The Most Legendary Skier in California History? | “Snowshoe Thompson” Who’s the most famous, most legendary skier in California history? Many will blurt out modern names like McConkey and Schmidt – but no – it’s Thompson. Snowshoe Thompson. Snowshoe Thompson was quite possibly the most badass skier to have ever walked the face of the Earth, not just California, not just the USA. He was a skiing beast who charged 90-miles over the Sierra Nevada’s in the dead of winter – solo – on 10 foot skis carrying a 80-100 pound pack in only 3 days. Then, he’d turn around and charge the 90-miles back home in only two. The guy did this twice a month […] SnowBrains | August 3, 2022 19 Comments
Skier Who Lost and Found His Phone at Sugar Bowl Resort, CA, Finds Surprise Pic in Camera Roll A skier who lost his phone on the mountain at Sugar Bowl Resort, CA, was lucky enough to locate it to the lodge and retrieve it. Related: Sugar Bowl Resort, CA: The Way Skiing and Snowboarding Should Be Upon checking his camera roll, he found the above picture and shared it with Reddit. Props to the patrol team. Awesome! SnowBrains | March 10, 2022 4 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 6-12″ of Snow For The Sierra Through Saturday Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 7:45 pm MST, 3/2/2022 Forecast Summary: Two shortwave troughs will move through California and bring 6-12″ of snow to the Sierra through Saturday. Snow will start Thursday night and continue through the day Saturday. The heaviest of the snow will come Friday night with the second shortwave trough. Resorts that will see […] Weather Eric McNamee | March 2, 2022 1 Comment
[PHOTOS] Sugar Bowl Resort, CA, Woke Up To 10″ Fresh Snow This Morning View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sugar Bowl Resort (@sugarbowlresort) Sugar Bowl Resort, CA, woke up to 10″ of fresh snow this morning. And with even more in the forecast, the next couple of days should be something special. Winter is finally returning to the Sierra Nevada. Related: Sugar Bowl Resort, CA: The Way Skiing and […] SnowBrains | February 22, 2022 0 Comments
Have a Fling at Sugar Bowl Resort, CA, This Spring With the Spring Fling 3 Pack Brought to you by Sugar Bowl Resort Getting fed up with your current committed mountain relationship? Perhaps you’re tired of waiting in long lift lines, getting stuck in traffic, and riding down crowded runs… We heard you! Have a fling at Sugar Bowl Resort, CA, this spring with the Spring Fling 3 Pack. Come out to soak up some sunny days […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 22, 2022 0 Comments
Sugar Bowl Resort, CA: The Way Skiing and Snowboarding Should Be Brought to you by Sugar Bowl Resort As skiers and snowboarders, is there anything more conflicting than holiday weekends? We love a good reason to celebrate or take an extra day off work, but navigating holiday traffic and crowds can put a damper on any weekend in the mountains to the point where skiing and riding become peripheral to our […] Featured Article Ryan Foster | February 8, 2022 4 Comments
9 Incredible Sierra Nevada, California Snow Records: The Sierra Nevada is no stranger to big snowstorms. As far back as the November 1846, The Donner Party learned this the hard way with a 5-foot overnight snowstorm. Since snowfall record keeping began in 1879, there have been some incredible snowstorms in the Sierra Nevada of California. The Sierras still get huge amounts of snow with Sugar Bowl ski resort leading the charge with 500″ of snow per year. This isn’t surprising as Sugar Bowl is located on Donner Pass, where many of the records below took place. […] SnowBrains | December 28, 2021 3 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Holiday Snow Out West Under Active Pattern, And Lots of it Forecast By The SnowBrains Meteorology team 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
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