Big Bear Mountain Resort, CA, Opens Tomorrow Thanks to More than a Foot of Snow Big Bear Mountain Resort, CA, has announced that it will open for the ’22-23 winter season tomorrow, Saturday, November 12th. The early opening comes on the heels of several storm systems that left more than a foot of snow this week. Related: 27 Resorts Are Open for Skiing and Riding In North America This Weekend Both the Snow Summit and […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 11, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: California to Receive Up to 6 FEET of Snow This Week This week, a powerful winter storm digs down into the Western US, bringing significant snowfall across the entire region. The heaviest hit region will be California, where snow accumulation may exceed 6 feet on higher terrain and 3-5 feet at resorts. The storm began on Sunday night, bringing several inches to the region. Things calmed down on Monday and are just beginning […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 7, 2022 2 Comments
The 5 Most Southern Ski Resorts in the U.S. There are thousands of ski resorts throughout the world and in some pretty bizarre locations. Did you know you can go skiing in Israel? Morocco also has some world-class skiing at Oukaimeden. Seems like as long as there are cold winter temperatures, ample snow, and a hill people are going to go skiing down it. Many places you wouldn’t guess […] Brains Steven Snyder | October 31, 2022 4 Comments
Here’s What’s New at California & Nevada Ski Resorts This Season, Including New Terrain, Upgrades, and Anniversaries Transformational new lifts, trails, snowmaking, and other infrastructure, plus the return of signature events highlight the 2022-23 winter season in California and Nevada In advance of the 2022-23 winter season, ski areas in California and Nevada are investing heavily in infrastructure upgrades designed to offer a high-quality, efficient, and memorable experience for skiers and snowboarders. From new lifts and trails […] SnowBrains | October 6, 2022 5 Comments
[VIDEO] Big Bear Ski Area, CA, Employees Fire Up Snowguns to Slow Encroaching Wildfire Big Bear using its snow making sprinklers in an effort to slow the encroaching #RadfordFire as seen from an @AlertWildfire camera at the resort pic.twitter.com/P7bbzW2peP — Travis Schlepp (@travischlepp) September 6, 2022 The Radford fire threatening Big Bear and Snow Summit ski areas in California almost tripled in size yesterday to 977 acres. It is currently just 2% contained. Related: […] Fire Firebrains | September 7, 2022 1 Comment
California Ski Areas Under Threat From Wildfire | Sprinklers Have Been Activated Big Bear and Snow Summit ski areas in California are currently under threat from the Radford Fire that started around 1:30 pm yesterday (Monday, September 5th). The cause is still unknown. Related: 1-Year on From the Caldor Fire That Destroyed 80% of the Ski Area, Sierra-At-Tahoe, CA, Looks Forward to This Winter The fire has burned around 330acres between the two […] Fire Firebrains | September 6, 2022 0 Comments
Big Bear Mountain Resort, CA, Announces Extended Season Today, Big Bear Mountain Resort, CA, (Bear Mountain and Snow Summit) announced that they’ll remain open through April 16 for skiing and riding. Related: Ikon Pass: It’s YEWWW Time With base depths of 24-48 inches, prime surface conditions, and all of their terrain open, they figured it’s a good time to keep the alpine good times going and spend spring on the slopes. Big […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 23, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Unusually Deep Snow for Southern California, Arizona Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist Nathan Tarino Updated 10 PM MST 2/22 Forecast Summary A powerful upper low is diving southward along the West Coast today. This feature will foster a prolonged period of unstable west-southwesterly flow to the Southwest and accumulating snow across the Mogollon Rim in Arizona and the Transverse and Santa Rosa Mountains in California. Snow will begin in […] Weather Nathan Tarino | February 22, 2022 0 Comments
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