Washington Attorney General Asking For People With Complaints About Stevens Pass Ski Area to Contact Him In a Tweet yesterday, the Washington Attorney General (AG) asked for people with complaints about Stevens Pass Ski Resort to get in touch. 80 people have already contacted him. “My office has received more than 80 complaints about the Stevens Pass Ski Resort in the past two months. This is a significant number of complaints in a short period of […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 20, 2022 3 Comments
Man Who Started Stevens Pass, WA, Petition Asks Epic Pass Holders to ‘Cancel Auto-Renew’ on Next Season’s Pass The Stevens Pass, WA, skier who started a petition against Vail Resorts for what he calls ‘mismanagement of the ski area’ yesterday updated the petition asking Epic Pass holders to ‘cancel auto-renew’ on next season’s pass. “Vail thinks of itself as skiing as a service or a subscription, like Netflix. They have our money for 21-22 season but one key […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 18, 2022 6 Comments
Vail Resorts Replace General Manager at Troubled Stevens Pass Ski Area, WA Vail Resorts have replaced the general manager at troubled Stevens Pass, WA, after coming under increased pressure and bad publicity in recent weeks. A petition against Vail Resorts for its ‘disgusting mismanagement of the ski area’ has gathered almost 40,000 signatures. Related: Stevens Pass, WA, Skier Starts Petition Against Vail Resorts for ‘Disgusting Mismanagement of the Ski Area’ Tom Fortune, general […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 13, 2022 0 Comments
38 Avalanches Occurred on Snoqualmie Pass, WA, in One Night, Including a Huge D4 That Destroyed Acres of Forest Amid its snowiest winter in 20-years, 38 natural avalanches occurred on Snoqualmie Pass in one night, reports the state’s Department of Transportation. WSDOT officials say the avalanches occurred overnight between January 6th and 7th following an intense snowfall within a short period. A record-breaking 27” of snow fell on January 6th. Sixty-nine inches of snow accumulated on Snoqualmie Pass between […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 11, 2022 3 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 2-5 Feet of Snow For PNW And 1-3 Feet of Snow For Northern Rockies Through Sunday Morning Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 10:05 pm MST, 1/6/2022 Forecast Summary: An atmospheric river will bring 2-5 Feet of snow to the PNW and 1-3 Feet of snow to the Northern Rockies through Sunday morning. Ongoing snow will continue through Friday and Saturday as moisture is drawn into the region. By Sunday, snow will taper off as […] Weather Eric McNamee | January 6, 2022 0 Comments
Crystal Mountain Resort, WA, Reverses Lift Reservation Decision and Implements Parking Reservations Instead Just three days after announcing that they were introducing a reservation system for ALL skiers and riders, Crystal Mountain, WA, has reversed the decision and instead will just be requiring parking reservations. Related: Crystal Mountain Resort, WA, to Require Reservations Due to Popularity of Resort The original announcement came due to the popularity of the resort, to help offer the best […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 5, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: New Year’s Storm Cycle for the PacNW | Good Snow Monday and Tuesday Forecast by SnowBrains meteorologist Nathan Tarino Last Updated 5 PM MST January 1st Forecast Summary A persistently cold and snowy pattern has kept conditions soft through the holidays and enabled the snowpack to bounce back after an abysmal November. Yet another snowy week is on tap across the Cascades, with heavy snow falling Sunday evening all the way through next […] Weather Nathan Tarino | January 1, 2022 0 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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