NOAA November 2024 ENSO Update: 57% Chance Weak La Niรฑa Will Develop Soon Then Last Through Winter This post first appeared on the climate.gov ENSO blog and was written by Emily Becker. Thereโs a 57% chance La Niรฑa will develop soon. This is late for La Niรฑa to arrive, and itโs very likely to be a weak event at most. However, even a weak event can influence temperature, rain, and snow patterns across the world. Today, weโll […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 14, 2024 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn to Make Comeback and Rejoin the Stifel U.S. Ski Team for 2024-25 Season Park City, UT (Nov. 14, 2024) โ U.S. Ski & Snowboard is excited to announce that alpine great Lindsey Vonn will rejoin the Stifel U.S. Ski Team. Related: Mikaela Shiffrin & Sofia Goggia React to Lindsey Vonn Comeback Rumors Vonnโs decision to try and return to ski racing comes after careful consideration following successful knee surgery earlier this year. She […] Industry News Press Release | November 14, 2024 0 Comments
Sunday River, ME, Opens Today, November 14, for the Season Sunday River in Maine has announced its season opens today, November 14, joining Vermont’s Killington Resort in kicking off the East Coast ski season. “It’s time to kick off winter! The official start of the ski and ride season is here, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome you back to the slopes. We’re spinning the Locke Mountain Triple […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 14, 2024 0 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, to Open Thursday, November 14 Day one is reserved exclusively for Killington, Beast 365, and Ikon Pass holdersย KILLINGTON, VT (November 13, 2023) โ Vermontโs Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in Eastern North America, will kick off the 2024-25 winter season at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2024. This marks the first season as an independent resort and skiers and riders […] Industry News Press Release | November 13, 2024 0 Comments
Alta, UT, Report: Fear & Loathing in “Main Chute” on 11,068′ Mt. Baldy Report from November 12, 2024 Yesterday I made my classic move of skiing Main Chute on 11,068′ Mt. Baldy in a blinding storm. You’ve gotta figure out how to zig when everyone zags in the very busy Wasatch Mountains. The storm arrived the previous night with a forecast pointing out most of the snow falling during the day and ending […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 13, 2024 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Snowshoe Mountain, WV, Mountain Mama Where does a kid from Virginia Beach, Virginia, go snowboarding? You guessed it, he heads west. But how far do you need to go? Well, for me, it was about 300 miles away and a five-and-a-half-hour drive with no easy way in and no easy way out, but it sure was worth it when you got there. Tucked into an […] John Phocas | November 13, 2024 0 Comments
All the Latest Updates on Locals’ Plan to Purchase Mt. Bachelor, OR [Updated November 13, 2024] On August 22, 2024, POWDR Corporation announced it wasย selling Killington Resort and Pico Mountain, Vermont, to local pass holders, as well as three other resorts, includingย Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, which it has owned since 2001. Shortly after the announcement, a local group, now called Mount Bachelor Community Inc. (MBCI), emerged to buy the resort in Central Oregon to bring it back […] Industry News Brent Thomas | November 13, 2024 0 Comments
The Secret Ingredient to a Perfect Powder Day: Snow Liquid Ratio Some powder days feel like magicโlight, airy snow that you can ski through like itโs barely there. Other days, itโs like skiing through oatmeal: heavy, dense, a workout in every turn. Thereโs a reason for this, and itโs not just luck or a specific mountain range. It all comes down to the Snow Liquid Ratio, a metric thatโs as important […] Weather Clay Malott | November 13, 2024 0 Comments