Rockies on Wednesday and Wednesday evening. Wyoming resorts will ski best on Wednesday, northern Utah should be decent both Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, while the Colorado hills will be best Thursday […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 20, 2022 0 Comments
Over 400 Avalanches Reported in Colorado in Last 10 Days Avalanche danger is high in Colorado right now. In the last 10 days, observers have reported over 400 avalanches as the snowpack has passed a tipping point. An avalanche warning has been issued by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center for the northern Front Range Mountains, including Cameron Pass and the Park Range. Of those 400 reported avalanches, 137 were large […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 13, 2022 2 Comments
Two People Caught and Carried in Two Separate Avalanches in Colorado on Saturday Two people were involved in separate avalanches in Colorado on Saturday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). Dangerous avalanche conditions involving a persistent weak layer are widespread throughout the state, and the CAIC is urging backcountry users to remain cautious. The first avalanche happened near Jones Pass in the Front Range, on a southeast-facing slope, and involved a […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 13, 2022 0 Comments