Arizona Snowbowl Will Stay Open Until May 19th for Longest Season EVER The Arizona Daily Sun reports the Arizona Snowbowl will keep lifts turning until May 19, thanks to favorable weather conditions and a record number of skiers, making the 160-days of 2018/19 their longest season ever. The previous record of 144 days was set in the winter of 2016-2017. Officials say the resort recorded 332″ of snow this winter, the second most […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 7, 2019 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Staying Open Into May Tying Longest Season EVER Arizona Snowbowl announced on Friday that they will remain open into May, tying the longest season in recorded history. The decision comes after a record-breaking March in which the resort had a 30 percent increase in skier visits compared to last season. Snowbowl has received 332 inches of snowfall this season, the second most in the past 21 years. The ski resort […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 29, 2019 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl Announces Opening Day is Friday 16th November | First AZ Resort to Open Arizona Snowbowl, AZ just announced they will open this Friday, the 16th November, the first resort in Arizona to open for the 2018/19 season, and even beating many Colorado, California, and Utah resorts. You might also like: The Powder Alliance: The Hidden Gems of North America Unite Two snow storms in October dumped around 2-feet on the upper elevations, and low […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 13, 2018 0 Comments
Arizona Snowbowl = First Ski Area To Make Snow in USA in 2017/18 Loveland and Arapahoe Basin ski areas in Colorado started making snow this week. A couple of days before those CO ski areas began snowmaking, Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff AZ, starting making snow at 8pm on Saturday night. This was the earliest start to snowmaking in Arizona history and the first time ever that Arizona Snowbowl was the first ski area […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 27, 2017 0 Comments
‘Experienced’ Hiker Rescued Twice in 2-Days Attempting Winter Ascent of Arizona’s Highest Peak An ‘experienced’ hiker from New York City had to be rescued twice in two days while hiking Humphreys Peak in Arizona last week. Related: 2 Michigan Men Illegally Snowmobiling in Wyoming Wilderness Area Rescued Twice in Same Week Phillip Vasto, 28, of Brooklyn, was on a business trip and decided to climb the peak. At 12,637-feet, it is the highest […] Climbing CragBrains | March 11, 2022 9 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Unusually Deep Snow for Southern California, Arizona Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist Nathan Tarino Updated 10 PM MST 2/22 Forecast Summary A powerful upper low is diving southward along the West Coast today. This feature will foster a prolonged period of unstable west-southwesterly flow to the Southwest and accumulating snow across the Mogollon Rim in Arizona and the Transverse and Santa Rosa Mountains in California. Snow will begin in […] Weather Nathan Tarino | February 22, 2022 0 Comments
NASA: Wildfires Raging in Arizona This post first appeared on NASA Earth Observatory Exceptional drought has gripped much of Arizona for months. In June 2021, a potent heat wave sent temperatures soaring above 115°F (46°C) on multiple days. Now extreme fires are raging throughout the state. Related: Arizona Snowbowl Forced to Close Due to Nearby Wildfires On June 21, 2021, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer […] Fire Firebrains | June 24, 2021 1 Comment
Arizona Supreme Court Rules Against Hopi Tribe In Snowmaking Lawsuit The Hopi tribe just lost an ongoing legal battle with the town of Flagstaff. The lawsuit concerns the city’s sale of reused wastewater to Arizona Snowbowl for snowmaking. The lawsuit was made on the grounds that the wastewater causes a public nuisance and interferes with the tribes cultural, ceremonial and religious rights to the land. The lawsuit was first filed […] Industry News Jason Ringenberg | December 7, 2018 0 Comments