$7.5-Million Terrain Expansion and New Express Lift to Open at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, NV, This Season $7.5 million dollar project enhances the Lakeview mountain zone at the Lake Tahoe area resort The largest capital improvement project in the history of Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe is moving full steam ahead with impressive progress well ahead of schedule. The resortโs new Lakeview zone ($7.5 million on-mountain expansion) will enhance and change the way skiers and riders experience the […] SnowBrains | July 22, 2022 0 Comments
Divers Collect 13,000lbs Trash From Nevada Shore of Lake Tahoe As an early kickoff to Earth Day 2022, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak will be joined today by officials from the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – along with staff and volunteers from Clean Up the Lake (CUTL) and project sponsors Tahoe Fund and Tahoe Blue Vodka – to celebrate the success of a historic initiative to remove underwater […] SnowBrains | April 11, 2022 0 Comments
Why Lake Tahoe Never Freezes Brought to you by The Tahoe Fund The current water temperature in Lake Tahoeย is 42.3ยฐF. Tahoe doesn’t freeze because it is too deep and contains too much water. At 22 miles long with a maximum depth of 1,645 feet,ย its depth-to-area is very large compared to other lakes.ย SnowBrains | January 21, 2022 2 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Holiday Snow Out West Under Active Pattern, And Lots of it Forecast By The SnowBrains Meteorology team ย 10:25 PM MST, 12/23/2021 Forecast Summary: A very active pattern will bring multiple rounds of snow across the western US, with significant snowfall totals likely through Tuesday. Snow will get started Thursday night and will keep going almost continuously through Tuesday for most locations. A brief break will come Wednesday before active weather continues […] Weather Eric McNamee | December 23, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains 2020/21 Nevada Highlight Video: Terminal Cancer Heaven & Hell… We cruised out to the Ruby Mountains in Nevada twice last season. The first trip was scary… Windy as hell which lead to an avalanche not long after we left the zone. The 2nd time, was great. We had it all to ourselves and even tho it was deep dust on crust, it was a blast and definitely looked powdery […] Featured Video Miles Clark | December 23, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Pattern Change Out West; Feet of Snow Expected Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee ย 8:35 PM MST, 12/5/2021 Forecast Summary: FEET of snow is expected across the western US over the next week as a major pattern change occurs. The extremely dry November over the west looks to hopefully change going into December as a long-wave trough develops.ย Different regions of the west will see rounds […] Weather Eric McNamee | December 5, 2021 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe Snowpack is 8,150% Above Normal The historic atmospheric river/bomb cyclone combo that slammed California last week, dumping over three feet of snow on most ski areas, has given the state a great start to winter. Related: From Zero to Hero | What a Difference 10-Days and an Atmospheric River Makes Three ski areas opened early last week thanks to the snowfall; Mammoth Mountain, Boreal, and […] SnowBrains | November 2, 2021 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Here’s How Much Snow California’s Ski Resorts Got From This Week’s Historic Storm This week’s storm brought record-breaking precipitation to many areas of California.ย But what we’re really interested in is snowโโhow much snow did the ski resorts get? Related: [PHOTO ROUND UP] Record-Breaking Weather Event Slams Multiple California Ski Areas With Feet of Snow With resorts not being open, they’re not officially reporting, but from digging around these are the totals we have: […] SnowBrains | October 27, 2021 0 Comments