Mammoth, CA Conditions Report Video: 14-36″ Storm Total Mammoth ski resort in California just got 14-36″ of new snow from Thursday’s storm. They have a 30-54″ base right now. Yesterday was a powder day and there was no one around. This video shows just how fun yesterday was. Thanks for the video, Steve. Conditions Report Guest Author | December 12, 2015 0 Comments
Skiing Chilean Patagonia’s Plethora of Volcanoes – 16 Of ‘Em Still Skiable Now | Photo Tour: The official ski season in Chile winds down November 1st, the latest season end in many years. Corralco ski resort was dishing up the goods right to the end of October, with spring snow on all exposures and special deals at the hotel. CHILEAN PATAGONIA VOLCANO PHOTO TOUR: A couple of views from the Corralco hotel: Guest Author | October 31, 2015 0 Comments
Play Safe and Play all Season: 137 Avalanche Deaths Last Winter With the temperatures dropping and new product lines coming out, it brings us to the start of our favorite time of the year: when the snow DROPS! We want everyone to play hard all season long, so it is important to be educated on avalanche risks and procedures before you get out there. Last year their were 137 deaths due […] Avalanche Guest Author | October 24, 2015 0 Comments
Trip Report: Quetrupillan Volcano, Chile Skiing on a Brilliant Spring Day The southern Chile spring skiing window opened again for another epic day, this time on the Quetrupillan volcano. At 2,400m, it is one of the lesser volcanoes, but none the less provides a wonderful variety for a backcountry tour. The volcanoes will be skiable for a few weeks yet! Guest Author | October 19, 2015 0 Comments
South American winter extended: touring the Villarrica Volcano South American winter extended: touring the Villarrica Volcano The belated arrival of El Niño has extended the Chilean ski season into October, with Valle Nevado now closing on October 18 and Corralco going “until the snow runs out”, probably November 1. While there is still a 30% deficit of rainfall for the Central Zone, cool and rainy spring weather has […] Trip Report Guest Author | October 15, 2015 0 Comments
“Not What I Ordered! How El Nino Is Like A Bad Bartender” by NOAA Let’s face it: El Niño is the life of the party. He’s the Most Interesting Child in the World. The good folks over at The ENSO Blog have filled up a whole blog, and still there are enough leftovers for Beyond the Data, where we don’t always blog about teleconnections, but when we do, we prefer El Niño. We’ve already written about how El Niño will push the needle toward 2015 being the warmest year on […] Weather Guest Author | October 2, 2015 0 Comments
Mt. Shasta, CA Update & Outlook for 2016 Fall in Northern California has arrived. Leaves are changing and a crisp chill greets us in the morning. We love the newness and the absolute thrill of what a new season will bring. There is endless discussion of a strong El Niño this year, this historically brings significant snow fall to Mt. Shasta, but there is still some uncertainty. We will remain patiently optomistic and be happy with whatever comes our way. Conditions Report Guest Author | October 2, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Temple Basin, NZ Season Highlights “This video follows the MFC boys on a trip to Temple Basin. Riders Charlie Murray, Jamesa Hampton, Nick Pascoe and Craig Murray are captured by Thomas Lloyd. With good snow and great weather they managed to find a few fresh lines. This is mostly filmed in the extensive network of back bowls around the field.” – Charlie Murray Guest Author | October 1, 2015 0 Comments
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