Todayโs Deepest ResortsโNorth Americaโs Top 5 Snowfalls on February 6 It’s 2025, and it’s dumping. If you made a New Year’s resolution to ski more powder, these are the resorts you’ll want to hit! Related: 9 Deepest Snowpacks in North America This Weekend At the time of writing, these resorts across North America had the most snow in the last 24 hours. Others with bigger totals may still need to […] Weather SnowBrains | February 6, 2025 0 Comments
Heavenly Mountain Resort, CA, Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Snowboarder’s Suffocation A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe, California, following the death of 46-year-old snowboarder Wesley Whalen in March 2023, reports the SF Chronicle. The incident occurred after a massive blizzard dumped seven feet of snow on the resort. Related: Woman Trapped for 15-Hours Overnight in Gondola at Heavenly Ski Resort, CA Whalen, […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 6, 2025 4 Comments
FWT Competition Confirmed: Kicking Horse Golden BC Pro Set for Friday, February 7 The FIS Freeride World Tour by Peak Performance is heading to North America for its third stop. Competition confirmed for this Friday, February 7 Ozone stands out as the ideal venue, offering excellent snow conditions and a mix of big mountain and freestyle terrain Dropping order: Snowboard Women, Snowboard Men, Ski Women, Ski Men KICKING HORSE GOLDEN BC, Canada โ […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 6, 2025 0 Comments
Sandia Peak Ski Area, NM, Closed Due to Lack of Snow and Warm Temperatures Sandia Peak Ski Area, near Albuquerque, New Mexico, has temporarily closed its slopes, with immediate effect, due to unseasonably warm temperatures and insufficient snow cover.ย The resort reopened last year following a two-season-long closure due to a lack of snow, difficulties in attracting employees, and a lack of interest from the owners Related: Sandia Peak Ski Area in Albuquerque, NM, Hoping […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 5, 2025 0 Comments
Extreme Skier to Attempt New World Record and Ride 100 Different Chairlifts in 1 Day Extreme Skier Oliver Kern Aims for 100-Lift Record in Swedish Resort Oliver Kern, the German extreme skier and founder of Skiresort.info, is set to attempt a new world record on February 11 at the Sรคlen ski resorts in Sweden. Kern plans to ride at least 81 different ski lifts in a single day, with an ambitious goal of surpassing 100 […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 5, 2025 0 Comments
Todayโs Deepest ResortsโNorth Americaโs Top 5 Snowfalls on February 5 It’s 2025, and it’s dumping. If you made a New Year’s resolution to ski more powder, these are the resorts you’ll want to hit! Related: 9 Deepest Snowpacks in North America This Weekend At the time of writing, these resorts across North America had the most snow in the last 24 hours. Others with bigger totals may still need to […] SnowBrains | February 5, 2025 0 Comments
2 Hikers Rescued Overnight From Chest Deep Snow During Whiteout on Mount Washington, NH During the overnight hours of February 2 and 3, multiple agencies and search and rescue teams worked together to rescue two hikers stranded in whiteout conditions on the upper reaches of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. Related: Mount Washington, NH: Home Of The Worldโs Worst Weather Shortly after 6:00 p.m. on the evening of February 2, NH Fish and Game was […] Climbing SnowBrains | February 5, 2025 0 Comments
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, CA, Report: Ski Touring Conditions Good Despite Below-Average Snowpack This post was written by Laura and Rob Pilewski, Tuolumne Meadows winter rangers on Wednesday, January 29 New Snow: 3 inches Settled Snow Depth: 28 inches High temperature: 53ยฐF (January 23) Low temperature: 0ยฐF (January 28) Ski Conditions and Weather A weather disturbance moved through the latter half of this week bringing light snow, high winds, and cold temperatures. Ski […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | February 4, 2025 0 Comments