VIDEO: Snowboarder Rescued From Inbounds Avalanche at Squaw Valley, CA Yesterday This video shows people digging up a snowboarder who was buried by an inbounds avalanche at Squaw Valley, CA yesterday. An inbounds avalanche also occurred at Mammoth Mountain, CA yesterday. Inbounds Avalanche CLOSES Mammoth Mountain, CA Today | 3 People Buried More details below about the Squaw avalanche below: Press Release from Squaw Valley, CA: “Five guests were caught in […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 3, 2018 1 Comment
VIDEO: Hundreds Mad Dash for 1st Chair at Alpine Meadows, CA Today!!! This is hilarious! Alpine Meadows officials held skiers and snowboarders at the lodge until around 8am when they said: “On your marks. Get ready. GO!!!” Then this mad dash for first chair went down! Yeeeeewwww!!!!! Alpine Meadows just saw 63″ of snow in 32 hours and the skiing was unreal there today. Industry News SnowBrains | March 3, 2018 19 Comments
Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows, CA Conditions Report: 32″ of Snow in 24 Hours… We started the day off at Squaw Valley today but we headed to Alpine Meadows after learning of the active search and rescue that was going on at Squaw that kept the mountain closed until around 11am. UPDATE: Body of Missing Skier Found at Squaw Valley | 42-Year Old From Rocklin, CA Squaw Alpine reported 32″ of snow in the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 2, 2018 1 Comment
Inbounds Avalanche Triggered At Squaw Valley, CA This Afternoon At approximately 2pm, an inbounds avalanche was triggered at Squaw Valley Resort, CA. Eye witness accounts stated that there were up to 20 skiers involved and at least one of which was buried. In the past 7 days, the resort has received nearly 5 feet of snow. Avalanche Danger was rated as HIGH today at and above treeline. This avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 2, 2018 3 Comments
UPDATE: Body of Missing Skier Found at Squaw Valley | 42-Year Old From Rocklin, CA UPDATE: CBS Sacramento is reporting that a body has been found during the search that delayed Squaw Valley opening this morning. The body has been identified as 42-year old Wenyu Zhang from Rocklin, CA. —————————————————————————- Squaw Valley ski resort just opened after skiing and riding operations were on hold all morning during a search and rescue mission. At 9 pm […] Steven Agar | March 2, 2018 4 Comments
NOAA: Winter Storm Warning Remains In Effect In California | Up To 20″ of Additional Snowfall Through Saturday Morning The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for California. It remains in effect until 10:00am on Saturday Morning. High winds and heavy snowfall is forecasted to impact the area throughout that time. The heaviest of which is expected to occur from 2:00pm Today through Midnight. Up To 20″ of Additional Snowfall Through Saturday Morning. Snow levels are expected […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 2, 2018 1 Comment
Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report: The Storm Has Hit… You’ve likely heard about the big storm hitting California right now. It’s real. It showed up last night and dropped 7″ overnight. Winds blew up to 135mph today on the ridgetops. NOAA: Blizzard Warning Issued For California | 125mph Ridgetop Winds | 2-5 FEET of Snow Above 7,000ft Through Saturday Morning It was windy and snowing hard all day at […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 1, 2018 2 Comments
NOAA: Blizzard Warning Issued For California | 125mph Ridgetop Winds | 2-5 FEET of Snow Above 7,000ft Through Saturday Morning The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for California. It’s in effect through early Saturday Morning. Along with that, they’ve issued a Blizzard Warning that’s in effect until 4:00am Friday Morning. High winds, heavy snowfall, and avalanche danger is expected to impact the area throughout this time period. 2-5 FEET of Snow Above 7,000ft Through Saturday Morning. 8-16″ […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 1, 2018 1 Comment