Mount Washington Auto Road, NH, to Open May 14 The Mount Washington Auto Road is a 7.6 miles toll road in southern Coos County, New Hampshire that extends from New Hampshire Route 16 in Green’s Grant, just north of Pinkham Notch, westward to the summit of Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast. The road was completed and opened to the public in 1861. Related: Washington’s North Cascade Highway […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 11, 2022 0 Comments
Washington’s North Cascade Highway Now Open for the Season View this post on Instagram A post shared by WSDOT (@wsdot) State Route 20, aka the North Cascade Highway in Washington, is now open to vehicle traffic for the 2022 season. For the past six weeks, workers have been clearing the highway of snow between winter closure points near Diablo and Mazama, according to the Department of Transportation. The highway has […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 11, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 1-3 Feet of Snow For Parts of The Washington Cascades Through Tuesday Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 10:20 PM MST, 2/26/2022 Forecast Summary: An atmospheric river will slam moisture into the Washington Cascades and bring 1-3 FEET of snow, with deeper totals higher in elevation through Tuesday. Snow will fill in Sunday as the atmospheric river begins over the area Snow will continue through the day Monday and Tuesday with […] Weather Eric McNamee | February 26, 2022 0 Comments
3 Parties Just Miss Being Caught in Huge Avalanche on Mount Washington, NH Report from Mount Washington Avalanche Center On the morning of February the 5th, 2022 there were 16 new inches of snow at Hermit Lake. Around 0730, during an early morning drive to Pinkham Notch from the Mount Washington Valley, it was apparent that significant wind loading had already begun. The higher summits and ridgelines were entrenched in thick plumes of […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 7, 2022 0 Comments
Washington Attorney General Asking For People With Complaints About Stevens Pass Ski Area to Contact Him In a Tweet yesterday, the Washington Attorney General (AG) asked for people with complaints about Stevens Pass Ski Resort to get in touch. 80 people have already contacted him. “My office has received more than 80 complaints about the Stevens Pass Ski Resort in the past two months. This is a significant number of complaints in a short period of […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 20, 2022 3 Comments
Mt Washington Avalanche Center Full Report on Skier Triggered Avalanche That Seriously Injured Another Skier in Tuckerman Ravine, NH SYNOPSIS: On December 5 at approximately 12:00 pm, a skier triggered a shallow soft slab avalanche near the top of Left Gully in Tuckerman Ravine, Mount Washington, NH. The skier was caught and carried, and a short distance later triggered a 2nd, larger avalanche. The skier was carried 800 vertical feet, unharmed and landed on top of the snow at […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 9, 2021 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mount Washington Avalanche Center Presentation and Case Study on 2020 Avalanche Fatality Mount Washington Avalanche Center Director Frank Carus delivers a presentation and case study on the 2020 avalanche fatality in Ammonoosuc Ravine, Mount Washington, New Hampshire. This incident impacted our community greatly. The victim was experienced, well known, and loved within the backcountry community. Backcountry travel in avalanche terrain is dangerous. We hope this case study furthers your understanding of avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 7, 2021 0 Comments
Cause for Optimism in Washington | 5-10″ of Snow For the Washington Cascades This Weekend Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist Nathan Tarino UPDATED: 7:00 PM MST 12/3/21 Forecast Summary Recently, a warm and wet pattern has steadily eaten away at the snowpack in the Northern Cascades. Despite massive rainfall in the lowlands, resorts have been forced to delay opening dates as snow levels have retreated to the highest elevations. Fortunately, cooler weather is finally in the […] Weather Nathan Tarino | December 3, 2021 0 Comments
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