SnowBrains Forecast: 6-12″ of Snow For Colorado Mountains Through Thursday Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee ย 9:10 pm MST, 10/25/2021 Forecast Summary: Two troughs of low pressure will move through Colorado and bring 6-12″ of snow to the mountains through Thursday. Snow from the first system will begin Tuesday morning and continue into Wednesday. The second system will brush by Wednesday night and keep showers going into Thursday […] Weather Eric McNamee | October 25, 2021 0 Comments
WATCH: 1996 U.S. Extreme Skiing Championships This video of the 1996 Red Bull U.S. Extreme Skiing Championships, with commentary from Rod Elisha and Sandy Santucci, is the best thing you will see today. The event took place on some of North America’s steepest in-bounds terrain, at Crested Butte, Colorado, and features legendary skiers including Shane McConkey and Wendy Fisher. The ’96 Championships were hosted by Budweiser […] Featured Video Jesse | August 10, 2021 1 Comment
For Nearly 100 Years, The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Has Sought Answers to Our Changing World Located a few miles outside of Crested Butte, CO, is the town of Gothic, home to the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL). What began as a mining town in the late 1800s has turned into the epicenter of biological and climate research. Silver was mined in the 1880s, and at its height, the town of Gothic had 1,000 people and […] Brains Joseph Puetz | July 27, 2021 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Announce Summer Plans For Colorado and Utah Resorts Vail Resorts announced today plans for summer operations at its five Colorado resorts and Park City Mountain Resort, UT. Related: 10 of the Best Bike Parks in North America: Park City Mountain will open for summerย operationsย at the Park City Mountain Villageย onย Friday, May 28. Crested Butte will kick off the Colorado summer season and operations on June 12, with Breckenridge on […] SnowBrains | April 29, 2021 0 Comments
Pencil Couloir, CO Report: Gripped in Icy Wet Slide Debris and Bulletproof Snow Report from April 9, 2021 Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Today was unmistakeably a type-two fun kind of day.ย After bailing on our last attempt on Mt. Axtell’s Pencil, my roommate Josh and I finally checked the Crested Butte classic off our list. Despite cold daytime temperatures, we still opted to leave fairly early to avoid any possibility of […] Conditions Report Dominic Gawel | April 12, 2021 0 Comments
2020-2021 Season Closing Days at Colorado Ski Resorts Spring has sprung and that means the 2020-2021 resort ski season, unfortunately, has to come to an end.ย Most Colorado ski areas are closing on various Sundays throughout April, starting the 4th through April 25th. This year’s May resort skiing will likely only be at Breckenridge (Closing May 31st) and Arapahoe Basin (TBA). It is common for Winter Park to extend […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | March 24, 2021 0 Comments
Taylor Park, CO Backcountry Report: Playful Chute, Spring Powder, and Perfect Turns Report from Monday, March 22, 2021 Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Spring has officially sprung in western Colorado.ย Today Park Cone yielded some epic turns, fresh snow, perfect weather, and great views. The day began by parking along Taylor Reservoir and skinning up Park Cone. My roommate Josh and I made good time up the cone, following an old […] Conditions Report Dominic Gawel | March 24, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Mountain Weather Update 3/22/21: Two Different Storm Systems This Week Across the West – Good Snow for Colorado [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoZoC9GkIuw"] WeatherBrains | March 22, 2021 Likes Tweets 1 Comment