BCR Snow Club is Making Upgrades to its Portable Ski Slope for Burning Man 2024 Burning Man is held every year from August 27 through September 4 in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada and creates a temporary city that promotes art, self-expression, and self-reliance. The temporary city is named Black Rock City, with the festival’s mission being to guide, nurture, and protect the more permanent community created by its culture. It all started in 1986 at Baker […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | May 17, 2024 0 Comments
1 Buried in Snowmobile-Triggered Avalanche in Ruby Mountains Wilderness, NV The Ruby Mountains Wilderness in northeastern Nevada is a popular destination for backcountry skiing and snowmobiling. On Friday, March 1, a snowmobile triggered an avalanche on a northeast facing aspect that buried one individual. The individual was safely extricated after reportedly being buried upside with just his boots visible above the slide. Related: 2 Snowmobilers Killed in Separate Avalanches in […] Avalanche Luke Guilford | March 6, 2024 0 Comments
Tahoe Fund, CA/NV, Seeks Artists to Paint Murals Inside Forest Service Restrooms to Inspire Stewardship The Tahoe Fund, CA/NV, and USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) announced a call for community-based artists to “beautify” the blank interiors of the restrooms at the Stateline Fire Lookout Trail in Crystal Bay, the Logan Shoals Vista Point on Tahoe’s East Shore, and the Tallac Historic Site on the South Shore. “We are excited to rally […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 1, 2024 0 Comments
Mount Rose-Ski Tahoe, NV: Great Terrain, Great Vibes, and Great Locals Report from Sunday, February 25, 2024 Lake Tahoe has some of the best ski resorts in the United States and is famous for providing the world’s best powder and snow conditions. There are plenty of big-time resorts surrounding Lake Tahoe that are bucket list material for any skier or rider. Those ski resorts may get more press and notoriety, however, […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | February 26, 2024 0 Comments
Mt Rose Ski Tahoe, NV, is Bringing Back “Open Late Fridays” Starting This Weekend Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, Nevada, is bringing back its popular “Open Late Fridays” starting this Friday, February 23. For the rest of the season, the resort will stay open two additional hours on Fridays, spinning select chairlifts until 6 p.m. and making the most of longer days and mid-winter snow conditions. The two hour extension of […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 21, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Lee Canyon Ski Area, NV, Remains Closed Today After Inbounds Avalanche Sparked Search & Rescue Mission Yesterday Lee Canyon Ski Area, just outside Las Vegas, Nevada, will remain closed on Tuesday and potentially Wednesday following an inbounds avalanche on Monday afternoon. Initial fears were that four people were missing, but fortunately, the swift action of Lee Canyon’s ski patrol and mountain operations teams ensured all individuals were quickly located and accounted for. One person needed assistance. That […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 6, 2024 0 Comments
2 People Reported Buried by Avalanche on Ruby Mountain Heli-Ski Tour in Nevada According to the Elko Report, two skiers were reportedly buried and safely rescued after an avalanche was triggered in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada. It was reported that the slide occurred on January 15 at 1:26 pm in Lamoille Canyon, located in northeastern Nevada. The Elko Report also noted that all members of the party are safe and free of injuries. […] Avalanche Luke Guilford | January 30, 2024 3 Comments
Trip Report: Hallucinating in the Legendary Terminal Cancer Couloir | Ruby Mountains, NV Report from December 22, 2023 Last Friday, I awoke at 5am and hit the road by 5:30am in Park City, UT. Headed west. I’d gotten some inside information from a local that despite the low snow this season, the Terminal Cancer Couloir in the Ruby Mountains, NV was in. The apron, however, was not. Terminal Cancer Couloir – Ruby Mountains, […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 30, 2023 1 Comment
Lake Tahoe, NV Report: Skiing Powder Thru Rotten-Rock Towers Above The Largest Alpine Lake in North America Report from December 23, 2023 Dobbs dragged me out to the Mt. Rose backcountry today. I was exhausted after Benson & Hedges Couloir UT, Kessler Peak UT, & Terminal Cancer Couloir NV in 3 consecutive days. He was adamant and I obeyed. We drove up to the pass and parked at 10am. We randomly ran into our buddy Jan who […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 25, 2023 0 Comments
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, NV Report: Sun-Kissed Groomers, Moguls, Lake Views, & Mini-Park Love Report from December 23, 2023 Yesterday, we got out into the Lake Tahoe backcountry in the morning. Lake Tahoe, NV Report: Skiing Powder Thru Rotten-Rock Towers Above The Largest Alpine Lake in North America Powder, sunshine, smiles, old friends, rotten rock towers, good times. From the backcountry, we could see Mt. Rose ski resort across the way. It looked glorious… […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 24, 2023 0 Comments
How to Survive Opening Day — A Guide to Safe Early Season Skiing & Boarding As many of us eagerly await the opening of our favorite ski resorts, it is essential to remember that skiing is not a risk-free sport. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and for many, this marks the beginning of the ski season. However, no-one wants to spend their Thanksgiving holidays in the emergency room instead of cooking turkey and enjoying […] Claire Weiss | November 15, 2023 0 Comments
Lee Canyon, NV, Will Reopen This Season After Completing Clean-Up Following Extensive Damage from Tropical Storm Hilary Last August, Lee Canyon, Nevada, suffered extensive damage from Tropical Storm Hilary and had to cease all summer operations. Hurricane Hilary was a category 4 hurricane that brought torrential rainfall and wind gusts to the Pacific Coast of Mexico, the Baja California Peninsula, and the Southwestern United States in August 2023, resulting in flooding and mudslides across the affected areas. The […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | November 14, 2023 0 Comments
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, NV, Opens This Friday Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe in Nevada announced today that it will kick off the 2023/24 winter season on Friday, November 10, 2023. The recent storm, plus multiple windows of opportunity for Mt. Rose’s snowmakers to fire up the resort’s robust snowmaking system will get skiers and riders on snow for another early November Opening Day and some of their first […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 7, 2023 0 Comments
Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe, NV, Teases Early Opening Mt. Rose, Nevada, may have just hinted at an early opening day. They just posted an array of photos on their social media accounts, showing the impressive progress their snowblowers have made. Last season, it opened on November 11, which is just five days away from now. “We’ve been able to put in 50 hours of snowmaking since Friday, which […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | November 6, 2023 0 Comments
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, NV, Offers Guests a New Way to Give Back to the Tahoe Environment Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, Nevada, is giving skiers and riders a new way to give back and help improve the Tahoe environment for all to enjoy. With the purchase of every lift ticket during the 2023/24 winter season, guests will have the ability to add a $1 donation benefitting the Tahoe Fund through the nonprofit’s $1 for Tahoe program. In […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 2, 2023 0 Comments
Ski or Ride for Free with the ‘Plates for Powder’ Program at Tahoe Resorts, CA & NV ‘Plates for Powder,’ the annual program that offers free skiing and riding opportunities to those who purchase a Lake Tahoe license plate is back again for the 2023/24 winter season. Proceeds from plate sales and renewals support environmental improvement projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin. “Funds raised through the sales and renewal of Lake Tahoe license plates have helped […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 1, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Mt. Rose – Ski Tahoe, NV, 1st Tahoe Resort to Begin Snowmaking Thanks to lower temperatures and fresh natural snow, Mt. Rose – Ski Tahoe in Nevada turned on its snow guns yesterday, becoming the first Lake Tahoe resort to begin snowmaking ahead of the 23/24 winter season. The resort also beat its Californian neighbors. “With the cooler weather finally here, we’ve started making snow from the summit down to the base. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 13, 2023 0 Comments
Burning Man or Drowning Man? — Record Rainfalls in Nevada Turn Desert Festival into Mud Pit Around 70,000 people are currently trapped at the Burning Man Festival in Black Rock Desert, NV. The remote desert area in northwest Nevada was hit with three months’ worth of rain in the 24-hour period between Friday and Saturday, September 1 and 2. The unprecedented heavy rainfalls turned the arid, dry desert sand into a clay-like mud, rendering vehicles of […] Julia Schneemann | September 3, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] First Test of Portable Ski Slope at Burning Man Festival, NV, Shows Success Burning Man is held every year from August 27 through September 4 in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada and creates a temporary city that promotes art, self-expression, and self-reliance. The temporary city is named Black Rock City, with the festival’s mission being to guide, nurture and protect the more permanent community created by its culture. It all started in […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | August 16, 2023 0 Comments
Environmental Dive Center to Open at Lake Tahoe, NV Clean Up The Lake, renowned for their successful 72 Mile Cleanup project, is excited to announce the Grand Opening Ceremony & Celebration of their Environmental Dive Center (EDC) at Lake Tahoe, NV, on August 17th, 2023. The EDC will be a hybrid between a conservation dive school and an environmental science center located in Incline Village, NV. This effort has been […] Featured Video SnowBrains | August 16, 2023 0 Comments
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