SnowBrains Forecast: 1-3 Feet Of Snow Across Western US This Week, Chances Of Snow In Midwest And Eastern US Heading Into The Weekend Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 11:40 AM MST, Nov. 23, 2020 Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Forecast Summary: A series of storms will bring 1-3 FEET of snow over the western US this week, primarily in the Pacific NW and Colorado. Troughing will continue over the Western US through Friday, allowing storms to move through […] Weather Eric McNamee | November 23, 2020 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 1-2 Feet of Snow For The Sierra’s Through Thursday Morning Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 10:30 AM MST, Nov. 17, 2020 Forecast Summary: An extremely moist storm will hit California tonight and tomorrow, bringing 1-2 FEET of snow along the Sierra’s, with the higher amounts possible around Lake Tahoe. Resorts like to get the most snow are Boreal, Kirkwood, Sugar Bowl, Squaw, Alpine, Northstar, Homewood, and Heavenly.ย Drier […] Weather Eric McNamee | November 17, 2020 2 Comments
2-5 FEET of Snow Forecasted for Western US Over Next 7 Days, Primarily in the Pacific Northwest Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 4:20 PM MST, Nov. 16, 2020 Forecast Summary: A series of storms will bring 2-5 FEET of snow over the western US this week, primarily in the Pacific NW. A longwave troughing pattern will remain in place over the US west coast, streaming moisture into the region. The highest amounts of snow […] Weather Eric McNamee | November 16, 2020 0 Comments
California Issues Travel Advisory as State COVID Cases Surpass 1,000,000 Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a travel advisoryย for the state of California as state COVID cases pass 1 million and continue to surge ahead of Thanksgiving. State officials are asking residents not to travel out of state for the holiday and are recommending that those who do quarantine for at least 14 days when they return. โCalifornia just surpassed a […] SnowBrains | November 13, 2020 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe Ski Resorts Struggle to Hire and Offer Affordable Housing due to Visa Ban, Pandemic Ski resorts in and around the Lake Tahoe area are forging the way through a shortage of international workers and affordable housing as the winter hiring season begins. Most fingers are being pointed at the pandemic, as well as President Trump’s stance on legal immigration, which has made it more difficult for temporary workers who have historically been counted on […] Industry News Galen Carrico | November 2, 2020 4 Comments
PHOTOS: Resorts Across California Begin Making Snow in Preparation for Opening Day Single-digit temperatures in the Sierra Nevada have given a number of Californian resorts the opportunity to fire up their snow guns and get some snow on the ground in preparation for the upcoming winter season. Related: Ski California Resorts Share What Guests Can Expect This Winter Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows was blowing snow on 15th October, but they were joined […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 27, 2020 2 Comments
Ambitious Opening Plans for Heavenly in Tahoe, CA In a recent press release, Heavenly announced that they would be opening the California Lodge on opening day โ something they haven’t done in over a decade. Come November 20, Heavenly plans to not only have lifts running, but also allow access to much of the California side of the resort. This is, of course, snow-permitting. Related: Heavenly Ski Patroller […] Industry News Spencer Cox | October 2, 2020 0 Comments
Opening Dates for California Ski Resorts Ski season is much closer than we think… or at least that’s what I keep telling myself in an effort to contain the pre-season stoke as I binge watch old ski films. But seriously, we are only two months out from the opening of numerous California ski resorts; now we just need some snow. Related: Projected Opening Dates of Colorado […] Industry News Spencer Cox | September 22, 2020 0 Comments