SnowBrains Forecast: 8-14″ For Portions Of Cascades, 12-18″ Around The Great Lakes Over Next Week Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 11:15 AM MST, Nov. 30, 2020 Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Forecast Summary: 8-14″ of snow expected for portions of the Cascades Monday as a shortwave trough moves through the area today. 12-18″ of snow expected around areas of the Great Lakes through Wednesday from a cold upper-level low. Primarily a […] Weather Eric McNamee | November 30, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA Outlook for May: Warmer than Average for the Southwest, Cooler for Great Lakes Region The Climate Prediction Center just released their monthly weather outlook for May. According to the CPC, May sees the best chances for a warmer than average month across the Southwest, while odds tilt cooler across the Great Lakes. The weather outlook summary for May 2020 by the CPC is attached below: 30-DAY OUTLOOK DISCUSSION FOR MAY 2020 The updated monthly […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 2, 2020 1 Comment
Houses Turned to Ice on the Great Lakes Imagine, the world as you know it is suddenly covered in ice. This is what happened to residents on Lake Ontario, NY when they found their home to be encased in several inches of ice. Several other beach houses suffered a similar fate. Yet this specific house gained national attention for its amount of ice. The ice effect is a phenomenon […] Weather Adrian Dolatschko | March 7, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: Great Lakes Ice Cover Decreasing Over the Last 40 Years Great Lakes Ice Cover Decreasing Over the Last 40 Years Author: Tom Di Liberto A downward trend since the 1970s in the annual maximum extent of Great Lakes ice cover, which reaches a maximum every year during late winter and early spring, spells trouble for the Great Lakes ecosystem and the people who rely on it. The first image shows […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 11, 2018 0 Comments
NOAA: Influence of Global Warming On U.S. Heat Waves May Be Felt First In The West and Great Lakes Regions NOAA: Influence Of Global Warming By: Rebecca Lindsey On average, more people in the United States die each year from heat-related illness than any other weather disaster, according to the National Climate Assessment. Human-caused global warming will increase the danger as heat waves become hotter, longer, and more frequent. According to new NOAA research, communities in the U.S. West and the Great […] Weather Guest Author | April 3, 2018 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry Report: Simply Stunning Lakeside Powder in the Sunshine View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Report from January 21, 2023 After 11 days in a row of powder in Lake Tahoe, I awoke on Saturday feeling spent. I slept in, got some work done, and hoped to get out of the house by noon. I did finally get out of the house at 1 […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 25, 2023 1 Comment
Utah’s Great Salt Lake Could Disappear by 2027 The Great Salt Lake in Utah is currently losing water at a rate of 1.2 million acre-feet per year. This equates to over 391,021,130,000 gallons of water disappearing from the lake per year. Several universities and environmental organizations wrote a report this year sounding the alarm about this potential ecological catastrophe. They claim that if the lake continues to shrink […] Brains Riley McDonald | January 13, 2023 5 Comments
LA Kings Announce Historic New Ice Rink Partnership in Mammoth Lakes, CA The New “LA Kings Ice at Mammoth Lakes” Will be Located Within the Town’s Brand-New Community Recreation Center and is Set to Open to the Public in 2023 The Town of Mammoth Lakes, Mammoth Lakes Tourism (MLT), and Mammoth Lakes Recreation have launched a historic new, community-driven partnership with National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, the LA Kings. As part of the […] SnowBrains | December 8, 2022 1 Comment