Tahoe, CA, Snowpack is Now 0% of Normal For This Time of Year If any proof were needed that winter 20/21 was a dry one, then look no further than the map above. The snowpack in the Lake Tahoe region is now at 0% of the average. Related: There Are Only 11 Ski Resorts Still Open in North America This Week Currently, just Squaw Valley and Mammoth are open for resort skiing, and Squaw […] Industry News WeatherBrains | May 14, 2021 0 Comments
Wasatch Range, UT Report: A Murder-Suicide on Mount Superior Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from Thursday, May 13, 2021 Often the best things in life are unexpected: relationships, job opportunities—Chuting Gallery couloir link-ups. This morning at 11, two buddies and I set off for Suicide Chute—a Wasatch-classic couloir on Mount Superior. I’ve already skied Suicide several times, so I figured I’d take a look at Homicide Chute […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | May 14, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Beartooth Highway, WY—Home to Summer-Skiing Beartooth Basin Ski Area—Is Being Cleared of Snow [arve url="https://youtu.be/sHP67yvFVmU?list=PLxseor6I1x1Hlzx2WHU8XoE34mPBUQ04x"] SnowBrains | May 13, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Photos: US Ski and Snowboard Team Elite and Up-and-Comers Training at Mammoth Mountain, CA For the last ten years Mammoth Mountain, CA has been the official spring training ground for the US Ski and Snowboard teams. The designation makes official what generations of elite winter sports athletes have to come to know: There’s no better place to ski and ride come spring than Mammoth. Related: Ski, Bike, and Golf All in 1 Day For […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 13, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Grizzly Bear Charges Tourist in Yellowstone National Park, MT [arve url="https://youtu.be/-vJJKPT4ESk"] SnowBrains | May 13, 2021 Likes Tweets 9 Comments
59% of Americans Plan to Try Something New This Summer, Including Skydiving, Bungee Jumping, and Water Skiing This post first appeared on Outdoorsy and was written by Lizzie Dragon According to recent research 6 in 10 Americans are jonesing for an adventure this summer, with 59% wanting to try something new this summer. Related: Campground Shortage Coming This Summer | Polls Find Camping Popularity in the US Is Outpacing Campground Supply Respondents cited trying different foods, going […] SnowBrains | May 13, 2021 0 Comments
Ultra-Exclusive Yellowstone Club, MT, Wants to Turn Sewage into Snow The ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club in Montana has applied for a permit to use sewage as snow. The private ski resort, frequented by many of the world’s richest and most famous people, wants to use treated wastewater for snowmaking to help them start their season earlier. They are the first resort in Montana to apply for such a permit. “It’s an outside-the-box […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 13, 2021 7 Comments
Trip Report: 13,100′ Mt. Dana, CA | “Solstice Couloir” to “Banana Chute” Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from May 11, 2021 Yesterday, we went for an old classic. This might be my #1 most favorite ski link up on Earth… Solstice Couloir on 13,100′ Mt. Dana to Banana Chute in Ellery Bowl. Both runs are big, steep, spicy, and dangerously fun. Oh, and I got to do this with one […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 13, 2021 7 Comments
China to Enforce Social Distancing Rules on the Summit of Mount Everest China will enforce social distancing rules at the top of the world by drawing a “separation line” on the summit of Mount Everest to prevent the spread of covid-19 from climbers ascending from the Nepal side. A team of Tibetan mountaineering guides set up the separation line at the peak before the 2021 climbing season began. Climbers accessing the summit […] Climbing CragBrains | May 12, 2021 0 Comments
Heavy Snow Falls a Month Early on Australian Ski Fields Thredbo and Perisher More than a month earlier than normal, 4″ of snow has dropped on Australia’s ski fields, with greater totals at higher elevations. Big snowfall in mid-May is rare for the region. Related: Vail Resorts Australia Says Reservations Will Not be Necessary at Falls Creek, Perisher, and Mt. Hotham, This Winter Temperatures dropped to 32ºF on Tuesday night, allowing snow to […] Industry News Oz Brains | May 12, 2021 1 Comment
Big Sky Resort, MT Patrollers Vote 69-21 to Unionize Ski patrollers at Big Sky Resort, MT, voted 69-21 in favor of unionizing last month, following the growing trend of ski patrols across the industry forming unions. Just over 100 patrollers were eligible to take part in the vote, which had been the culmination of seven years work. “We love ski patrolling, we love Lone Mountain, we love the community at […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 12, 2021 0 Comments
Ski Jumping Outside of the Music Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1938 In 1938, Cincinnati held a 10-day Sportsmen’s Show in its music hall, with events located in the north wing, south wing, and outside. These Sportsmen’s Shows were popular in many other cities at the time, and after financing had been secured, Cincinnati began planning and advertising one of the most extravagant Sportsmen’s Shows to date. One of the most spectacular […] Miles Wong | May 12, 2021 0 Comments
Rare Sighting of Wolverine on Antelope Island, UT It is estimated that there are only between 250-300 wolverines left in the contiguous United States today. They’re rarely seen in Utah and almost never photographed outside of captivity. But on Tuesday, May 4, one was spotted in Utah—in a very unlikely place. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, visitors to Antelope Island State Park took photos and videos of a hairy, […] SnowBrains | May 12, 2021 0 Comments
Safety Bar Talk: Up, Down, When Does it Matter? The never ending debate: bar up or bar down? People insist bar up, others say bar down– some simply ask, “when is the bar open?” Depending on the resort and the terrain, the preference can change. Whatever you do, make sure you call it out before slamming the bar down on someone’s head. Strangely enough, the debate of the bar […] Katy Shipley | May 12, 2021 45 Comments
VIDEO: Andrzej Bargiel Skis Down Another 20,000-Foot Peak Less than two weeks after bagging another world’s first ski descent, Red Bull athlete Andrzej Bargiel is at it again, this time on 20,000-foot Laila Peak in the Karakoram. Yesterday we managed to take advantage of the short weather window, and we are delighted together with @jedrekbaranowski that we have reached the Laila Peak summit. The mountain is exceptional, and […] Climbing CragBrains | May 11, 2021 0 Comments
Temperature Falls to Record Low For Date Since Records Began in Jackson, WY Buckrail meteorologist Alan Smith reports that the 12ºF temperature recorded in Jackson, WY, on Sunday morning is a record low for the date. The weekend as a whole was pretty chilly, but when the mercury dropped to 12º, it broke the previous record low of 13º set in 2002 and is the coldest temperature since records began in 1905. For […] WeatherBrains | May 11, 2021 0 Comments
Volunteers Cleanup 22 Tons of Trash From Vail, CO Highways | Almost Double 5-Year Average About 1,000 volunteers took to the highways around Vail, CO last week for their annual clean up to remove trash from the medians, ditches, and sides of the roads. In total, they removed thousands of bags of trash, debris, and waste weighing more than twenty two tons. Related: 8,200-Pounds of Trash Pulled from Lake Tahoe This is almost double the five year […] SnowBrains | May 11, 2021 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Report: The Final Week of the Season at the Spring Skiing Capital Brought to you by Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Report from Saturday, May 8, 2021 Squaw Valley USA is only open for one more week for skiing and riding, so get it before it’s gone! May 16th is the last day of operations, while Alpine Meadows, CA, closed for the season on Sunday, May 9th. We found the best skiing of the […] Conditions Report Galen Carrico | May 11, 2021 1 Comment
Mammoth, CA Report: 2,200-Vertical-Foot Runs With Good Snow From Top to Bottom Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain Report from May 10, 2021 I awoke at 5:00 am today in Park City, UT. I pounded a glass of water, threw a couple of bags in the car, and hit the road in a light snowstorm. In Salt Lake City, it was driving rain. I finished Hemmingway’s “A Moveable Feast” in the first […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 11, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Another Round of Snow For Colorado, 6-18″ of Additional Snow Through Tomorrow Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 12:30 PM MST, 5/10/2021 Forecast Summary: A trough moving through the state today and tomorrow will bring 6-18″ of snow to the mountains through tomorrow. Snow has already been falling and will pick up across the higher elevations today and tonight Things will taper off tomorrow night as the trough moves off to […] Weather Eric McNamee | May 10, 2021 0 Comments