NOAA Winter Outlook Favors a Wet Winter for California, the Southwest and Colorado …expects improvement in the Southwest, Southern Great Plains, Southeast and parts of the East. It favors new or worsening drought across the northern Rockies, northeastern Oregon and eastern Washington. NOAA… Weather WeatherBrains | October 15, 2026 0 Comments
[NOVEMBER UPDATE] NOAA Winter 2025-26 Forecast: New Forecast Pinpoints Snowiest (and Driest) Regions …are expected across much of the southern tier of the US—especially the Southeast, Gulf Coast, Texas, Southwest, and southern California. Below-normal precipitation is also favored for southeastern Alaska, though this… Weather WeatherBrains | November 24, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Where to Ski in South America in 2026, According to the Seasonal Forecast South America ski season 2026 forecast: Long range models lean wetter in the north and drier in the south. | Image: WeatherBell 2026 South America Ski Season Forecast Overview The… Weather WeatherBrains | April 2, 2026 1 Comment
The 8 Best Ski Resorts in the Southern Hemisphere …Southern Hemisphere Valle Nevado, Chile Located in the Chilean Andes, just a 90-minute drive east of Santiago, lies South America’s largest ski resort: Valle Nevado. Known for its legendary powder… Brains Sam Fishman | April 9, 2026 0 Comments
NOAA January 2026 Outlook: Can the West’s Ski Season be Saved? …Rockies, Great Lakes, and western Alaska, with more warmth and dryness across the Southwest, southern Rockies, southern Plains, Southeast, and southern Appalachians. The central Rockies, much of California, the Northwest… Weather WeatherBrains | December 18, 2025 0 Comments
El Niño 2026-27 Ski Forecast September Update: Colorado Gets an Early-Season Upgrade and California Holds Its Ground …2026-27 Ski Season Does El Niño mean more snow? Not everywhere. El Niño brings above-normal precipitation to the southern tier — the Southwest, southern Rockies, and Southeast — while suppressing… Weather WeatherBrains | September 18, 2026 6 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Light High-Elevation Snow for South America Through Tuesday Credit: WeatherBell A modest ongoing Sunday night into Monday storm will freshen the highest terrain in the central Andes first, then a more unsettled and windier pattern gradually expands south… Weather WeatherBrains | April 19, 2026 0 Comments
Missing the Slopes? Check Out the Top 5 Largest Ski Resorts in South America The Andes Mountains are home to some of the largest ski resorts in the Southern Hemisphere. | Credit: Ming Poon Winter is quickly approaching in South America, and ski resorts… Quinn Brophy | June 15, 2026 0 Comments
SnowBrains New Zealand Winter Forecast 2026: El Niño Is Coming and It Changes Everything …the label itself, given wind direction and storm track. The pattern points to a mixed opening stretch, followed by a better chance of colder south-to-southwest flow through the heart of… Weather WeatherBrains | April 4, 2026 0 Comments
Did You Know the Andes, the Backbone of South America, Extend All the Way to Antarctica? …the American Cordillera, an almost continuous chain of mountains starting in Alaska and creating a spine all the way through North America, through Central America, and finally all the way… Brains Joseph Kaufmann | May 14, 2026 0 Comments
When are South American Ski Resorts Opening? …season creeps closer for skiers ready to get in their South American powder turns. Here are the projected opening dates for South America’s ski resorts. Related: Missing the Slopes? Check… Industry News Quinn Brophy | June 17, 2026 0 Comments
NOAA August 2026 Outlook: Southeast Bakes While the Southwest Gets Soaked …for most of Alaska south of the North Slope, consistent with the NMME. Natural ENSO analogs favor warmth across southwestern Mainland Alaska and Southeast Alaska, however, below normal SSTs along… Weather WeatherBrains | July 19, 2026 0 Comments
Valle Nevado, Chile, is the Best Southern Hemisphere Option This Summer for American Skiers …for its winter season and is South America’s premier summer ski destination for Americans. On June 19, the resort will welcome skiers and snowboarders from around the world. For those… Industry News Gregg Frantz | June 10, 2026 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Direct Weather El Niño Winter Forecast: The Snow Outlook for Every Month From November to April …south-central states, the Deep South, and Southeast. That pattern holds into December and January. Notably, even this warm-biased model shows increasing cold signals moving into February, with March trending cooler… Weather WeatherBrains | September 13, 2026 0 Comments
Ranked: The Snowiest Ski Resorts in the Southern Hemisphere, by 15 Years of Data …the recorded period. In fact, Falls Creek has historically received 39% more snow than Thredbo. The snowiest resorts in the Southern Hemisphere. | Credit: Snow Season Central South America Dominates… Brains SnowBrains | July 2, 2026 3 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Up to 80 cm for South America through Monday Credit: NOAA/NCEP GFS This South America snow forecast features an ongoing central Andes refresh today, then a colder and wetter Friday through Monday storm focused on southern Chile and northern… Weather WeatherBrains | June 18, 2026 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 10-20 cm in the Southern Andes of South America Early This Week Credit: WeatherBell Across South America, the most reliable snow arrives early this week in the southern Andes, then the pattern turns quieter before a lighter and warmer central Andes shot… Weather WeatherBrains | March 15, 2026 0 Comments
NOAA March 2026 Outlook: Could Miracle March Save the Season? …Great Basin, and southern Rockies: From central California south through the Sierra, across Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and into the central and southern High Plains, odds favor below-normal precipitation… Weather WeatherBrains | February 19, 2026 0 Comments
NOAA December 2025 Outlook: Here’s How the Early Ski Season is Shaping Up …unfolds. Expect stronger intrusions of Arctic air in early and mid‑month. Southern Tier (California to the Southeast): Widespread warmth favored from southern California through the Gulf Coast into the Southeast… Weather WeatherBrains | November 21, 2025 0 Comments
The World’s 11 Best Mountain Ranges for Skiing & Snowboarding …reputation as a powder paradise. Andes Mountains Las Lenas, Argentina. Credit: Miles Clark/SnowBrains Stretching roughly 4,500 miles along the western edge of South America, the Andes are the longest mountain… Brains SnowBrains | September 4, 2026 27 Comments