Snowpack Levels Fall Below Average Across Most of Western U.S., New Data Shows The latest data from the U.S. Department of Agricultureโs Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reveals a below-average snowpack across much of the western United States, raising concerns for water supply, wildfire risk, and drought conditions heading into summer. According to the NRCS Westwide SNOTEL report for April 28, 2025, snow water equivalent (SWE) levelsโa key indicator of the amount of [โฆ] Weather Martin Kuprianowicz | April 29, 2025 0 Comments
Winter 2024-25 Scorecard: How the Big Names in Long Range Weather Forecasting Fared Intro โ Reading the Forecast Report Card Every September, the big forecasting brands splash colorful maps across social feeds, promising everything from โWorst of Winterโ bullseyes to โMild & Dryโ respites. Now that lifts are grinding to a halt, we pored over snow-water-equivalent charts, resort snow ledgers, NOAA climate summaries, and more to see who nailed (or whiffed) the 2024-25 outlook. [โฆ] Weather WeatherBrains | April 28, 2025 0 Comments
Where Will it Be Deep This Week? These are North Americaโs Top 5 Forecasted Open Resorts for the 10 Days of April 27-May 6, 2025 Itโs always snowing somewhere, and fresh snow is the essence of skiing and snowboarding. Whether you are chasing the deepest conditions or love seeing where the snow is piling up so you can live vicariously through others, this list of open resorts will be the deepest over the next week and beyond. This post takes us into May, which means the ski [โฆ] Weather WeatherBrains | April 26, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Double Header Spring Setup Will Bring 5-9 Inches to the Northern Rockies This Weekend This forecast was created at noon PST on Saturday, April 26, 2025. A potent late-season storm will spin snow back into the Northern Rockies Sunday nightโMonday, delivering up to 9โณ on the higher slopes of southwest Montana before a cooler, showery pattern lingers mid-week and high pressure brings a dry, springlike rebound to close the period. The setup favors the [โฆ] Weather WeatherBrains | April 25, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Over a Foot of Snow For California This Weekend This forecast was created at 8:00 a.m. PST on Friday, April 25, 2025. A compact late-April storm will bring a quick burst of winter back to the Sierra Friday night through Saturday, delivering roughly 6โณ-15โณ of fresh snow to the higher ski areas before drier and warmer spring conditions reclaim the range early next week. Behind the weekend storm, temperatures moderate, [โฆ] Weather WeatherBrains | April 25, 2025 0 Comments
Where Will it Be Deep This Week? These are North Americaโs Top 5 Forecasted Open Resorts for the 10 Days of April 21-May 1, 2025 Itโs always snowing somewhere, and fresh snow is the essence of skiing and snowboarding. Whether you are chasing the deepest conditions or love seeing where the snow is piling up so you can live vicariously through others, this list of open resorts will be the deepest over the next week and beyond. Related: Alyeska Resort, AK, Just Broke 700โณ of Snowfall [โฆ] Weather WeatherBrains | April 21, 2025 0 Comments
NOAA May 2025 Outlook: Warmer and Drier Than Normal for Most of the West The NOAA just released its outlook for May 2025. While winter is ending, snow is not unheard of in May. Letโs see what the NOAA claims is in store next month. Fingers crossed! Related: NOAA April 2025 ENSO Update: La Niรฑa has Ended TL;DR: May 2025 looks warmer and drier than normal for most Western ski and mountain regions, with [โฆ] Weather WeatherBrains | April 18, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 20โณ of Snow For Colorado This Weekend This forecast was created at 8:00 a.m. PST on Wednesday, April 16. Colorado is transitioning from warm, breezy weather midweek to a potent storm system that will deliver widespread snowfall from Thursday night into the weekend, favoring the southern mountains with the heaviest totals. Expect a sharp drop in temperatures, lowering snow levels well below 10,000 feet by Friday, gradual [โฆ] Weather WeatherBrains | April 16, 2025 0 Comments