Only 12 Avalanche Fatalities in the USA in 2016/17 – The USA Averages 27 | We Asked 4 Experts Why This Year’s Total Was So Low? There were only 12 Avalanche deaths this winter (2016/17) in the U.S. The annual average is 27. So, what happened? Record breaking snowfall characterized much of the western United States this year, with storm snowfall totals being recorded in feet instead of inches, massive avalanches closing roads all across the nation, and “weather events” that left us all saying “OH MY […] Avalanche LadyBrains | July 19, 2017 462 Likes 6 Tweets 1 Comment
Which U.S. State Has The Most Ski Resorts? During the 2015/ 2016 ski season 463 Ski Resorts were in operation in the United States of America – this is the lowest number of operating ski resorts in the last 25 YEARS! Of the 37 States with operating ski resorts, New York leads by an astounding number – 48 ski resorts operating in the state in 2015/16. Historic totals show […] LadyBrains | July 17, 2017 276 Likes 3 Tweets 1 Comment
Lassen Volcanic National Park Road, CA Is STILL CLOSED & Buried Under 10+ FEET Of Snow LadyBrains | July 17, 2017 338 Likes 5 Tweets 0 Comments
Alex Honnold Explained Climbing to Non-Climber Jimmy Kimmel Congratulations Alex! Your extraordinary talent inspires most and baffles some… Including Jimmy Kimmel! From birds bugging Alex “en route” to where it all started as “Mommies little monkey”, funny things happened when Jimmy Kimmel interviewed Alex Honnold about free soloing El Capitan. Alex also got to meet 50 Cent on Jimmy Kimmel Live! ” Whoa! I made it on @jimmykimmel! Pretty […] LadyBrains | July 14, 2017 120 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
New Zealand Ski Resorts’ Storm Totals: Up to 26″ New Zealand storm snowfall totals: *** Mt. Hutt 67 cms/ 26″of new snow Mt. Ruahpehu 40 cms/ 16″ new snow “150km+ winds around the tops & blizzard conditions. There are massive, delicious wind drifts across the mountain which also means there are a few wind stripped spots that our groomers are working to cover.”-Turoa Update, courtesy Mt. Ruapehu Facebook […] Conditions Report LadyBrains | July 14, 2017 90 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Perisher, Australia Conditions Report: Sunny Powder Laps “We’ve had the best week so far at Perisher! The good times don’t stop there though – there’s more snow on the way! ” – Perisher Facebook Today! Looking good at Perisher this week. They just got a fresh coat of snow with more to come in the coming week. 23″ forecast by Wednesday. Perisher’s Season officially opened June 2nd. […] Conditions Report LadyBrains | July 13, 2017 13 Likes 3 Tweets 0 Comments
Top 10 Snowfall Totals in North America 2016/17 The 2016/17 ski season was one of the best in North America history! The 2016/ 2017 ski season gave us record breaking snowfall totals. They called it SNOWMAGEDEON, Janu-BURIED, Febru-BURIED, Miracle March, Awesome April, May Madness, and even June & July blew everybody’s minds. Many resorts extended their seasons, with five resorts still open. Squaw Valley, CA (#5) was open past […] Industry News LadyBrains | July 12, 2017 1.4k Likes 1 Tweet 1 Comment
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