NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory Issued For CA | Up To 10″ of Snow Above 7,000ft On Wednesday The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for California.ย It is in effect from 1:00am Wednesday Morning – 1:00pm Wednesday Afternoon. This system is expected to be short lived, but it will deliver some much needed precipitation. Up To 10″ of Snow Above 7,000ft On Wednesday In California.ย * Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches, with […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 19, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Bad Boys of Belmont | A Little Park & Big Air At Squaw Valley, CA With just enough snow to get a little park up and firing, the big air was getting lit up by the Bad Boys of Belmont. Featuring Andy McDowell, Tim Sargent, Connery Lundin, Griffin Lancaster, Dave Zook, Doug Thayer, Sam Wallace, and Henry Holdsworth. Chris Wallner | December 15, 2017 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report: Chalk, Slush, and Old Pow Today Another damn fun day at Squaw Valley, CA today. Belmont park was ripping. Palisades were chalky goodness. Sun bowl was slushy, corny fun. Granite Chief had leftover old powder and hosted true adventure skiing. Again, thanks so much to Squaw ski patrol for getting so much open. SnowBrains is off to Revelstoke tomorrow.ย We’ll be reporting from Revelstoke right up […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 14, 2017 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report: Granite Chief Powder & Fire Sunset Yesterday Squaw Valley ski patrol opened the Granite Chief zone (not the chair) yesterday for the very first time of the season yesterday. We got about 10 laps back there and it was nothing but powder.ย Well, yeah, there was some hard snow, ice, and funk, but it was mostly old, sugary, recrystallized powder and damn fun. The powder was so […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 14, 2017 1 Comment
NOAA: When Will Winter Return To CA? | Colder Pacific Storms Are Possible Late Next Week California is currently experiencing persistent above average temperatures and below average precipitation.ย However, this could end late next week. The National Weather Service is calling for the possibility of Colder Pacific Storms impacting the state late next week. That could bring below average temperatures and precipitation in the form of snow at higher elevations. If the forecast stays true and colder […] Weather Chris Wallner | December 13, 2017 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report: Kitchen Wall/Sun Bowl Corn Harvest Today, Squaw Valley ski patrol opened the Kitchen Wall off the Palisades and Sun Bowl off the back of Headwall. These two zones connected today to become one terrific, long corn run that was very unexpected and damn fun today.ย Well, maybe it wasn’t exactly corn, but it was soften-by-the-sun snow and very fun. After the Kitchen Wall/Sun Bowl run […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 12, 2017 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report: Powder, Chalk, & Tons of Newly Opened Terrain Today was a surprisingly darn good day at Squaw Valley ski resort in Lake Tahoe, California. Squaw opened The Slot (off Headwall), the Mountain Run, Squaw Creek chairlift, and the Red Dog chairlift for the first time this season today. [Squaw is one of 16 ski resort on The Mountain Collective Pass] Right when we showed up, The Slot opened […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 8, 2017 0 Comments
How To Ski 4 World Class Destinations in 2-Days with The Mountain Collective [sponsored by The Mountain Collective] Ever chased a storm across state lines? One of our favorite, old school moves is chasing a storm to Tahoe to Utah.ย Specifically from Squaw/Alpine, CA to Alta/Snowbird, UT.ย If you’ve never done this, it’s time… The best way to make this move?ย The Mountain Collective pass. Theย Mountain Collective gives you the ability to choose […] Steven Agar | December 8, 2017 1 Comment