Lee Canyon, NV, Opens Saturday, November 2, With First-Ever Dual Ski/Snowboarding and Mountain Biking Seasons LAS VEGAS (OCT. 31, 2024) Lee Canyon will open for its 2024-25 winter season on Saturday, November 2. The Rabbit Peak chairlift that serves the resort’s beginner terrain will operate from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. After record heat this summer in Las Vegas, Lee Canyon will be one of the first five ski resorts in the western U.S. to open this […] Industry News Press Release | November 1, 2024 0 Comments
Mount Rose-Ski Tahoe, NV, & Snowball Effect Form Partnership to Improve Youth Participation in Winter Sports Mount Rose, Nevada, and Snowball Effect have announced a strategic partnership to address key challenges in the winter sports industry by engaging local youth year-round. This collaboration comes in response to the industry trend of declining participation, highlighted by the NSAA’s most recent Kottke Report. Greg Gavrilets, General Manager of Mount Rose, states, “Our priority at Mount Rose continues to […] Industry News Press Release | October 14, 2024 0 Comments
A Long Overdue Ski Resort is Finally Being Planned in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada It may surprise some, but Nevada is the most mountainous state in the U.S. when measured by named mountain ranges. More than 300 named ranges run through the state as part of the Great Basin complex. Nevada’s mountains offer stunning natural beauty and serve as important recreational areas for skiing, hiking, backpacking, fishing, mountaineering, and wildlife observation. The most dramatic […] Industry News Brent Thomas | October 4, 2024 8 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: The First Significant Snow of the Year Expected Across Much of the Western U.S. | Where and When Could it Snow? A storm will develop over California on Monday, kicking off a cold and wet week. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast Summary Forecast written on Friday, September 13, 2024, at 10 p.m. MST A robust low-pressure system will move down the West Coast this weekend, bringing much cooler temperatures and precipitation to California/Nevada, including snow in the High Sierra. That system then moves […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 13, 2024 0 Comments
Wildfire Raging South of Reno, NV, Prompts Evacuations A wildfire broke out on Saturday, September 7 southwest of Reno, Nevada, and has grown rapidly ever since. Officials are now reporting the Davis Fire has grown to 5,596 acres as of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, September 10, an increase from 4,703 acres on Monday morning. Evacuation orders and warnings are still in place for more than 14,000 residents in […] Fire John Cunningham | September 10, 2024 0 Comments
Reno, NV, Shatters August Cold Temperature Record Amid Unusual Weather Event Reno, Nevada, has just set a record for the lowest August temperature ever recorded. The previous August record of 58°F, which has been the record since 1904, was broken by the high of 57°F recorded by the Reno-Tahoe Airport on Saturday. The National Weather Service states that a powerful upper-level trough pushed extremely cold air into the area and caused […] Alfred Arnaud | September 4, 2024 0 Comments
Mount Rose-Ski Tahoe, NV, Reports Dusting of Summer Snow at 8,260′ Not wanting to be left out, Mount Rose-Ski Tahoe in Nevada joined the summer snow party this weekend after sharing images of the dusting it received on social media. Related: [PHOTOS] Over 15″ Fresh Snow Blankets 14,179′ Mount Shasta, CA, on August 24, 2024 The Tahoe resort joins Palisades Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain in California, which both shared snowy pics […] SnowBrains | August 26, 2024 0 Comments
West Coast Road Trip: Useful Tips and Photo Tour We like traveling by car and have done numerous road trips in our Subaru, including a couple of cross-country trips from the San Francisco Bay Area to New York City and back. Some may think that flying is more convenient, and we don’t argue with that. For us, it’s more of a personal choice and convenience to get all the […] Claire Weiss | August 8, 2024 0 Comments
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