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Cerro Catedral, Bariloche, Argentina Conditions Report: The Best Lifts Spinning on a Springy Opening Day

Cerro Catedral, Argentina Conditions Report: July 1st, 2017 Official Opening Day “Opening day was warm, with soft snow again anywhere that the sun touched. The south facing aspects never really loosened up and had a inch thick crust on them (unexpectedly leading me to my first cartwheel of the season). They had the majority of the lifts spinning today except […]

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Guest Author | July 2, 2017
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Squaw Valley, CA Operations Update for July 1-4th, 2017 | What Will Be OPEN?

WEEKEND PREVIEW: FREEDOM FEST JULY 1-4 POSTED: JUNE 29, 2017 @ 12:48PM by Squaw Valley WOO HOO it’s time for Freedom Fest! That means skiing and riding in tanktops, swimming and soaking at 8,200′, jamming to free music and eating hot dogs. Not to mention, you’ll be able to check off of an item from your bucket list with turns in the summer! […]

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Guest Author | July 1, 2017
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Bariloche, Argentina Conditions Report: Spring Skiing on Day 1 Today

Today was the first day of operations at Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, Argentina (SnowBrains summer home) and the skiing was fun. “Catedral opened today! Only the Almancay and Diente de Caballo lifts ran. Snow was good soft spring like snow. Some people were hiking up to Nubes which actually looked pretty good under the lift and to the lookers left […]

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Guest Author | June 27, 2017
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Arapahoe Basin CLOSING DAY Conditions Report: Pond-Skimming Goodness

by Arapahoe Basin, CO There was one last hurrah for lift-served skiing and riding in Colorado – Arapahoe Basin Ski Area turned the lifts for the last time today, officially shutting down winter operations this afternoon. Closing Day was full of costumes, pond skimming on Lake Reveal, tunes from our favorite local band High 5 in the base area, and […]

Guest Author | June 11, 2017
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Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report: Cold, Springy, Fast, & Snowing on Flowers

words and imagery by Miss Aimee Doran High clouds moving fast and unseasonably cold temperatures for June 11th threatened snow and thunderstorms in today’s forecast.  The high at the top of Squaw was only 30F today. Pockets of blue skies and warm sunshine kept the snow spring like and fast. Siberia express, Gold Coast, Big Blue and Shirley were groomed, […]

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Guest Author | June 11, 2017
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Official NOAA Outlook for Summer 2017 in North America:

Where are the highest chances for a hot summer in 2017? Author: Rebecca Lindsey/NOAA May 18, 2017 Schools are letting out, Memorial Day is nearly here, and for many Americans that means  the unofficial start of summer. And if it’s summer, then it ‘s time to start paying attention to the risk of extreme heat. According to NOAA’s summer outlook, […]

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Guest Author | May 24, 2017
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VIDEO: Mt. Washington, NH is Still Ripping in Late May

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Guest Author | May 24, 2017
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Mammoth Unbound Terrain Park Update | April 17th, 2017

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Guest Author | April 17, 2017
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Squaw Valley, CA Operations Update For Today & What To Expect This Weekend: April 6th, 2017

POSTED: April 6th, 2017 by Squaw Valley The storm has started moving in. Today both mountains experienced extremely high and intense winds, which limited operations. The good news is we could see up to 4 feet on upper elevations by Sunday/Monday! Let’s take a look at what this weekend’s weather will bring. Check out NOAA (National Weather Service) sensors from today: […]

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Guest Author | April 6, 2017
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“The Spirit of Sailing” | From India to Egypt Through Some of the Most Perilous Waters on Earth

The Spirt of Sailing by Lucas Ayoub Follow Lucas on Instagram:  @lookatook Half an hour ago, I fell 18ft onto the deck. Descending the newly installed mast steps after removing a old coaxial cable jamming the main’s halyard, the topmost step came off. Shit. As I fell the world slowed, I looked at the mast passing by and the step […]

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Guest Author | April 5, 2017
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Mammoth, CA Conditions Report: 520″ of Snow…

by Justin Romano This past weekend here at Mammoth Mountain we received 7-10” of fresh, with a cold storm that packed a whole lot of punch. Totals would have been much higher but the snow was being blown all over the place. One thing for certain was the snow was good! Where was it going to settle by Tuesday March […]

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Guest Author | March 9, 2017
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Squaw Valley, CA Operations Update For Today & What To Expect Tomorrow: February 22nd, 2017

OVERVIEW OF TODAY’S OPERATIONS: FEBRUARY 22, 2017 by Squaw Valley POSTED: FEBRUARY 22, 2017 @ 4:14PM We were thrilled to wake up to blue skies! With 4 feet of snow in 48 hours on the upper mountain, which we haven’t been able to access due to winds peaking at 199mph, we had a lot of snow to dig out and a […]

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Guest Author | February 23, 2017
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VIDEO: Vermont Backcountry Skiing Has Been Unreal Past Month…

I am Adam Wheeler, a self employed carpenter living in Waterbury Center, VT. We have had a great stretch of snow and mainly consistent cold in the NEast (mountains) from the end of January until the warm up we had this past Saturday. This POV footage was from Friday. My buddy, Dan and I, knew we had warm weather coming […]

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Guest Author | February 22, 2017
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Squaw Valley, CA Operations Update For Today & What To Expect Tomorrow: February 21st, 2017

POSTED: FEBRUARY 20, 2017 @ 4:10PM by Squaw Valley Snowy Fun Day on the Lower Mountain As of 5am this morning Squaw Valley picked up 6″ of snow overnight and Alpine Meadows received 5″ at higher elevations. Snow levels remained lower than anticipated throughout the day and we saw heavy snowfall at the bases of both mountains. Alpine Meadows is […]

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Guest Author | February 20, 2017
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Mammoth Mountain, CA Conditions Report: Perfect Wind Buff Refills

by Dwanis The wind is the best and worst part about Mammoth, and today we got to see both sides. My expectations were reset early, but it turned out to be an amazing day. This morning was season pass holder early ups day (I guess it’s first Saturday of the month), so seeing hundreds lap the chair before I could […]

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Guest Author | February 4, 2017
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Squaw Valley, CA Plans To OPEN Silverado Next Week

Silverado is one of best lifts and best zones at Squaw Valley, CA and Squaw is talking about opening it next week.  Silverado has not yet opened this season. This lift offers up about 500 acres of challenging, techy terrain below High Camp.  The famous China Wall has been the location of at lest 2 Freeride World Tour events in the […]

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Guest Author | February 2, 2017
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“An Open Letter To Our Small Corner of the Internet…” – by Squaw Valley

Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows wrote an open letter to the internet today. What do you think? By Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows January 26th, 2017 Hey, it’s your Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows family. When we first started hanging out on the internet together, things were fun. We had a great relationship. You share your good times with us and we share […]

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Guest Author | January 26, 2017
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Lake Tahoe, CA Conditions Report: 40″ of Snow on My Street in Truckee…

All photos from yesterday by Jason Smith and Willie Colt.  Words by Willie Colt.   “I probed in the middle of the street since we were skinning up the road… 100cm (40″)on ski slope drive in TD. Probe was not long enough off the street.” “Skiing was in Sunrise bowl, Prosser hill and Hawks Peak in Tahoe Donner [Truckee, CA]. […]

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Guest Author | January 12, 2017
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Lake Tahoe, CA Conditions Report: “Too Dangerous To Be Outside”

“It’s basically been too dangerous to be outside. The skiing was sick but it was literally on the old Cottonwood ski area hill in truckee. Haha. I’ll get a few for ya’ll tomorrow for sure after 4 more feet” – Willie Colt, today *** * TIMING: DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST WITH LIGHTER WINDS WEDNESDAY […]

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Guest Author | January 10, 2017
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Big Sky, MT Conditions Report: 2-Feet of Snow Since Xmas Eve

by Bryan Gill Big Sky has picked up over 2 feet of snow since Christmas Eve, with 6-12” falling during the day alone on the 27th. The conditions have been truly deep and we are right back in the snow cycle tomorrow! Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for snow accumulating in the 1-3” range during the day alone. Snow will continue […]

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Guest Author | December 29, 2016
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