The 10 Biggest Snowfall Totals In North America With nearly everyone in North America receiving snow this week, the snowfall totals are starting to rise. Some of the usual suspects out of the Pacific Northwest made the top of the list, while a few ringers out of Colorado are finding themselves near the top. Without further adieu we bring you the top 10 biggest snowfall totals in North America (As calculated as of March 3rd based on respective resorts snowfall tracking pages, compiled by hand at snowbrains.com)[…] SnowBrains | March 4, 2014 22 Comments
Huge Avalanche Cleared from Road to Valdez, AK On January 26th, 2014, an avalanche came down onto the only road connecting Valdez, AK to the rest of the world: the Richardson Highway. The avalanche was massive and stopped the Lowe river creating an enormous lake that was 60 feet deep and half a mile long. The Clean Up! How does a massive avalanche get cleaned up? Dozers, excavators, side dumps and lots of hard […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 20, 2014 0 Comments
VIDEO: Valdez, AK = HUGE Avalanche & HUGE Clean Up Two weeks ago, an avalanche came down onto the only road connecting Valdez, AK to the rest of the world: the Richardson Highway. The avalanche was massive and stopped the Lowe river creating an enormous lake that was 60 feet deep and half a mile long. They’ve been cleaning this mess up for the past two weeks and they’ve got a lot left to do. The Clean Up! How does a massive avalanche get cleaned up? […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 11, 2014 0 Comments
Top 10 Deepest Snowpacks in North America: It’s been an interesting year for snow in North America. That said, the ski resorts with the most snow in North America aren’t too different from a usual year. Alaska, Washington, and British Columbia are usually at the top of the list and this year is no exception. Everyone keeps talking about what a bad year Washington is having, but they have 100 inches of snow on the ground. How bad could it be? […] SnowBrains | January 31, 2014 15 Comments
VIDEO: Huge Avalanche Dams River, Creates Lake, Blocks Only Road to Valdez, AK This clip shows a flyover of Keystone Canyon and the Lowe River, 1/26/2014. A glacier sized avalanche has blocked the river. An ice lake has formed, currently at an estimated depth of 60 feet and growing. The Richardson Highway is flooded […] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 28, 2014 5 Comments
Rain, Snow, and Sun, a Week in Alaska|Alyeska, AK Conditions Report, Video After a dry start to the season, Alaska is finally starting to come around with a little bit of snow, wet snow, but snow none the less. Last week I managed to make it back up there and shred around Alyeska with some friends and family for some of the deepest days of the season thus far. With a […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | January 21, 2014 0 Comments
Wet Pow and Backflips, Alaska is Starting to go Off|Alyeska, AK Conditions Report With a season snowfall total of 212″, just 4″ below that of Jackson, Alyeska in Girdwood Alaska is having one of its worst seasons on record. After an unusually dry December in Alaska, January is proving to be a lot better, albeit a lot warmer, with snow, and sometimes rain in the forecast for the next week out. And yesterday delivered with 6+” […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | January 15, 2014 0 Comments
SEABA Heli Ski Fined $21,500 After Client Death on Federal Land Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventurers (SEABA), a heli ski operation in Hanies, Alaska, has agreed to plead guilty to the unauthorized use of federal land, according to records filed in federal court at the end of 2013. SEABA will be fined $21,500 or more for skiing on federal land closed to commercial activity. The US attorney’s office filed a bill […] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 5, 2014 1 Comment
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