There’s Just 1 Resort Still OPEN in North America For Making Turns this Week… It’s August, and summer proper, which means it’s all downhill to next season… 100 days and counting! But you do still have one option if you still want to hang on to this winter. Timberline Lodge, OR the country’s only year-round resort, is still providing lift-served terrain for you to shred. Go get it! AUGUST: Timberline Lodge, OR – expected closing – 8/31 Industry News SnowBrains | August 5, 2019 9 Comments
Over 100 Large Wildfires in Western US Burning Almost 2-Million Acres | Less than Half 10-Year Average Six new blazes have taken the number of large wildfires raging across the western US and Alaska to 105, burning almost 2 million acres. 11 states are currently reporting large active fires. Alaska reports seventy, Arizona reports eight, New Mexico six, Idaho and Washington four each, Colorado, Utah, and Montana reporting three, California two, and Oregon and Texas report one each, according […] Fire Firebrains | July 31, 2019 0 Comments
Las Vegas, NV Pavements Can Get Hot Enough to Cause Second-Degree Burns A recent study by a group of surgeons found out something that’s probably not a shock to most of us; pavements get hot. But do you know how hot? The study in Las Vegas, NV found that during summer months the pavement temperature can exceed 140ºF, hot enough that just a few seconds of exposure can cause second-degree burns and […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 26, 2019 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe is Fullest for Two Decades | Heavy Snowmelt Means it’s Approaching Legal Limit Lake Tahoe is the fullest it’s been in nearly two decades and is approaching its legal limit after snowmelt from a heavy winter left enough water to potentially last through three summers of drought, reports the SFChronicle. If you were to pour Lake Tahoe out onto an area the size of California, the water would be 14 inches (36 cm) deep. […] SnowBrains | July 23, 2019 0 Comments
South Lake Tahoe Hasn’t Hit 85ºF This Year Yet | Latest Day On Record For this is August 1st The Reno and Fallon Airports haven’t hit 100°F yet this year. They’ve gotten close, though, both hitting 99°F. Related: Record-Breaking High Temperatures in Alaska this Weekend | Anchorage Just Had its Hottest June EVER How unusual is that? Well, we are now past the average date for the first 100°F day, but we’ll have chances through about Labor Day. To […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 18, 2019 0 Comments
For the First Time Ever Recorded an Earthquake is Responsible for a Death in Nevada For the first time in recorded history, an earthquake is responsible for the death of a person in Nevada. Although, the quake in question was actually in California, reports the RGJ. Related: Friday’s Earthquake in California Ripped Open Fissure That Can Be Seen From Space A Pahrump man was killed on July 4 when a 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook the Ridgecrest […] SnowBrains | July 15, 2019 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe is Currently Less than One Inch Below Maximum Legal Limit Lake Tahoe’s water level is less than 1″ from its maximum legal limit today. The legal limit plays a role in determining if and how much water is emptied into the Truckee River via the Tahoe City dam. Related: Police Are Cracking Down on Public Nudity at Lake Tahoe Beaches The runoff season has begun, with warmer temperatures leading to increased […] SnowBrains | July 10, 2019 1 Comment
Tahoe Pyramid Trail Nears Completion | Soon You’ll be Able to Run, Bike, Hike from Lake Tahoe, CA to Reno, NV The final touches are being put in on the Tahoe-Pyramid Trail (TPT), with expected completion happening around mid-August, which will enable you to bike, hike, run, or whatever you want all the way from Lake Tahoe to Reno. The last remaining work is on the part-paved, part-dirt path running adjacent to the Truckee River and parts of I-80 which will ultimately […] SnowBrains | June 28, 2019 0 Comments
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